Williams & Blum today- FB attendance
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Most years the only sell outs are Iowa or UNI games. We have always had good attendance and usually 95% or more full.
People seem to think sell outs are common.
We do great and really have done great even in down years.
Some people have gave various reasons why they arent or cant go to the game, everyone is different. Stop shaming people for their reasons that might be different than yours. Everyone lives different lives. One farmer may not have time to go, another might think taking the day off is fine. One person may be making more money than they ever had, another might be having a really hard time. One person may have kids events all weekend, another may not. Just because you are able to go for whatever reason, doesnt mean everyone is in the same boat.
So point is, we sold out, which is actually more rare than not. We have always had great attendance just maybe slightly short of a sell out. But when people wonder why some are not able to go, dont shame people when they discuss their reasons. Last I checked we get millions for our media deal so we need people watching at home too.
People seem to think sell outs are common.
We do great and really have done great even in down years.
Some people have gave various reasons why they arent or cant go to the game, everyone is different. Stop shaming people for their reasons that might be different than yours. Everyone lives different lives. One farmer may not have time to go, another might think taking the day off is fine. One person may be making more money than they ever had, another might be having a really hard time. One person may have kids events all weekend, another may not. Just because you are able to go for whatever reason, doesnt mean everyone is in the same boat.
So point is, we sold out, which is actually more rare than not. We have always had great attendance just maybe slightly short of a sell out. But when people wonder why some are not able to go, dont shame people when they discuss their reasons. Last I checked we get millions for our media deal so we need people watching at home too.
You are really not very smart. And I say that as a guy who doesn’t think of himself as very smart most of the time. But you are something.
FYI FFCy is aka Swarthmore and had another name at some point.
In summary, you're wasting your time.
Ahhhhh thank you for that. I will move on then if that’s the case. Thank you much!
Enjoy your weekend, and hope we get a stress free win.
Nice! Always enjoy your thoughts on here whether I agree or disagree (almost always agree btw). You are level-headed as can be, which I like. And you can actually converse when you disagree. Too many folks on here can’t.
Seems like attendance just made a new milestone (considering the circumstances). Makes me proud. Nothing like being surrounded by 60,000 people who for 3 hours agree with and support each other. And you never see the entire field on TV. And then there is the awesome campus and tailgating. Problem for me is I'm an empty nester, my son lives 300 miles away and has 2 babies of his own, and my significant other has disabilities. Best I can do this year is a single game , single ticket experience.
Like many I actually contemplated giving up my seats this year. But I didn’t. The cost is one thing, but since the rvs were moved the tailgate environment isn't the same anymore. Times be a changin'.
I’d love to go back in time and tell someone:
Iowa State sold out its 61,500-seat stadium to play Baylor. (Yes, 61,500!)
It wasn’t because of season tickets; the rest of the home slate is North Dakota, Arkansas State, UCF, Texas Tech, Cincinnati, and Kansas State.
It wasn’t because of the opponent; Baylor’s 2-3 and was bad last year.
It wasn’t for lack of exposure; it’s a nationally televised night game on FOX. We also were on CBS last month and are on FOX again next week.
And did you know we had some fans b**ching about how it took too long to sell out the stadium?
I bet that last part would be the biggest surprise of all to some fans who lived through much worse times. Enjoy this chapter folks.
Iowa State sold out its 61,500-seat stadium to play Baylor. (Yes, 61,500!)
It wasn’t because of season tickets; the rest of the home slate is North Dakota, Arkansas State, UCF, Texas Tech, Cincinnati, and Kansas State.
It wasn’t because of the opponent; Baylor’s 2-3 and was bad last year.
It wasn’t for lack of exposure; it’s a nationally televised night game on FOX. We also were on CBS last month and are on FOX again next week.
And did you know we had some fans b**ching about how it took too long to sell out the stadium?
I bet that last part would be the biggest surprise of all to some fans who lived through much worse times. Enjoy this chapter folks.
Love this post. You forgot 4-0 and ranked #16th in the nation. Which would have blown my mind when I was in school.
I'm over OuT. "Can't leave soon enough!" was how Jamie put it. I agreed. Hope we survive 'em. And we will.
I just need to think about 1 game, and 1 year at a time.
Sure has changed. Everybody has their own patch of grass and nobody gets in a snit if you take "Jim's spot" -- because now Jim's spot is actually reserved.
I feel like the RV village is still a fun place. The only real issue is they are kind of segregated from the rest of the tailgaters. Probably an overall improvement, but there are drawbacks for sure.
I'm not sure that is fair, there are a lot of fans that have sat in that stadium when only 35,000 were going back in the 90s, they were so hopeful for so many years, hoping that someday, maybe someday Iowa Sate can I have that great special breakthrough season. Something like a conference championship and or a 10 win season. Something Northwestern, Oregon State, Washington State, Purdue, Kansas State, Virginia Tech, Kansas, our rival Iowa etc..has accomplished. After so many years, so many years of on the brink only to be disappointed, some long time fans get discouraged. I'm not saying I agree with giving up, but I understand the frustration. Those people are still fans, and we need all of them we can get, even the kind that get a little discourage and only go to one or two games a year instead of 6.
Perfectly stated. Let’s enjoy it. With the future of college football always in the air, we never know what things will be like for ISU.
Plus, from a business standpoint you probably should always be pricing in a way that you just barely get to a sellout most games. Not to advocate for higher prices but that is probably how it should be.
