I still lived in Ames during Monte and co’s last season and ended up going to the WV game for free. It was a snowstorm day as well, and people just wanted someone, anyone to use their tickets
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I still lived in Ames during Monte and co’s last season and ended up going to the WV game for free. It was a snowstorm day as well, and people just wanted someone, anyone to use their tickets
Very sound advice but unfortunately I'm guessing many have already made up their minds and aren't coming. Wish more would wait and make that call once they could see specific info like this rather than making a blanket call last night because it "sounded right." Being the first winter storm this year also doesn't help one bit, people overreact.
You mean the debacle where no fans were allowed into Hilton? It wouldn't have mattered if they won every game......Hilton would have been empty.
I think the lack of students is a significant factor. It's not quite as rowdy and ramped up without them. It can still get loud, but not as consistently loud without the students. That's what history suggests anyways. Look at some of our home Big XII losses in recent years, they've come over the break. We typically have had 1 or 2 Big XII home games without students since the round-robin 18 game Big XII schedule started and there have been a higher percentage of losses in those games compared to the the rest of the Big XII games. I think it's a factor.....doesn't have to be a deciding factor as the team is ultimately the most important factor, but it's significant.
Will be there yelling and trying to get some of these fellow old farts to get off their hands and yell.
TJ is 10-8 in Hilton in the Big 12 play. That's not exactly imposing like it used to be with Hoiberg and the early Prohm teams.
The big question is will we have more fans tonight during a blizzard and no students in Ames than Iowa mens team has on a 70 degree day with students at school?
I just drove about 4 miles in CR and it's a ********. No chance I'm going. Posting tickets in 3,2,1...
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I'd add that Sampson is awfully proven, and his program has been stockpiling huge wins for years.
We're definitely their toughest road test so far this year, but it's not something they aren't up to.
It's Hilton, so I still figure there's a chance. I expect a true painful for the eyes affair no matter what happens.
There's travel not advised on all the roads around CR now, and it's only going to get worse as the wind picks up more this afternoon.
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Whatever it is, you can tell he studies and prepares. He also seems to appreciate many of the the stories and history of Iowa State Basketball, especially at Hilton.
I would imagine he is appreciated at many other basketball venues also, because he is complimentary and does know a team's past and present history. His jovial Brooklyn mannerisms are great also.
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are there no students back at all? Are the dorms closed? Off campus students aren't back yet?
Some students are back... many more live in Ames/Ankeny/DSM. I suspect there will be a good contingent there.
Tonight and Saturday aren't part of the all-sport ticket package, so they would have had to buy single-game tickets in advance.