Iowa can't sell out primetime game against highly-ranked Penn State
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So. We have problems of our own that run much deeper. Wish that was the only problem we had.
And Nebraska can't beat Northern Illinois with a sellout.
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Too expensive. Seats are so crammed there, missing 4000 will bring relief for the 4000 lucky ones sitting next to them...still will look full and will still be a madhouse.
I think it's indicative of why decreasing capacity is a topic on many Ath Dep strategic plan these days. TV money has marginalized the importance of butts in the seat to bottom lines
I think it's indicative of why decreasing capacity is a topic on many Ath Dep strategic plan these days. TV money has marginalized the importance of butts in the seat to bottom lines
$100 face value ticket will make fans watch it on their 65" 4K TV.
To be honest, I'd much rather be 3-0 and have a few tickets go unsold to the Rutgers game.
Much better problem to have than our OL getting their a$$es handed to them by a MAC team and our WRs and TEs being scared and unable to make easy catches.
Only a quasi educated guess, but I believe it's in the neighborhood of 45kseason, 10k student, 4K opponent allocation....leaving in the neighborhood of 10k single game or mini packs
So Nebraska sells all its tickets - but the people just don't show up. Tell me what the difference is?
The difference is Iowa sucks.
For me, it really doesn't.
And while I despise some of the Iowa trolls as much as anyone, I don't see the point of poking them for unsold tickets, as NU sits here 1-2.
I have seen posters (dinglefritz) in the last week here admit that the Nebraska sellout streak is a sham which many people have known about for years. Corporations buying up unused tickets for the sake of keeping the streak alive is worse than continuing to promote the streak in my opinion.
That said Iowa not selling out a night game against a top 5 opponenent is pretty dang sad too. It has its roots in the universities decade long move to curb against people 'over' tailgating. This drove away a lot of fans at a time when 70 inch high definition televisions became cheap and people realized they could just as easily stay home and watch from their couch without all the costs and hassles. Now they have realized to stop trying to punish all tailgaters for the misdeeds of a few, but it is too late for many.
That said Iowa not selling out a night game against a top 5 opponenent is pretty dang sad too. It has its roots in the universities decade long move to curb against people 'over' tailgating. This drove away a lot of fans at a time when 70 inch high definition televisions became cheap and people realized they could just as easily stay home and watch from their couch without all the costs and hassles. Now they have realized to stop trying to punish all tailgaters for the misdeeds of a few, but it is too late for many.
Yes corporations/businesses buy chunks of tickets...but the seats are all filled at game time.
With that said, I'd trade sellouts for Iowa's lines in a heartbeat and twice on Saturdays
With that said, I'd trade sellouts for Iowa's lines in a heartbeat and twice on Saturdays
Also, corporations buy chunks of tickets at almost every D1 school that is decent. Local businesses use them as selling tools. I too have heard that ******** about how our streak is a sham because corporations buy tickets. But as you correctly point out, those seats have butts in them come game time. So there is nothing sham about it. Somebody bought the tickets. Those seats have bodies in them at game time. How is that a sham??
Night games are fun for the players and the students who have an excuse to get wasted earlier . Night games make for great viewing for those of us who invite a few friends in watch 6' teenagers (actually) 74" and skip the hassel before and after the game. Cold night games are even better to not attend
The sellout streak has been propped up for years. There was no doubt during the Callahan years that there were empty seats throughout the game. It will start once again. Companies, people of influence, etc. make sure the tickets are "purchased". Then they get handed out to clients, employees and others who could care less and don't show up. Hence, the ticket was sold, but the seat remains empty.
Step outside of the state and nobody talks about it – nor should they. A top 10 team is what gets conversation going, not a sellout streak. But in Husker land, it's literally the only last thing we have to cling to.
I have never personally called it a sham. However, the athletic department leans hard on some to keep a 'streak' alive. They came to us (where I work) last year, and asked for us to purchase 24tickets on top of the 24 we have purchased for years b/c keeping the streak alive was important to the team, ADept, and state. We politely told them it wasn't important to us to give them any more money.
It's mentioned every time we play on TV and I bet it means something in recruiting. It speaks to our claim as the best fans in college football.
But the tickets are all sold before the season even starts. The only single-game tickets the university sells are those returned by the opposing team(s).
Also frequently mentioned when NU plays on TV: the Huskers' current W-L record and how long it's been since they last won a conference championship.
To each his own, but I'll trade the sellout streak in a heartbeat for a 3-0 record heading into conference play.