Spring Game cost
- Thread starter DutchViking
- Start date
Should we be charging for the Spring Game? Not sure anyone would no longer be attending if they charged $5 per person and the athletic department gets and extra $50,000. Do they sell concessions?
Maybe they could ear mark the money to bring back baseball. In 50 years of Spring Games, they should have enough money to do it.
Maybe they could ear mark the money to bring back baseball. In 50 years of Spring Games, they should have enough money to do it.
Or they could do a "soap scrimmage" like we used to have in high school. For admission everyone had to bring a bar of soap. That was what we used in the locker room for the year.Should we be charging for the Spring Game? Not sure anyone would no longer be attending if they charged $5 per person and the athletic department gets and extra $50,000. Do they sell concessions?
Maybe they could ear mark the money to bring back baseball. In 50 years of Spring Games, they should have enough money to do it.
As an out of towner, I must say that not having the Spring Game the same weekend as VEISHEA is just stupid. Last year was great, I hate having to choose between the two and this year it could very well be neither. Its just a fail by the athletic department/university that they can't get this right.
I love the spring game and try to go every year as an excuse to tailgate and as a football filler to hold me off until fall. As much as I'd like to see the university make some money on the game and charge to get in, I know that most people wouldn't be willing to pay it beings how we have such low attendance even when it is free. Compare us to Nebraska where they sell out the spring game at $10/ticket. I've never been to one there, but I'd hope if they sell that many tickets, they put a little more effort to put on a bit more of a production for the game than ISU does. When it is free, you can't expect many bells and whistles and ISU doesn't have many bells and whistles.
No. They have a lunch for the players and their parents and the coaches attend. Its usually a pretty decent lunch. Sat with Ricky Howard last year and he couldnt get over how great the food was in Iowa. Coach Rhoads sat with me for a little bit the year before and kept trying to get me to take home a pan full of pulled pork and a case of cookies. Its really pretty fun to see the coaches and players all together like that, they really do act like one huge family. Well, a family of all guys...with multiple fathers I guess?
Coach Rhoads will speak to the Cyclone Gridiron Club Tailgate at 1pm. The Tailgate will be located on the north plaza of the stadium starting around 11am. Cyclone Fanatic will be broadcasting from the tailgate as well, so stop by and chat with with Chris Williams and Tron Smith too. No cost to attend, food available for purchase. More details at www.cyclonegridironclub.com
This is my only chance to tailgate til Sept 1, yea I can't wait for next weekend.
yeah, this was a poor decision. Typically have had a bunch of friends in town for veishea that wont be making the spring game this year.
The Spring Game has been between April 14-19 every year since 2003.
VEISHEA's dates have been a moving target: April 12 twice, April 21 twice, April 22 once, not at all once.
The two events have only matched up four times in the last 10 years.
VEISHEA's dates have been a moving target: April 12 twice, April 21 twice, April 22 once, not at all once.
The two events have only matched up four times in the last 10 years.
Since Rhoads got here, it had been on VEISHEA weekend. I believe it had even been mentioned at one point by rhoads how good it was that these were on the same weekend, and i definitely agree, the crowd has grown since the AD made the decision to make sure these were lined up. VEISHEA is usually set far in advance of when the AD sets the spring game as well, so its not really a moving target for the AD.
For me and people i know its not the stuff like that, veishea is like spring homecoming, something that brings everyone back to ames for a weekend.
Thats the way it used to be and should be....but we are 'ol timers' now so are opinions dont matter any more.
I am sooo sorry, we do not accept checks at this time. Our insurance prohibits it. Cash only. Look me up , pay me, and I will see if I can find you a seat at that time. First come first payed first seated!
