This fanbase sure has a lot of Karen's on Twitter...
Pollard does an AMAZING job 95% of the time...
Pollard does an AMAZING job 95% of the time...
Jamie Pollard on KXNO today
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uhh the video board is AWFUL, so is the sound system. People won't like this, but Hilton needs some fixing.
The audio and video updates to both Hilton and Jack Trice are still on. The only thing on hold was the massive renovation
And at least he's accessible. You may not like what he has to say sometimes, but he does interviews and stays engaged with the fanbase through the media. That is not the case at all on the other side of the state.
It's no different than politics. With anybody in a public role, the 5% people disagree with will always draw more attention and criticism than the other 95%. Right or wrong, that's never going to change. It's also part of why everybody goes to their corners on just about any topic these days. Rather than talk about the 95% that most people agree on, the 5% causes violence.
Pollard is great and I will hate to see the day he decides to retire. We couldn't ask for much better.
But he's pretty soft on twitter (and not the thickest skinned guy in general). To the point a lot of people have mentioned being blocked by him even without direct interaction. They just noticed they were blocked by him one day.
Clearly won’t actually meet with them in person
People think Pollard is thin skinned, but he's got nothing on the ISU fanbase. I love ISU fans but we are a thin skinned and perpetually butthurt bunch.
Do that and you end up like the Rose Bowl or Oakland Coliseum. You can’t just ignore the fans. Without fans, sports are nothing.
When you can hide behind a username it’s way easier to toss grenades. If you have a complaint, man (or woman) up and go talk to him face to face. He will do it, most of the people complaining however, they have no intention of a civil conversation.
JP will have a conversation in person with people.
That being said, if i were one of those blocked people i'd feel pretty ******* weird going up to him when he's busy with a million things at a game and asking him to unblock me on twitter.
They're doing long-term financing on both A/V ($16M) and Scheman ($12M).
It stands to reason that a $50M project would be too big a bite right now.
I could be wrong but I believe CyTown is also financed which can't look good on the financials right now. Tons of costs and no revenues in sight.
Hilton renovations are absolutely necessary. Hilton from a fan experience sucks. The basketball aspects are great so don’t mess with that but going to a game can be hard because the bathrooms and concessions absolutely suck. That is all ignoring that the bridge things need replaced like 10 years ago. They just aren’t safe.
JP is one of the only "higher ups" I've encountered who responds to damn near every email sent to him. I've emailed asking for things someone else within the Athletic Department could have taken care of and he always emails back (usually I'm asking for Marketing Materials they use or other sorts of infographics I can use in class).
What sucks about the bathrooms and concessions? Every time I've needed to pee during a game I haven't had a problem.
I know concessions get backed up, but I'm not sure how to make that better without adding more. Even if you do that, you still have to staff it, which seems like a difficulty right now.
Are the bathrooms so bad just because of the amount and the number of people being able to get through not being enough? Or is there something physically wrong with them? I personally just go during a TV timeout instead of halftime and am usually back to my seat without missing any action, or at least very little.
I wish it was setup like the Orange Krush. But JP will never do that.
