And what did she decide, lol.My wife and I have talked about this 200 times.
And what did she decide, lol.My wife and I have talked about this 200 times.
And you don’t hear their media folks combining them to say “Welcome to Michigan Stadium The Big House” like Fish does - “Welcome to Memorial Stadium The Rock”IU’s “Memorial Stadium” should be used for more formal occasions of somber note, official in nature. Anything else is merely a fun-loving term of endearment conjuring a mental image of a more raucous environment. Analogous to it would be UM’s “Michigan Stadium” being dubbed “The Big House”.
I think having the rock/Hep's Rock is a nice nod to a good man, but the Rock is silly name. The proof is that the athletic department has been trying to get it to catch on for 20 years and it hasn't. Probably mostly because nothing catches on when you lose for a century. But, it's not uncommon at all to hear announcers use both names in conjunction at the beginning of a broadcast. It happens with Michigan, LSU, and Clemson all the time.And you don’t hear their media folks combining them to say “Welcome to Michigan Stadium The Big House” like Fish does - “Welcome to Memorial Stadium The Rock”
Combining them and using both at the same time is like nails on a chalk board.
Use one at a time.
I think probably rarer is to have a basketball arena nicknamed. One immediately thinks of “The Pit”, New Mexico’s “University Arena”. With a generic name such as that, it’s easy to see why the nickname catches on as it has.And you don’t hear their media folks combining them to say “Welcome to Michigan Stadium The Big House” like Fish does - “Welcome to Memorial Stadium The Rock”
Combining them and using both at the same time is like nails on a chalk board.
Use one at a time.
Never query the Quarry!I completely content that MS is the "QUARRY" and Hep's Rock substantially supports that branding.
KISS!
The Quarry sounds so.....wimpy
Call me crazy, but I think that drummer in the back has got a future in music.
Call me crazy, but I think that drummer in the back has got a future in music.
I think probably rarer is to have a basketball arena nicknamed. One immediately thinks of “The Pit”, New Mexico’s “University Arena”. With a generic name such as that, it’s easy to see why the nickname catches on as it has.
Good call, then I immediately thought of Anderson HS’s “Wigwam” until reading further it was the actual name, not a nickname. Okay, technically it was originally the Wigwam Complex, home of the Indians, of course.Minnesota's "Barn".
Good evening ladies and gentlemen, and welcome back to Bob Knight Basketball Arena at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on the beautiful campus of Indiana University, where tonight, on Branch McCracken floor, the Indiana Hurryin’ Hoosiers look to clinch the Big Twenty Conference basketball title by beating a snot trail out of the Purdue Boilermakers.I think probably rarer is to have a basketball arena nicknamed. One immediately thinks of “The Pit”, New Mexico’s “University Arena”. With a generic name such as that, it’s easy to see why the nickname catches on as it has.
Speaking of generic names, Assembly Hall is pretty dull, too, and not even unique within the conference, but at least it doesn’t have a corporation that comes with it or commonly, a person’s name like Mackey Arena. Simon Skjodt AH was added later but is only used in formality. Thankfully, no one ever says, “Is our upcoming game being played in Simon Skjodt? Maybe we should start a movement to gain more uniqueness, calling it simply, the “Skjodt Pot”, as in “We gonna have some home cooking in the Skjodt Pot tonight, Baby!”
Skjodt (pronounced SCOTT, rhyming with aught)…what is that crazy-ass spelling anyway, Scandinavian? I assume Cindy is Jewish only because the Simon boys are. What must that feel like to hand over 40 million for upgrading, at its most basic, a game room? Common man thinks that’s an expensive ego trip to drive up to a ball game and see your last name on the limestone edifice. She has more presence there than Robert Knight, yet I wouldn’t recognize her if she was seated there next to me booing the refs.
“Pay the man, Shirley!”Good evening ladies and gentlemen, and welcome back to Bob Knight Basketball Arena at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on the beautiful campus of Indiana University, where tonight, on Branch McCracken floor, the Indiana Hurryin’ Hoosiers look to clinch the Big Twenty Conference basketball title by beating a snot trail out of the Purdue Boilermakers.
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Bingo! I think we might have an answer to PU’s locomotive. Customize a side-by-side (UTV) with faux logs on the sides and limestone wheels. I can see it leading the charge coming out of the tunnel with Cignetti at the wheel and Whitten as “Betty”. Jumbo turkey drumsticks would become a hot item at the concession stands.Since the area is filled with pockets of Limestone why not call it.... Bedrock Stadium. That's what it sits on.
Then, have Fred Flintstone as the mascot and all the cheerleaders dress like Wilma and Betty....
Since the area is filled with pockets of Limestone why not call it.... Bedrock Stadium. That's what it sits on.
Then, have Fred Flintstone as the mascot and all the cheerleaders dress like Wilma and Betty....
Not as babe as Betty Boop.Betty was a babe.
Excellent! ... but, you mean Turkeydactal drumsticks, don't you?Bingo! I think we might have an answer to PU’s locomotive. Customize a side-by-side (UTV) with faux logs on the sides and limestone wheels. I can see it leading the charge coming out of the tunnel with Cignetti at the wheel and Whitten as “Betty”. Jumbo turkey drumsticks would become a hot item at the concession stands.
Yes.... but I'm partial to redheads. I married one!Betty was a babe.
I graduated from AHS. Many fond memories there.Good call, then I immediately thought of Anderson HS’s “Wigwam” until reading further it was the actual name, not a nickname. Okay, technically it was originally the Wigwam Complex, home of the Indians, of course.
I always thought she was hotter than Wilma. I wonder if Fred ever did any fence hopping. Yabba dabba doo!Betty was a babe.
You’re not a true man until you get your “redwings”. Not only have I received mine, but she was a true redhead. It should go without saying, she was on her period. I was so warned ahead of time, as they always do. (insert regains of Queen’s “The Show Must Go On”) That’s a special commendation to bestow upon one in quest of manhood, or so I like to think. The resulting stain extending past the lips at both commissures is a badge of honor, the uninitiated may think the red badge of courage. What do you think? It’s certainly nothing tasteless, I’ve said or experienced, one might add, tongue in cheek.Yes.... but I'm partial to redheads. I married one!
Have you seen the band? White dorky kids from the Midwest can’t pull off what they do at a HBCU.Not the end of the world. This gives fans access to it. Since 2006, it’s sat in the endzone with hardly a notice. The more changes we can bring to our football program, the better. Out with the old Indiana
Need a shakeup. New band director. Hire a guy from a HBCU who can bring some energy and showmanship to the 100 walking dead…..err.. Marching Hundred.
We need more risqué cheerleader outfits. The family atmosphere can take a back seat. The place needs to be a little more edgy. Make it uncomfortable for visitors.
This is football, not an outdoor art fair.
Have you seen the band? White dorky kids from the Midwest can’t pull off what they do at a HBCU.
Only her hair dresser knows for sureYou’re not a true man until you get your “redwings”. Not only have I received mine, but she was a true redhead. It should go without saying, she was on her period. I was so warned ahead of time, as they always do. (insert regains of Queen’s “The Show Must Go On”) That’s a special commendation to bestow upon one in quest of manhood, or so I like to think. The resulting stain extending past the lips at both commissures is a badge of honor, the uninitiated may think the red badge of courage. What do you think? It’s certainly nothing tasteless, I’ve said or experienced, one might add, tongue in cheek.
Get your pair tonight, if that’s possible, then report back first thing in the morning. Oh, and don’t forget the selfie for TikTok. It will be an elite group…warriors, if you will, towards the top of the male pecker…excuse me, pecking order.
Woo doggies. Before I was born.
The last I heard they were considering turning it into an assisted living facility for seniors. Many of the kids who attended games there, will now be living there.Woo doggies. Before I was born.
Didn’t go there but grew up in the wigwam before moving away.
All traditions are made up aren’t they? It’s whether they stick or notNo disrespect to Hep, but never threw in with his made up tradition
Oh, I was also advocating that they replace them too. If there is a portal for players, we should look at the band portal too!Have you seen the band? White dorky kids from the Midwest can’t pull off what they do at a HBCU.
Uh, no!All traditions are made up aren’t they? It’s whether they stick or not
I recommend going to a dictionary and looking up the word “tradition”.Examples?
the transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation, or the fact of being passed on in this way.I recommend going to a dictionary and looking up the word “tradition”.
Key is generation to generation. CTA’s attempt at tradition was LEO which he force fed everyone every time he opened his mouth. We will never hear that utterance again except maybe on this board.the transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation, or the fact of being passed on in this way.
So my statement stands