Who gives a **** what the Kansas State AD says. Now, if you said OU or UT's AD, then that would carry a bit more weight.
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Who gives a **** what the Kansas State AD says. Now, if you said OU or UT's AD, then that would carry a bit more weight.
I think September would be the best time to begin play. If players and fans can't be safe then, I doubt it gets any better over the following month or two.1. Starting the season as scheduled in early September (Can't see it)
2. Starting the season in late September and ending games in December
3. Starting the season in October and playing a conference-only schedule
4. Starting the season in September and playing a conference-only schedule
5. Waiting until 2021 and starting the season in January (LOL imagine Ames then?)
6. Waiting until 2021 and starting the season in March (Makes most sense)
7. Splitting up the season with six games in the fall and six games in the spring
That could be a public relations nightmare. I think maybe you let the top donors attend all games, but you need to find a way to get all donors into at least some games. You may need to restrict lower level donors to just two seats. Non-donors that are long time season ticket holders should also get in the rotation.We were a bowl team last year and outside of a couple games the student attendance was not impressive.
I am willing to bet that if it comes to a limited attendance policy the AD will limit it based on donor levels. They aren't going to lose out on donations by not allowing the high rollers football tickets.
What are they saying?Who gives a **** what the Kansas State AD says. Now, if you said OU or UT's AD, then that would carry a bit more weight.
That could be a public relations nightmare. I think maybe you let the top donors attend all games, but you need to find a way to get all donors into at least some games. You may need to restrict lower level donors to just two seats. Non-donors that are long time season ticket holders should also get in the rotation.
But the other issue would be how you restrict tailgating. It doesn't make much sense to restrict people in the stadium if you let everyone to congregate in the tailgate lots whether they have a ticket or not. That could get to be a logistical nightmare. You could issue parking passes in conjunction with game ticket distribution, but what if everyone loads up cars, vans and RVs with people that don't have tickets?
What is the plan for a championship and bowl games? Don't see those happening under most of those plans.1. Starting the season as scheduled in early September (Can't see it)
2. Starting the season in late September and ending games in December
3. Starting the season in October and playing a conference-only schedule
4. Starting the season in September and playing a conference-only schedule
5. Waiting until 2021 and starting the season in January (LOL imagine Ames then?)
6. Waiting until 2021 and starting the season in March (Makes most sense)
7. Splitting up the season with six games in the fall and six games in the spring
I think no fans is a popular statement in the media. But I think there will be fans, maybe limited to ISU Students & Faculty.
Depending on what we learn over the next couple months fans could include:
- People who already had virus if they are immune or not likely to get severe case.
- Limit attendance to people from counties with limited new cases. This requires testing. This seems like a big hurdle, but between 50-60% of Iowans get a flu vaccine annually. So if tests are available, a lot of people can be tested in a 2-3 month window through same means as flu vaccine.
- Limit attendance to 50% capacity- every other seat.
- Implement mitigation strategies to limit risks of spread at events: masks, gloves, taking people's temps at gate, no concessions or cashless concessions, e tickets, no tailgating. MLB and NBA will provide best practices over the summer.
We were a bowl team last year and outside of a couple games the student attendance was not impressive.
I am willing to bet that if it comes to a limited attendance policy the AD will limit it based on donor levels. They aren't going to lose out on donations by not allowing the high rollers football tickets.
For #5 forget the miserable fan experience, many schools couldn't play from a safety perspective due to the frozen playing surface. The Vikings had to pay to put one in when they played at U of M and it wasn't cheap.
Heck, the athletic department might even turn a profit on football this year.Their 4 season ticket holders will be so pissed.
Oh my god... they did what???CW and Blum making fun of surly on the podcast has made my day
Go on.....CW and Blum making fun of surly on the podcast has made my day