speaking of the old days...how about this

NIU beats a final four bound Wisconsin team at Chick Evans...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Mp2KrMZKR9U

HuskieRak Wrote:

BleedsHuskieRed Wrote:I am sick and tired of them doing Cram the Convo during winter break!!!! Why not try it when students are there too? Makes sense to me.

been trying to figure that one out too

Cram the Convo is for the community and not the students. If students already get their tickets for free and still don't show up, why do you think it would be any different during this game.

epasnoopy Wrote:

HuskieRak Wrote:

BleedsHuskieRed Wrote:I am sick and tired of them doing Cram the Convo during winter break!!!! Why not try it when students are there too? Makes sense to me.

been trying to figure that one out too

Cram the Convo is because of the $1 ticket prices. We have to do something to get people into the Convo when all our students are at home on winter break. $1 tickets have no effect on students who get free tickets.

well why dont they have a cram night when students are around and not on break? There would be more people there. I'm no marketing major but it makes sense to me.

DSniu41 Wrote:speaking of the old days...how about this

NIU beats a final four bound Wisconsin team at Chick Evans...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Mp2KrMZKR9U

Thats my youtube :)

nice..:ncaabbs:

DSniu41 Wrote:hey i was at that NIU-CMU Kaman game! that was actually my first NIU basketball game..i think i was a soph in high school haha

Plus a disappointing thing with the Depaul convo opening game in 2002, NIU went without a FG, from the 10 minute mark in the 1st half to the end of the first half. It was so frustrating to watch, especially so given it occurred a few hours after Toledo came back to crush the Huskies division hopes in Huskie stadium that afternoon. That has to be the worst day in NIU athletics of all time.

CHoran24 Wrote:

HuskieRak Wrote:

BleedsHuskieRed Wrote:I am sick and tired of them doing Cram the Convo during winter break!!!! Why not try it when students are there too? Makes sense to me.

been trying to figure that one out too

Cram the Convo is for the community and not the students. If students already get their tickets for free and still don't show up, why do you think it would be any different during this game.

I know it is for the community, but if they do it while the students are there, there will be more people. There are a lot more students at the game than sit in the Red Riot.

BleedsHuskieRed Wrote:

CHoran24 Wrote:

HuskieRak Wrote:

BleedsHuskieRed Wrote:I am sick and tired of them doing Cram the Convo during winter break!!!! Why not try it when students are there too? Makes sense to me.

been trying to figure that one out too

Cram the Convo is for the community and not the students. If students already get their tickets for free and still don't show up, why do you think it would be any different during this game.

I know it is for the community, but if they do it while the students are there, there will be more people. There are a lot more students at the game than sit in the Red Riot.

Hey you were kinda sitting in front my section tonight, were you like an official scorekeeper?

HuskieRak Wrote:

epasnoopy Wrote:

HuskieRak Wrote:

BleedsHuskieRed Wrote:I am sick and tired of them doing Cram the Convo during winter break!!!! Why not try it when students are there too? Makes sense to me.

been trying to figure that one out too

Cram the Convo is because of the $1 ticket prices. We have to do something to get people into the Convo when all our students are at home on winter break. $1 tickets have no effect on students who get free tickets.

well why dont they have a cram night when students are around and not on break? There would be more people there. I'm no marketing major but it makes sense to me.

I agree, we should have a student night. But students should be coming regardless. I think the basketball team should go out to the fraternities, sororities, and other student organizations and try to bring them out. That's a whole lot of students right there. Those of us in the dorms need to be the go getters as far as getting those students to the games. Any of you living in the dorms and even those of you who don't need to go around hyping up our team. Tell them about the past two games we won. Tell them about Mike Hart who is a beast down low. Tell them about star NIU player Cody Yelder and how he broke Dwayne Wade's scoring record in high school. Word of mouth can go a long way.

MaddDawgz02 Wrote:

BleedsHuskieRed Wrote:

CHoran24 Wrote:

HuskieRak Wrote:

BleedsHuskieRed Wrote:I am sick and tired of them doing Cram the Convo during winter break!!!! Why not try it when students are there too? Makes sense to me.

been trying to figure that one out too

Cram the Convo is for the community and not the students. If students already get their tickets for free and still don't show up, why do you think it would be any different during this game.

I know it is for the community, but if they do it while the students are there, there will be more people. There are a lot more students at the game than sit in the Red Riot.

Hey you were kinda sitting in front my section tonight, were you like an official scorekeeper?

Haha no just a stagehand. Why do you sit at the ends of the court? Would you pick your tickets along the sideline somewhere?

BleedsHuskieRed Wrote:

MaddDawgz02 Wrote:

BleedsHuskieRed Wrote:

CHoran24 Wrote:

HuskieRak Wrote:

BleedsHuskieRed Wrote:I am sick and tired of them doing Cram the Convo during winter break!!!! Why not try it when students are there too? Makes sense to me.

been trying to figure that one out too

Cram the Convo is for the community and not the students. If students already get their tickets for free and still don't show up, why do you think it would be any different during this game.

I know it is for the community, but if they do it while the students are there, there will be more people. There are a lot more students at the game than sit in the Red Riot.

Hey you were kinda sitting in front my section tonight, were you like an official scorekeeper?

Haha no just a stagehand. Why do you sit at the ends of the court? Would you pick your tickets along the sideline somewhere?

Im not at the very end, about lined up with the free throw line in Sec 104.

MaddDawgz02 Wrote:

BleedsHuskieRed Wrote:

MaddDawgz02 Wrote:

BleedsHuskieRed Wrote:

CHoran24 Wrote:

HuskieRak Wrote:

BleedsHuskieRed Wrote:I am sick and tired of them doing Cram the Convo during winter break!!!! Why not try it when students are there too? Makes sense to me.

been trying to figure that one out too

Cram the Convo is for the community and not the students. If students already get their tickets for free and still don't show up, why do you think it would be any different during this game.

I know it is for the community, but if they do it while the students are there, there will be more people. There are a lot more students at the game than sit in the Red Riot.

Hey you were kinda sitting in front my section tonight, were you like an official scorekeeper?

Haha no just a stagehand. Why do you sit at the ends of the court? Would you pick your tickets along the sideline somewhere?

Im not at the very end, about lined up with the free throw line in Sec 104.

Oh ok that makes sense. Yea, its a great job. I got paid $50 to watch the basketball game and have an intelligent conversation about it with my coworker.

MaddDawgz02 Wrote:

NIURedBlack Wrote:Looks like they have a couple really nice promo's going on at the convo this season.

1) Dec. 29 vs. Arkansas-Little Rock is $1 tickets "Cram the Convo"

2) There was another game sponsored by Resource Bank that was free ticket night in the upper bowl seats. Can't remember what game, maybe Lamar???

3) Women's game Dec. 17 vs DePaul is $1 "Cram the Convo".

I really liked what they did tonight, they had little tags on all the available season ticket seats left. So I got to pick my season ticket location and then get them printed, picked them up by halftime, and got to sit in that new seat for the game. Great idea, I didnt need to get there at 6 though!

Congrats on the season tickets, MD! :ncaabbs: If you ever tire of your seat, you can always come and sit with me. Rest assured that I will make your evening "interesting". And, the game will be the furthest thing from your mind.

MaddDawgz02 Wrote:

BleedsHuskieRed Wrote:

MaddDawgz02 Wrote:

BleedsHuskieRed Wrote:

CHoran24 Wrote:

HuskieRak Wrote:

BleedsHuskieRed Wrote:I am sick and tired of them doing Cram the Convo during winter break!!!! Why not try it when students are there too? Makes sense to me.

been trying to figure that one out too

Cram the Convo is for the community and not the students. If students already get their tickets for free and still don't show up, why do you think it would be any different during this game.

I know it is for the community, but if they do it while the students are there, there will be more people. There are a lot more students at the game than sit in the Red Riot.

Hey you were kinda sitting in front my section tonight, were you like an official scorekeeper?

Haha no just a stagehand. Why do you sit at the ends of the court? Would you pick your tickets along the sideline somewhere?

Im not at the very end, about lined up with the free throw line in Sec 104.

Oh, oh... I didn't catch this post. You are already sitting in my section. Maybe you even selected a seat next to me. Oh, happy day!!!

epasnoopy Wrote:

HuskieRak Wrote:

BleedsHuskieRed Wrote:I am sick and tired of them doing Cram the Convo during winter break!!!! Why not try it when students are there too? Makes sense to me.

been trying to figure that one out too

Cram the Convo is because of the $1 ticket prices. We have to do something to get people into the Convo when all our students are at home on winter break. $1 tickets have no effect on students who get free tickets.

However, it would have the effect of "cramming the convo" which is (and should be) the goal. I agree with Bleeds- they should have Cram the COnvo when students are present in addition to the dates when they are on break.

Dog Fan Wrote:

MaddDawgz02 Wrote:

BleedsHuskieRed Wrote:

MaddDawgz02 Wrote:

BleedsHuskieRed Wrote:

CHoran24 Wrote:

HuskieRak Wrote:

BleedsHuskieRed Wrote:I am sick and tired of them doing Cram the Convo during winter break!!!! Why not try it when students are there too? Makes sense to me.

been trying to figure that one out too

Cram the Convo is for the community and not the students. If students already get their tickets for free and still don't show up, why do you think it would be any different during this game.

I know it is for the community, but if they do it while the students are there, there will be more people. There are a lot more students at the game than sit in the Red Riot.

Hey you were kinda sitting in front my section tonight, were you like an official scorekeeper?

Haha no just a stagehand. Why do you sit at the ends of the court? Would you pick your tickets along the sideline somewhere?

Im not at the very end, about lined up with the free throw line in Sec 104.

Oh, oh... I didn't catch this post. You are already sitting in my section. Maybe you even selected a seat next to me. Oh, happy day!!!

haha really? Im in Row I

c'mon Bleedz, both of us know that there are no intelligent conversations that go on during work

HuskieRak Wrote:c'mon Bleedz, both of us know that there are no intelligent conversations that go on during work

Haha you're right. I guess it was as intelligent as you can get with me and Rob.