Indiana State University President Deborah J. Curtis and Terre Haute Mayor Duke Bennett on Thursday discussed the status of previously announced changes to Homecoming.
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ISU President, Terre Haute Mayor Discuss Changes to Homecoming
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To paraphrase the great Norm MacDonald,....."not much is known about this new (homecoming), except that it will suck!"
Anyone still want to tell me this isn't an anti-greek policy?
Hahahahahaha!
This is the dumbest idea to come out of Indiana State since...well, I don't know. She actually seems like she honestly believes that A) organizations will close down their on campus tents and all those people will come out to Memorial Stadium, and B) people are buying her BS line about "badly needed parking space" at Memorial Stadium. Talk about living in a bubble.
And in a year that, if everything breaks the right way, we could conceivably see 10,000 people attend the football game. Probably not, since Greek organizations won't be there. Genius move by our "leadership."
Where is the Board of Trustees on this stuff? I know they don't like to micromanage, but geez...
sycamore tuff
The Wade Level
Seems to me they’re punishing the vast majority of good fans because of the actions of a few bad apples. Why couldn’t problems be addressed without hurting those of us who aren’t causing problems? One of the most anticipated seasons in recent memory, and they’re doing all they can to push people away.
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sycamore tuff
The Wade Level
Maybe they are trying to avoid a repeat of the bad situation that occurred in Cincinnati in the 70's at The Who concert. For those too young to remember, there were several concert goers who were trampled in a stampede when the doors were opened.
I’ve been saying for months how ridiculous all of these changes were going to be...
Why would anyone go to the “new and not improved” tent city? Literally, they make it sound so awful - what reason do I have to go to any of those tents that they listed? To "network"? P L E A S E!
Not everyone that comes back from HC comes back to go to the football game - that’s okay! They’re still our alums and we should welcome them back whenever and however we can.
Greek life - although not part of my life is a big part of our history, homecoming and every home football game for that matter. Not having an organized place for the alums to meet up during HC is beyond ridiculous.
I didn’t renew my 3 season football tickets because of all this - changes like this made for one of the least anticipated football seasons for me... Don’t blame me - I didn’t make the decisions I only reacted to them.
Why would anyone go to the “new and not improved” tent city? Literally, they make it sound so awful - what reason do I have to go to any of those tents that they listed? To "network"? P L E A S E!
Not everyone that comes back from HC comes back to go to the football game - that’s okay! They’re still our alums and we should welcome them back whenever and however we can.
Greek life - although not part of my life is a big part of our history, homecoming and every home football game for that matter. Not having an organized place for the alums to meet up during HC is beyond ridiculous.
I didn’t renew my 3 season football tickets because of all this - changes like this made for one of the least anticipated football seasons for me... Don’t blame me - I didn’t make the decisions I only reacted to them.
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Lots of people like my wife don’t go into the game because they don’t like football. She’s an alumn and likes to go and hang out, and talk with friends while I go in and watch the game. Now, she’ll probably just stay home, especially when it gets cold, with no fire. This is just dumb. Do they realize that a lot of people don’t go in at Purdue and IU? You shouldn’t force people inside.
It's so terrible... Not everyone that goes to college football games wants to go inside to watch the game. It doesn't mean they don't care about the outcome or the University. It's literally part of the college football experience - espn college game-day is built on this entire premise of fans partying and having a good ole time. Who gives a rip if they go inside or not?! All that is just noise anyway.
This has everything to do with:
- Greek parties in old "tent city". If were being honest I think it's specifically targeting the African American contingency/fraternities that attracts a large gathering once the game starts.
- "The Walk" and the fact that many of the walkers were walking toward a destination being old "tent city". The local establishments don't want the walk to be done away with but Indiana State doing everything they can to limit participation.
So I suppose if they don't have an end game or a tent to party at once they arrive at Memorial Stadium maybe they just won't even bother walking all the way and it becomes someone else problem at that point? It has nothing to do with attendance or parking or anything else. Whatever. I'm over it.
In closing - don't talk to me about parking Indiana State. Stop it. A parking problem at a sporting event isn't a problem - it's called a solution to all your problems! People park at Rural King (wtf is life), Meadows Elementary School, side streets etc. Parking is not hard to find and even if it was - it's the best possible problem you could ever have at a sporting event!
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I have to amend my original post based on the article in the Tribune-Star regarding these changes. There will be NO on-campus tents. Organizations that don't have residences can contract for indoor space (i.e. - meeting rooms) to host get togethers. This just gets worse and worse. Trying to kill Homecoming. Never thought I'd see that. Alas, I never thought I'd see a lot of things...
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Just shows that we are not in the big leagues of colleges. We complain about State being a suit case campus and it is this kind of thinking that makes it so. I won't be coming to homecoming this year.
I hope the Greeks boycott Homecoming.
They pretty much organize and run every traditional Homecoming related activity that happens on campus. Or if you guys want to take it further, rent out the Fairgrounds and hold an All-Greek event there the same weekend of Homecoming. They used to run trike/tandem out at the track there (not sure if it is still there) so you just just tell the University to go fuck themselves altogether.
They pretty much organize and run every traditional Homecoming related activity that happens on campus. Or if you guys want to take it further, rent out the Fairgrounds and hold an All-Greek event there the same weekend of Homecoming. They used to run trike/tandem out at the track there (not sure if it is still there) so you just just tell the University to go fuck themselves altogether.
I think we all agree there were some safety concerns with things getting out of control. But, why ruin it for everybody else? Tent city was a big deal and instead of taking care of the problems, they just penalize everyone. In turn, they are just hurting the university. Very short sighted. I think we're starting to see what the Curtis regime is going to be like.
Yes. A disaster...
sycamore tuff
The Wade Level
I think you are right about the black fraternities and the walk being the issue. Personally I think the walk is stupid but if someone wants to get sloppy drunk and risk going to jail I guess they can to it. As far as the black fraternities go, their loud parties needed shut down. This has nothing to do with race but has everything to do with common courtesy. My fraternity tent got stuck next to them several years in a row even though we tried to get a different spot. The music was so loud that we could hardly hold a conversation in our own tent. We asked the campus cops to get them to turn the music down but the cops refused. We asked the black fraternity to turn the music down but they didn't. As is the case in society. if you abuse your rights too much you will eventually lose them. I will be at homecoming just like every year for the past 40 years and I will be at the game hoping to see us win! Go Sycamores!!!!
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You be there tomorrow?
sycamore tuff
The Wade Level
I should be there by 2nd quarter. I need my beauty rest.
https://www.tribstar.com/news/local...cle_6bce3f4f-59bf-5633-adc6-865ae01a0610.html
Long time supporters telling them what they should already know - alums shouldn’t have to have these conversations.
I didn’t attend the season opener for the first time since I don’t know when? Probably the last 10 years.
Long time supporters telling them what they should already know - alums shouldn’t have to have these conversations.
I didn’t attend the season opener for the first time since I don’t know when? Probably the last 10 years.
Someone who was at the game yesterday....how did this work? Did cops come around at 12:55 and order people to go in the game or leave? Were you allowed to stay in/at your car? Ordered to stop drinking/grilling?