It sucks that cyclone alley has to have a top 10 team or rival to come to town for there to be a full sellout. Today was a big game. Should've been a sellout.
condolences to Kyle as well.
condolences to Kyle as well.
What's happened in CA?
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Someone needs to adopt. Gotta believe Kyle would want the Giant Georges to still show up at games. Be a good way to honor Kyle and his love for the team. Pass the Giant Georges on to another passionate fan each year. Hell, I wouldn't care if Giant Georges showed up after Georges graduated.
If he's got a close friend here they should ask for it! I'm sure his family would love for it to be used, and don't want it laying around the house lol. But yeah it's too bad there's not enough die hard students at Iowa State to fill the student section.
I would be willing to 100% fund a big head or the Georges if students need it. PM me and we'll make it happen.
But I want CA to be crazy every game, not only the rival games. There should never, ever be an open seat when ISU is a top 25 team.
But I want CA to be crazy every game, not only the rival games. There should never, ever be an open seat when ISU is a top 25 team.
that is the correct phrase, isn't it? can't not use a common phrase because one of the words is die.
are you kidding? the band chanting those awful chants is probably the worst thing about basketball. nerd on nerds
i would prefer 100% silence during opposing teams' free throws than having to hear the band
This, RIP. I think not would be an honor to Kyle if we could get Big Georges back into Hilton for the remainder of the home games. Whether that means one of Kyle's buddies carries the torch, or someone steps up and builds a new Georges like someone mentioned above, I don't know. Needs to happen though.
If you want to know why there is a lack of energy, signs, and people dressing up you can look at overselling. I have gone to all of the games and everything but ever since the Iowa game I haven't really been as excited. The Kansas game was going to be the second biggest game for me but it wasn't really a big deal because people don't want to have to stand in line just to get in.
Now I know there are open seats but there isn't a really good way to know if there are spots or not. This drives some people away. Then for the people with signs and stuff tv is one thing but they also don't want to stand in line forever with them.
Another thing is while some people in the student section are idiots (yesterday someone complained because Kane was playing PG) the majority of the people are intelligent fans. They understand that we are good and shouldn't lose. I think this is another big thing. People are more stressed that we might lose than cheering and stuff that we win. I know that's one of my problems.
Now I know there are open seats but there isn't a really good way to know if there are spots or not. This drives some people away. Then for the people with signs and stuff tv is one thing but they also don't want to stand in line forever with them.
Another thing is while some people in the student section are idiots (yesterday someone complained because Kane was playing PG) the majority of the people are intelligent fans. They understand that we are good and shouldn't lose. I think this is another big thing. People are more stressed that we might lose than cheering and stuff that we win. I know that's one of my problems.
The only way I can interpret this is that you don't cheer because "we are good and should win", therefore if it is close, the team is playing badly and they don't deserve your cheers because you're mad at them.
Correct me if I misinterpreted that, but otherwise...what a total load of crap!
This post makes zero sense. You have to stand in line for at most 2 games a year. Iowa and KU. That's it. It has always been that way even before they oversold the tickets. Only difference is more people are getting turned away now. Upper balcony has been half empty since long before they started over-selling. JP's solution in the past? Sell a couple thousand SRO tickets to the general public. I'd look for him to do that again this year since it still seems to be a problem. Especially for Senior Night.
The "overselling is ruining the student section" posts are ****ing crap. Some of you are acting too cool for school.
As others stated - waiting in line for MBB is no different than FB. Want a good seat you wait in line. Only 2-3 games a year there is a threat to get turned away. Show up and quit ********.
And for those whining "it's not the CF members that don't show up" - then apply some damn peer pressure to your "friends".
It's pathetic we can't fill the student section when we are a very good team playing a ranked team in a huge game.
As others stated - waiting in line for MBB is no different than FB. Want a good seat you wait in line. Only 2-3 games a year there is a threat to get turned away. Show up and quit ********.
And for those whining "it's not the CF members that don't show up" - then apply some damn peer pressure to your "friends".
It's pathetic we can't fill the student section when we are a very good team playing a ranked team in a huge game.
Definitely misinterpreted. I cheer but I compare it to looking at the games from the perspective of a coach. I don't necessarily get super excited for above average play or mad about below average. I do get frustrated when it is awful and getting really excited when we get on a big run.
What I meant when it comes to students as a whole is that we don't have as many students that will cheer anything good that happens to us and boo any call that goes against us like some schools have. We are more intelligent than that.
I didn't even mean anything close to how you interpreted it. I bleed cardinal and gold. I get mad that other students don't go to things like the women's games and volleyball and wrestling. I will always cheer for Iowa State I just find myself hoping something doesn't go wrong more than being excited that we might win.
It's not that I was blaming the non attendance on overselling. I was saying the lack of excitement is because of overselling. Besides that the lack of attendance is because of overselling. It happened before to but that wasn't because people didn't want to go.
From actually being a student and hearing people that don't go it doesn't matter that there are actually open spots. They don't want to risk it for the big games and the price and hassle isn't worth it for them to go to the others.
I'm not saying it is a valid excuse I'm just telling you what their excuses are.
There also needs to be a penalty if you miss to many games or something.
Trust ISU22!
Now there are empty seats in all other areas where it does not show up as much due to being spread out.
However, many are paying good moola to sit down below even for a game or so!
If I could only show a picture! (But of course a good picture costs as much...!)
Now there are empty seats in all other areas where it does not show up as much due to being spread out.
However, many are paying good moola to sit down below even for a game or so!
If I could only show a picture! (But of course a good picture costs as much...!)
