bluegrassIU Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 You typically read the room.pretry well. I would tread very lightly. Anything you say will come off as either bragging or condescending....kind of a no win. You are fine. If I were you, I would almost avoid discussing Purdue (defending them or admitting weaknesses etc), and just stick to more general basketball discussion. By no means am I requiring that. Just my opinion, since you asked, on how to tread a rivals website during these times. Oh, and piss on the boilers 😝 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 8 minutes ago, bluegrassIU said: You typically read the room.pretry well. I would tread very lightly. Anything you say will come off as either bragging or condescending....kind of a no win. You are fine. If I were you, I would almost avoid discussing Purdue (defending them or admitting weaknesses etc), and just stick to more general basketball discussion. By no means am I requiring that. Just my opinion, since you asked, on how to tread a rivals website during these times. Oh, and piss on the boilers 😝 I have to ask. Who are you responding to? I read the all the posts on the previous page and see nothing that fits. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drroogh Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 8 minutes ago, 5fouls said: I have to ask. Who are you responding to? I read the all the posts on the previous page and see nothing that fits. That’s what you get reading other people’s mail.😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaHoosierFan Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 37 minutes ago, Zlinedavid said: But who gets to define busy? I've seen the classic MECCA floor called "busy", and that's from the 1970s. And even then, there's never been a consistent defined pattern for courts. Do you leave the lane open and just defined or paint it in? I've seen "traditional" courts use both. Same for the free throw circle. Same color as the lane? Split in half at the free throw line? Complete contrasting circle? I'm sure I'll have voodoo dolls made in my likeness with pins in them over saying this, but I've never really liked IU's court design. It's the "white toast, no butter" of courts. Would anyone get their knickers in a knot if the paint were...oh...I don't know....maybe painted? Just a little bit of red to break it up. Or if that's just too wild and out there, do either the lane or the area inside the three point line except the lane in a slightly contrasting wood stain. I'm not saying we need to go full Oregon and do the outline of a Sarlacc on the court, but just something a little different but still in a "traditional" design. This is way more involved than i want to dive into. Lane color is fine. Mid-court logo is fine. The rest of the floor should be wood colored with only the lines needed for a basketball game. Any color outside of the main court is fine. Where i have an issue is like Oregon's court which is really distracting. Or courts that have 400 extra lines for volleyball or floor hockey or whatever. Some of these are ok, some of these are just to much and distracting. https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/sports/ncaab/2020/02/26/college-basketball-20-boldest-weirdest-court-designs-league/4668241002/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maedhros Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 My first love growing up was baseball, where every stadium has its own dimensions and quirks. When it comes to weird court designs, I say let a thousand flowers bloom. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaHoosierFan Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Maedhros said: My first love growing up was baseball, where every stadium has its own dimensions and quirks. When it comes to weird court designs, I say let a thousand flowers bloom. You have your opinion, i have mine. I just don't like it. same if in a baseball field, they had weird colored infields or outfields with designs that made it hard to see the ball, i probably wouldn't like that either. But its only my opinion. I respect yours. Enjoy. I am done with this conversation. Edited April 1 by IowaHoosierFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom White Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 6 minutes ago, Maedhros said: My first love growing up was baseball, where every stadium has its own dimensions and quirks. When it comes to weird court designs, I say let a thousand flowers bloom. True, but a better comparison might be that the distance between bases, and the distance between the mound and home, where all the same. On the other hand, many umpires had/have their own definition of the size of the strike zone. But that is where we get the difference between design and specs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 36 minutes ago, IowaHoosierFan said: You have your opinion, i have mine. I just don't like it. same if in a baseball field, they had weird colored infields or outfields with designs that made it hard to see the ball, i probably wouldn't like that either. But its only my opinion. I respect yours. Enjoy. I am done with this conversation. I don't like Oregon's court but I like seeing different varieties of courts. That is why I hated when the tournament changed to having the same bland court for all tournament venues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluegrassIU Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 4 hours ago, 5fouls said: I have to ask. Who are you responding to? I read the all the posts on the previous page and see nothing that fits. And this is why I should have stayed in retirement 🤷♂️ 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13th&Jackson Posted April 2 Report Share Posted April 2 I think the most important thing is that the court dimensions are accurate, unlike the Portland regional site for the women's tournament. How in the world do you play four games with no one noticing? https://www.sportskeeda.com/college-basketball/news-portland-3-point-line-controversy-update-ncaa-finds-discrepancy-marking-lines-drawn-9-inches-short 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zlinedavid Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 9 hours ago, 13th&Jackson said: I think the most important thing is that the court dimensions are accurate, unlike the Portland regional site for the women's tournament. How in the world do you play four games with no one noticing? https://www.sportskeeda.com/college-basketball/news-portland-3-point-line-controversy-update-ncaa-finds-discrepancy-marking-lines-drawn-9-inches-short Christ on a crutch…..I haven’t seen that shot of it yet. I thought it was a matter of a couple inches but you can visually see that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Hoopsier Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 36 minutes ago, Zlinedavid said: Christ on a crutch Any idea of the origin of this ? It totally explains a lot but I'm wondering of it's origin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zlinedavid Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 Just now, Joe_Hoopsier said: Any idea of the origin of this ? It totally explains a lot but I'm wondering of it's origin. No idea. Just used that or “Christ on a cracker” as a phrase for years now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawatchHoosier Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 Quote OU President Joseph Harroz Jr. sat down with OU Daily editors Tuesday afternoon to discuss Norman’s proposed entertainment district, transition to the Southeastern Conference and commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. In his Evans Hall office, Harroz told OU Daily that if Norman City Council does not approve the proposed $1 billion entertainment district that would feature a new arena for OU athletics, then the university, alongside donors, would look to other cities to build an arena for which its basketball and women’s gymnastics teams would be anchor tenants and possibly the entertainment district as a whole. “I’m very hopeful and do everything I can to keep it here in Norman,” Harroz said. “But if this isn’t approved by the city council for whatever reason, then we’re going to be looking at other (cities), Oklahoma City, Moore, surrounding areas and figure out where is there a group that wants to do this.” OU basketball acting like they're an NBA team now and threatening to move if they don't get a new arena. Is this the new college basketball? Is Bedford going to build a 20,000 seat arena to convince IU to play there? https://www.oudaily.com/news/joseph-harroz-entertainment-district-nil-dei-intercollegiate-athletics/article_7d877730-f13f-11ee-afca-4b7bf6bfb248.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Hoopsier Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 3 minutes ago, SawatchHoosier said: OU basketball acting like they're an NBA team now and threatening to move if they don't get a new arena. Is this the new college basketball? Is Bedford going to build a 20,000 seat arena to convince IU to play there? https://www.oudaily.com/news/joseph-harroz-entertainment-district-nil-dei-intercollegiate-athletics/article_7d877730-f13f-11ee-afca-4b7bf6bfb248.html Every time I see a guy in leather shoes, no socks... Douche automatically comes to mind. how do ppl do that? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawatchHoosier Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 3 minutes ago, Joe_Hoopsier said: Every time I see a guy in leather shoes, no socks... Douche automatically comes to mind. how do ppl do that? Hey now...at least he doesn't get sprayed in the face every April Fool's Day with sinker sprayer like me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13th&Jackson Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 11 minutes ago, SawatchHoosier said: OU basketball acting like they're an NBA team now and threatening to move if they don't get a new arena. Is this the new college basketball? Is Bedford going to build a 20,000 seat arena to convince IU to play there? https://www.oudaily.com/news/joseph-harroz-entertainment-district-nil-dei-intercollegiate-athletics/article_7d877730-f13f-11ee-afca-4b7bf6bfb248.html They could rename the team the Bedford Stoners 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zlinedavid Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 46 minutes ago, Joe_Hoopsier said: Every time I see a guy in leather shoes, no socks... Douche automatically comes to mind. how do ppl do that? OU President Joseph “Joey Bagadouche” Harroz, Jr. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13th&Jackson Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 1 hour ago, SawatchHoosier said: OU basketball acting like they're an NBA team now and threatening to move if they don't get a new arena. Is this the new college basketball? Is Bedford going to build a 20,000 seat arena to convince IU to play there? https://www.oudaily.com/news/joseph-harroz-entertainment-district-nil-dei-intercollegiate-athletics/article_7d877730-f13f-11ee-afca-4b7bf6bfb248.html It's interesting how these schools are downsizing their basketball arenas. Their current arena seats about 11k and this new arena would seat 8k. Baylor just built a new 7,500 seat arena to replace a 10,300 seat arena. Just as McLane Stadium’s downsizing compared to Floyd Casey Stadium has helped give Baylor football a better home-field advantage, the Foster Pavilion’s size — 7,000 seats — and design will help ensure the new facility is packed with Baylor fans night in and night out. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierDPU95 Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 https://www.reuters.com/sports/houstons-kelvin-sampson-voted-coach-year-2024-04-05/ Oh what could have been... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgambill Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 On 4/3/2024 at 11:10 AM, 13th&Jackson said: It's interesting how these schools are downsizing their basketball arenas. Their current arena seats about 11k and this new arena would seat 8k. Baylor just built a new 7,500 seat arena to replace a 10,300 seat arena. Just as McLane Stadium’s downsizing compared to Floyd Casey Stadium has helped give Baylor football a better home-field advantage, the Foster Pavilion’s size — 7,000 seats — and design will help ensure the new facility is packed with Baylor fans night in and night out. Probably sell more premium seating suites for higher money and still make the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawatchHoosier Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 Not sure how true this is but very interesting to say the least. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 4 minutes ago, SawatchHoosier said: Not sure how true this is but very interesting to say the least. I'd be very shocked, but you never know... If, for whatever reason, he would, the kids he's got signed for 24 would all be backing out of their LOI and it'd be a rich market... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawatchHoosier Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 1 minute ago, IUFLA said: I'd be very shocked, but you never know... If, for whatever reason, he would, the kids he's got signed for 24 would all be backing out of their LOI and it'd be a rich market... The person who posted the tweet has 17000 followers and is an Arkansas insider. If this is true NIL and Transfer portal have created some wild times. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKIM01 Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 18 minutes ago, SawatchHoosier said: Not sure how true this is but very interesting to say the least. Crazy if true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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