Over 10,000 NIT tix sold in 4 hours

[JonDMiller]

Per Iowa Sports Info to ICPC

FYI, Iowa sold 13,190 for their NIT home game v Dayton last year, which I think was the most attended game during the entire tourney...the Oregon at Iowa game drew under 9K. Here is a LINK to some of the games from the same night Iowa hosted Dayton a year ago

10K NIT crowd is gonna be a loud, loud group. I bet they push 12k. Should be a crazy environment.

 

[ssckelley]

I think the tickets are getting tight, I just tried getting 2 together and I had to search multiple rows (although they ended up together).

My wife said no though.

 

[1hawkeye1]

My wife said no though.

Same as mine. Every damned night too.

 

[jozzer]

She probably just realized you were from south sioux city.

 

[HawkeyeShane]

I think the tickets are getting tight, I just tried getting 2 together and I had to search multiple rows (although they ended up together).

My wife said no though.

Maybe you shouldn't have told her that you were taking a date!?!? Just my theory...

 

[ssckelley]

Maybe you shouldn't have told her that you were taking a date!?!? Just my theory...

No, it was the whole "having to get up at 4:30 for work" thing. It is to late to take my school aged kids (would not get home until 11) and I'd rather not go alone.

 

[Rlesterfan]

Per Iowa Sports Info to ICPC

FYI, Iowa sold 13,190 for their NIT home game v Dayton last year, which I think was the most attended game during the entire tourney...the Oregon at Iowa game drew under 9K. Here is a LINK to some of the games from the same night Iowa hosted Dayton a year ago

10K NIT crowd is gonna be a loud, loud group. I bet they push 12k. Should be a crazy environment.

Jon, off topic, but I really think you should write an article about the new difficulties of scheduling for power conferences coaches. So much weight is being put on road wins for the NCAA and the RPI in the last few years, yet power conferences have to schedule mostly home games because of revenue. Furthermore, road games in power conferences are much tougher because of larger and louder crowds in conference. I think it is a major disadvantage for medium programs in power conferences that land on the bubble.

 

[SpecialKHawk]

Jon, off topic, but I really think you should write an article about the new difficulties of scheduling for power conferences coaches. So much weight is being put on road wins for the NCAA and the RPI in the last few years, yet power conferences have to schedule mostly home games because of revenue. Furthermore, road games in power conferences are much tougher because of larger and louder crowds in conference. I think it is a major disadvantage for medium programs in power conferences that land on the bubble.

+ 1

 

[CAARHawk]

No, it was the whole "having to get up at 4:30 for work" thing. It is to late to take my school aged kids (would not get home until 11) and I'd rather not go alone.

Seriously, you think one day of grade school is that important? Do they even give grades at your kid's school? I know they don't in IC.

Took my third grade son to that classic triple OT playoff game between Memphis and OKC. Game got over after 1AM. One of our best memories.

 

[Iowahawkeye1982]

Good to hear, we got 8 tix through a season ticket holder. Should be a good time, I hope its rockin. last years crowd was fun and loud (helped that it was almost 80 degrees outside that day)

 

[uihawk82]

Jon, off topic, but I really think you should write an article about the new difficulties of scheduling for power conferences coaches. So much weight is being put on road wins for the NCAA and the RPI in the last few years, yet power conferences have to schedule mostly home games because of revenue. Furthermore, road games in power conferences are much tougher because of larger and louder crowds in conference. I think it is a major disadvantage for medium programs in power conferences that land on the bubble.

Plus as MTSU showed you dont even have to win your tough non-conf games, just schedule tough enough to have a strong SOS and lose a few to really high power teams like Florida and Duke, win most of the rest and you are in the dance.

It is so phony now.

 

[Hawkeye32]

Jon, off topic, but I really think you should write an article about the new difficulties of scheduling for power conferences coaches. So much weight is being put on road wins for the NCAA and the RPI in the last few years, yet power conferences have to schedule mostly home games because of revenue. Furthermore, road games in power conferences are much tougher because of larger and louder crowds in conference. I think it is a major disadvantage for medium programs in power conferences that land on the bubble.

Play home and homes with in state schools like UNI/drake. Not that hard

 

[Casey388]

Good to hear, we got 8 tix through a season ticket holder. Should be a good time, I hope its rockin. last years crowd was fun and loud (helped that it was almost 80 degrees outside that day)

Forgot about that. It was just a perfect day all around.

 

[BrueCrew3]

Per Iowa Sports Info to ICPC

FYI, Iowa sold 13,190 for their NIT home game v Dayton last year, which I think was the most attended game during the entire tourney...the Oregon at Iowa game drew under 9K. Here is a LINK to some of the games from the same night Iowa hosted Dayton a year ago

10K NIT crowd is gonna be a loud, loud group. I bet they push 12k. Should be a crazy environment.

Another reason we should have been at least a 2 seed.

GO HAWKS!!!

 

[LG210]

I think the tickets are getting tight, I just tried getting 2 together and I had to search multiple rows (although they ended up together).

My wife said no though.

$15 a piece too much?

 

[HawkinGoferLand]

^ I see what you did

 

[HawkPhin]

That's great and all but I've got a huge beef with the way the tickets were sold. I believe that season ticket holders have the right get the first crack but I don't agree with them having unlimited access to them and scalp them to make a profit. The reason why CHA was rocking for last year's game was because people who don't have the access to tickets on a regular basis were able to buy tickets. A friend of mine who is a season ticket holder agreed that not having the regular crowd there was able to pump life into CHA.

 

[hawkeye12345]

Play home and homes with in state schools like UNI/drake. Not that hard

Screw that. Play home and home games in areas where we could potentially make an impact in other areas. The Drake / UNI games are on neutral courts. That has to count for something. We play ISU home/away. That is good enough for the state of Iowa.

The best way to make an impact both within the state and nationally is to play some road games in areas where you might see opportunity and a potential national TV audience.

Play Vanderbilt in a home/away series. Big10 / SEC is going to be on TV.

Play St Louis in a home/away series. Its close enough that you will get Iowa fans to travel and in a market where we could potentially pick up some future recruits.

Play Butler. An opportunity to play in the state of Indiana? Come on, that's a no brainer.

Play Valpo or Green Bay.

Play a Mountain West team.

Play an SEC team or two.

Here is a quick and dirty way to set your schedule:

Footnote: There will likely be 7 to 9 games before winter break in any given season. The preseason tournament or neutral site games are generally around game 5 and 6 of the season.

1) Figure out which preseason tournament (if any) you are playing in.
2) Schedule 2 softies, at home, that will get your feet wet and a nice 2 - 0 start to the season.
3) Schedule the toughest home game you can for game #3. Hawkeyes should be 2-0 and the fans will be ready. It's a guaranteed sellout and on national TV (would BTN have the rights or could we squeeze some money out of ESPN? Don't know how the contracts work.) Students are not on Turkey day break yet.
4) Game 4 is a neutral site mid-major slot. This is typically during Turkey day holiday and attendance will be down anyway. You might as well go on the road and build SOS/RPI/BPI, etc.
5) If preseason tournament is next then play the 2-3 games in the tournament.
6) This slot is generally the Big10/ACC challenge (Game 7 of the season)
7) Schedule 3 home games in a row.
8) Iowa State game (home / away)
9) UNI / Drake game neutral site
10) Finish up with two games with the first of them on neutral site and the last being at home to get ready for B10 play. Again, students are going to be on fall break so a neutral site wouldn't be a bad idea. No need to schedule top notch opponents for these two spots because the rest of our schedule should be top 25 SOS without a doubt.

 

[hawkfan340]

Play home and homes with in state schools like UNI/drake. Not that hard

Drake/Uni is already a done deal with the Big 4 thing.

And you missed the point, which is big schools need home games and small schools need road games for the $$$$.

 

[Hawkeye11en1]

Screw that. Play home and home games in areas where we could potentially make an impact in other areas. The Drake / UNI games are on neutral courts. That has to count for something. We play ISU home/away. That is good enough for the state of Iowa.

The best way to make an impact both within the state and nationally is to play some road games in areas where you might see opportunity and a potential national TV audience.

Play Vanderbilt in a home/away series. Big10 / SEC is going to be on TV.

Play St Louis in a home/away series. Its close enough that you will get Iowa fans to travel and in a market where we could potentially pick up some future recruits.

Play Butler. An opportunity to play in the state of Indiana? Come on, that's a no brainer.

Play Valpo or Green Bay.

Play a Mountain West team.

Play an SEC team or two.

Here is a quick and dirty way to set your schedule:

Footnote: There will likely be 7 to 9 games before winter break in any given season. The preseason tournament or neutral site games are generally around game 5 and 6 of the season.

1) Figure out which preseason tournament (if any) you are playing in.
2) Schedule 2 softies, at home, that will get your feet wet and a nice 2 - 0 start to the season.
3) Schedule the toughest home game you can for game #3. Hawkeyes should be 2-0 and the fans will be ready. It's a guaranteed sellout and on national TV (would BTN have the rights or could we squeeze some money out of ESPN? Don't know how the contracts work.) Students are not on Turkey day break yet.
4) Game 4 is a neutral site mid-major slot. This is typically during Turkey day holiday and attendance will be down anyway. You might as well go on the road and build SOS/RPI/BPI, etc.
5) If preseason tournament is next then play the 2-3 games in the tournament.
6) This slot is generally the Big10/ACC challenge (Game 7 of the season)
7) Schedule 3 home games in a row.
8) Iowa State game (home / away)
9) UNI / Drake game neutral site
10) Finish up with two games with the first of them on neutral site and the last being at home to get ready for B10 play. Again, students are going to be on fall break so a neutral site wouldn't be a bad idea. No need to schedule top notch opponents for these two spots because the rest of our schedule should be top 25 SOS without a doubt.

Holy ****. No way anyone but you actually read that.