Stay home next year

[STLhawkeye20]

We can complain about the team's performance. We can complain about the coaching philosophy. We can complain about coordinators, in-game decisions that are made, and the passion and excitement exhibited by the players.

They are all valid complaints.

But we have to stay home. Until it makes financial sense for Barta to blow everything up, he won't do it. In other words, until the fans band together and threaten to cost the program one more cent than Ferentz' buyout price, he will be the coach and nothing will change.

Empty seats speak volumes.

The seats at Kinnick should be empty. Why would anybody choose to spend their hard earned money and valuable free time on a Saturday afternoon watching this terrible team? I don't get it. We are terrible, and giving our fans no reason to support the team. It would be different if the players and coaching staff were putting up a fight, but they're not. Many of my friends drive a total of 4 hours on Saturdays from the Des Moines area to Iowa City. Why? It's a better experience watching at at home anyway.

Yet the stands are filled to the brim every year. The team might be an exhibit of mediocrity, but when Barta sits in his office and looks at the revenue, the team is doing great.

Stay home. Stop buying apparel. Tell your friends and family to do the same.

 

[JustHawks]

We can complain about the team's performance. We can complain about the coaching philosophy. We can complain about coordinators, in-game decisions that are made, and the passion and excitement exhibited by the players.

They are all valid complaints.

But we have to stay home. Until it makes financial sense for Barta to blow everything up, he won't do it. In other words, until the fans band together and threaten to cost the program one more cent than Ferentz' buyout price, he will be the coach and nothing will change.

Empty seats speak volumes.

The seats at Kinnick should be empty. Why would anybody choose to spend their hard earned money and valuable free time on a Saturday afternoon watching this terrible team? I don't get it. We are terrible, and giving our fans no reason to support the team. It would be different if the players and coaching staff were putting up a fight, but they're not. Many of my friends drive a total of 4 hours on Saturdays from the Des Moines area to Iowa City. Why? It's a better experience watching at at home anyway.

Yet the stands are filled to the brim every year. The team might be an exhibit of mediocrity, but when Barta sits in his office and looks at the revenue, the team is doing great.

Stay home. Stop buying apparel. Tell your friends and family to do the same.

If you are an Iowa fan, how can you not spend your hard earned money to watch (and support) the Hawkeyes? It is a shame if they do not adequately entertain you, but that is not what being a fan is about.

 

[STLhawkeye20]

If you are an Iowa fan, how can you not spend your hard earned money to watch (and support) the Hawkeyes? It is a shame if they do not adequately entertain you, but that is not what being a fan is about.

According to your definition. Not mine.

 

[IlpYGwoeBk]

I'll be honest, I realized that I made plans for next weekend during the Iowa game and I won't be changing them. It would have been interesting to closely watch an entire Michigan game to get an idea of just how good they are, but I won't regret seeing Iowa get their ass kicked.

 

[Caddy]

If you are an Iowa fan, how can you not spend your hard earned money to watch (and support) the Hawkeyes? It is a shame if they do not adequately entertain you, but that is not what being a fan is about.

Iowa football and entertaining should never be in the same sentence.

 

[tksirius]

If you are an Iowa fan, how can you not spend your hard earned money to watch (and support) the Hawkeyes? It is a shame if they do not adequately entertain you, but that is not what being a fan is about.

That was dumb.

 

[STILLBUSTER]

If you are an Iowa fan, how can you not spend your hard earned money to watch (and support) the Hawkeyes? It is a shame if they do not adequately entertain you, but that is not what being a fan is about.

Geez, I'm a born-n-bred Iowan, proud U of IA alum, and lifelong Hawkeye fan. Being a fan means you want them to win every game, nothing more, nothing less. It does NOT require you to lemming over your money in the cult-like obligation you describe. That's weird.

 

[deanvogs]

We can complain about the team's performance. We can complain about the coaching philosophy. We can complain about coordinators, in-game decisions that are made, and the passion and excitement exhibited by the players.

They are all valid complaints.

But we have to stay home. Until it makes financial sense for Barta to blow everything up, he won't do it. In other words, until the fans band together and threaten to cost the program one more cent than Ferentz' buyout price, he will be the coach and nothing will change.

Empty seats speak volumes.

The seats at Kinnick should be empty. Why would anybody choose to spend their hard earned money and valuable free time on a Saturday afternoon watching this terrible team? I don't get it. We are terrible, and giving our fans no reason to support the team. It would be different if the players and coaching staff were putting up a fight, but they're not. Many of my friends drive a total of 4 hours on Saturdays from the Des Moines area to Iowa City. Why? It's a better experience watching at at home anyway.

Yet the stands are filled to the brim every year. The team might be an exhibit of mediocrity, but when Barta sits in his office and looks at the revenue, the team is doing great.

Stay home. Stop buying apparel. Tell your friends and family to do the same.

There will be about 60,000+ Hawkeye fans this weekend that disagree with what you are saying. There will be 60,000+ Hawkeye fans that will continue to spend their money the way the want, and not the way you want or think they should. Plus you are gonna have hundreds of thousands more who continue to support the Hawks through TV monies. You do realize that by watching them on TV you are pouring money into the Hawkeye coffers as well, right? If you don't want to be a hypocrite like KF, then you need to turn off the TV and not watch another game, as this is giving money to Iowa and Barta will never need to make a change as the money is still pouring in.

 

[hawkeyes87]

It would have been interesting to closely watch an entire Michigan game to get an idea of just how good they are

Blowing out Iowa, even looking clearly on another level athletically and schematically, doesn't prove anything about Michigan.

 

[IlpYGwoeBk]

Blowing out Iowa, even looking clearly on another level athletically and schematically, doesn't prove anything about Michigan.

Okay?

 

[Sooby]

Gary Barta probably wanted to keep Todd Lickliter another season, but
empty seats was the ONLY REASON Todd Lickliter (and Little Lick) were sent packing.

 

[Joshbrown]

Gary Barta probably wanted to keep Todd Lickliter another season, but
empty seats was the ONLY REASON Todd Lickliter (and Little Lick) were sent packing.

Gatens is a hero in my mind. His family finally had enough. That's why I'll always like CJB. His family would've gone public as well.

Read this article fellow Hawkeye fans. Does it remind you of anyone?????
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/st...iowas-basketball-program-in-shambles/4638875/