Cyclone Alley Twitter Chat
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YOU the man!!!!
Anarchy Anarchy...... Down with the system baby stick it to the man!!!!!!
CA sucks we just need to face that and turn it back into a student section (a section for students to sit) not some dumb club cult thing.
Let them eat cake!!!!
Point out who said Cyclone Alley was perfect. It hasn't happened here. It won't ever happen. When are you going to grow out of your toddler stage and offer something that can be useful to CA? It isn't going anywhere. Embrace and improve (that doesn't mean you have to like it). Or rebel and go get your $99 season tickets in a corner section. No one is stopping you. And I'm a lot more condescending towards you than just students. You're an embarassment and why CA can't improve. Instead of offering suggesstions for implementation you choose to just cry.
And to the person who asked about the fees, CA makes $$ for the alumni asociating through a $25 fee that was part of student tickets. Hence why it won't ever go anywhere. SAA isn't giving up an easy few thousand dollars.
You're both an embarrassment in different ways. You for being childish and not proposing solutions which are realistic.
CA for students forgetting how to show up during basketball games. Remember the Kansas game? CA seemed perfectly fine for that game didn't it? The ability is there.
CA for students forgetting how to show up during basketball games. Remember the Kansas game? CA seemed perfectly fine for that game didn't it? The ability is there.
You keep bringing these things up like there is no detriment to the atmosphere of Hilton in either situation. There absolutely is an environment issue with Hilton right now, that is visible both at the games and on TV, which is somewhat embarrassing to some of the Alums on this site that were at ISU during the "glory days" of the Magic.
You keep saying that Jukebox isn't presenting anything to the argument that would help to solve the problem but in reality identifying a problem is the first step to a solution. Many solutions have been presented that seem relatively feasible, but apparently you didn't read too much into those.
There absolutely is some psychology to Cyclone Alley and it's attempts to unify the students. Some people do not like being told what to do and will rebel out of spite against whatever organization/group trying to enforce control over them. Count me into this group when I got to school. So young and idealistic, no one was going to tell me what to do and if they did, they could **** off.
I'm all for one section of CA and one GA, let's do an experiment and see which side kicks more ***.
Let's just stop the pseudo-control measures and let people come in and rage as Royce goes beast mode all over the Big 12! That's what we all want here.
As someone who has been to every game, I have gotten a bandanna, a pint glass, Iowa State glasses, shorts, a sweatshirt, and I'll also be at a dinner with the men's and women's teams. There was also a game watch for the Baylor game and I also won an Iowa State Scarf through a CA contest.
Now I agree with your idea for having one side be general admission but CA does provide benefits to those students that actually show up. I don't see how it is CA's fault that some students don't care enough to show up and support our team
I don't have a horse in the race. Tomorrow night's the last time I'm in CA. Why not realistic? Like EVERYTHING else at Iowa State, politics. They aren't going to give up a ton of money (SAA). I don't have any power. I sit in CA and watch basketball.
Like has been said 10,000 times, if we were winning consistently people wouldn't be crying. Why can student sections work for Illinois, Duke, Gonzaga, Kentucky, etc. And CA and the Hawk's Nest have pathetic attendance? Easy: winning.
How many times have we been to the postseason recently? That isn't winning. We're just getting started. 2 years from now off back to back Sweet 16 appearances.....THEN you're winning.
And SAA is separate of the AD so no, they don't see anything if they can't screw you on the CA fee.
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How did this get so complicated? The only two things that are needed are:
1. Show up
2. Get crazy
Why is a whole organization needed to accomplish that? I think CA is useless and has actually defeated both of those purposes, therefore counteracting what is really needed. So if they're accomplishing neither why do people say that they are "here to stay?" If I were in the AD I'd be ****** about this and would demand changes or else.
Sounds like people aren't showing up because there are rules to showing up and cheering on the team? What a bunch of bs. Their shouldn't be any rules. Just show up and cheer.
1. Show up
2. Get crazy
Why is a whole organization needed to accomplish that? I think CA is useless and has actually defeated both of those purposes, therefore counteracting what is really needed. So if they're accomplishing neither why do people say that they are "here to stay?" If I were in the AD I'd be ****** about this and would demand changes or else.
Sounds like people aren't showing up because there are rules to showing up and cheering on the team? What a bunch of bs. Their shouldn't be any rules. Just show up and cheer.
I'll just add a few things to that:
Rewards - Cyclone Alley -- the official student spirit organization for Iowa State basketball!
There are Bandannas, Pint glasses, I-State logo'd lenses, shorts, sweatshirts. a chance to win a tv, dinner with the teams, Big 12 tourney tickets, and a trip to florida. In addition, the winner of the women's time out promo gets a free coldstone ice cream, and the men's get 2 free airline tickets. The girl at the valentines day men's game won a $1000 diamond necklace from Riddles jewelry. We have also given away gift cards to chocalottaire stom (sp) and given away multiple Scarfs courtesy of college sport scarf.
There are gamewatches where students received free chips and salsa and pop at ledgends, and there's a gamewatch at Estas tomorrow where students get some pretty good deals as well. $4 for 3 tacos, chips and salsa, and pop and $3 cheese balls.
But yep, there are NO benefits to students
It will never go back to GA. To much has been invested in it and the right people are behind it. The suggestions will be considered and some things will change next year. Believe me, they will. We have already changed many things over the past couple years.
I'm sorry to those of you who had bad experiences in the past regarding someone telling you to not be loud or go crazy - that should have never happened.
I can assure you that cac is not supposed to nor has ever been instructed to police the student section for anything other than people wearing the opposing teams colors the last 2 years. That code of conduct is in place for legality issues - so take it as you will. The only thing that will get someone talked to by Hilton Staff are racial slurs (as they should - there's no place for that anywhere). Or if you are yelling a large amount of swear words.
CycloneErik
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Think outside the box a little bit. This has nothing to do with CA leaders. Cyclone Alley is partnered with Athletics and the Alumni Association...do I need to explain more. Ahh hell, I will anyway because you still probably don't get it.
The amount of time, effort, and money that have went into if from both Athletics and Alumni are who has invested in it. They won't let it go because of that and the people that matter like it (JP, Jeff Johnson). CA leaders have NOTHING to do with ticketing - NOTHING - that is all determined by Athletics and ultimately Pollard. Do you get it now?
the people that matter are the students, what harm is it in stacking the 2 ca sections on top of each other and having the other side be GA, get the best of both worlds that way. its not eliminating cyclone alley it is just allowing for alternatives, and the upper decks would probably be fuller as a result and everyone wants that.
Going back to a split CA & GA would essentially kill CA and that exactly why it won't happen.
I'm not going to go into the financials, but again think outside the box a little bit...the athletic department pays staff members to do things with cyclone alley...there's money spent, and time. The AA is involved because it's a student run organization. The central committee has access to an office in the Alumni building that they use for meeting.
Look at this, should explain a little more Committees - Iowa State University Student Alumni Leadership Council
if CA can't handle the competition they should shift their model to be more competitive, adapt or die. the university should not be propping up anything that costs money such as CA that would fail if it were exposed to competition. if going to split CA/GA would kill CA then CA needs to die
You are ridiculous. It's not going anywhere. The right people like it and that's all that matters.
