milehiiu Posted September 19, 2020 Report Share Posted September 19, 2020 College basketball bubbles brewing with season on horizon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted September 19, 2020 Report Share Posted September 19, 2020 Indianapolis is the perfect venue to hold multi-team events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgambill Posted September 20, 2020 Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 Agreed. Indy is well prepared to handle this. They’ve handled final fours, Super Bowl, etc. I think the B1G would be smart to grab the site. I’d even see if they could hold both men’s and women’s... I think it said 24 teams...maybe see if they could squeeze in 4 more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted September 20, 2020 Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 15 hours ago, milehiiu said: College basketball bubbles brewing with season on horizon Been hoping for this since July. Hope it happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steubenhoosier Posted September 20, 2020 Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 What about Montana State? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldDog Posted September 20, 2020 Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 Long time Lurker here, I think Indianapolis is the perfect site. Hope I can see some b10 in Texas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy1987 Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 So do schools normally pay to play in tournaments? With athletic departments running out of money that price tag to play sounds a bit much. I realize these promoters gotta make money with no fans but I'd think the sponsors need to pay(that and the networks airing the games). Go Hoosiers!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgambill Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 4 hours ago, Indy1987 said: So do schools normally pay to play in tournaments? With athletic departments running out of money that price tag to play sounds a bit much. I realize these promoters gotta make money with no fans but I'd think the sponsors need to pay(that and the networks airing the games). Go Hoosiers!!! I’m not sure but 90k for room and board and paying refs...basically all included...I don’t think Indy is making anything on it. More a promotional thing for them. Cut out all the expenses of travel, hotels, food etc for the team...I bet they would save money actually....obviously losing gate proceeds hurt but if there is no fans already problem solved for the university. I’d push to add the women too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 58 minutes ago, dgambill said: I’m not sure but 90k for room and board and paying refs...basically all included...I don’t think Indy is making anything on it. More a promotional thing for them. Cut out all the expenses of travel, hotels, food etc for the team...I bet they would save money actually....obviously losing gate proceeds hurt but if there is no fans already problem solved for the university. I’d push to add the women too! It's not a money making venture but more of another example of the powers at be in Indy. They understand business and even if you break even now or take a small hit....it brings phenomenal recognition to the city and that will pay dividends down the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotIThatLives Posted September 22, 2020 Report Share Posted September 22, 2020 I'm no economist but I'm saying it can be done. Either hotels or nearby college dorms could house teams. It's been reported that hotels are/ have been taking a beating running at 10% capacity. Restaurants and caterers would be more than willing to accept the work to feed the bubble members. Revenue to pay for the facilities would all come from marketing and tv. That's where this would get sticky but with cbs, fox and espn all taking a blood bath beating I'm sure something can get worked out. How about a B1G Big East or ACC bubble challenge of some sort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted September 23, 2020 Report Share Posted September 23, 2020 On 9/22/2020 at 9:06 AM, NotIThatLives said: I'm no economist but I'm saying it can be done. Either hotels or nearby college dorms could house teams. It's been reported that hotels are/ have been taking a beating running at 10% capacity. Restaurants and caterers would be more than willing to accept the work to feed the bubble members. Revenue to pay for the facilities would all come from marketing and tv. That's where this would get sticky but with cbs, fox and espn all taking a blood bath beating I'm sure something can get worked out. How about a B1G Big East or ACC bubble challenge of some sort. One of my good friends owns a place downtown Indy. Won't say name to keep his restaurant off of message boards but he told me he would be willing to sell meals/food/drink,etc....at just 10% markup to get the volume. In terms of hotels...cities across the country are empty. 10% sounds about right. If they could get rooms like this safely full....would be a dream. Glad Indy is stepping up to try and accommodate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parakeet Jones Posted September 24, 2020 Report Share Posted September 24, 2020 I read a couple of articles on bubble options last night. The guy heading up the Indy proposal said they have reached out to IU. One point one of the articles made was that teams might start practice and still not know their schedule for the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierhoopster Posted September 24, 2020 Report Share Posted September 24, 2020 On 9/20/2020 at 5:26 PM, OldDog said: Long time Lurker here, I think Indianapolis is the perfect site. Hope I can see some b10 in Texas. Welcome to posting, fellow Texan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted September 24, 2020 Report Share Posted September 24, 2020 On 9/20/2020 at 5:26 PM, OldDog said: Long time Lurker here, I think Indianapolis is the perfect site. Hope I can see some b10 in Texas. 18 minutes ago, Hoosierhoopster said: Welcome to posting, fellow Texan Yes, Welcome from another Hoosier residing in Texas... And as a welcoming gift... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68Hoosier Posted September 24, 2020 Report Share Posted September 24, 2020 43 minutes ago, IUFLA said: Yes, Welcome from another Hoosier residing in Texas... And as a welcoming gift... Those are for Kids!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted September 24, 2020 Report Share Posted September 24, 2020 16 minutes ago, 68Hoosier said: Those are for Kids!!!! Old Trix, maybe... But @OldDog-> New Trix 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/30018443/baylor-gonzaga-slated-dec-5-indy-bankers-life-fieldhouse Baylor vs Gonzaga in Indy on Dec 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 2 minutes ago, IU Scott said: https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/30018443/baylor-gonzaga-slated-dec-5-indy-bankers-life-fieldhouse Baylor vs Gonzaga in Indy on Dec 5 From what I'm hearing. First of many games in Indy this winter. Fans will be in attendance too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted October 2, 2020 Report Share Posted October 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Seeking6 said: From what I'm hearing. First of many games in Indy this winter. Fans will be in attendance too. Would love to go see some of those games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted October 2, 2020 Report Share Posted October 2, 2020 2 hours ago, Seeking6 said: From what I'm hearing. First of many games in Indy this winter. Fans will be in attendance too. Also if this is just a single game in Indy it does not make sense to me. Why have those two teams travel that far from home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indykev Posted October 2, 2020 Report Share Posted October 2, 2020 Do we really want all these teams playing and recruiting in Indiana. You know that comes with it. You think Few and Drew arent looking to see if there is Indiana kids they can get to the game. Archie's job is hard enough. jmo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted October 2, 2020 Report Share Posted October 2, 2020 15 minutes ago, Indykev said: Do we really want all these teams playing and recruiting in Indiana. You know that comes with it. You think Few and Drew arent looking to see if there is Indiana kids they can get to the game. Archie's job is hard enough. jmo. Don't think it would effect recruiting at all. With summer basketball these kids are seen by every coach in the summer so them playing in Indy wouldn't change anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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