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SycamoreLynch said:
I am going to respond to this sometime tomorrow. I am still absolutely speechless from what took place tonight.
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Tommy probably will not sleep at all tonight but I will steal his thunder a bit and tell you (because he forgot to mention it) that the students numbered 1900 tonight. That in itself is truly remarkable but not only were they there in the biggest numbers I have seen since the Bird years, they never quit making noise the whole time. The first thing I commented on when I entered the arena was, OMG, look at the students! UNBELIEVABLE. I sent a text to Lynch to thank him as quick as I could get a signal and thanked him for what he had done and told him he should be very proud of what he has accomplished. Clearly this was the "best" moment in Hulman Center since the IU game, which was the last time we had more than tonight's crowd in HC. I'll talk some more tomorrow (today I guess) and it may be hard for me to sleep tonight too. The rest can wait until later, but Sycamorelynch deserves me taking the time to give him so kudos.

GO TREES. Don't forget to join us for the Out-of-Towners Classic on Saturday. See you then.
 
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If we take care of business in these next three games (a pretty tall order), just imagine what it could be like a week from Tuesday when Wichita State comes to town.
 
I think I have finally come back to Earth after what happened in Terradice last night. Still not really sure what happened. A mixture of a large, involved, energetic crowd of students, fans, alumni, faculty. Our team playing like world beaters, not backing down from a challenge like stopping the potential national player of the year. I talked to a few people and I told them you couldn't have scripted a movie or wrote a book with a better story than what happened last night. What a great moment to be a Sycamore.

I don't know who all will read this post or not but thank you to the 1,900 students that came out. Our black Forest shirts looked sick in our sea of black. Students didn't just come out, they were ready for war. They were loud, energetic, and they were ready to will this team to win this game. Thank you to all the students. Also the community. I was told 8,400+ people in the building...wow! How cool is that?!

I will say what I'm sure everyone is thinking, I want that emotion and energy every home game. I'm excited to see what happens this Saturday. I know it won't match what took place last night but I think with the team showing everyone who came that we are a legit team doing work this season that many will take note and come back for more this season while they can. The team got a lot of people's attention on campus.

I am honored to be a part of the building blocks of Sycamore Pride on this campus. We still have so much work to do or work that can be done. Tonight just shows the reason I am so passionate in doing what I do, because I know we can make something like last night happen. My father always told me growing up if you find a job that you are passionate about and enjoy doing, then you will never work a day in your life. This isn't my career (though I would love it to be), I enjoy doing what I am doing on campus. I am ready to continue to work and make this become "the norm" at Indiana State University. We have a good core group of students that have bought into the same ideas here. It's an exciting time to be a Sycamore and if any future Sycamores are reading this, bring your excitement and energy and passion...because it's only going to get better here in Terradice!
 
Great post and great job SycamoreLynch.
You and I met 2 years ago when my daughter moved into Blumberg Hall (she is a sophomore now)... I believe you were an RA in the building and were already helping students/parents during move-in day.

She brought 2 other students and 2 non-students to the game yesterday and they all had a great time.
She got to Hulman Center 3 minutes after the doors opened and all 500 shirts had already been distributed! She said that students were lining up at 4pm to get into Hulman Center. Outstanding!
 
Yes! With Res Life move in I have met so many people. I have been in Blumberg for 2 years now and expecting to be in there for a 3rd next year. Shirts disappeared quickly last night.
 

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SYCAMORELYNCH-I wasn't able to attend the game, only because of time & distance contraints, but was able to watch it on ESPN3. What a GREAT JOB getting the student body out. Your changing the "culture" there and it looks GREAT! Thanks for all you do and to all those students and faculty that came out. I'll be tuned in again on Saturday and I'm looking forward to the next game I can attend.
 
SycamoreLynch said:
I think I have finally come back to Earth after what happened in Terradice last night. Still not really sure what happened. A mixture of a large, involved, energetic crowd of students, fans, alumni, faculty. Our team playing like world beaters, not backing down from a challenge like stopping the potential national player of the year. I talked to a few people and I told them you couldn't have scripted a movie or wrote a book with a better story than what happened last night. What a great moment to be a Sycamore.

I don't know who all will read this post or not but thank you to the 1,900 students that came out. Our black Forest shirts looked sick in our sea of black. Students didn't just come out, they were ready for war. They were loud, energetic, and they were ready to will this team to win this game. Thank you to all the students. Also the community. I was told 8,400+ people in the building...wow! How cool is that?!

I will say what I'm sure everyone is thinking, I want that emotion and energy every home game. I'm excited to see what happens this Saturday. I know it won't match what took place last night but I think with the team showing everyone who came that we are a legit team doing work this season that many will take note and come back for more this season while they can. The team got a lot of people's attention on campus.

I am honored to be a part of the building blocks of Sycamore Pride on this campus. We still have so much work to do or work that can be done. Tonight just shows the reason I am so passionate in doing what I do, because I know we can make something like last night happen. My father always told me growing up if you find a job that you are passionate about and enjoy doing, then you will never work a day in your life. This isn't my career (though I would love it to be), I enjoy doing what I am doing on campus. I am ready to continue to work and make this become "the norm" at Indiana State University. We have a good core group of students that have bought into the same ideas here. It's an exciting time to be a Sycamore and if any future Sycamores are reading this, bring your excitement and energy and passion...because it's only going to get better here in Terradice!
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Tommy, the impact of what you have done cannot be overstated. The student section is showing PRIDE in ISU, and they are doing it with class. Your hard, hard work is paying off, and if the team continues to cooperate, you just might get your wish about this being an "every game" occurence. You think that the team would have had that much energy last night if they'd come out to a whopping 50 students? No way. You had a part in that win last night, just like every student there had a part in it, and every fan had a part in it. Be proud, but not satisfied. Not yet!

BTW, I loved the "I believe that we will win" chant with a minute or two left. Even though it's a knock-off, was done in a totally different context than the original. IT ROCKED!!! It was almost as good as the Amen Chorus we used to do. (I'm biased...) You might want to polish everyone up on that one, I really think it might be appropriate for at least the next year!!!
 
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