Naysayers back in 1975 were convinced the new "Cyclone Stadium" would have tons of empty seats given the new stadium held a LOT more fans than Clyde Williams (50,000-ish vs 33,000?). Yet, the new stadium was pretty much full from the get-go, from what I understand.
The theory was the excitement surrounding the new fancy stadium, in and of itself, generated a new subset of ticket-buying fans...perhaps they were already ISU fans that had been sitting on the fence but just needed a nudge, perhaps a shiny new stadium, to get them to start attending games.
Fast forward to 2015. The "new" JTS holds 4,700 more fans than last year (61,500 vs 56,800). We've done a great job filling the stadium the last 3 years, but will the "build it and they will come" theory provide 4,700 new Cyclone ticket buyers?
I'd love to sell out JTS with 61,500 Cyclone fans.
The theory was the excitement surrounding the new fancy stadium, in and of itself, generated a new subset of ticket-buying fans...perhaps they were already ISU fans that had been sitting on the fence but just needed a nudge, perhaps a shiny new stadium, to get them to start attending games.
Fast forward to 2015. The "new" JTS holds 4,700 more fans than last year (61,500 vs 56,800). We've done a great job filling the stadium the last 3 years, but will the "build it and they will come" theory provide 4,700 new Cyclone ticket buyers?
I'd love to sell out JTS with 61,500 Cyclone fans.
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