Hoosier Headlines for August 19, 2009: football media day, Calbert Cheaney, and Sherron Wilkerson (really).
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Aug 19, 2009 7:09 AM EDT
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Indiana Football Hosts Annual Picture and Media Day (Official IU site): Here's IU's official media release, which is mostly a transcript of Bill Lynch's comments.
- Media day Photo Gallery (official IU site)
- Photo gallery (Herald-Times)
- IU football facilities looking better (chicagotribune.com)
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New Look, Ideas, Approach for IU Football (Scout.com): John Decker of Hoosier Nation covers media day.
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Interesting Football day ahead on Wednesday (Hoosiers Insider, Indianapolis Star): Terry Hutchens and other IU beat reporters will get a very inside look at the program on Wednesday.
IU leader ready to return (The Journal Gazette): Per Lamond Pope, Will Patterson is ready to return from his knee injury.
The curious case of Jerimy Finch (The Indianapolis Star): The title says it all. Jerimy Finch began his career as a starting linebacker at Florida, so why is he a backup at IU?
Ex-Mr. Basketball, IU player Wilkerson to coach Herron (The Indianapolis Star): I had forgotten about the head-butt.
Golden State names Cheaney special assistant (Seattle Post-Intelligencer): Good for Calbert, who 16 years after the end of his college career remains the Big Ten's all-time scoring leader.
Indiana makes changes to be fan_friendly (The Journal Gazette): Even though I'm a Cub fan, I'm not so sure about this throwing the balls back stuff, but the effort is good.
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Starting to sound like minor league baseball
With all of the gimmicks. I’m not saying that’s bad, as it should help to boost attendance. Will they have a dizzy lizzy race during halftime? Piggy back races with the Red Steppers?
by hoosierdaddynow on Aug 19, 2009 7:35 AM EDT reply actions
Yeah, some of the individual proposals aren’t my thing. On the other hand, Glass seems committed to turning the game into more of a party atmosphere. Given the neo-puritans trying to dampen spirits on so many campuses, that is refreshing.
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by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Aug 19, 2009 9:27 AM EDT reply actions
Agreed
And, more importantly, this is not a football school where you can let the product market itself. He’s got to get people to the games, and then in the gate. I hope it works (but am not planning my fall schedule around it).
by hoosierdaddynow on Aug 19, 2009 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions
You Can't Manufacture Artificial Tradition
And that’s what they’re trying to do by throwing the ball back onto the field. It’s not even original. They can do whatever they want to create buzz and get people in the seats, but the best (and perhaps only) cure is winning some damn games. Seems to me that when teams, professional or college, have to resort to gimmicks like this they’re actually saying “we have to do this because our team isn’t going to be what draws you here now, or in the future.”
Sorry for the cynicism.
Lynch, Glass, etc have flat out said “we need to start winning” several times. They aren’t stupid. But sitting back and doing nothing to try to improve the atmosphere and make things more convenient for fans is not the solution. People have been whining about the atmosphere, parking, traffic, etc for years, and its nice to have an AD try some new things.
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