if you can find a way to get Ames Lager distributed outside of Iowa, that alone would make a monstrous difference. I would sign up for a monthly shipment of that to my house in St. Louis if available!
We Will Collective contributor numbers
- Thread starter brentblum
- Start date
Honestly, just finding ways for out-of-state fans/alum to do more than just send in a monthly $ amount would be a big change in my opinion. I look at the WWC site and there are a ton of Ames-events. Sadly, there are thousands of us that likely will never take part in that. Need to find ways to engage the rest of us.
I’ve gotten the coffee shipped to me and also got some pretty cool shirts/sweatshirts from my monthly donation tier. Those things are nice but it’s tough to think of whatever else we could get outside of IA that would entice folks
At a minimum, they could arrange for city Alumni associations to get a bunch of gear, beer, coffee, etc and have events in their cities where alums can buy swag, drink/buy the booze products, etc. Imagine the response if the KC, St. Louis, Chicago, Minneapolis wings of the alumni association had a well-communicated and well-organized event a few times per year. I may not make it to a standard game-watch very often, but I would go out of my way to stop by a WWC event where I can buy swag and load up on Ames Lager, while also dropping off a check. Maybe there are laws against this, but I think it would be pretty awesome.
I get that you are joking here, but when the message is that 'every little bit helps', but then there are jokes about people giving small(er) amounts, it gives a bad message.
How about this - If I win one of my races this weekend I will donate the winnings ($2000).
Hearing mixed reviews on the coffee. I love coffee and would like to order some, but don’t want to get stuck with something I don’t like. What does it taste like? I’m usually a hot black coffee guy, but won’t turn down a good cold brew
You can buy one can at a time at HyVee. I did and honestly I didn't like it very much, I'm sort of the same way in that I like a plain black coffee and if I get a cold brew I have to put some creamer and flavor in it, I did with the can I bought and I still didn't like the taste. However I think other's have liked it and I'm glad it is an option for people.
I liked it, I'm the type to mix with some type of milk tho. It does have a citrus flavor so it doesn't completely just taste like "coffee" so it depends on how coffee you want your coffee to taste like
Not really a fan unfortunately. I ordered a bunch thinking I would like it, and I just don't. I think it is the citrus flavor they add that doesn't strike the right taste for me.
I live out of state, so I’d be buying 1-2 packs.
I’ve gotten that PBR hard coffee for morning tailgates in the past, those are usually the creamier flavors like mocha, etc. Think that could be a good option if NV is looking to expand (not alcoholic/hard)
Yeah I’m not a big fan of flavored coffees, so I’m a little wary of the citrusy flavor
I just don't do iced coffee or iced tea for that matter. Probably doesn't matter much since I doubt I can get it in Minnesota anyway.
Ever wonder why no one ever just plops down 5 million for NIL? There’s no guarantees, players can take the money and run, and as is tradition, the rich people get the people that think they are rich to pay the bill. Also, they can’t put their name on it.
Great ideas and we’ve certainly tried to engage with alumni associations in some of the bigger cities with Cyclone representation. Unfortunately we’ve gotten some push back from a few of those groups that aren’t supportive of NIL. But hopefully the tide has turned some and people are more receptive now. Will reach out again.