Beer this year? Survey Results

[run&blade]

Did anything come of the survey at the end of last year and possible beer sales?

i don’t care either way but in an era of dropping attendance I think selling beer is a no brainer

[BCPanther]

No beer. No re-entry.

Dog and pony show.

[clenz]

The way the survey was set up the answer for "Should we sell beer or have reentry" was never going to happen. If you'll recall it as "rank these 8 things on most important to least important" and was lumped in with better sound, better video board, more restroom access, etc. So in that regard, the majority of fans would rank it low. I said it back then and I'll say it again - survey's are 99% of the time set up to get results that the creator wants them to have. The set up of this survey wanted those results so that's the results it got - we assume. Much like almost every survey, we don't get to see raw data, only filtered data fed to us after the fact

I think had they gone with each individual topic as a "on a scale of 1-5/10 rank if you support/want to see/how important each one is we'd have seen different results. Not letting fans give a high ranking to more than 1 thing was a massive mistake for getting real data

It is what it is at this point, at least for this year. It's interesting to see Illinois State, Western Illinois and other peer institutions going to alcohol sales and keeping their re-entry policies. IIRC even Iowa State with their 60k plus a week has come out and said, on KXNO a month or two ago, that re-entry is part of their identity and will not do anything to take that policy away. If schools in the B12 can manage it, if Montana can swing it with their 25k at a game, etc. and UNI cut it citing safety problems I'm seeing a disconnect.

However, it won't change this year so I/we might as well accept it until December/January when we can see if we, as fans, can force another survey to rate gameday again. I'd like to see that yearly for football, volleyball, wrestling, MBB and WBB.

[06panther10]

What a massive disappointment. Needlessly falling behind other peer schools yet again.

[UNIAlum95]

It is what it is at this point, at least for this year. It's interesting to see Illinois State, Western Illinois and other peer institutions going to alcohol sales and keeping their re-entry policies. IIRC even Iowa State with their 60k plus a week has come out and said, on KXNO a month or two ago, that re-entry is part of their identity and will not do anything to take that policy away. It schools in the B12 can manage it, if Montana can swing it with their 25k at a game, etc. and UNI cut it citing safety problems I'm seeing a disconnect.

This part is the most frustrating. The AD is completely tone-deaf to what the fans want and need to make the game day experience better for the fans. Sad at a time when we struggle to get 10K into the dome with a declining and largely apathetic student population.

[clenz]

This part is the most frustrating. The AD is completely tone-deaf to what the fans want and need to make the game day experience better for the fans. Sad at a time when we struggle to get 10K into the dome with a declining and largely apathetic student population.

With Iowa and Iowa State on an upswing. Iowa State selling record numbers of season tickets and student tickets being completely claimed. Iowa sold out of student season tickets.

Now, more than ever, is a horrific time to do things that *could* keep fans from going or doing things against what the fan trends are showing.

[run&blade]

With Iowa and Iowa State on an upswing. Iowa State selling record numbers of season tickets and student tickets being completely claimed. Iowa sold out of student season tickets.

Now, more than ever, is a horrific time to do things that *could* keep fans from going or doing things against what the fan trends are showing.

Iowa State becoming the go to college in Iowa and their game day atmosphere is the biggest reason UNI should sell beer.

Why have surveys when the things UNI can do is obvious and they ignore them?

football and basketball should be $5 beers that you can drink in your seat.

Tired of hearing “we have no money” when you leave it on the table.

[SteinPizza]

Iowa State becoming the go to college in Iowa and their game day atmosphere is the biggest reason UNI should sell beer.

Why have surveys when the things UNI can do is obvious and they ignore them?

football and basketball should be $5 beers that you can drink in your seat.

Tired of hearing “we have no money” when you leave it on the table.

Well said, especially the last sentence.

[BCPanther]

Guys, enjoy today. It's obviously the day the world ends while we universally agree with r& b.

His point is dead on though. Iowa State has cultivated a game day atmosphere that is second to none. We hired a guy that worked at Iowa State and we got NONE of it. Everything Iowa State does costs exactly zero dollars. I get that they don't sell beer outside of their clubs BUT they balance that with embracing tailgaiting like no other and with re-entry. It's a no brainer.

[SteinPizza]

I’d be curious to read the arguments against selling beer, and any arguments against embracing tailgating. Anyone?

[06panther10]

I’d be curious to read the arguments against selling beer, and any arguments against embracing tailgating. Anyone?

I too would love to hear these arguments.

1. We enjoy missing out on extra revenue.
2. We like having fewer people at our games.
3. We like to anger our customers.

Thats all I can come up with.

[run&blade]

If the arguments against have anything to do with UNI trying to promote a kid/family atmosphere that person needs to be fired.

Pretty damn obvious that marketing technique isn’t selling tickets nor is it attracting students to choose UNI as a college.

[Mudrafan]

If you want beer, go to the clown show in Iowa City. UNI has always been more of a family event and always should be. If you can’t put your crutch down for a couple hours on a Saturday to watch the real event then you have an issue. If you want your cake and eat it too then isn’t the solution pretty damn easy? Pony up for the PSC and imbibe all you want before and at half? Or rent a suite?

[run&blade]

If you want beer, go to the clown show in Iowa City. UNI has always been more of a family event and always should be. If you can’t put your crutch down for a couple hours on a Saturday to watch the real event then you have an issue. If you want your cake and eat it too then isn’t the solution pretty damn easy? Pony up for the PSC and imbibe all you want before and at half? Or rent a suite?

That’s all fine and dandy but not reality. If that is the path they want to walk fine but stop the crying about having no money. It’s the bed they obviously want to lay in.

I would guess selling beer would pay for a few football scholarships.

Funny, it’s all about family unless you have a lot of money, then it’s drink away!

[BCPanther]

If family friendly was a draw, we'd be selling out every week.

Its time to try something else, not that beer is inherently un-family friendly. 99.8% of people can handle it just fine.