Pantherclaw's thoughts on the WKU/UNI game

[MGLD Panther]

For those of us that spend up to 9 hours getting to and from UNI events on any given day without the "incentive" of "buy one and get one free," I have no sympathy for anyone that has to be given a ticket so as they may have to drive 10 minutes to the game. If you think that you need to be "given" anything so as to show your loyalty, support the Purple and Gold and be thoroughly entertained for 3 hours then you're talking to the wrong person.

Oh gosh! Me bad! I shouldn't complain about somebody else--I should drop everything and move so I don't have to drive 4 hours one way. That way I could rip out a page of the phone book and complain about some misprint. Just a minute! I do have a buy one and get one free--it comes with my Panther Scholarship Club membership for the Western Illinois game. Hmmm! Still paid full price for my tickets. My little way of helping support Panther Athletics best I can. I'm not wealthy. I work 3 different parttime jobs to pay my PSC membership, tickets and gas to Cedar Falls. Been driving across state for 35 years. I have 6 fully paid tickets to the volleyball match vs. Bradley. Just noticed I could have gotten 2 free because of the PSC boy I'm ticked! Could have saved $12 bucks! Maybe I could use a coupon from the phonebook. My wife and I have paid tuition, room and board and books for ourselves and two children without any financial aid at UNI. So people I think your complaint of "free ticket" is crap.

Amen brother! If $12 bucks is that important you need to shift some priorities.

[JayJ79]

I'm not even sure if someone would automatically get that bracelet even if they made the FG. I seem to recall hearing that they'd only qualify for a CHANCE to win it. Perhaps it is some kind of deal where if they had more than one person successfully kick the FG, they'd have some sort of drawing so that they only gave away one bracelet.

o'course, since I've only seen one person get anywhere close to makeable FG range, I don't think they'll have to worry.

Also, the page describing the contest on the 92.3 website says that it takes place during halftime, which would work better, but I've only seen it happen then during one game.

[MGLD Panther]

Rick, that isn't the point. The point is that the ticket department put out a poorly thought-out/worded promotion, and won't honor it. Not a good example for a Division I university! Your analogy is very different from this...although, wouldn't that be nice if you COULD do that during happy hour?

Give up, it's $12. PM me and I will buy this person a ticket to the game. Do we really need to complain about this type of thing? You are taking up space on this site.

[Big Cats]

Give up, it's $12. PM me and I will buy this person a ticket to the game. Do we really need to complain about this type of thing? You are taking up space on this site.

I agree completely. This thread has become ridiculous. Common sense would say to anyone with half a brain that a "Buy one get one Free" type promo means that the free one must be used at the time of the purchase.
Would you go into Wal-Mart on Monday and buy a shirt and then go back on Friday and ask for your free one? Of course not!! You'd be laughed out of the store. Let's drop this discussion and talk about something that matters. Like beating the Saluki's on Saturday.

Sorry, I don't usually get this emotional toward a poster, but this is just stupid.

[cat_country]

about the pass, punt, kick promotion thing...i agree it shouldn't be taking place during a timeout or a quarter break, but it is a realistic challenge. an average joe doesn't stand a great chance, and it's not too fun when the guy is kicking a 55 yarder and can't even squib the thing 20 yards, but it would be awesome to see it done. remember when scott westerberg hit a lay-up, free-throw, 3-pointer, and a half court shot during a bball game two years ago and won a car? that sure didn't seem possible until he got the chance....that was AWESOME!

[Newsbreaker]

Also, the page describing the contest on the 92.3 website says that it takes place during halftime, which would work better, but I've only seen it happen then during one game.

I don't know first hand, but I believe the contest was put together by the involved parties, and agreed to by UNI. At least there's a good prize, and it's a more interesting event then a 3 second FG for a couple hundred bucks.

At least with the Punt/Pass/Kick UNI gets free advertising on a highly rated radio station, which is obviously badly needed if only 8,000 souls are showing up.

I believe it was UNI that moved the contest away from Halftime, though I don't know if that's correct or not.

Those are revenue/advertising opportunities for UNI, and are not really designed to be anything more then a temporary crowd distraction during down time.

[PantherChic]

Yes, the punt/pass/kick promo is good advertising, etc - and yes, you shouldn't enter if you don't stand a chance. But I still think we've had better promos to get the crowd into it....that was my point.

As to the basketball promos - those are great - much more excitement at winning the car or tuition. Again - just my thoughts -

[Newsbreaker]

about the pass, punt, kick promotion thing...i agree it shouldn't be taking place during a timeout or a quarter break, but it is a realistic challenge. an average joe doesn't stand a great chance, and it's not too fun when the guy is kicking a 55 yarder and can't even squib the thing 20 yards, but it would be awesome to see it done. remember when scott westerberg hit a lay-up, free-throw, 3-pointer, and a half court shot during a bball game two years ago and won a car? that sure didn't seem possible until he got the chance....that was AWESOME!

It's very 'doable' with the right person. I probably couldn't pull it off in 10 trys, yet I have a brother who would do it just about every time.

[UNI Fight]

about the pass, punt, kick promotion thing...i agree it shouldn't be taking place during a timeout or a quarter break, but it is a realistic challenge. an average joe doesn't stand a great chance, and it's not too fun when the guy is kicking a 55 yarder and can't even squib the thing 20 yards, but it would be awesome to see it done. remember when scott westerberg hit a lay-up, free-throw, 3-pointer, and a half court shot during a bball game two years ago and won a car? that sure didn't seem possible until he got the chance....that was AWESOME!

I think the only reason they had Q 92.3 or whatever readio stations punt/pass/kick promo during a timeout is because of time restraints during halftime, because they have always done that at halftime

[UNIPNTHR]

about the pass, punt, kick promotion thing...i agree it shouldn't be taking place during a timeout or a quarter break, but it is a realistic challenge. an average joe doesn't stand a great chance, and it's not too fun when the guy is kicking a 55 yarder and can't even squib the thing 20 yards, but it would be awesome to see it done. remember when scott westerberg hit a lay-up, free-throw, 3-pointer, and a half court shot during a bball game two years ago and won a car? that sure didn't seem possible until he got the chance....that was AWESOME!

i know a handful of college students who go to the dome on weeknights and nail the punt/pass/kick time after time... these companies would being buying lots of christmas presents for lucky girlfriends if they started getting the right people on the field.

on the other note, scott westerberg's post-game conference revealed that he was fully prepared to win another car at last nights exhibition game...

[Marc Wigim]

and the person will now not be attending the ISU game regardless of whether or not a playoff spot is on the line.

Okay... I gotta say this: its this kind of ficklety that makes me say "good riddance" to those kinds of fans anyway. Too often UNI and it's marketing/promotions department have bent over backwards trying to get people involved with UNI athletics and people like this should not be catered to. If this person had a "buy one, get one free" promotion for a ticket to Kinnick and they told him that, he wouldn't care, would he?

All hypotheticals aside, that person's lack of attendance isn't going to hurt us anyway. His ticket he would have gotten for free wouldn't have helped us anyway. Besides, with 15,000+ in the Dome in two weeks, his presence is of NO CONSEQUENCE.