***Game Thread NDSU, Week 6***

[7YrsOfCollegeDownTheDrain]

I know to each their own but i'd say rather than say I'm not going or it "ruins saturday" because it's a 1pm kick...just make a day of it, find a tailgate or set one up...enjoy the full game day. Hang out in the lot - talk to your tailgate neighbors, talk to some out of the out of town fans I think it's a fun way to spend a Saturday. More fun than projects at home in my opinion.

[run&blade]

You can go to unipanthers.com and see the available seats by ordering visually. There is a lot left.

Tough tailgating when when the grass lots are closed.

[clenz]

I know to each their own but i'd say rather than say I'm not going or it "ruins saturday" because it's a 1pm kick...just make a day of it, find a tailgate or set one up...enjoy the full game day. Hang out in the lot - talk to your tailgate neighbors, talk to some out of the out of town fans I think it's a fun way to spend a Saturday. More fun than projects at home in my opinion.

Plot twist


you have kids, and they are involved in youth soccer or football leagues and have games at 11 or 12 on Saturday. Or you have kids in dance/gymnastics that are at 11 or 12. Or if you have younger kids that nap - the most common nap time in the US is between 12-2. Imagine having a toddler aged kid at a football game without a nap. Doesn’t sound like a ton of fun

UNI has long built themselves as the family friendly destination. Putting a game at a time when families will struggle to make it isn’t smart. Especially families coming from outside of the immediate Cedar Valley. My daughter isn’t in a youth soccer league, but some of her friends are. They have game a game at 1030, assuming the fields are running in time. We live an hour from Cedar Falls. By the time that game gets done, kids get cleaned up and a family could get to Cedar Falls it’s going to be well into the second quarter


1pm may work many places (though jay really isn’t representing what AGS said completely) but it is not an ideal time at UNI. It shouldn’t be used at UNI for home games.

[DownGoesKansas]

I understand all of these points.

But the key point is. If Mark Farley hadn't broken the fan bases hearts too many times and turned us into a largely apathetic fan base, most of the above points would be moot.

No one wants to win at UNI more than him. It's just time to retire. Just like no one wants to win at K State more than Snyder but it's time for him to retire.... again. (albeit for different reasons)

[clenz]

I understand all of these points.

But the key point is. If Mark Farley hadn't broken the fan bases hearts too many times and turned us into a largely apathetic fan base, most of the above points would be moot.

No one wants to win at UNI more than him. It's just time to retire. Just like no one wants to win at K State more than Snyder but it's time for him to retire.... again. (albeit for different reasons)

What you said could be reworded as this

"Sure, while moral and excitement about the program is lower, we shouldn't do things that could encourage more fans to still come to games. The excitement is low anyway so why does it matter what time we kick?"

[DownGoesKansas]

What you said could be reworded as this

"Sure, while moral and excitement about the program is lower, we shouldn't do things that could encourage more fans to still come to games. The excitement is low anyway so why does it matter what time we kick?"

Cause that is exactly what I said.

I am not arguing that our athletic marketing/ad department is top notch or the time is correct. But sure....

[DownGoesKansas]

Also, while the game time may be crap, the prices may be too high, etc etc and those will impact attendance a bit.

Lets not act like that's the only reason we will very likely have a poor UNI crowd tomorrow. If you think that's the only major reason I have a nice used car for you.

[clenz]

Also, while the game time may be crap, the prices may be too high, etc etc and those will impact attendance a bit.

Lets not act like that's the only reason we will very likely have a poor UNI crowd tomorrow. If you think that's the only major reason I have a nice used car for you.

It's certainly not the only reason. Not even close. I, nor anyone else, has said it is.

What we have said - for months now - is the idea that moving your highest attended sport, the most expensive game you've ever hosted, your ability to have your highest revenue sporting event of the year to an abnormal kick time early in the day simply so that volleyball (and I/many others love the volleyball program and would agree they are the most successful sport we have on campus) can have a game against a traditional little sister of the poor program in the conference played behind a paywall is silly. The negatives that come from that far outweigh the positives of keeping it a 4pm kick time

With $60 a ticket it doesn't take many fans/families staying home because they can't make it at 1, but could at 4, to make a difference

If 1,000 people stay home total - and based on the ticket availability that's a real low guess - that's (doing some averaging for ticket prices) 45,000 the athletic department lost - all so that volleyball could be on a paywall. Plus parking - let's assume 3 people per car. Plus potential concessions. We're looking at another 5 grand gone.

50K gone, instantly, simply for kicking off at 1 instead of 4

[lakesbison]

well. Hi Iowa. we made it.

Oil Money being distributed downtown.

talk more tomorrow, hopefully say hi at tailgate to a few of ya

[UNIdad]

Arrived back in Iowa myself. Heading over to Cedar Falls early in the morning.

Advice for where I should park? I want to be near the tailgates, but I don't have a parking pass? Can I buy one from somebody who isn't going to use it?

[run&blade]

IMO. Ticket prices are biggest reason. Uni is family football. $50-60 a ticket is not family.
Yes there are a few $30 tickets but those are crap.

Kids don’t care about who is playing so parents will pass on the game and pick another.

[FOTY]

I have 2 tickets available. 35 yard line, behind band. PM me.

The 1:00 kick bites again... I couldn’t give them away. I reached out to no less than 25 people who’ll had kid activities going on or “didn’t want to get up so early on a Saturday” to make it worth it. Frustrating. Or... maybe...just maybe, it’s me. Urg.

[DownGoesKansas]

We are currently 20 point home dogs. I mean I have no confidence but wasn't expecting that.

[DomeIsHome]

LETS GOOOOOOO

Pretty fired up for the game, though I haven't been all week

[UNIAlum95]

Sitting here at the 40 and there is almost as much green and gold in my section as purple and gold... Better perform or it will be a long afternoon