View Full Version : Joe C. to introduce Lon Kruger today
StoopTroup
4/4/2011, 12:20 PM
FREE PIZZA FOR STUDENTS ! ! ! :pop:
OU to Introduce Kruger Monday at 2:30 p.m.
Sooner fans, students are invited to the McCasland Field House for event.
NORMAN, Okla. -- OU President David Boren and Director of Athletics Joe Castiglione will introduce Oklahoma's new head men's basketball coach Lon Kruger Monday at 2:30 p.m. CT.
The event is free and open to the public. Fans should be in the McCasland Field House beginning at 2 p.m. to welcome Coach Kruger and his wife Barbara to the Sooner Family.
The first 100 OU students will be served free Pizza Hut and water provided by Great Plains Coca-Cola.
Public parking will be available at the Duck Pond lot (southeast corner of the Jenkins Ave./Brooks St. intersection).
http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/040311aaa.html
H2OU is my guess for the "free water" :D
I remember they had the Jeffathon outdoors... the weather didn't suck, but I think it would have been better in an arena. :)
cantwait48
4/4/2011, 12:50 PM
maybe someone can have sex on top of the field house, get their name in the paper
MichiganSooner
4/4/2011, 01:01 PM
Bet you can't wait!
Boomer.....
4/4/2011, 01:47 PM
Webcast:
http://www.soonersports.com/allaccess/index.html?media=240361
If you can't get ss.com to work try here:
http://www.newsok.com/sports
C&CDean
4/4/2011, 02:33 PM
So, is anyone else not getting it?
Boomer.....
4/4/2011, 02:35 PM
It hasn't started yet. Running late.
It's just cheerleaders and people sitting in folding chairs at this point. I hope lon hasn't changed his mind!
Did he change his mind? :D
StoopTroup
4/4/2011, 02:39 PM
It's on now
C&CDean
4/4/2011, 02:40 PM
It's just cheerleaders and people sitting in folding chairs at this point. I hope lon hasn't changed his mind!
Yeah, I'm having some of that Wichita St. Gene whateverthe****hisname is feeling all of a sudden.
Free pizza. I like this hire already.
Still hasn't started...
Still not on with my player. must be delayed.
Yeah, I'm having some of that Wichita St. Gene whateverthe****hisname is feeling all of a sudden.
JoeC: Here, let me put this jersey on you RIGHT NOW FORCEFULLY.
Gene: :(
C&CDean
4/4/2011, 02:41 PM
It's on now
Not on SS.com
StoopTroup
4/4/2011, 02:41 PM
Everybody put your hands in the air....Coach kruger be up in here robbin' yo *** in a minute......
put yer hands up. yup! yup!
:mad: stupid music by stupid ath dept :mad:
Boomer.....
4/4/2011, 02:42 PM
Did he change his mind? :D
Shut yur mouf!
StoopTroup
4/4/2011, 02:42 PM
Not on SS.com
Ya huh....I got it's goning on Bro
screw ss.com - go to http://www.newsok.com/sports if you want to see something at this point... but you'll have to listen to crappy music in the meantime
C&CDean
4/4/2011, 02:43 PM
So why ain't it on? I'm sick of seeing the Applebee's and that stupid phone commercial.
C&CDean
4/4/2011, 02:43 PM
screw ss.com - go to http://www.newsok.com/sports if you want to see something at this point... but you'll have to listen to crappy music in the meantime
Can't. It's blocked at work.
StoopTroup
4/4/2011, 02:43 PM
Should have played "I'm on a Muther ******* Boat.....lol
people are standing! GET IT ON!
Boomer.....
4/4/2011, 02:43 PM
Here we go!
We have sound! Lon next to Joe C., David Boring next to... Lon's wife??? Some blond chick. NOT molly shi.
Pep band playing boomer. Sounds like they found one drum and one cymbol for this event :D
StoopTroup
4/4/2011, 02:45 PM
I think he just gave three players "The Donald". :D ;)
Ruh roh, Joe is clapping to Boomer Sooner into the microphone - sound about to get REALLY annoying :(
StoopTroup
4/4/2011, 02:47 PM
site crash!
DAMN YOU BRI ! ! ! :D ;)
Ruh roh, now Joe's yelling Boomer in the most croaked voice possible :(
Boomer.....
4/4/2011, 02:47 PM
Joe C. leading the chants. :D
David Boring now getting intro'd by Joe C
C&CDean
4/4/2011, 02:48 PM
"Hey, it's my 2 for 20 club..." Meh. Where the hell is the presser dammit?
President Boren seems to have gained back all of the weight he lost... and now looks healthy again :eek:
StoopTroup
4/4/2011, 02:51 PM
I think David has a bit of gas today....
Hey Barbie!
Boomer.....
4/4/2011, 02:52 PM
Let's just hear from Lon dammit!
StoopTroup
4/4/2011, 02:52 PM
"Hey, it's my 2 for 20 club..." Meh. Where the hell is the presser dammit?
You should read more of my posts
http://www.soonerfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=152932
C&CDean
4/4/2011, 02:53 PM
You should read more of my posts
War & Peace.
Where the **** is the galdamn ****ing presser? POS ****ing crap.
Boren really hammering the academic/integrity side a lot. :O
They finally intro'd Lon
StoopTroup
4/4/2011, 02:54 PM
TO THE TOP BABY ! !
Joe the sweetheart gave Mrs. Kruger jewelry... and Lon got a basketball :P
If you have newsok blocked try this:
http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/OU/article.aspx?subjectid=92&articleid=20110404_92_0_NORMAN499728
C&CDean
4/4/2011, 02:57 PM
**** you people. Alls I get is the stupid-assed commercials then after it says "Loading..." for about 10 seconds I get the stupid-assed "we apologize, this event is not loaded.." bull****.
StoopTroup
4/4/2011, 02:57 PM
....WELL....at least we aren't rebuilding.....
Lon: Practices are open...
WHAT??!!??!!?!?!?!?! :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
StoopTroup
4/4/2011, 02:58 PM
**** you people. Alls I get is the stupid-assed commercials then after it says "Loading..." for about 10 seconds I get the stupid-assed "we apologize, this event is not loaded.." bull****.
Bri banned you.....;)
C&CDean
4/4/2011, 02:59 PM
If you have newsok blocked try this:
http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/OU/article.aspx?subjectid=92&articleid=20110404_92_0_NORMAN499728
Thanks Packer girl!
StoopTroup
4/4/2011, 03:00 PM
did he say dick taste all over the floor?
The sound quality is much better on newsok, but if that's blocked, try tulsa world. not sure of any other sites out there showing it... any radio stations you can get it online, perhaps? there's not much video going on, so audio should suffice.
Boomer.....
4/4/2011, 03:01 PM
did he say dick taste all over the floor?
Howzit's ears just perked up
StoopTroup
4/4/2011, 03:01 PM
Thanks Packer girl!
How the heck does she know about links like that? :D ;)
They just intro'd the men's team in the front row... in case any of you are wondering, yes, there is a tall red headed kid up there :D
Boomer.....
4/4/2011, 03:02 PM
Good crowd from what I can tell.
Joe is now emphasizing "doing things the right way." ..."this isn't same old same old... we'll be looking at everything, how we market, how we interact, how we look at prices."
Boomer.....
4/4/2011, 03:03 PM
They just intro'd the men's team in the front row... in case any of you are wondering, yes, there is a tall red headed kid up there :D
Hopefully he's still not a captain next season.
Joe "we wanted to send a message that our program's success starts there. We are going to do everything we can to put htis program in a position to be successful."
Hmm...
AlboSooner
4/4/2011, 03:04 PM
Joce C: Get your behind to the LNC when the season starts.
C&CDean
4/4/2011, 03:04 PM
****. Now the Tulsaworld link has crashed.
StoopTroup
4/4/2011, 03:04 PM
Sounds like Season Ticket Holders will finally sit behind the student section.
Joe: Be patient, but be focused, because we are going to get it done.
Hmmm Hmmm Hmmm...
****. Now the Tulsaworld link has crashed.
Shoot... try this?
http://www.thesportsanimal.com/article.asp?id=579140
Boomer.....
4/4/2011, 03:05 PM
Sounds like some revamping the ticket situation and prices. Good move!
Boomer.....
4/4/2011, 03:06 PM
It's over
StoopTroup
4/4/2011, 03:07 PM
Shoot... try this?
http://www.thesportsanimal.com/article.asp?id=579140
If this one doesn't work....your gonna get teh ban....lol
AlboSooner
4/4/2011, 03:07 PM
Shoot... try this?
http://www.thesportsanimal.com/article.asp?id=579140
Lots of golf talk.
I know... but I'm willing to take that risk. :D
EDIT: Sorry guys. Maybe they just cut away briefly while anticipating the real press conference about to begin?
C&CDean
4/4/2011, 03:10 PM
So, the only thing I heard was "practices will be open, and we're gonna do this thing all together..."
****ing bri prolly forgot to load tape or put a battery in his camera.
the real presser is starting! tune back into whichever one you were using!
EDIT: hasn't started yet, just media chatter at this point. should start soon. will let you all know when it does
StoopTroup
4/4/2011, 03:16 PM
****ing bri prolly forgot to load tape or put a battery in his camera.
LMFAO! :pop:
C&CDean
4/4/2011, 03:17 PM
None of them are working for me. **** it. I'm going to pint night.
No real presser yet. The Lon chair is still empty
Boomer.....
4/4/2011, 03:19 PM
Did you guys think that Joe was hinting at something when he was talking about the field house and being in the center of campus? I think there was a reason it was held there.
I think that he is planning on tearing down the field house and building a new arena on campus.
Boomer.....
4/4/2011, 03:23 PM
Q and A portion is on!
Boomer.....
4/4/2011, 03:25 PM
He's got a little Lou Holtz lisp to him.
:D
Lon's talking again... reporters talking over each other trying to get in the next question.
Lon says "we certainly need to add others to our staff"
Lon: With Coach Capel, he lost a lot after a few years, that would throw a wrench in anyone's plans. The guys who are here are very young, we hope to be the beneficiary of their development and their maturing. That kind of all hit Coach Capel at the same time, being young. We hope going forward, it's late, but anyone that's available out there we're going to check out
StoopTroup
4/4/2011, 03:30 PM
BTW....I wouldn't wipe my *** with that Applebee's Steak....I like my meat rare....
StoopTroup
4/4/2011, 03:32 PM
He's got a little Lou Holtz lisp to him.
:D
spure doesthes....
Lon says they're "aggressively pursue" former coaches and players.
Who is yo-yo? He said he was afraid to say no to him so he'll be connected.
Said Billy Ball will be present at practices and have input.
Lon talking about open practices now
StoopTroup
4/4/2011, 03:34 PM
I still think Lon can take Jenni in the swim suit competition tonight....
Lon: We'll have anywhere between 10 to 12 to 15 every day, to 200 to 300. If you get distracted by that, you'll get thoroughly distracted by Austin.
This excites me. I might have to catch an open practice in addition to a game
Lon on football: We only brought recruits in on football saturdays because it was such a huge festival. We'll ride those coattails anytime we can. Coach Stoops and I had lunch today... ironically when Stoops arrived at Florida, I left a few months later. We've known each other a bit...
StoopTroup
4/4/2011, 03:36 PM
Lon on football: We only brought recruits in on football saturdays because it was such a huge festival. We'll ride those coattails anytime we can. Coach Stoops and I had lunch today... ironically when Stoops arrived at Florida, I left a few months later. We've known each other a bit...
His Wife will be selling Mary Kay through Vegas now....
Lon: We are always going to recruit the best players. If we get a one and done that's great.
wtf???? did he mean to say that?!
Lon: You want players to get a college degree and have a base academically that they can come back and get it when their playing days are over... we're very flexible. We told our guys last night, first and foremost we have to communicate. If you have a problem, we're very transparent, we're not trying to catch you, we're trying to help you but we need to talk to you. We're constructive with it...
Lon: We have to rep first class in every way. Be conscious in repping in a first class way and always be on time, we're not going to wait on me, not make anyone else wait on us. We want them to be able to go out and compete successfully. It's all about the long range vision and focus To do that you have to take care of habits lately
sez it's his and his wife's last stop... planned to be at least :)
Lon: We're very much about the midwest as much as we enjoyed our time in Las Vegas. I'm very familiar with the Big 12, have trouble not saying Big 8.
Lon on how long he'll go: I certainly expect to do this as long as Sooner fans will have us and we look forward to it.
Lon: I liked the buzz today, the enthusiasm, the students coming out. We have to work toward having a good home court advantage. The students are at the cornerstone of that. It creates a standard. It's a shared ownership we're a small part of it. It's about the players, it's a lot easier to do what I'm doing. I think we sometimes take that for granted
Lon: We loved our time in the NBA with the exception of losing.
LOL :D
Lon: Getting fired at the age of... what was it 50... it was healthy!
LOLOLOLOL :D
Lon: I was frustrated and humbled by it. It helped us rephrase and appreciate things differently
Lon on players: Really tough position. They really liked Coach Capel I like Coach Capel and it's tough the posiiton he was in and it's tough for them. Last night, I really liked their approach, their eagerness to get started, to get out there and get after them.
Talked to Robert Goff this morning
Berry Tramel is asking about being called Lonnie. wtf...
Lon: Anyone that runs a business that runs an organization they're after the same things we're after, helping our students, employees coworkers do the best they can. The challenge is to create an atmosphere that players want to be around. It occurs after time, do players come early stay late, we've created an atmosphere where they want to be there, want to be a part of what we're doing. After time, they understand they're at the center of everything. We're going to win games b/c we have players that are playing better on any given night than the opponent, that's what we're after, but it takes time.
Lon: We're looking forward to seeing these guys for the first time tomorrow. I like what people say about intangibles, I like the fact that they're young and going to improve a year more experienced next season. I know we are going to line up and play as hard as we can, as well as we can and I expect us to win games, I don't know how many.
Now talking about NCAA investigation.
Boomer.....
4/4/2011, 03:49 PM
Lon says they're "aggressively pursue" former coaches and players.
Who is yo-yo? He said he was afraid to say no to him so he'll be connected.
Said Billy Ball will be present at practices and have input.
Lon talking about open practices now
Yo Yo = Jozsef Szendrei the strength and conditioning coach
Lon: We'll hope for a good (NCAA) result, I think we're deserving of a pretty good result. We'll take it move on and make the best of it.
Said Joe C brought it up first thing and didn't sound concerned. Woot!
Just ended. I am not fast enough nor understand Lon well enough (someone said it earlier - he has a bit of a Lou Holtz rasp, but not a terminal case of raspiness like Lou) to type verbatim, but it's a pretty close paraphrase, so don't direct quote me!
He seems very excited, it sounds like he has good ideas, but he is not about to walk on water or anything. :D I look forward to seeing what ideas and improvements he brings to the program.
Did you guys think that Joe was hinting at something when he was talking about the field house and being in the center of campus? I think there was a reason it was held there.
I think that he is planning on tearing down the field house and building a new arena on campus.
I don't think that's feasible. It would have been at one time, about five years ago, before that tech center went up next to Price Hall, but now there's probably not enough room.
However, I could see them doing fan events or early non-conference games at the Fieldhouse. That would be megafun, especially connected with football weekends. :D
StoopTroup
4/4/2011, 04:04 PM
Did you guys think that Joe was hinting at something when he was talking about the field house and being in the center of campus? I think there was a reason it was held there.
I think that he is planning on tearing down the field house and building a new arena on campus.
I think that's exactly what he's saying....
We need a new place. LNC is gonna be tore down or LNC can be the place Sherrie Built and the Women's Facility and they can hold more Concerts and stuff there too. We need a place for the Men's Basketball Team near the Center of Campus. I think it's a great Idea and Joe has always been able to raise capital. I wouldn't count it out....
I think that's exactly what he's saying....
We need a new place. LNC is gonna be tore down or LNC can be the place Sherrie Built and the Women's Facility and they can hold more Concerts and stuff there too. We need a place for the Men's Basketball Team near the Center of Campus. I think it's a great Idea and Joe has always been able to raise capital. I wouldn't count it out....
I would love an on campus arena, but I don't see how they build one in that area Mcasland is in, even if it's a 9-10K seater.
oumartin
4/4/2011, 04:09 PM
I tried to listen over my phone while I was dropping a deuce but my grunting drowned out the sound. Thanks for the recap.
oumartin
4/4/2011, 04:10 PM
Didn't Stoops just build a 10k seat venue off campus?
StoopTroup
4/4/2011, 04:12 PM
I would love an on campus arena, but I don't see how they build one in that area Mcasland is in, even if it's a 9-10K seater.
Boren will wave his Sooner Magic Wand.....that's how. :D ;)
Hows about right where Jacob Track and Field Facility is and that gets moved somewhere else? Maybe a nice big parking garage with it for Football Parking too....
http://images.travelpod.com/users/motabchoir01/1.1246089224.ou-president-david-boren.jpg
Boomer.....
4/4/2011, 04:22 PM
How about track and field gets moved to where the old LNC is, next to the soccer fields.
StoopTroup
4/4/2011, 04:23 PM
How about track and field gets moved to where the old LNC is, next to the soccer fields.
Yep.
StoopTroup
4/4/2011, 04:26 PM
Didn't Stoops just build a 10k seat venue off campus?
That's the new All Sports Trophy Room where they keep all the stuff. The Switzer Center just holds a few items.....
opksooner
4/4/2011, 04:31 PM
They could build the new arena over west of I-35 where the Conoco Stadium was gonna be. That'd be kinda close.
StoopTroup
4/4/2011, 04:40 PM
They could build the new arena over west of I-35 where the Conoco Stadium was gonna be. That'd be kinda close.
We are playing off the Center of Campus Comment Joe made though.
I'd like to think they could do it but seeing the parking lot of Lloyd Noble from the Satellite Google map image really would require it to include a huge parking lot/BLDG that could benefit Football and Basketball and other events. Maybe they have a master plan.....No way they would ever get away with paving over the Duck Pond all the way to Classen BLVD....lol
opksooner
4/4/2011, 05:15 PM
Geez. All that Conoco property gone to waste.
.................nevermind.
There's a video in this article here (http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/OU/article.aspx?subjectid=92&articleid=20110404_92_0_NORMAN499728) if any of you missed it.
I Am Right
4/4/2011, 07:00 PM
Hope it works out, I am pessimistic about it. I thought is was a perfect storm for Evans, like Cole, come in with low expections and excell, with Kruger, got to win right away. Would have renewed my season tickets with Evans, not now!
Hope it works out, I am pessimistic about it. I thought is was a perfect storm for Evans, like Cole, come in with low expections and excell, with Kruger, got to win right away. Would have renewed my season tickets with Evans, not now!
Wow, that's not a good attitude at all. OU basketball is getting a fresh start with a proven winner as a head coach.
SoonerMom2
4/4/2011, 07:29 PM
I would love an on campus arena, but I don't see how they build one in that area Mcasland is in, even if it's a 9-10K seater.
Just close off Jenkins and you will have plenty of room! Could they build an arena where the athletic dorms are at including the parking lot when the new dorm gets built. What is planned for the old dorms they took out on Lyndsey across from the Duck Pond?
OU_Sooners75
4/4/2011, 07:32 PM
Hope it works out, I am pessimistic about it. I thought is was a perfect storm for Evans, like Cole, come in with low expections and excell, with Kruger, got to win right away. Would have renewed my season tickets with Evans, not now!
Wow, that's not a good attitude at all. OU basketball is getting a fresh start with a proven winner as a head coach.
@Yankee:
And you called me Jenni Carlson? :eek:
SoonerMom2
4/4/2011, 07:35 PM
How about track and field gets moved to where the old LNC is, next to the soccer fields.
Remember with the new athletic/student dorm across from the current dorm, something has to be done with that dorm -- parking garage? That would go with a new arena. Remember they also moved the fire station that was next to the indoor football practice facility. Add on to the Everett Training Center with two basketball practice centers.
birddog
4/4/2011, 07:47 PM
Hope it works out, I am pessimistic about it. I thought is was a perfect storm for Evans, like Cole, come in with low expections and excell, with Kruger, got to win right away. Would have renewed my season tickets with Evans, not now!
**** off dip ****
StoopTroup
4/4/2011, 07:53 PM
Hope it works out, I am pessimistic about it. I thought is was a perfect storm for Evans, like Cole, come in with low expections and excell, with Kruger, got to win right away. Would have renewed my season tickets with Evans, not now!
Spoiled Grapes IMO. Jeff...I think he was a good Coach. Not Great but good. We gave him a shot. I originally thought he might be a guy that could tap into some of the East Coast Talent and bring a great Player here and then maybe pick up a Great Mid West Player too. He didn't and on top of that...he started losing. I just think he would have done better at a smaller East Coast School and taken a bit more time working his way up the ladder and getting the experience in the Mid west under a successful Coach out her instead of taking the OU job. It didn't work out and we went shopping for a
Coach. If we did anything wrong it was that we didn't let Jeff go sooner and now we are really pushed to recruit any player before signing day. That's Joe C's fault IMO and not Lon's. I would imagine it was one of the reason's Lon might have been hesitant to come at first possibly.
I think you should think about continuing to support Lon and the team. He made a commitment to help us turn things around and I believe he's going to really try to get us on the map again.
@Yankee:
And you called me Jenni Carlson? :eek:
You post layout is similar to her writing. ;)
I've actually agreed with most of what you've said regarding the coaching situation, just not at all with the cutting of players.
Just close off Jenkins and you will have plenty of room! Could they build an arena where the athletic dorms are at including the parking lot when the new dorm gets built. What is planned for the old dorms they took out on Lyndsey across from the Duck Pond?
Eh, Jenkins is a pretty busy north-south street. Unless they rerouted it east, I think that would cause more problems than solve.
OU_Sooners75
4/4/2011, 08:06 PM
You post layout is similar to her writing. ;)
I've actually agreed with most of what you've said regarding the coaching situation, just not at all with the cutting of players.
Better than a text wall....right ST? :D
Boomer.....
4/4/2011, 08:10 PM
Remember with the new athletic/student dorm across from the current dorm, something has to be done with that dorm -- parking garage? That would go with a new arena. Remember they also moved the fire station that was next to the indoor football practice facility. Add on to the Everett Training Center with two basketball practice centers.
I don't think there would be enough room with the IPF right there. They have never said what's going in those old dorms place though.
Boomer.....
4/4/2011, 08:13 PM
If you guys remember, Joe was really emphasizing the field house and center of campus at the beginning of the press conference. It seemed like more than a coincidence.
Fraggle145
4/4/2011, 10:02 PM
If you guys remember, Joe was really emphasizing the field house and center of campus at the beginning of the press conference. It seemed like more than a coincidence.
We've been needing a smaller venue. Easier to fill, etc, etc, etc...
Sooner74
4/5/2011, 02:19 AM
What about the Duck Pond Parking lot? Could you see a garage being put where the fieldhouse is and DPPL becoming a new facility?
I think the current location of Oklahoma Memorial Stadium would be an ideal spot for a basketball arena. :eek:
Wait a sec... basketball.. Oklahoma Memorial Stadium... basketball... Oklahoma Memorial Stadium...
LET'S PLAY BASKETBALL AT MEMORIAL STADIUM!!!!!! :D
zandozan
4/5/2011, 02:45 PM
When Joe C said we need to start from the center of campus he wasn't talking about building a new arena, he was talking about student and alumni involvement in the basketball program.
They spent 17 million in 2001 to build the new practice facilities. Here's pics if you've never seen them.
http://www.aecom.com/What+We+Do/Economics/Market+Sectors/Sports+and+Venue/Training+and+Practice+Facilities/_carousel/University+of+Oklahoma,+Lloyd+Noble+Center+Expansi on+%26+Renovation
They're damn nice and no one who wants to keep their job or run a successful business would throw them away to move the arena a few blocks north.
Joe did say they would consider 'everything'. By this I assume he is referring to his $100 million project where they gut the inside of LNC and completely rebuild the concourse and floor to have a steeper angle and a more traditional basketball configuration. Something that will be an easier sell to donors once we start winning again.
Everyone would love to have a new arena near the center of campus. The hard reality is the costs to do so and the waste in investment simply rule it out. The LNC is here to stay for a very long time. It's up to all of us to make it home.
gut the inside of LNC and completely rebuild the concourse and floor to have a steeper angle and a more traditional basketball configuration.
i'd love that.
SoonerMom2
4/5/2011, 06:01 PM
Students are not filling up their area for most football games either the last year. Then they leave in the 3rd quarter or before. They cannot say that is because they are not winning!
Students are not filling up their area for most football games either the last year. Then they leave in the 3rd quarter or before. They cannot say that is because they are not winning!
Stick the students in the endzone. THEN you'd see a full student section. As it is now, they crowd as close at they can to the 50 yards line and the seats in the endzone part of the section aren't full. If it was endzone seating, no need to crowd to one side. The section would be spread out and it would look full even with hundreds less in attendance than capacity. Call it the "Boone Pickens Stadium stigma" :D
waynepayne
4/5/2011, 06:08 PM
When Joe C said we need to start from the center of campus he wasn't talking about building a new arena, he was talking about student and alumni involvement in the basketball program.
They spent 17 million in 2001 to build the new practice facilities. Here's pics if you've never seen them.
http://www.aecom.com/What+We+Do/Economics/Market+Sectors/Sports+and+Venue/Training+and+Practice+Facilities/_carousel/University+of+Oklahoma,+Lloyd+Noble+Center+Expansi on+%26+Renovation
They're damn nice and no one who wants to keep their job or run a successful business would throw them away to move the arena a few blocks north.
Joe did say they would consider 'everything'. By this I assume he is referring to his $100 million project where they gut the inside of LNC and completely rebuild the concourse and floor to have a steeper angle and a more traditional basketball configuration. Something that will be an easier sell to donors once we start winning again.
Everyone would love to have a new arena near the center of campus. The hard reality is the costs to do so and the waste in investment simply rule it out. The LNC is here to stay for a very long time. It's up to all of us to make it home.
Nice post and thank you for posting the link. I havent ever seen the inside and you are right - "damn nice"!
SoonerMom2
4/5/2011, 07:45 PM
Stick the students in the endzone. THEN you'd see a full student section. As it is now, they crowd as close at they can to the 50 yards line and the seats in the endzone part of the section aren't full. If it was endzone seating, no need to crowd to one side. The section would be spread out and it would look full even with hundreds less in attendance than capacity. Call it the "Boone Pickens Stadium stigma" :D
That made me burst out laughing but so true!
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