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Post by ougradbob on May 9, 2015 7:58:30 GMT -5
I am happy about the fact that I will be able to get to see my team play tournament games in my backyard - I truly am.
I am starting to believe its a win win for all OU and UDM fans as we just scored Home Court for the next 5 years of the HL Tourney. BUT - will the fans show up and make it look good on TV?
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Post by oudrummer on May 9, 2015 8:36:55 GMT -5
That's just it. If I put my OU fan hat on, this is awesome!! Total win for us!!
Put on my let's look at everything hat, it's a harder sell. Much. I don't want to see all those empty seats.
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Post by goakland on May 9, 2015 11:50:38 GMT -5
I live in Minnesota and love the idea of a neutral site championship. I'm putting in my vacation time for the upcoming tourney already. That would've never happened in previous years. So much good can from from this new format and I'm excited to see how everyone involved uses this opportunity to take the league to the next level.
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Post by sportsdoctor05 on Jan 25, 2019 10:22:53 GMT -5
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Post by Grizzfan1 on Jan 25, 2019 11:09:41 GMT -5
Knew it was eventually going to happen. Of course I'm not surprised that it was placed right in the HL's backyard in Indy.
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Post by Geminifan on Jan 25, 2019 11:15:54 GMT -5
Was really hopping for Chicago but the writing was on the wall that Indy would be the place when IUPUI came in last year lets hope people show up but being so far for basically everyone we will see
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Post by blackandgold on Jan 25, 2019 19:55:33 GMT -5
I have no issue with the outcome, as it has seemed likely that Indianapolis would be the destination when Detroit's time ran out. That said, I do think the Horizon League office should address what many fans are wondering about, regarding the bid process. The press release announcing the bid process on October 12 said:
The question then must be, if Indiana Farmers Coliseum is a "primary home venue" for IUPUI, how did the folks representing Indiana Farmers Coliseum even get past the application phase? The bid press release says right there that it "may not be a primary home venue for a Horizon League member." Based on this phrase, then Indiana Farmers Coliseum should have been disqualified for being in violation of that criteria.
The reason this is upsetting is because it gives the appearance of not being an even playing field. For example, if I was working for a tourism and visitors bureau in Chicago and thought the UIC Pavilion would be a great venue for this event, and then I read the press release stating the venue cannot be a HL member venue, I would not have applied. What inside information did the folks representing Indiana Farmers Coliseum have to know to apply despite the criteria that would seemingly disqualify them?
Of course, these are questions we'll never get answers to. My beef is more with the process than the end result. IUPUI's fan base does not particularly scare me for them hosting the tournament in the same way I might feel if it was, say, Northern Kentucky.
The part that hurts the most is that we had the tournament in our back yard during a few years we had a lot of our greatest players -- and two NBA talents -- and we couldn't make it. We'll likely never get it back in our backyard again.
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Post by Grizzfan1 on Jan 25, 2019 21:42:53 GMT -5
I have no issue with the outcome, as it has seemed likely that Indianapolis would be the destination when Detroit's time ran out. That said, I do think the Horizon League office should address what many fans are wondering about, regarding the bid process. The press release announcing the bid process on October 12 said: The question then must be, if Indiana Farmers Coliseum is a "primary home venue" for IUPUI, how did the folks representing Indiana Farmers Coliseum even get past the application phase? The bid press release says right there that it "may not be a primary home venue for a Horizon League member." Based on this phrase, then Indiana Farmers Coliseum should have been disqualified for being in violation of that criteria. The reason this is upsetting is because it gives the appearance of not being an even playing field. For example, if I was working for a tourism and visitors bureau in Chicago and thought the UIC Pavilion would be a great venue for this event, and then I read the press release stating the venue cannot be a HL member venue, I would not have applied. What inside information did the folks representing Indiana Farmers Coliseum have to know to apply despite the criteria that would seemingly disqualify them? Of course, these are questions we'll never get answers to. My beef is more with the process than the end result. IUPUI's fan base does not particularly scare me for them hosting the tournament in the same way I might feel if it was, say, Northern Kentucky. The part that hurts the most is that we had the tournament in our back yard during a few years we had a lot of our greatest players -- and two NBA talents -- and we couldn't make it. We'll likely never get it back in our backyard again. The ONLY thing I can think of in this case is that the Coliseum isn't on IUPUI's campus. That is the Jungle which basically seats barely 2000. The Coliseum is off campus a few miles away which is still basically home to them but that's the only way I could see them getting past that rule stipulation.
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