altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
Mark Smith, triggered.Really? This is the card their 247 guys is playng lol.
Mark Smith, triggered.Really? This is the card their 247 guys is playng lol.
As someone mentioned, you can kick out an obnoxious fan. Denying entrance is a little extreme, though I would hope that U of I wouldn't sell tix to a group that identifies itself as a Nazi organization, for example. Is Krush comparable? Well, one Krush member was obnoxious to an Iowa player a couple years ago (the "go f*ing kill yourself" incident.) At times like these, I wish Krush had a formal "no abuse" policy that they could point to in response.Couple of things here
1. The Krush posed as a fictional organization since there is no such thing as the Illinois Chapter of the Boys and Girls Club.
2. Student organizations do this across the country so why is it a big deal this time.
3. The Krush is a 501C3 and therefore a charity in and of itself and would get whatever discount is claimed. The point is they tricked Iowa into selling it to them because otherwise they would not have sold the Krush the tickets directly.
4. To Iowa, why right now? What happened in this moment that made you realize who this block of tickets was sold to? That is not coincidence.
Rocky Ryan is my cousin’s Grandfather!
I would be very surprised if Iowa donated all 200 tickets.If I were a wealthy alum, I’d call up the Cedar Rapids B&G Club first thing in the morning and tell them I’d donate $100K if they handed me those 200 tickets.
Then I’d give them to Krush.
As someone mentioned, you can kick out an obnoxious fan. Denying entrance is a little extreme, though I would hope that U of I wouldn't sell tix to a group that identifies itself as a Nazi organization, for example. Is Krush comparable? Well, one Krush member was obnoxious to an Iowa player a couple years ago (the "go f*ing kill yourself" incident.) At times like these, I wish Krush had a formal "no abuse" policy that they could point to in response.
(And, fwiw, yes, cheers like "you suck" annoy me, but primarily because they are completely devoid of cleverness and wit. U of I students should be able to do better, particularly better than "go f*ing kill yourself.")
I am gonna with two wrongs don't make a right.. The Krush should have never bought the tickets under false pretences. Iowa had the right to refund the tickets.. Looks bad on both but we will look worse because of the lie. Whomever is the responsible member of the Krush should be relieved of his position and forced to take ethics101.https://sports.yahoo.com/brewers-double-effort-keep-cubs-fans-miller-park-015755504.html
They're not necessarily denying entrance as much as not wanting to sell to rival fans in bulk. It's definitely bush league but far from unprecedented. As others have mentioned Nashville restricted ticket access to Blackhawks fans, the Brewers have been trying to do the same to the Cubs for a few years now and I've heard that Colorado would only sell tickets to the Kansas game grouped with other home games to discourage Kansas fans from filling their arena.
Again, bush league to be sure and the statement they released is complete horse sh*t but if not for the Krush losing money on the charter buses I would almost respect the level pettiness. I would have no problem if the roles were reversed.
They do. Or at least they did when I was in it.As someone mentioned, you can kick out an obnoxious fan. Denying entrance is a little extreme, though I would hope that U of I wouldn't sell tix to a group that identifies itself as a Nazi organization, for example. Is Krush comparable? Well, one Krush member was obnoxious to an Iowa player a couple years ago (the "go f*ing kill yourself" incident.) At times like these, I wish Krush had a formal "no abuse" policy that they could point to in response.
(And, fwiw, yes, cheers like "you suck" annoy me, but primarily because they are completely devoid of cleverness and wit. U of I students should be able to do better, particularly better than "go f*ing kill yourself.")
Any thought this might be a cover... intentionally using the name in hopes of getting caught.The Krush probably shouldn't have used the B&G Club as their cover. That seems to be a tad in bad taste.
But make no mistake, the Iowa AD and Ticket Office look like a bunch of babyback b-words coming out of this. Any organization or team that limits who can buy tickets to their games because they are afraid of away fans are soft as can be. My goodness. Can't wait to beat them anyway.
I think DIA would do well to give some PR support to Krush in the future by, at the very least, offering some kind of PR training to the Krush chairs.Orange Krush has completely lost the PR battle, all the neutrals are big mad at Orange Krush... that's what happens when a bunch of college kids go up against a professional organization. Hopefully a life lesson for the kids, and hopefully this blows over once the game tips off. It's actually a fairly nuanced situation but the bloodhounds of the internet need a reason to be outraged at somebody.
For many reasons, I'm sure JW would rather not touch this. But I would like to see him make a statement just laying out the facts. Doesn't have to condemn one side or the other. Just get the facts out in the open from a universally respected and credible source.I think DIA would do well to give some PR support to Krush in the future by, at the very least, offering some kind of PR training to the Krush chairs.
I'm feeling a a couple points higher, but I'm probably influenced by watching that last game, when they couldn't miss in the last 10 minutes.Wild guess:
Hawkeyes -1.5
- Iowa shoots much better than us from 3-pt range and a lot better from the FT line. Iowa averages 81 ppg on OFF and gives up 73 ppg on DEF. Overall +10 margin. They rank first and last, respectively.
- Illini are averaging 75 ppg on OFF and giving up 63 ppg on DEF. Overall +12. Defense is our #1 advantage.
Respectfully disagree. Don't need any of this tarnish on him. And outside of Illinois I highly doubt the Twitterverse would see the Illinois AD as universally respected and credible.For many reasons, I'm sure JW would rather not touch this. But I would like to see him make a statement just laying out the facts. Doesn't have to condemn one side or the other. Just get the facts out in the open from a universally respected and credible source.
They do that every year when they buy their bulk tickets for their road trip.Made ESPN thing I don’t like the article the writer said Crush bought under Boy and Girls instead of assuming. When in fact Crush made a name up to mimic a real entity for what ever reason
Iowa says Illini fan group 'falsely' bought tickets
The Orange Krush, a group of Illinois men's basketball supporters, said its purchase of tickets to the Illinois-Iowa game on Saturday was canceled by Iowa. Hawkeyes officials accused the Orange Krush of being deceptive.www.espn.com