The Iowa State Cyclones took on the Kansas State Wildcats last week at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. Typically in Big 12 football playing in neutral stadiums is reserved solely for Bowl Games and the post season.
However, ISU athletic director Jamie Pollard said that there were not only financial reasons for playing the game at arrowhead, though one quote said that each team was walking away with about $1.8 million for the two game series and a well attended home game at Jack Trice Stadium can only pull in about $1 million.
Pollard said that he also just liked the feel of Iowa State fans rallying around a road game. "Our 11,000 fans who bought tickets from our ticket office sends a loud message that our fans think this is a neat thing to do."
Pollard said that ISU would not rule out doing this again if the timing and financing was right. Iowa State Fans are torn, some think the trip was a great excuse for a vacation while others feel that giving up the power of the home field advantage that Jack Trice Stadium gives the team is a mistake. With a 23-24 Wildcats final score, I would say the Cyclones held their own away from home.
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