Thanks for all of your comments, I really didn't want to come off as being too negative, as a Gopher fan has come to expect many losses. I also am not the knee-jerk reactor after games. Quite honestly, it's so sad, but I don't feel phased after losses anymore...but I was phased at the thought of losing the few fans we have left.
The caption of that picture should read "Thank You, Joel Maturi". Reusse's collumn says pretty much the same thing, and it's going to be like that for years to come, unless they hire somebody BIG. I was not encouraged by some of Maturi's comments at the GLC Lunch on Friday. The bar is being lowered already.
I missed that, what did he say?
Nice of GL to take a break from creepily sniffing jocks and stalking high schoolers to talk about something different.
Why thank you for the back-handed compliment. I can see that we've never met.
Heartfelt post from GL. Thanks. Put into words what many of us feel. I hope people think more than twice about dropping their season tickets. I think I'd feel a little better if Macturi came out with a personal and public apology for this disaster. So far I've heard nothing from him except to say that we WILL have a top head coach. Fool us once shame on you, fool us twice shame on us. Keep the heat on, all of you and let's not give up now. We can get a program-saving coach but we can't do it on the cheap. I think at least Prez. B understands that.
Personally, I don't need an apology, I need change. I'm not a baseball fan in the least - but after going to two Twins games this year, I was like - they get it. Season ticket holders are appreciated, I was amazed that their season tickets are discounted, and that they have the benefits of the Metropolitan Club. We have the DQ club, why don't we open that up to season ticket holders. I know there are a lot more people, maybe have 1 or 2 games a season for certain sections, and let them check it out...oh, and the benefit there is - people will probably spend more money too! Renewal rates are going to be very bad if they don't do something. And unfortunately, even when I worked with hoops, he didn't listen. People always ask why I think Maturi is incompetent - because I've seen this stuff for years, and we'll never be winners with him as our AD.
Very good piece. I paid $20 for $65 seats and when I made my way to the stadium within 10 minutes prior to game time and saw all the tickets still for sale, I felt like I got ripped off. When I walked out after the 3rd quarter, I knew I'd been had.
I still might go on Nov. 27th thinking Hawkeye fans could be worth the price of admission.
Funny - one of the guys next to me paid $20 for tickets, and felt ripped off too...how ripped off do all of us feel for paying $60+???
I won't go to the Iowa game. And I won't sell my tickets to an Iowa fan either - which, of course, means I won't be selling my tickets.
I'll probably still go tailgate, but then I'll just go home. What a great season.
Some people were upset that the stadium wouldn't seat 80,000.
That's another issue that didn't make it into my blog...all the people that have no desire to even go into the game. Trust me, I'm tempted to not go in, but I do, for the entire game - but I know that it would have been more fun had I stayed in the tailgate lot.