Worst crowd ever.

[Panther Cat]

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It does make you wonder why we don't get a crowd. Wednesday night, not competing against HS bball or even an Iowa game. We were also playing a good team.

[unifight41]

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With these types of threads, I really think you are preaching to the choir. The people here on PN are the people I see at every home game screaming their butts off. It's those that are not on here that just don't care. People just don't care to go to UNI games. I try to get co-workers, friends, relatives, all who live here in W'loo/CF or just outside to come to the games, and the attitude is like... "meh, i don't think so." It's extremely frustrated when we are so excited for what this team could do, but it just does not extend the the rest of our local community. I can't tell you how pissed I was when I saw the pathetic student turn out last night. Thankfully the building did fill up a lot more by tip time, but for awhile there I was really worried we would even hit 4k. I guess we can b*tch all we want on here but you aren't telling us anything different then we already know. Cedar Falls/W'loo residents suck and only jump on the bandwagon when something really really good is going on.

[BCPanther]

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With these types of threads, I really think you are preaching to the choir. The people here on PN are the people I see at every home game screaming their butts off. It's those that are not on here that just don't care. People just don't care to go to UNI games. I try to get co-workers, friends, relatives, all who live here in W'loo/CF or just outside to come to the games, and the attitude is like... "meh, i don't think so." It's extremely frustrated when we are so excited for what this team could do, but it just does not extend the the rest of our local community. I can't tell you how pissed I was when I saw the pathetic student turn out last night. Thankfully the building did fill up a lot more by tip time, but for awhile there I was really worried we would even hit 4k. I guess we can b*tch all we want on here but you aren't telling us anything different then we already know. Cedar Falls/W'loo residents suck and only jump on the bandwagon when something really really good is going on.

Completely agree. However, where else am I going to vent?

[jnutt]

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they do know we don't play in the Dome any more right?

[unifight41]

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Completely agree. However, where else am I going to vent?

Haha, exactly. When I try to talk about it at work or with friends, they are like... "wow, you must really like UNI..." ::facepalm::

[williebat]

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Truth is Waterloo has always been a glass half empty kind of town. I think they have a hard time feeling proud of a local achievement. Cedar falls I have no idea. WTF. They should come


I go to about one game a year. That is what I can afford. But if I lived in CF I would have season tickets no doubt. What else are you gonna do.

Panther games are fun.


maybe it is a marketing problem?

[CyCarp]

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Two point game under five to go and people are sitting there disinterested. Pathetic.

If Jake leaves you can point to nights like last night. Half full building with no energy with a really good team in town.

I disagree all around here. While it wasn't a great crowd, I felt that the place was pretty into in during crunch time. Wichita's last 4-5 possessions the vast majority of the crowd was on there feet making noise. If you didn't sense ANY energy there, I'm guessing there are only a handful of places in the country that would satisfy you.

I think people like yourself like to point to this as the ONLY reason Jake would leave. He's done nothing that points to wanted to move on, he's already turned down some great gigs, and he has arguably UNIs best recruiting class ever this year. If he didn't leave before this year, why would be leave in the near future with these freshmen?

[06panther10]

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Waterloo is a large part of the problem, IMO. That is a pretty decent sized city, and it virtually has nothing to do with UNI.

I don't know if there is some kind of better marketing that we can do for Waterloo, but we are not drawing those people into our games right now, IMO.

[Panther'73]

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a lot of people are waiting for greatly reduced or FREE tickets...

[9YRPLAN]

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waterloo is still upset that we booted Snake Robinson

[Kyle]

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I don't buy the Waterloo argument. Cedar Falls lacks support in all levels of athletic events. Attendance for CF basketball and football games are some of the worst in 4A.

[Born-a-Panther]

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waterloo is still upset that we booted Snake Robinson

Wow... there's a name I hadn't heard in a while.

[achrist70]

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Less than 70 tickets remain for the Creighton game, I guess anger from betrayal brings the people out.

[r54uni]

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Talked to a lot of people who watched it on TV. Go out and spend $$$ in the freezing cold or sit home and watch it on TV??

[9YRPLAN]

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does anyone feel like people are still used to the old days were free tickets were abundant?