We have to give away a towel to get fans for a Texas game?

[Rey Pygsterio]

Just got this in my inbox from the UA:

FREE Razorback vs. Texas Rally Towel!!
After a tough loss to #24 UAB, your Razorbacks Men's Basketball team returns to action against #2 Texas tomorrow, January 5th at 6:00pm in Bud Walton Arena! It will be televised live on ESPN or ESPN2.  The first 2,500 fans entering the game will receive a Free Razorback Rally Towel!! So come out and support your Razorbacks as they take on the Longhorns!!

Has it come to this? We have to give away rally towels to lure people in for a Texas game?

Yes, the team is losing, but the student section and NWA fans in general have really let the program down.

And it all started when YOU fired Nolan. Repent.

[rude1]

Rally Towels? Don't think there will be much use for those in this game, unless they are used to wipe away tears.

[thirtythree]

I guess nobody in the whole world gives away anything at any games. Why does every freaking thing that happens have to fall back on negativity? If some of you people are so miserable then why don't you just remove yourself from it and be happy somewhere else?

[Porkatarian]

I figure that Long and Wyrick will have clowns making baloon animals at halftime by the time SEC play is finished.

Porkatarian out...

[Triple T]

They give away something at almost every Arkansas Baseball game, and I'd imagine there will be more than 2,500 fans at the game.. Nothing wrong with this at all.

[Iwastherein1969]

rally towels ?  maybe Pelphrey could use a fortune cookie or two in order to better instruct our players during times out

[Rey Pygsterio]

Also, there are seven exclamation points in that e-mail. I don't think this season warrants seven exclamation points so far.

I could go on with other problems in that e-mail and how the UA sends out way too many e-mails every day, but I will leave it alone.

[3kgthog]

People buy these freebies on eBay. That's where most of my baseball freebies go. I made $47 on a baseball card sheet with Nick Schmidt on it.

[The_Truth]

I figure that Long and Wyrick will have clowns making baloon animals at halftime by the time SEC play is finished.

Porkatarian out...

Hahaha!  That sounds about right.  That's about all those 2 are good for anyway.  Might as well get Pel out there at halftime too b/c we know he isn't doing any coaching or anything during the break at half.

[heathtits]

I figure that Long and Wyrick will have clowns making baloon animals at halftime by the time SEC play is finished.

Porkatarian out...

No face painting?

But seriously, as much as I'm pissed at our situation, this isn't that extra ordinary for a big game.

Programs do this all the time, they just aren't nearly as desperate as we are for attendance.

[Fatman]

We used to give away pom poms at home games and 3 point cards etc. I for one admire the admin for trying to help keep interest in a program that is sinking so fast it passed the Titanic on the way down. Winning cures all ills and we will either start winning with this coach or move on to another. I am apathetic now so it doesn't matter any more.

[DoubleJ]

The only thing wrong with this is that I went to the Miss State game last year, and they gave out the towels at that game, too.  That game led to our downward spiral.  Who knows, maybe this will have the opposite effect??

[Rey Pygsterio]

If you're going to give out rally towels to improve the game atmosphere, you've got to give them to everyone in the building, not just 2,500. A giveaway to that few is purely to make people who walk up early to buy tickets think they are getting something extra.

[Hog Milanese]

Sad

[The real Hogules]

If you're going to give out rally towels to improve the game atmosphere, you've got to give them to everyone in the building, not just 2,500. A giveaway to that few is purely to make people who walk up early to buy tickets think they are getting something extra.

Unfortunately that will be around half of the fans attending the game that will leave with a towel.....................if they don't throw their towel down in disgust by the time our beat down at the hands of one of our most historically hated foes is finished.

[Breems]

I guess nobody in the whole world gives away anything at any games. Why does every freaking thing that happens have to fall back on negativity? If some of you people are so miserable then why don't you just remove yourself from it and be happy somewhere else?

I agree.  Complaining about giving away towels.  That's those in the know, those that see how it is, ya know. 

[forrest city joe]

And it's done all over the country by teams in many different sports. This isn't even the first time the Hogs have given away towels or t-shirts. It's also very likely that a sponsor paid for the towels and will have their logo on them.

This is a worthless thread.

Whats worthless is your excuse making in every thread.

[Breems]

Whats worthless is your excuse making in every thread.

Not your infamous one sentence negative claims that attempt to hijack every thread on the board?

[booogaga]

so the first 2500 fans will get a towel.........


........ so basically everyone in attendance will have a towel......


just sayin

[thirtythree]

so the first 2500 fans will get a towel.........


........ so basically everyone in attendance will have a towel......


just sayin

I'll bet $100 that there will be over 10,000 at tonights game.

[aspivey]

There's a BB game tonight?

[The Original 69]

I'm gonna get me a towel. Sweeeeet !  :-)

[heathtits]

I'll bet $100 that there will be over 10,000 at tonights game.

10,000 to come watch the hogs play the best team in the nation? WOW!!!!!

[Tomhog™]

They are most likely towels an advertiser wants to give out with their name brand plastered all over it.  NBD.

[Smithian]

I love the hate on this thread.

We gave these out last year for the OU game it was a complete sellout and no one complained.

[realistichog]

Going to or watching the game tonight would be like watching a movie you've already seen. YOU know how it ends so why bother.

[Hog4Ever09]

I get a towel!!!

Didn't we get towels for the OU game last year?  Because I'm fairly certain I still have mine somewhere...

[The_Iceman]

first 2500?.....what are they going to do with the extras?

[ICEman]

I'll bet $100 that there will be over 10,000 at tonights game.

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Half-Cap.  Awesome!

[thirtythree]

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Half-Cap.  Awesome!

I didn't say that would be what was there. that's just the number I set to give him a chance.

[Niels Boar]

How is this game at home?  Didn't we play at BWA last season?

[thirtythree]

How is this game at home?  Didn't we play at BWA last season?

Texas broke the contract and is coming here as part of that as I understand it.