If Iowa fans are gonna talk the talk, you'd better walk the walk
Bummer guys. All I have heard is that Iowa fans traveled like nobody's business. On the Other hand, Boise State has sold over 17,000 tickets and will more than likely sell their 19,000 in the next few days. Welcome to being excited about your team.
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You are aware that there are OTHER sources of tickets aside from the university allotment, right?
And — SHOCK — they frequently have better seats available than what’s available from the university?
So you're saying...
no Boise State or Ohio State fans are buying from other outlets? Only Iowa fans are smart enough not to buy tickets directly from the school.
Thanks for putting words in my mouth, you fucking retard.
And learn how to use the “reply” function.
I said nothing of the sort. You implied that Iowa fans weren’t traveling to the game that well. I noted that there are more tickets available than just the ones available through the university and assumed that you could make the logical conclusion that many Iowa fans are buying those tickets. Perhaps I overestimated you: MANY (as in more than a few) ARE BUYING (as in exchanging currency for a product) TICKETS (as in what you need to gain admission to the game) TO THE ORANGE BOWL (as in the big game in Miami that we’re going to) FROM OTHER SOURCES (as in third-party ticket vendors).
There will be no shortage of Iowa fans at the Orange Bowl. Since the university has routinely been getting ticket allotments from bowl games in crappy locations, Iowa fans have learned to take advantage of other sources. You get savvy to things like that when you routinely go to better bowls than the Some Fucking Bank Poinsettia Bowl or the Third-Rate Sponsor Hometown Bowl you guys have in your backyard.
You know...
You know Boise State is not BYU right? No Mormon affiliation and not even in Utah… are you just an idiot or are you so witty that you’re over my head on this one?
And you do know
That Idaho has the second largest LDS population both in absolute and relative terms, right? Add that to your state’s proud militia heritage and I’m sure that there are some fundamentalist Mormons in the mountains with multiple wives.
by BHGPprovidesLaughs on Dec 15, 2009 5:19 PM CST up reply actions
Actually.
I live in eastern Idaho and I know of a specific family who owns a pizza franchise who is polygamist. Interestingly enough, he’s not LDS.
So, where were you going with all of this?
"You know where i'm from, a little suspicion about one's true identity and motives is considered good manners."
-- Nale
Ha
That is hilarious. By the way, what was going on between 1880 and 1900, did the corpse of Brigham Young rise from the grave and go on a rampage?
by The Nihilist on Dec 14, 2009 7:36 PM CST up reply actions
I'm not saying. I'm just saying.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&tbo=p&tbs=tl:1&q=polygamy+in+iowa&aq=f&oq=&aqi=
Boise fans can search Google, too.
"You know where i'm from, a little suspicion about one's true identity and motives is considered good manners."
-- Nale
AAAAAAHHHHHH
Zombie Brigham Young has arisen and moved to Iowa!!!!
by The Nihilist on Dec 15, 2009 8:24 PM CST up reply actions
Uh, yeah, the spiked period there...
….well, let’s just say we have a street in Iowa City called Mormon Trek Blvd.
That is because the Mormons "trek"ed through Iowa on their way from Illinois to Idaho/Utah (really, what’s the difference?).
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Dec 16, 2009 1:24 AM CST up reply actions
Go Council Bluffs/Caldwell's camp!
Thanks for the shelter for that trek.
"You know where i'm from, a little suspicion about one's true identity and motives is considered good manners."
-- Nale
Somebody hand OPS the banhammer.
Dude, are you 12 years old?
Are you up to 29 concussions?
Do you live under a bridge (cause you’re a troll)?
Come back never when you grow some hair on your genitals (don’t worry, you won’t have to tell us about how scared you were when you noticed).
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Dec 16, 2009 1:41 AM CST up reply actions
12 years old, hmm.
Talk about great comebacks.
"You know where i'm from, a little suspicion about one's true identity and motives is considered good manners."
-- Nale
Why are you here?
No seriously, why? Iowa’s not your opponent in the bowl game; you didn’t get denied a BCS bowl game berth because of Iowa; Boise has no history with Iowa. So again, WHY ARE YOU HERE?
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Like my favorite team...
…I play down to my competition.
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Dec 17, 2009 11:41 AM CST up reply actions
I gotta agree with the bronco
color me disappointed. And his point stands, I don’t buy the argument that Iowa buys from other sources at a higher rate then Boise State… especially since they have been to the Fiesta bowl more recently than Iowa has been to the Orange.
The truth is, just as our traveling to the orange bowl in 2003 won us this trip to the Orange bowl, our showing this year may well cost us a trip in the future, if it is ever close.
That said, I bought 3 tickets to the OB and I didn’t do it through the Hawkeye Sports site…
Well...
color me disappointed. And his point stands, I don’t buy the argument that Iowa buys from other sources at a higher rate then Boise State… especially since they have been to the Fiesta bowl more recently than Iowa has been to the Orange.
That isn’t what I’m saying, though. He’s using one point of data — ticket sales from the university — to make his point, which is stupid. There are other points of data to consider, particularly when there’s considerable anecdotal evidence behind the “Iowa fans are buying tickets from other sources” notion.
I think it’s a little surprising that the tickets aren’t moving more briskly from the university, but it’s not completely illogical, either. The Tuesday date is evidently a deal-breaker for a lot of people, virtually all of the buzz was for the Fiesta Bowl (until very, very late) and Iowa had reportedly pre-sold 175000 tickets to the Fiesta and lots of Iowa fans had (foolishly, as it turned out) made plans to attend that bowl, and while BCS bowls are nothing at all to sniff at, this is the 7th trip to Florida in the last 9 years. It’s unrealistic to not expect at least some Florida fatigue among the fanbase. And, no offense to Georgia Tech, but they aren’t (yet) the sort of marquee program that really juices excitement. I strongly suspect that if Iowa was playing someone like Florida the excitement would be much higher.
Will Iowa sell out its allotment? Yes — it’s not like they’ve barely sold half of it. Will there be many more fans there that bought other tickets? Unquestionably. Is there still going to be a very sizable contingent of Iowa fans there? Yes, absolutely. Is the Boise State fan trolling? Without a doubt.
I think a big part of this that people are overlooking
(as has been stated elsewhere) that a lot of people are not buying tickets because of the date of the game (January 5th) as most people would be willing to take the New Year’s Eve vacation in Miami, but taking time off during the week and traveling is just too much for most Hawk fans in today’s economy. When they can watch the game, for free, on television, blowing a huge wad of cash doesn’t seem like a great idea. IIRC, the Orange Bowl is traditionally a January 1st or 2nd game, which is not possible due to the NFL on Sunday and Monday. That said, the TCU/BSU game IS on a Monday and they are selling well.
Make no mistake, the Hawks will have over 20,000 fans in attendance, but most of those will be walk-up or scalper purchases, but the reputation of Iowa fans will most likely take a hit with this one.
For what it's worth...
Iowa had sold its allotment of Fiesta Bowl tickets (17,500) before the announcement.
The OB sales are a bit disappointing, but there are any numbers of other factors. Comparing Boise’s Fiesta sales to Iowa’s Orange Bowl sales, however, is stupid.
I got more rhymes than Wade Lookingbill's got dunks
They're expecting 30,000 Iowa fans
In other words, the capacity of your stadium (which you didn’t even fill for most games this year).
Go buy more worthless “stock” in your team and enjoy your half-full Fiesta Bowl.
Before you respond, let me remind you: Brian Cook called me smug, which makes me the Obama of smugness. I'm basically Smugbama.
Actually
every game was sold out and this was another consecutive record setting season for attendance at Bronco Stadium. The AD and President actually want to expand it within the next couple years.
"Gandhi didn't take a knee, Martin Luther King didn't take a knee, Thomas Edison didn't take a knee, and I sure as hell am not going to take a knee." - Dan Hawkins
If you take out 1500 seats, sure
Your stadium seats 33,500. You averaged 32,600. You claim your stadium seats only 32,000, which allows you “sellouts.” And, even if you sell the place out, congrats on finding 32,600 fans. You’re officially Northwestern.
Before you respond, let me remind you: Brian Cook called me smug, which makes me the Obama of smugness. I'm basically Smugbama.
by Patrick Vint on Dec 15, 2009 2:15 PM CST up reply actions
Apples to Oranges.
You see, you can knock us for our community size, stadium size, attendance, etc. But it really doesn’t do any good.
The point being made it, YOU’RE expected to bring big money into this game. Boise is not. Boise/TCU is only because of a good match-up. But Iowa? Would you even be offered a 2nd invite over the PAC-10 if it wasn’t for the fan/market following? I doubt not.
"You know where i'm from, a little suspicion about one's true identity and motives is considered good manners."
-- Nale
What really doesn't do any good
is you douchenozzles coming in here and trying to make us feel unwanted. Just because your sham of playing teams that couldn’t stop a Red Flyer wagon with a broken axle is recognized by everyone and disallows you from playing in championships doesn’t give you the right to try to make everyone else feel like shit.
/O'keefe'd
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Dec 15, 2009 3:11 PM CST up reply actions
Your interpretation.
If you feel we’re trying to belittle you, nothing I can do about that.
My feeling is that you don’t know how to handle message board stress, and are a frequenter to the ESPN forums, too.
"You know where i'm from, a little suspicion about one's true identity and motives is considered good manners."
-- Nale
Wrong again, dumbass.
My feeling is that you should just wrap it up, and GTFO.
/O'keefe'd
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Dec 16, 2009 2:48 PM CST up reply actions
Would you even be offered a 2nd invite over the PAC-10 if it wasn’t for the fan/market following? I doubt not.
OMG MONEY MATTERS IN BOWL GAMES? Thanks for pointing that out.
Why don’t you just go back to being happy that the Pac 10 was riddled with parity and the Big 12 decided to be terrible this year — that’s the only reason you’re in a BCS game this year.
Correct, apples to oranges
I can knock you for community size, stadium size, attendance, etc. because they all coincide with a minor program in a minor conference, which is what Boise is and always will be. I appreciate the fact that you seem to understand this. The next step is to accept the fact that, given that status, you simply haven’t done enough to deserve some glorification. The gnashing of teeth at OBNUG would be cute if it weren’t so serious. You’re lucky to be curbstomped by TCU, because it will allow you to continue your “elite program” fantasy.
And we have brought big money to the Orange Bowl in the past, and we will again. We’ll bring twice as many as our opponent, by all estimates, and we sold more tickets to the Fiesta Bowl – where we aren’t even playing – than Boise has to date. We’ll take at least 30k to Miami. You’ll be lucky to find 2/3 of that to go to Glendale.
Also, to repeat: There was not another Pac-10 team eligible for the BCS. So, yeah, we would have gotten a second invite even if we brought a pathetic contingent of fans like, say, Boise State.
Before you respond, let me remind you: Brian Cook called me smug, which makes me the Obama of smugness. I'm basically Smugbama.
by Patrick Vint on Dec 15, 2009 3:26 PM CST up reply actions
The gnashing of teeth at OBNUG would be cute if it weren’t so serious.
I’d be extremely impressed if you found any hint of that at OBNUG. Your trolling in our neck of the woods has done nothing to anyone but you. Do you really need that much self-generated-confidence?
"You know where i'm from, a little suspicion about one's true identity and motives is considered good manners."
-- Nale
It takes a lot of balls...
…to complain about the decor in someone else’s house while you’re shitting on their carpet.
Again.
I got more rhymes than Wade Lookingbill's got dunks
by Adam Jacobi on Dec 17, 2009 12:46 PM CST up reply actions
Considering that...
The PAC-10 didn’t have any teams ranked high enough in the final BCS standings to be eligible for a BCS bowl. Yes, I do suspect that we would have been selected over them.
by BHGPprovidesLaughs on Dec 15, 2009 5:24 PM CST up reply actions
Correct you are.
And I respect that. That said, I’m happy Iowa was selected over Penn State. That says something about the bowl administration. Penn State has a larger fan base/market pull and you most definitely deserved it over them.
"You know where i'm from, a little suspicion about one's true identity and motives is considered good manners."
-- Nale
Look, when you whiney little bitches were all crying about being put at the BCS Kiddie Table...
…I was the one who went to your blog and recommended that you start making the “the Fiesta really liked this matchup and now think of us as ‘big time’”argument. However, it’s a bit ludicrous to try to make my argument back to me.
“Boise/TCU is only because of a good match-up.”
Horseshit… no soup respect for you. The BCS told you to take your money and go home. I would suggest you do the same.
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Dec 17, 2009 11:53 AM CST up reply actions
You "doubt not"?
You’re a winner.
I got more rhymes than Wade Lookingbill's got dunks
by Adam Jacobi on Dec 17, 2009 12:27 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah,
I bought 4 tickets elsewhere as well and got way better seats then what was offered through the university!
"The possibility of physical and mental collapse is now very real. No sympathy for the Devil, keep that in mind. Buy the ticket, take the ride." HST
Perhaps you've never heard of someone being in dire straights economically?
Or Idaho just sucks that much that the population takes any chance it can to GTFO, even if it means spending a rather large sum of money they may not have to watch a team who no one cares about.
Seriously, you Boise bloggers are the scum of the earth.
/O'keefe'd
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Dec 15, 2009 10:39 AM CST reply actions
Hold on meow
Seriously, you Boise bloggers are the scum of the earth.
Obnug (BSU blog) is pretty clean and insightful compared to this and most blogs.
And there’s genuine wit and humor over there, rather than constant youtube video, lame edited-pictures and tasteless writing. Its kind of a sorry, pissed off crowd over here compared to cheerful BSU fans.
Guess thats the difference between the West and Midwest/East.
"Gandhi didn't take a knee, Martin Luther King didn't take a knee, Thomas Edison didn't take a knee, and I sure as hell am not going to take a knee." - Dan Hawkins
MY INTERNETS ARE BETTER THAN YOUR INTERNETS!!!!!
Yep, and only the “cool” kids hang out at the Boise State site, while everyone here is a 40 year-old, friendless, mom’s-basement-dweller virgin, LOLZ PWNED!!!!!
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Yeah, you’re oh so cheerful. If you’re not giving butt love to Kellen Moore or complaining about how you always get snubbed year in year out, you’re creating threads like that, making a joke out of towns getting demolished by natural disasters.
Goddamn, all those destroyed homes and broken hearts are so fucking funny.
/O'keefe'd
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Dec 15, 2009 1:01 PM CST up reply actions
Why are you here?
Do you not have somewhere else to exercise your Napoleon complex? We’re not playing your cute little gimmick team. You’re not worthy of the spot you got, so enjoy it with the rest of your backwoods inbred jerkoff fans at your blog. We have actual football to discuss.
Before you respond, let me remind you: Brian Cook called me smug, which makes me the Obama of smugness. I'm basically Smugbama.
by Patrick Vint on Dec 15, 2009 2:18 PM CST up reply actions
but here's the thing...
you are the scum of the earth. Sorry to burst your moronic bubble.
Hameed
Finloopio and Loque:
Which one of you is riding shotgun? And is that Boise State holding one of you down?
by Twin Cities Hawk on Dec 15, 2009 1:17 PM CST reply actions
Thank God for that thing's tail
I mean, you know, unless…you know. NTTAWWT.
"Andrew Jones....SEND IT IN, BIG FELLA!" - Bill Raftery, 4/2/09
by ReadingRambler on Dec 15, 2009 5:55 PM CST up reply actions
Like I wrote before
nothing but lame pictures and tasteless humor.
You’re almost as indecent as the South over here.
You just need a hug Hawkeye fans, you’ll get it one day.
"Gandhi didn't take a knee, Martin Luther King didn't take a knee, Thomas Edison didn't take a knee, and I sure as hell am not going to take a knee." - Dan Hawkins
Not
want I wanted to see!
"The possibility of physical and mental collapse is now very real. No sympathy for the Devil, keep that in mind. Buy the ticket, take the ride." HST
Someone hand OPS the banhammer.
Dude, are you 12 years old?
Are you up to 29 concussions?
Do you live under a bridge (cause you’re a troll)?
Come back never when you grow some hair on your genitals (don’t worry, you won’t have to tell us about how scared you were when you noticed).
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Dec 16, 2009 1:42 AM CST reply actions
Actually...
…this is meant (pretty much) for all of the Boise children we have running around the adult table. We are talking, go watch cartoons.
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Dec 16, 2009 1:44 AM CST up reply actions
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