I'm driving 10 hours for the Kansas State game... What is your excuse?

[VeloClone]

10.5 hour dr for me. I'll be there

I feel shamed for only driving like 7.5-8 hours for it. I'll maybe consider taking a scenic route...

 

[VeloClone]

Times like this are what kids remember.

I will add to this - it's not just kids. I took off from work and came down alone for the 2011 OSU game. Mrs. Velo didn't come because it was a Friday and with kids in school and her work it wouldn't work. I asked my elderly Mom if she wanted to go and she went with me. She's 85 and she is starting to have memory issues, but she can damn well remember going to that game and how she asked to go down on the field after they stormed the field (we did go down on the field, by the way). She still talks about it. When she is long gone and I'm in my 80s myself I will still have that memory with her.

 

[madguy30]

There’s not that many sold.

 

[VeloClone]

Don’t tell me what to hate, buddy!

 

[CyCity]

Ticket counter had 1,358 or something like that available last night.

61,500 - 1,358 = 60,142

There’s not that many sold. There’s holds out there.

 

[State2015]

There’s not that many sold. There’s holds out there.

Who called the fun police

 

[MeowingCows]

Tickets sold is rarely the problem -- it's actual butts in seats. Won't know that until it happens.

I do wonder what the tailgating will look like. That's a long, cold day from start to finish. Then again, can't drink all day if you don't start in the morning!

 

[CyCity]

Who called the fun police

Haha we’re at less than 55k sold.

 

[Dandy]

My buddy had sex with his wife back in May, now I have to go to a baby shower.

 

[Al_4_State]

Haha we’re at less than 55k sold.

Then why aren't those 5K seats available to the public? Who can buy them if you can't buy them off the ISU ticket website?

 

[CyCity]

Then why aren't those 5K seats available to the public? Who can buy them if you can't buy them off the ISU ticket website?

Google “ticket holds”.

 

[TitanClone]

My first child is due right around the day of game. 3 hour drive from our birth center to Ames. I’m as sicko as it gets, but I’ll be watching this one from the hospital.

Just act like it's 1965 when dads went to the bar while mom gave birth

 

[Al_4_State]

Also, a reminder that paid attendance for 2017 TCU was 56K and paid attendance for 2018 WVU was 58K. Both of those games are considered legendary environments.

 

[BCClone]

My buddy had sex with his wife back in May, now I have to go to a baby shower.

I have never been to a baby shower. Do men go to them?

 

[Al_4_State]

Google “ticket holds”.

I did, and can't understand why ISU would be holding tickets in this scenario. Is it the seats set aside for KSU?

I'm not sure why you won't just explain your position.

 

[Dandy]

I have never been to a baby shower. Do men go to them?

I haven't either. But this one is a "couples" baby shower. The men will be drinking keg beer watching the game. The women will be opening gifts and saying "awwww how cute" way too much.

 

[CyCity]

I did, and can't understand why ISU would be holding tickets in this scenario. Is it the seats set aside for KSU?

I'm not sure why you won't just explain your position.

I don’t work for the ticket office. We do holds for every game. I’m the wrong person to ask why.

 

[thisISnextyear]

I did, and can't understand why ISU would be holding tickets in this scenario. Is it the seats set aside for KSU?

I'm not sure why you won't just explain your position.

nearly every venue/team in the country does this and each has their own strategy or reason why...

 

[cyatheart]

wasn't that long ago 55K was an enormous overflow crowd...if we got over 50K that is still pretty good given the circumstances...my guess it will look pretty full other than the corners

 

[StPaulCyclone]

I will add to this - it's not just kids. I took off from work and came down alone for the 2011 OSU game. Mrs. Velo didn't come because it was a Friday and with kids in school and her work it wouldn't work. I asked my elderly Mom if she wanted to go and she went with me. She's 85 and she is starting to have memory issues, but she can damn well remember going to that game and how she asked to go down on the field after they stormed the field (we did go down on the field, by the way). She still talks about it. When she is long gone and I'm in my 80s myself I will still have that memory with her.

I wasn’t able to go to that game either, so I bought 10 tix and donated them to Big Brothers/Sisters of Ames. They were stunned and appreciative when I called them. I feel like the karma helped .