A couple relevant points. Krush has done the same sort of thing 19 to 20 times in the past. I think I read they went to Purdue last year. On one the recent trips they as frigging Boy Scouts to obtain tickets.
Apparently nobody vetted them all these years. Maybe Iowa did because it was the Boys and Girls club?
The order was placed in September, they got the tickets in October, and Iowa revoked them 3 days before the game.
Also, at some point, after they are seated, Krush unmasks themselves. So the host schooI knows they got duped. I don't recall anyone ever expressing moral outrage or accusing them of fraud. Or maybe I just wasn't paying attention?
"Historically, the Orange Krush has used elaborate disguises to gain access to away games. In the spring of 2005, 100 members posed as "Youth Action", a fictitious Chicago-area youth-group, to get tickets to a game at Michigan. The Krush was offered a tour of the Crisler Arena, but declined. Instead, they were also offered a photo opportunity with then coach Tommy Amaker, which the Krush took advantage of before the game. The Krush did not reveal themselves as Orange-clad crazies until just before tip-off."
"Opposing Universities have imposed restricted ticket sales for games against Illinois because of this."