Barta sez decision on in-state basketball games could come soon

[Silent Earl]

Re: Barta sez decision on in-state basketball games could come soon

Isn't UNI providing free bus transportation to this game from CF?

[9YRPLAN]

Re: Barta sez decision on in-state basketball games could come soon

You come on here and criticize people for not coming out to support this one event because of their possible disagreement with the idea of it (which is justifiable) and/or the fact that it is just too expensive (which it is), yet you openly state that the reason you don't go to more UNI games is "because you just like to watch on TV". Alright then.

I'll ask you for the 3rd time, would you travel 2-3 hrs to pay $70/ticket to watch this event?

Iowa doesn't "owe" UNI anything, but you are simply choosing to be blind if you cannot see the disrespect toward UNI toward this whole ordeal.

dude i cannot track where posters live. all i know is there the prevailing opinion here is that they will not attend for various reasons. now maybe only posters who live several hours away have been commenting over the past few months, or maybe dsm residents on this board have not felt like speaking up, but i highly doubt that. UNI has well over 10,000 alums in des moines so there it will be embarrassing if there is a poor showing. when you factor in gas it is going to be much cheaper to attend a local game than drive to CF, not to mention that you will actually be affecting the demographics of the crowd, whereas the crowd in CF will always be pro-UNI.

[Silent Earl]

Re: Barta sez decision on in-state basketball games could come soon

I live in Dsm area. The cost of the ticket is more than I want to pay to watch a bb game, I have no interest in the ISU/DU game. For some reason I think UNI fans/grads are smarter with their money than fans of the other schools. If you want to call that cheap instead of smart OK. It does hurt UNI athletics. Maybe it's because UNI turns out teachers who think they are a lot poorer than they are and accountants who are usually good with their money. It's not really cheaper than driving to CF if you have two or more people involved and it's pretty comparable for a single person. I always figure it costs me $50 in gas to make the trip and I never go alone.

It's all a matter of priorities and I don't think a bb game is worth $75 or whatever they are charging. It's not a hardship for me in the least and the reason that is true is because I have spent a lifetime not throwing away money stupidly. I have no doubt there will be hawkeye fans buying tickets to this game that can't pay their power bill. I just don't think you see that kind of irresponsibility with UNI fans.

Having said all that I will buy two tickets to this game and go this year. I doubt I will go in future years. Just as I have gone to 4-5 concerts in the past 5 years that were $150-200 or more for tickets. That's an insane amount for a concert ticket imo, but they were all bucket list groups. I've seen them live now, I would never pay that to see them again. Plus I too would rather just watch the games on TV if possible, you get a much better view, replays, cheap concessions, and expert analysis. Okay that last one might be a stretch.

[TH1974]

Re: Barta sez decision on in-state basketball games could come soon

It is stupid to pay $75 for two games when one of them is ISU/Drake.

[95UNIGRAD]

Re: Barta sez decision on in-state basketball games could come soon

Isn't that the mentality we hate about ISU/Iowa fans?

No, because we already play them twice a year in our league. It's not like they'd be ignored when playing UNI. I'm not talking from a fairness or in-state rivalry way, I'd just like to see a mini-tourney with four decent teams.

[9YRPLAN]

Re: Barta sez decision on in-state basketball games could come soon

drake is a private school. them and their *****assed bandwagon fans can fend for themselves.

[9YRPLAN]

Re: Barta sez decision on in-state basketball games could come soon

update

http://thegazette.com/2012/10/02/inf...Docs+Office%29

is iowa the host this first year? is that why its on BTN?

weve got ourselves A SPONSOR!!!!!

[06panther10]

Re: Barta sez decision on in-state basketball games could come soon

Judging by the logo, this event has been moved to NYC.

[9YRPLAN]

Re: Barta sez decision on in-state basketball games could come soon

from left to right across the skyline, that's old man thompson's overflow silo, walgreen's, first new congregational church of our lord, a ladder owned by brad's windows and more, and a morton building.

[06panther10]

Re: Barta sez decision on in-state basketball games could come soon

from left to right across the skyline, that's old man thompson's overflow silo, walgreen's, first new congregational church of our lord, a ladder owned by brad's windows and more, and a morton building.

lol


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[panther-state]

Re: Barta sez decision on in-state basketball games could come soon

I actually like that. Considering the crap Hy Vee has come up with in the past (Cy-Hawk trophy for example) this is pretty good

[9YRPLAN]

Re: Barta sez decision on in-state basketball games could come soon

[TH1974]

Re: Barta sez decision on in-state basketball games could come soon

Judging by the logo, this event has been moved to NYC.

from left to right across the skyline, that's old man thompson's overflow silo, walgreen's, first new congregational church of our lord, a ladder owned by brad's windows and more, and a morton building.

Solid posts.

[TH1974]

Re: Barta sez decision on in-state basketball games could come soon

What is that?

[casbern]

Re: Barta sez decision on in-state basketball games could come soon

What is that?

It's a black and gold t-shirt about a "trophy" that nobody cares about outside of the interested parties in the Cy-Hawk series, save those who wish to make fun of that horrid excuse for a trophy. What a joke.