Concession Bribe from Barta is a Joke

my initial response was the same, but after reading Jennings' response (nice he gave a substantive response), I'm cool with what they did. they are trying. just, please, no more red and white pom poms for the Wisconsin (or Nebraska) game next time they're in town.
 
homes said:
my initial response was the same, but after reading Jennings' response (nice he gave a substantive response), I'm cool with what they did. they are trying. just, please, no more red and white pom poms for the Wisconsin (or Nebraska) game next time they're in town.
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I disagree that they are trying. Sure, you can look out amongst the unwashed masses of Iowa fans and think "hmm, a free tenderloin and a bottle of high fructose corn syrup will appease these folks." Actual trying would have involved things like not letting Ferentz hire Greg Davis. Or perhaps not taking away my seats in the reseating.
 
okeefe4prez said:
I disagree that they are trying. Sure, you can look out amongst the unwashed masses of Iowa fans and think "hmm, a free tenderloin and a bottle of high fructose corn syrup will appease these folks." Actual trying would have involved things like not letting Ferentz hire Greg Davis. Or perhaps not taking away my seats in the reseating.
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For a program that for years had to do nothing to get people in the seats, this is a start. it's not a surprise they aren't great at it, yet, because they haven't ever had to even try, let alone, do. i'll give them a pass on this. baby steps. they were still living in a bubble at the time of the greg davis hire, like a bloated bureaucracy (oops, is that wading into politics?).
 
keosahawkeye said:
So would you rather live in a place where the local kids go to school or one where they don't?

Would you rather spend your time in a Kinnick environment with fans who are focused on the game and cheering or with lards who spend a quarter waiting in concession lines to get a slice of pizza and a pop?

This was a dumb promo. If your decision to renew tickets was influenced by $70 worth of overpriced food chances are high you're not gonna be around next year anyway.
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The promo wasn't dumb, people are dumb. I mean a dude with a family of 5 gets off Scott free 99% of the time, but then whines when he doesn't get $70 a pop? His country club dues are the same as mine and he got 5 people going, you think he is gonna offer up an extra $1,000 bucks a month cause he is getting by cheaper than a single person? Same goes for property taxes, income taxes, and on and on and on. I mean suck it up for God's sake, and just take your free $70 and quit whining like you "deserve" more.

That is how I would have responded to his email.

Oh, and I got no problem with kids going to school. How about I pay for mine, and you pay for yours? If Kathy with 90 cats doesn't have kids, I don't expect her to pay for my kids education.
 
Take $70 off our ticket purchase, then you'd have something.
Or at least give the vouchers for each ticket purchased.

This is cheap, and, has minimal exposure for the coffers.
There will be no change given, so, if you want to maximize your $10, you'll have to spend 10.01.
And once the game is done, the voucher is void.

How about a voucher speed line?

So, OK, it's something. But so was the dollar hotdog nights at CHA when Lick was driving the fans away. This smacks of that.
 
If they truly want to put fans back into the seats start by lowering the ticket price. I feel $50 for Big 10 games and $30-$40 for preseason games would be more in line for our program for season ticket holders. Single game tickets could be higher like the IaSt game should be a $90 ticket for them to buy.Then they can keep their concession coupon.
 
GrandpaHawk said:
If they truly want to put fans back into the seats start by lowering the ticket price. I feel $50 for Big 10 games and $30-$40 for preseason games would be more in line for our program for season ticket holders. Single game tickets could be higher like the IaSt game should be a $90 ticket for them to buy.Then they can keep their concession coupon.
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In all reality, all they have to do is win more games. That's it.
 
My big issue with the $70 in free concessions is that the food at Kinnick is absolute dog food. What do you want...a crappy slice of pizza or a bag of doritos with taco meat, lettuce and salsa stuffed in it? The food sucks, but at least this year you get vouchers to make it cheaper? That makes sense? How about instead of adding more tv screens to shove more advertisements in our faces they actual upgrade their concessions?

The biggest downfall of college football attendance is the lack of respect for the fan. Bleacher seats that stuff you in like sardines, long bathroom lines, crappy concession stands, no alcohol...these are things of the distant past. With large HDTV's in every house, the better experience is starting to become staying at home. For some reason the colleges refuse to get with the times...probably because they're making so much on tv revenue they don't give a sh*t.
 
mopkins said:
My big issue with the $70 in free concessions is that the food at Kinnick is absolute dog food. What do you want...a crappy slice of pizza or a bag of doritos with taco meat, lettuce and salsa stuffed in it? The food sucks, but at least this year you get vouchers to make it cheaper? That makes sense? How about instead of adding more tv screens to shove more advertisements in our faces they actual upgrade their concessions?

The biggest downfall of college football attendance is the lack of respect for the fan. Bleacher seats that stuff you in like sardines, long bathroom lines, crappy concession stands, no alcohol...these are things of the distant past. With large HDTV's in every house, the better experience is starting to become staying at home. For some reason the colleges refuse to get with the times...probably because they're making so much on tv revenue they don't give a sh*t.
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LOL you ***** about the upgrades at Kinnick, and then ***** about the concessions. Then you ***** that there should be upgrades done at Kinnick. God, when people are upset with a product they will ***** about anything they can think of.
 
homes said:
my initial response was the same, but after reading Jennings' response (nice he gave a substantive response), I'm cool with what they did. they are trying. just, please, no more red and white pom poms for the Wisconsin (or Nebraska) game next time they're in town.
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They are trying. Their lives would become a lot easier if Iowa started taking care of business between the lines.
 
mopkins said:
My big issue with the $70 in free concessions is that the food at Kinnick is absolute dog food. What do you want...a crappy slice of pizza or a bag of doritos with taco meat, lettuce and salsa stuffed in it? The food sucks, but at least this year you get vouchers to make it cheaper? That makes sense? How about instead of adding more tv screens to shove more advertisements in our faces they actual upgrade their concessions?

The biggest downfall of college football attendance is the lack of respect for the fan. Bleacher seats that stuff you in like sardines, long bathroom lines, crappy concession stands, no alcohol...these are things of the distant past. With large HDTV's in every house, the better experience is starting to become staying at home. For some reason the colleges refuse to get with the times...probably because they're making so much on tv revenue they don't give a sh*t.
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Youre going to the wrong stand. Hit up one of the Johnsonville tents in the corners, foot long brats. Boy do those hit the spot after a morning of boozing
 
AdamHawk said:
LOL you ***** about the upgrades at Kinnick, and then ***** about the concessions. Then you ***** that there should be upgrades done at Kinnick. God, when people are upset with a product they will ***** about anything they can think of.
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I didnt ***** about the upgrades...they're upgrading the wrong things. Minnesota has had absolutely no issues selling booze during games, and their stadium is right on campus. They also have actual bucket seats along with bleacher seats in the cheaper sections.

My point, which you clearly missed, is that they're upgrading the screens so that they can shove more advertisements in our face, meanwhile ignoring the reason people aren't coming to the games in the first place
 
mopkins said:
I didnt ***** about the upgrades...they're upgrading the wrong things. Minnesota has had absolutely no issues selling booze during games, and their stadium is right on campus. They also have actual bucket seats along with bleacher seats in the cheaper sections.

My point, which you clearly missed, is that they're upgrading the screens so that they can shove more advertisements in our face, meanwhile ignoring the reason people aren't coming to the games in the first place
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You realize Kinnick is 80 years older than TCF Bank right? Replacing the bleacher seating isn't as easy as you think. Also, you don't think better sound and video screens improves the game experience? I personally think it's much better. But I don't ***** about much so what do I know?
 
I'm not a season ticket holder so no real skin in the game but when I heard about the $70, I certainly assumed it was per ticket.

As others stated, I also did like the response.
 
is there a secondary market in GarBar paper? I'd prefer to sell at a discount and get good food (and cheaper) out on Melrose.
 
I have to admit. I only buy a drink from the concessions so I can put my rum into something. I usually get filled up on food etc. tailgating. Maybe I'm doing something wrong, aside from the morals of sneaking booze into a football game.
 
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