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There's no excuse. Saying their program sucks isn't an excuse. We got way more people in quilting in the GM years.
 
mcdrier said:
It is sad how empty that place was. Last year it was empty and they had Eddie Sutton Appreciation. But I think last year they had bad weather. This year though? More excuses on why it was not filled up.
I would not say we own the place, but getting to wins in a row down there? I do not think any ISU coach can say that since the mid-60's. Another sign of what CFH is doing for the program. This is something Tinsley/Fizer could not do!
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Fizer and Tinsely didn't play at OSU. The year they played together, they played 10th ranked OSU at Hilton. It was Johnny Orr day and we blew them out. They also played OSU in the semi finals at Kemper Arena in Kansas City. One of the best basketball environments I have ever been in. OSU fans were there by the thousands. They had just beat KU the day before and KU fans wouldn't sell their tickets to ISU fans. So Okie State fans had most of the prime seats. ISU fans had most of the behind the basket seats. Both crowds were loud as the game went back and forth. We were down 6 with 2:30 left but came back and won.
 
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I grew up going to dozens and dozens of timberwolves games and gopher games so here is my peace:

The NBA excuse is a cop out. NBA games are much less fun overall than college games (when the college is good). NBA doesn't have live bands or a rowdy student section. NBA fans don't have a shared connection like being alumni of the same school. NBA players get traded so it's hard to build up loyalty to players.

It is no contest- using the NBA for poor attendance is a cop out. We sat two rows behind the Wolves bench (corporate tickets) and I'd take those seats at an ISU game instead 100 out of 100 times.
 
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mtowncyclone13 said:
I grew up going to dozens and dozens of timberwolves games and gopher games so here is my peace:

The NBA excuse is a cop out. NBA games are much less fun overall than college games (when the college is good). NBA doesn't have live bands or a rowdy student section. NBA fans don't have a shared connection like being alumni of the same school. NBA players get traded so it's hard to build up loyalty to players.

It is no contest- using the NBA for poor attendance is a cop out. We sat two rows behind the Wolves bench (corporate tickets) and I'd take those seats at an ISU game instead 100 out of 100 times.
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I really don't fully believe in the NBA excuse. OSU and OU attendances were crap before the Thunder moved into OKC in 2008.
 
kingcy said:
I just don't buy the Thunder argument. Why are the fans so ****** at Ford. The guy wins and has had a top 25 team the last few years, what more do they want.
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You discount the actual issue and then support the issue you discount in the same post.
 
Oklahoma is a football state. Even Billy Tubbs left, for TCU for crying outloud.
 
Based on our record there we definitely do not own that place. Hope they get rid of Ford and get back where they belong. My personal favorite Big12 tourney fan base. Always friendly and positive in my experience.
 
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