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As I commented yesterday, Bradley outright told me Saturday that HC will be where the buck stops for him and that he specifically said that he will leave anything football stadium to whom ever the new president is. He would seem very firm on that, but it did sound like some of the pre-work had already been done. He had told me earlier when I complained about the possibility of having a track AND a football stadium, that money could dictate it but he had hoped that it would be a separate facility.

I heard they are down to two candidates for Prez and one is from ISU and the other a woman. Deborah Curtis, provost at the University of Central Missouri, and Provost, Michael Licari, from ISU. Hope they like FOOTBALL~
 

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At this point I do not think they will be adding any suites. I do think they are going to add a more permanent deck/patio type area to replace the makeshift corporate area they are using now.
 
Bally #50 said:
As I commented yesterday, Bradley outright told me Saturday that HC will be where the buck stops for him and that he specifically said that he will leave anything football stadium to whom ever the new president is. He would seem very firm on that, but it did sound like some of the pre-work had already been done. He had told me earlier when I complained about the possibility of having a track AND a football stadium, that money could dictate it but he had hoped that it would be a separate facility.

I heard they are down to two candidates for Prez and one is from ISU and the other a woman. Deborah Curtis, provost at the University of Central Missouri, and Provost, Michael Licari, from ISU. Hope they like FOOTBALL~
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Not exactly breaking news here...

President Bradley isn’t going to do anything with football in his final month of employment. Shocked!

And you heard they were down to two Presidential candidates?! The press release a week + or so ago would confirm that.
 
I certainly wasn't trying to break news for sure. S.Baller brought up the football stadium and it was difficult to tell which facility was being mentioned at that point. As for the president candidates, I hadn't seen squat about those two on here and simply reacted that they were out there and they will have to figure the stadium issue out. It's the biggest decision for ISU in a decade and I am sorry if I mentioned them and if someone else did, I just hadn't read it yet. I was at Homecoming for three days and wasn't reading much, other than menu's. SSOM, If I have some big news, believe me, I'll let you know.
 
Bally #50 said:
I certainly wasn't trying to break news for sure. S.Baller brought up the football stadium and it was difficult to tell which facility was being mentioned at that point. As for the president candidates, I hadn't seen squat about those two on here and simply reacted that they were out there and they will have to figure the stadium issue out. It's the biggest decision for ISU in a decade and I am sorry if I mentioned them and if someone else did, I just hadn't read it yet. I was at Homecoming for three days and wasn't reading much, other than menu's. SSOM, If I have some big news, believe me, I'll let you know.
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Here you go:

https://www.sycamorepride.com/showthread.php?38860
 

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So with no non-conference games at Hulman Center for two years, what are our options for non-conference 'home' games...and what are our best options?

The Arena - with temporary seating installed
Rose-Hulman
Banker's Life in Indy
The Coliseum in Indy
Any high school in Vigo County
What Else?
 
TreeTop said:
So with no non-conference games at Hulman Center for two years, what are our options for non-conference 'home' games...and what are our best options?

The Arena - with temporary seating installed
Rose-Hulman
Banker's Life in Indy
The Coliseum in Indy
Any high school in Vigo County
What Else?
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You've got a couple ways to frame this in my opinion and it depends on how the school wants to handle it. We typically have 5-6 non-conference home games with one being an exhibition and one being the MVC/MWC Challenge.

You could do a sort of barnstorming tour around the state and play non-conference games in alumni hot spots -- ie, Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Evansville/Vincennes, Louisville metro, Northwest Indiana/Chicago/Lafayette, etc. You don't have to play at college sized arenas but this could serve a dual purpose that not only could you use it to wrangle alumni into the product but you can also hit those areas so you double-down on recruiting and get HS kids from that area to the games that may not otherwise be able to attend in Terre Haute. Hell, you could play at the biggest HS gyms in those areas since there are many huge HS gyms in Indiana.

Or two:

You could go full on road warriors and try to secure as many money games as possible. If it isn't money games, you could find those interested in doing a H/H series and take the front end on the road. If you'd go this route and I were Lansing, I'd want an extra year added to my contract since I'm being unfairly effected with the home winning percentage he has.

Or three:

You could play it safe and just play in the arena, Rose or what have you.
 
It would take some doing, but I'd vote for the Arena. Try to get at least 3500 - 4500 seats back in there and bring back some real home court enthusiasm. It could be a real "bonding" together for the students -- hell, maybe they'd have to bring back the old color coded student tickets with different levels of priority for students (you young folks wouldn't understand).

No need to alienate students trying play off campus -- with work and imagination you could get more folks in the Arena than at Rose, etc. anyway.
Plus we see how successful having an off campus football stadium has been in drawing kids out.

I vote Arena ......no contest
 

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Jason Svoboda said:
No non-conference home games.

http://www.tribstar.com/sports/loca...cle_0af335b3-3e33-5719-bfc4-c50342b15e5f.html
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While they are trying to figure out the home schedule for the next two years, they better not forget about having something special for a grand re-opening! Now's the time to see if we can get a P5 team to come to The New Hulman Center!
Didn't IU go to E'ville for the Ford Center opening? Mayberry Clink can persuade Purdue to come to TH in a couple of years.
Get a big crowd into the place ,from day one, and you might convince a whole bunch to return for other games cause it's new and exciting.
I know scheduling is hard, but this can be done if the proper effort is made.
 
WOZ said:
While they are trying to figure out the home schedule for the next two years, they better not forget about having something special for a grand re-opening! Now's the time to see if we can get a P5 team to come to The New Hulman Center!
Didn't IU go to E'ville for the Ford Center opening? Mayberry Clink can persuade Purdue to come to TH in a couple of years.
Get a big crowd into the place ,from day one, and you might convince a whole bunch to return for other games cause it's new and exciting.
I know scheduling is hard, but this can be done if the proper effort is made.
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UCLA!

Since we were their opening game for the renovated Pauley Pavilion.

(99.9% won't happen, but would be amazing)
 
TreeTop said:
UCLA!

Since we were their opening game for the renovated Pauley Pavilion.

(99.9% won't happen, but would be amazing)
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Yes, that thought came to mind but we could never afford them.
Unless, UCLA already had a game at Notre Dame , for example, and dropped down to TH to see (and play) where John Wooden once coached.

With Purdue, there isn't any plane fare or hotel accommodations necessary. They should be affordable.
Charging an extra $5 bucks per ticket might cover that cost. Not sure what the going rate is for us to buy such a game?
Nevertheless, it'll never happen unless we ask. And it'll never happen if we wait until the last second.

Don't you wish that we had people working in the athletic offices that had the same enthusiasm as some of us?
 
WOZ said:
Yes, that thought came to mind but we could never afford them.
Unless, UCLA already had a game at Notre Dame , for example, and dropped down to TH to see (and play) where John Wooden once coached.

With Purdue, there isn't any plane fare or hotel accommodations necessary. They should be affordable.
Charging an extra $5 bucks per ticket might cover that cost. Not sure what the going rate is for us to buy such a game?
Nevertheless, it'll never happen unless we ask. And it'll never happen if we wait until the last second.

Don't you wish that we had people working in the athletic offices that had the same enthusiasm as some of us?
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Purdue opened the HC when it was spanking brand new back in 71...
 

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I'd love to see some games in the arena...if they do it right!

Honestly, I'd almost wait to see how Barnes, Thomas, Rickman, Key, Hughes, Claycomb, Deady, Hunniernman perform on the court to get an idea of how the team is going to be in the next few years, and base your schedule off of that. If they could be something special, play in the Arena and get the "W". If you think they are a .500 ball club, I'm alright with going on the road with some $$$$$ games or starting a some home and homes with quality opponents.
 
Just a thought here: How long has it been since there has been a bball game in the arena? 45+ years? Is it even capable of handling a D1 basketball game with all the media, computers, cameras, lighting, wifi, fiberoptics, etc? Just a thought.
 
Jason Svoboda said:
You've got a couple ways to frame this in my opinion and it depends on how the school wants to handle it. We typically have 5-6 non-conference home games with one being an exhibition and one being the MVC/MWC Challenge.

You could do a sort of barnstorming tour around the state and play non-conference games in alumni hot spots -- ie, Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Evansville/Vincennes, Louisville metro, Northwest Indiana/Chicago/Lafayette, etc. You don't have to play at college sized arenas but this could serve a dual purpose that not only could you use it to wrangle alumni into the product but you can also hit those areas so you double-down on recruiting and get HS kids from that area to the games that may not otherwise be able to attend in Terre Haute. Hell, you could play at the biggest HS gyms in those areas since there are many huge HS gyms in Indiana.

Or two:

You could go full on road warriors and try to secure as many money games as possible. If it isn't money games, you could find those interested in doing a H/H series and take the front end on the road. If you'd go this route and I were Lansing, I'd want an extra year added to my contract since I'm being unfairly effected with the home winning percentage he has.

Or three:

You could play it safe and just play in the arena, Rose or what have you.
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I think they could manage with a combination of #2 and #3. There are inevitably some non-con home games even the hardest of diehards don't care that much about (i.e. Missouri-St. Louis, Elon, etc.). You can play those games in the arena and that should work just fine, but there's no need to push for a bigger fish to come to our house next year. We can then focus on the money games and take as many of those as possible. We'd still have a decent non-con schedule with a few arena home games we can win, but make the best of a bad situation and go play a couple big-boys and collect some checks.

In terms of where we'd play if it were a home game, the arena seems to be the only logical choice.
 
WOZ said:
Yes, that thought came to mind but we could never afford them.
Unless, UCLA already had a game at Notre Dame , for example, and dropped down to TH to see (and play) where John Wooden once coached.

With Purdue, there isn't any plane fare or hotel accommodations necessary. They should be affordable.
Charging an extra $5 bucks per ticket might cover that cost. Not sure what the going rate is for us to buy such a game?
Nevertheless, it'll never happen unless we ask. And it'll never happen if we wait until the last second.

Don't you wish that we had people working in the athletic offices that had the same enthusiasm as some of us?
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I believe there are those in the athletics office as passionate as we are. We all know that money has dictated a lot of what they can do. I'd love to play some games in the arena, I just don't think it's feasible because of the lack of seating, modern scoreboards, restrooms, concessions, etc.
 
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