I don't remember sitting behind the bench but I do recall the good seats being behind the basket. I distinctly remember that Kansas game in '89. We were front row behind the basket and the student section was yelling at Kevin Pritchard to shave his eyebrows. In our defense, he deserved it and the proof is below.
It was in my display case of ISU stuff. I was trying to remember why I didn't go to the Drake game that year. Shame on me.
Did they make that cool whoosh, whoosh, whoosh sound the potato masher grenades made through the air when thrown in the Indiana Jones movies?
And there was a lottery to get student tickets!
I think it was $2/game for student tickets when you got the season package when I was there . 1977-78 and 78-79 I had those. Might have a pic somewhere on a flash drive but too lazy to dig for it.
That's for the folks that have never seen State Gym before it was remodeled, or worse, never had to wait through three games of pick-up ball to get a game in Beyer before the Lied Center was built.
I feel a whole lot more "country" with the masses at Manhattan, especially the college bar scene, than Ames. The student population feels a lot more country. We have approximately 35% of our students from Chicago and Minneapolis areas?? Someone could correct me on that, but that is unlikely ksu has those numbers. What major area do they draw from besides KC?
That seems really high. My guess would have 10% max at ISU from those two metros.
K-State is a glorified JUCO.
I remember one of my first pick-up games in Beyer, a guy on the other team got the ball and came flying down the court. I was back on D, and set up for a charge. He planted his knee in my chest, dunked on me, and landed straddling me writhing on the floor with wind knocked out of me. He looked down, smiled and said, "Ain't no charges in pick-up, white boy!"...It was Ronnie Harris, Harrison Barnes biological father.
6,600 kids from Illinois and Minnesota....roughly 22% from these states. I couldn't identify specific metro areas.
My previous numbers were based on total students. Undergrads from these 2 states are approximately 25% of total undergrads.
I had seats during this time in row one or two right behind our bench. I still remember Johnny Orr's vein popping out of his head. It was pretty cool close up!I don't remember sitting behind the bench but I do recall the good seats being behind the basket. I distinctly remember that Kansas game in '89. We were front row behind the basket and the student section was yelling at Kevin Pritchard to shave his eyebrows. In our defense, he deserved it and the proof is below.
It looks like he still could use a bit of a trim.
