Crowd?

[JD720]

Re: Crowd?

That has nothing to do with money. The building is built. Use the friggin seats or give them up. I am sick of looking at empty seats for all games except Iowa games. The AD has the ability to track ticket usage and they should begin revoking these tickets and get them to Panther fans who will use them.

Yes, it does. It's not like every game is sold out and the owners of these tickets are preventing other people from attending.

[UNIAlum95]

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Yes, it does. It's not like every game is sold out and the owners of these tickets are preventing other people from attending.

You are right. We should let hundreds of mid court seats continue to go unused because corporations donated to help build the building. Good thinking.

Sorry but if you don't use them, give them back.

[TH1974]

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That has nothing to do with money. The building is built. Use the friggin seats or give them up. I am sick of looking at empty seats for all games except Iowa games. The AD has the ability to track ticket usage and they should begin revoking these tickets and get them to Panther fans who will use them.

You really think the athletics department doesn't need that money?

[PantherChic]

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The point is that we consistenly have large blocks of seats wide open. 4, 5, 6 in a row. Center court, 2, 3, 4, 5 rows up. Everyone understands the inability to make a game now and then if they are your season tickets. The frustrating part is for those of us who went to pick out our seats a year ago and were told, and could see because of the tags on them, that these seats belonged to corporations and businesses. To consistenly see the same seats empty after a year in the place is pretty frustrating! Then to see them filled with Hawkeye fans is even more maddening. Now obviously you can't control who is cheered for if you give them to your employees - we still unfortunately have that large group of Cedar Valley folk that cheer for Iowa over UNI. What gets me mad is to see people you see at EVERY OTHER GAME cheering for UNI suddenly cheering for IOWA. Why can't they see the light?!

[TH1974]

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The point is that we consistenly have large blocks of seats wide open. 4, 5, 6 in a row. Center court, 2, 3, 4, 5 rows up. Everyone understands the inability to make a game now and then if they are your season tickets. The frustrating part is for those of us who went to pick out our seats a year ago and were told, and could see because of the tags on them, that these seats belonged to corporations and businesses. To consistenly see the same seats empty after a year in the place is pretty frustrating! Then to see them filled with Hawkeye fans is even more maddening. Now obviously you can't control who is cheered for if you give them to your employees - we still unfortunately have that large group of Cedar Valley folk that cheer for Iowa over UNI. What gets me mad is to see people you see at EVERY OTHER GAME cheering for UNI suddenly cheering for IOWA. Why can't they see the light?!

Apparently they prefer Iowa, but also enjoy watching UNI on nights when they're playing other teams.

[JD720]

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I understand the frustration. I would love the see the McLeod Center filled with 7,000 UNI fans every game.

However, that is just not the reality and the idea of turning down money from some people or corporations becuase they don't always use their seats is just dumb.

[PantherChic]

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Apparently they prefer Iowa, but also enjoy watching UNI on nights when they're playing other teams.

Obviously. Still ticks me off.

[oldcat]

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The boy dressed in UNI apparel and cheering for Iowa was Sam Buser's son i.e. Community Motors....................

[TREE]

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any relation to loren form UNI football player?

[panthertrack]

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Obviously. Still ticks me off.

You really shouldn't let it get to you.

[clenz]

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use them more than two or three times a year or lose them.

[run&blade]

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keep playing zero defense and running an offense that stinks and you will be happy if they draw flies. You win and people will come, you play like UNI has and it will have 1,100 people like the UNIdome was for years.

The product on the court is quickly becoming the problem, not the building or its fans. UNI football proved that people will support something that is fun to watch. Watching Coleman not start and the the guards chuck up bricks isn't something I am going to spend money on. Coach Jake better do something different because what he is doing doesn't work.

[TommyT]

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I know it sucks to lose but if you are a true Panther fan, then you will cheer on your team no matter what, even when they lose. You don't have to be all gung ho about it but show some respect to the team even if they lost. If you don't like it, then get off the band wagon and cheer for someone else.

You are absolutely right. They should be playing the fight song after we win or lose. Probably should play it when we give up long touchdowns and when we have a player foul out. Hell, play it when somebody gets a C+ on their accounting final.

And if I must, I will get off the bandwagon if that bandwagon is full of folks who think it's ok for UNI to lose and just be happy sitting on your hands at games and clapping when the fight song comes on and leaving when there's two minutes left in the game so you can beat the traffic.

Playing the fight song (for the umpteenth time I may add) after a loss is a tradition that should end.

[jman2004]

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The frustrating part is for those of us who went to pick out our seats a year ago and were told, and could see because of the tags on them, that these seats belonged to corporations and businesses.

I definitely think this is a problem. If they aren't going to use the seats, move them and let others that will slide in. I'm not saying kick them out, but move them elsewhere in the McLeod.

[Kyle]

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the tv announcers were really dogging the crowd tonight. they repeatedly mentioned that it was not loud at all...was this just a result of Iowa shooting well from outside all night or what? or does it just not get as loud as the dome?

Honestly, I think it is because Iowa is just not as important as they used to be. Iowa used to be the game of the year. Now fans are realizing how much more important Valley games are. When we play SIU, Creighton, or Bradley they are very loud. Even the MO State game last year (which we were loosing the whole game...much like the Iowa game) was louder than the Iowa game this year. Probably also had something to do with us being 12 pt favorites.

Although I'm glad we've been able to dominate Iowa the past 7 years, I kind of wish we still had the underdog mentality. We perform much better with it.