Coach1K Posted September 2, 2018 Report Share Posted September 2, 2018 Would be helpful when watching games at home who is who. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGleas Posted September 3, 2018 Report Share Posted September 3, 2018 The thing I don’t like about this, along with just the pain of trying to figure out who is who while watching, is that I think the ‘play for the name one the front, not the back’ is one of the dumbest, overused, meaningless cliches in all of sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted September 3, 2018 Report Share Posted September 3, 2018 I watched the University of Wyoming game this past Saturday. Like our "no name Hoosiers", the Cowboys do not have names on their jerseys. About the only guy on Wyoming's team, I know by number is Austin Conway. As I watched him play basketball, along side our own De'Ron Davis at Overland High School, in Aurora, Colorado. Austin played two sports in high school, but only one in college. What I got a kick out of was many times, when Austin had the ball, the color man consistently misidentified Austin. And each time he did.... I shouted out, that's Austin Conway, dummy ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted September 3, 2018 Report Share Posted September 3, 2018 9 hours ago, BGleas said: The thing I don’t like about this, along with just the pain of trying to figure out who is who while watching, is that I think the ‘play for the name one the front, not the back’ is one of the dumbest, overused, meaningless cliches in all of sports. Totally disagree with that statement because in college it should be the name in the front that matters and not the name on the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted September 3, 2018 Report Share Posted September 3, 2018 8 minutes ago, IU Scott said: Totally disagree with that statement because in college it should be the name in the front that matters and not the name on the back. Respectfully....you are the only one I've heard in support of no names on back of jerseys in football. Dozens of former IU players have said the same all week long on twitter. Tells me that Fred either doesn't have a clue what the former players think....or worse yet he doesn't care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsStoller Posted September 3, 2018 Report Share Posted September 3, 2018 9 hours ago, BGleas said: The thing I don’t like about this, along with just the pain of trying to figure out who is who while watching, is that I think the ‘play for the name one the front, not the back’ is one of the dumbest, overused, meaningless cliches in all of sports. Except maybe in US Olympic men’s hockey, 1980 style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iuthruandthru Posted September 4, 2018 Report Share Posted September 4, 2018 I have no problem with no names on the jersey. I have pretty decent seats and I can’t see anyone’s name on a jersey during a game. I have always had to know the numbers and it’s not hard to get there after a few games. i can see why on tv it might be more helpful. I don’t think it’s as big of a deal as everyone is making it out to be IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGleas Posted September 4, 2018 Report Share Posted September 4, 2018 2 hours ago, IU Scott said: Totally disagree with that statement because in college it should be the name in the front that matters and not the name on the back. Not sure what it has to do with college specifically? Having a name on a jersey doesn’t negatively impact play, performance or really anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted September 4, 2018 Report Share Posted September 4, 2018 8 hours ago, BGleas said: Not sure what it has to do with college specifically? Having a name on a jersey doesn’t negatively impact play, performance or really anything else. I do believe there are several MLB teams that don't have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted September 4, 2018 Report Share Posted September 4, 2018 9 hours ago, BGleas said: Not sure what it has to do with college specifically? Having a name on a jersey doesn’t negatively impact play, performance or really anything else. Nothing to do with play...but based on week 1 of social media comments....having their name on the jersey represents an accomplishment for so many players to see in person, tv viewership, pride from the family members. I'll stop hammering on this. Just like uniforms/helmets matter on one side of recruiting....little things like names on the jersey matter as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted September 4, 2018 Report Share Posted September 4, 2018 16 hours ago, Seeking6 said: Respectfully....you are the only one I've heard in support of no names on back of jerseys in football. Dozens of former IU players have said the same all week long on twitter. Tells me that Fred either doesn't have a clue what the former players think....or worse yet he doesn't care. Tell you the truth I couldn't care less if we have no names or not but don't see why people are making this into a big story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted September 4, 2018 Report Share Posted September 4, 2018 4 hours ago, rico said: I do believe there are several MLB teams that don't have it. Yankees don't have names on their jersey's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted September 4, 2018 Report Share Posted September 4, 2018 Basketball. Only five men on the court . Some substitutions, while some coaches only go 8 deep. Baseball. Only nine men on the field. Rare to have players come in to the game, with the exception of pitcher changes, which are announced. Football. 11 men on the field. Wearing a helmet and face mask, unlike in basketball, and baseball (with the exception of the catcher). Multiple substitutions, both on offense and defense. Gets hard to tell who is on the field..... unless you are Kreskin who can memorize numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted September 4, 2018 Report Share Posted September 4, 2018 46 minutes ago, milehiiu said: Basketball. Only five men on the court . Some substitutions, while some coaches only go 8 deep. Baseball. Only nine men on the field. Rare to have players come in to the game, with the exception of pitcher changes, which are announced. Football. 11 men on the field. Wearing a helmet and face mask, unlike in basketball, and baseball (with the exception of the catcher). Multiple substitutions, both on offense and defense. Gets hard to tell who is on the field..... unless you are Kreskin who can memorize numbers. Tell you the truth even when watching on TV I can't really see the names on the jersey's unless they zoom right into the play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OGIUAndy Posted September 4, 2018 Report Share Posted September 4, 2018 7 minutes ago, IU Scott said: Tell you the truth even when watching on TV I can't really see the names on the jersey's unless they zoom right into the play. But when a play is made, they do zoom in, so you can see who the player is especially during replays. I don't think it's a huge deal, but I don't really understand getting rid of the names either. Hell they had a player vote on QB confidence, why not a player vote for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted September 4, 2018 Report Share Posted September 4, 2018 2 hours ago, IU Scott said: Tell you the truth even when watching on TV I can't really see the names on the jersey's unless they zoom right into the play. Love you Scott. Know that I consider you to be a valued member of our small IU community here. Suggestion : Buy a bigger screen tv ! Those 12 inch screens are hard for anybody to read a name. Just Kidding. LOL And though I watch our games on big screen tv's, I will grant you that there are times that the cameras, don't pick up all of the names on any given play. However, as OGIUAndy has said.... most times, if it is an important play, replay from different angles gives a better chance to read the name..... not only for the viewer, but also for the announcer. In my case, I just prefer to have names on the jerseys of our FB players, and not on our BB players, as stated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach1K Posted September 4, 2018 Report Share Posted September 4, 2018 22 hours ago, MrsStoller said: Except maybe in US Olympic men’s hockey, 1980 style. I love that movie and that moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted September 4, 2018 Report Share Posted September 4, 2018 6 hours ago, IU Scott said: Tell you the truth I couldn't care less if we have no names or not but don't see why people are making this into a big story. The kids do though. Player friendly program (in some regards) is important in recruiting. Just my 2 cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted September 4, 2018 Report Share Posted September 4, 2018 13 minutes ago, Seeking6 said: The kids do though. Player friendly program (in some regards) is important in recruiting. Just my 2 cents. And you would be correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted September 4, 2018 Report Share Posted September 4, 2018 When Taylor broke that big run, I thought it was Johnny Jager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsStoller Posted September 5, 2018 Report Share Posted September 5, 2018 2 hours ago, Coach1K said: I love that movie and that moment. Same!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted September 5, 2018 Report Share Posted September 5, 2018 16 hours ago, milehiiu said: Love you Scott. Know that I consider you to be a valued member of our small IU community here. Suggestion : Buy a bigger screen tv ! Those 12 inch screens are hard for anybody to read a name. Just Kidding. LOL And though I watch our games on big screen tv's, I will grant you that there are times that the cameras, don't pick up all of the names on any given play. However, as OGIUAndy has said.... most times, if it is an important play, replay from different angles gives a better chance to read the name..... not only for the viewer, but also for the announcer. In my case, I just prefer to have names on the jerseys of our FB players, and not on our BB players, as stated. I have 65 inch TV in the family room and a 42 inch in my room so my TV's are big enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach1K Posted September 5, 2018 Report Share Posted September 5, 2018 22 hours ago, MrsStoller said: Same!!! Of course during the McClanahan and O'Callahan fight when Brooks asked who do you play for he wasn't satisfied with anybody's answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsStoller Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 On 9/5/2018 at 6:45 PM, Coach1K said: Of course during the McClanahan and O'Callahan fight when Brooks asked who do you play for he wasn't satisfied with anybody's answer. I need to watch this movie again! Maybe during a rainy weekend ... 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach1K Posted September 8, 2018 Report Share Posted September 8, 2018 14 hours ago, MrsStoller said: I need to watch this movie again! Maybe during a rainy weekend ... 🙂 It's on Netflix right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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