Yet Another Boneheaded Move by the Iowa AD

[JP4CY]

You know for certain that they were not bringing anyone from the boys and girls clubs?

Would Gary Barta ever deceive anyone about tickets?

 

[NWICY]

Saw this just got posted in the Iowa Hoops thread but felt it deserved its own. If Pollard ever did this I would be disappointed.

@WooBadger18 @CloneLawman can the sue UofI for the bus fare? I hope some lawyer over in Illinois takes this case pro bono.

 

[SolterraCyclone]

I know for certain the Boys and Girls Club will be in attendance now thanks to Gary Barta

There was no reason to punish the poor Boys and Girls Club of Cedar Rapids in response to this

 

[JP4CY]

The Illinois one? Youre positive no one from Illinois one was coming.

Plus donated =/= positive of attendance.

 

[Cyforce]

Hopefully the charter bus company will step up and allow them to credit the guaranteed money loss towards an alternate destination.

Expecting something from the **** show is too much to ask.

 

[JP4CY]

@Shawker this your handle? You were in this thread and this handle was posting at the same time.
https://mobile.twitter.com/UpdatesHawk

 

[BCClone]

Plus donated =/= positive of attendance.

Or it’s not staff mostly that gets the tickets.

If Barta wanted to make a statement, he could have donated them to the B&Gs club in Illinois and pushed the Krush to donate their buses so they can get there. Instead he can’t even get out of his own way on a simple LARGE pr chance and chance to shove it royally to the krush.

 

[CyJack13]

So in summary, Barta:
1. Found out the loser Illinois fans lied about being a charity to get cheap tickets
2. Cancelled their fraudulent tickets, keeping them out of Carver this weekend
3. Baited them into making a public statement about it
4. Immediately showed the receipts AND helped out a REAL Iowa charity instead

Barta sucks, but pulled off a masterclass tonight

Why does 1 matter? Why shouldn’t everyone have a right to buy tickets at the same price?

 

[ForbinsAscynt]

They should still make the trip, scalp some ticket or take over a bar downtown.

 

[Shawker]

@Shawker this your handle? You were in this thread and this handle was posting at the same time.
https://mobile.twitter.com/UpdatesHawk

I don't Twitter just FB. I hate social media for the most part.

 

[NWICY]

how is this any different than the guy who went on social media from Texas Tech to buy up all the available tickets to the away game at Texas last year? Longhorns didn't care.

This is quite pathetic.

The longhorn fans were mad but at least they were smart enough to realize it was their own fault. That's why they built that little tiny gym they are using this yr.

 

[JP4CY]

I don't Twitter just FB. I hate social media for the most part.

Weird. You both have the same "profile photo" and are both checking this out story at the same time.

 

[CyJack13]

I wonder how poor Patrick Mac will handle this situation? This added stress may be too much for his fragile self to take.

 

[grimace]

I know for certain the Boys and Girls Club will be in attendance now thanks to Gary Barta

Do you think the iowa city cops will charge barta for child abuse for making the boys and girls watch the dumpster fire that is iowa basketball? Especially if coach beaker blows his top at the refs and gets yet another T?

 

[Cyforce]

I’ve bought tickets through other ADs for away games. Not sure what the problem is.

200???

 

[Shawker]

Weird. You both have the same "profile photo" and are both checking this out story at the same time.

I grabbed my photo off Google images ages ago. I'd imagine many have done the same. I hadn't even heard about this story until browsing this site.

 

[Clonefan420]

Most Big 10 schools have taken action to stop it. Iowa hasn't for whatever reason. Look at the Krush's Wikipedia page. Here is a story about it:. https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/wisch-my-orange-krush-adventure-to-evanston/

I agree it is crappy on Iowa's part to cancel it just now.

Read part of the article, just can’t get passed the part that they let “State Farm interns” buy 150 tickets. A company isn’t giving that responsibility to interns lol

 

[dahliaclone]

I wonder how poor Patrick Mac will handle this situation? This added stress may be too much for his fragile self to take.

Are you serious? Making fun of someone's mental health issues is deplorable.

 

[JP4CY]

Are you serious? Making fun of someone's mental health issues is deplorable.

CyJack sucks

 

[BCClone]

Checked the Iowa AD ticket site. Tickets available for all games but the Illinois one. Iowa sells tickets for $20 per seat (kids are cheaper) and even a 6 month old requires a seat to be purchased. Iowa isn’t selling BB tickets very well.