Attendance

[TH1974]

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I believe that the poster is referring to Kirkwood being larger than UNI in enrollment.

That's retarded.

[06panther10]

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Kirkwood. LOL yeah thats the same thing.

[ryan19]

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IMO... and let me be clear.. IMO... I think a reason for the attendance is the time of the game. If we started our games at seven, think how many people would come after the Iowa game? I know a lot of people that would like to see the Hawks play at 11 and then make the trip to the dome to see the Panthers at 7. With the games at 4, a lot of people wouldn't get to CF till half time. I honestly believe there would could be 1,000-2,000 more fans/game if kickoff was moved until later. Anyone agree???

[achrist70]

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Kirkwood and DMACC do have larger enrollments than UNI. What it comes down to is that there are so many drunk idiots that think that Iowa is so amazing and would rather spend 1000 dollars to see the hawkeyes play in a mediocre bowl game than see the panthers play in the National semis for $30. Of course Iowa students will tell you how awesome the football games are. I would much rather sit front row on the 47 yard line inside, than in the corner of an endzone in 20 degree weather.

[ryan19]

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Kirkwood and DMACC do have larger enrollments than UNI. What it comes down to is that there are so many drunk idiots that think that Iowa is so amazing and would rather spend 1000 dollars to see the hawkeyes play in a mediocre bowl game than see the panthers play in the National semis for $30. Of course Iowa students will tell you how awesome the football games are. I would much rather sit front row on the 47 yard line inside, than in the corner of an endzone in 20 degree weather.

I don't think Tampa was 20 degrees this year... and I would be amazed if many fans forked out 1,000 for the bowl trip. I know quite a few who went and didn't even come close to paying that....

[TH1974]

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IMO... and let me be clear.. IMO... I think a reason for the attendance is the time of the game. If we started our games at seven, think how many people would come after the Iowa game?

Not many. You'd probably lose more because of the laste kick-off than the few who'd drive up from IC after an Iowa game.

[clenz]

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That actually is my point. The population is so small in N.D. you would expect their third-biggest school to have almost no one at their games, but Iowa has an extra 2.3 million people....they can't all be Iowa or ISU fans, can they??

Plus, if we were comparing it would have to be N.D.'s 4th largest school considering UNI is 4th in the state in enrollment.

Travel to NW IA, NE IA, SW IA, SE IA....heck have you been outside of the Cedar Valley? There is almost NO UNI support anywhere else in the state of Iowa. The Scheels in DSM is a perfect example of this. I was there this past weekend, I saw a massive section of UI crap, a massive section of ISU garbage, there was then about 8 sweatshirts, a couple t-shirts, a garbage can, and a couple pairs of shorts for UNI....even less drake stuff. The UNI/Drake apparel in hidden in a back corner section that is smaller than the "novelty" pictures for the ISU or Iowa section.

[06panther10]

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I don't think there are a thousand people that wish they could go to both Iowa and UNI games in one day. If people want to watch both games, they will watch one on TV and go to the other. Which they can easily do with Iowa games at 11 and UNI games at 4.

I believe that 4 PM kick off is THE ideal time for UNI games.

[clenz]

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IMO... and let me be clear.. IMO... I think a reason for the attendance is the time of the game. If we started our games at seven, think how many people would come after the Iowa game? I know a lot of people that would like to see the Hawks play at 11 and then make the trip to the dome to see the Panthers at 7. With the games at 4, a lot of people wouldn't get to CF till half time. I honestly believe there would could be 1,000-2,000 more fans/game if kickoff was moved until later. Anyone agree???

Like TH said, I know more people that wouldn't go to a 7PM UNI game, including about half the student population that goes, that would no longer attend that UNI game. For the UNI students it cut's into their drinking time, and for the people with kids, especially those from outside the immediate Cedar Valley, the game won't be over until 9:30/10 PM, and many families wouldn't want to make that drive.


I would bet people that went to the bowl game dropped about 1K. Plane, hotel, food, beer, tourism stuff, other places they may go...

[06panther10]

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Travel to NW IA, NE IA, SW IA, SE IA....heck have you been outside of the Cedar Valley? There is almost NO UNI support anywhere else in the state of Iowa. The Scheels in DSM is a perfect example of this. I was there this past weekend, I saw a massive section of UI crap, a massive section of ISU garbage, there was then about 8 sweatshirts, a couple t-shirts, a garbage can, and a couple pairs of shorts for UNI....even less drake stuff. The UNI/Drake apparel in hidden in a back corner section that is smaller than the "novelty" pictures for the ISU or Iowa section.

Agreed. UNI is non exestent in western Iowa. No TV, no coverage, nothing.

[9YRPLAN]

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Travel to NW IA, NE IA, SW IA, SE IA....heck have you been outside of the Cedar Valley? There is almost NO UNI support anywhere else in the state of Iowa. The Scheels in DSM is a perfect example of this. I was there this past weekend, I saw a massive section of UI crap, a massive section of ISU garbage, there was then about 8 sweatshirts, a couple t-shirts, a garbage can, and a couple pairs of shorts for UNI....even less drake stuff. The UNI/Drake apparel in hidden in a back corner section that is smaller than the "novelty" pictures for the ISU or Iowa section.

this is a blatant lie. there is a huge UNI section at DSM scheels. sure, its not as big as UI or ISU, but why would it be? in fact, they had 5 sweet UNI fitted hats that I have never seen before. I couldnt even decide which one to buy.

[MediaPanther]

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Travel to NW IA, NE IA, SW IA, SE IA....heck have you been outside of the Cedar Valley? There is almost NO UNI support anywhere else in the state of Iowa. The Scheels in DSM is a perfect example of this. I was there this past weekend, I saw a massive section of UI crap, a massive section of ISU garbage, there was then about 8 sweatshirts, a couple t-shirts, a garbage can, and a couple pairs of shorts for UNI....even less drake stuff. The UNI/Drake apparel in hidden in a back corner section that is smaller than the "novelty" pictures for the ISU or Iowa section.

My parents are from Western Iowa and whenever I get back there I hear more and more people talking about UNI. Yea, there really aren't any radio stations that carry the games west of D.M....which pisses my dad off....but things are improving around the state. Look at the Register, it's not great but at least they acknowledge that UNI actually exists, which is a huge improvement over 5 years ago. Slowly but surely people are paying more attention....that's why I'm disappointed that the attendance isn't better. I don't think UNI needs to "steal" anyone from Iowa games, I just thought there were more football fans in the state looking for a winning team at a reasonable ticket price.

[Twin Cities Panther]

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minisoooooooooooooooooootuh is Panther Country. We even have our own game watch saloons up here.

[clenz]

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this is a blatant lie. there is a huge UNI section at DSM scheels. sure, its not as big as UI or ISU, but why would it be? in fact, they had 5 sweet UNI fitted hats that I have never seen before. I couldnt even decide which one to buy.

I must have missed that section, but what I saw buried with about only 5 or 6 different choices for Drake clothing. What is your definition of huge? The Scheels in CF makes that section in DSM look like it is about the size of Delaware in relation to everything else.

My parents are from Western Iowa and whenever I get back there I hear more and more people talking about UNI. Yea, there really aren't any radio stations that carry the games west of D.M....which pisses my dad off....but things are improving around the state. Look at the Register, it's not great but at least they acknowledge that UNI actually exists, which is a huge improvement over 5 years ago. Slowly but surely people are paying more attention....that's why I'm disappointed that the attendance isn't better. I don't think UNI needs to "steal" anyone from Iowa games, I just thought there were more football fans in the state looking for a winning team at a reasonable ticket price.

I grew up in NW IA, and when I go back I hear nothing about UNI. There is no UNI stories in the papers or acknowledgement UNI exists. However, Iowa and Iowa State manage to pull full page sections of the sports paper.


The popularity of UNI is growing, I'll give you that. However, to say that UNI is widely popular outside of the Cedar Valley is dumb

[GoCatz!]

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This is SO true. A couple of weeks ago I was traveling with Upper Iowa Basketball to Bismarck and Aberdeen.

Northern State University is in Aberdeen and they had over 5,100 fans in attendance to see their Wolves hold on for a 4-point win over the Peacocks.

Just 4 days later, league leading UNI couldn't get over 4,500 for their showdown with Valley rival SIU.

Northern State is the show in Aberdeen. They have a cult-like following. Their coach just passed Bobby Knight for all-time victories. And they play good basketball. But if a D1 was just down the road a few miles...would they draw as much for their home games?

Being the only game in town DOES make all of the difference in the world.

Probably didn't hurt that they his story was featured on ESPN's College Gameday over the weekend. Very intriguing story:

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=3840283