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Re: Pat Forde brings IU’s attendance into perspective

MarkJacksonShimmey — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:07:57 -0000

I was at the IU Hoosiers Luncheon today in downtown Indy, and Crean and Glass said the Illinois game was the first “pre-sellout” of the year. I know that’s how it should always be, but baby steps…

Re: Pat Forde brings IU’s attendance into perspective

elling2008 — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 02:40:44 -0000

It is worth noting that IU is a traditional powerhouse, and many fans dream of going to AH.

Arizona State is not near the level that IU has, and does not have this "It's Indiana" thing to draw on.

Re: Pat Forde brings IU’s attendance into perspective

Sallad — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:55:13 -0000

BornRed is right, the MSU game was the official stripe out. The game beforehand they put pieces of paper on every seat in Assembly Hall with the color chart on it and the student section had a field day with paper airplanes.

And yeah, they messed up the first two emails they sent out last year. I got my email today saying I'm supposed to be in white, so we'll see how it goes.

But yeah, MSU game was definitely official.

Re: Pat Forde brings IU’s attendance into perspective

PHILLIP! — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:12:18 -0000

$5....isnt that how much their hot dogs cost

Re: Pat Forde brings IU’s attendance into perspective

Striped-Out — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:06:26 -0000

Not to toot my own horn, but I began the campaign last season to implement the Stripe-Out. The Athletic Department was more than enthusiastic to continue it for this season hoping that it eventually turns into a significant game on the IU Basketball calendar ( as to what the Homecoming game is to college football).

Wear your colors with pride, Win or Lose (preferably Win though)

Re: Pat Forde brings IU’s attendance into perspective

danielmoooore — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:00:29 -0000

It's not of the greatest qualitiy, but here is a shot of last year's stripe out I snapped with my phone's camera:

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/5397/picture098wo6.jpg

Re: Pat Forde brings IU’s attendance into perspective

BornRed — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:10:25 -0000

I believe there was a game earlier last year that was set to be an unofficial stripe out promoted by one of the student orgs on campus. The MSU game was an official stripe out, I found a picture from the IU photo store that can be seen here:

http://www.replayphotos.com...

Re: Pat Forde brings IU’s attendance into perspective

theBOSSrules — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:46:21 -0000

Who'd've ever thought we'd be looking for a positive spin on an Indiana basketball season by looking at the ratio between winning percentage and attendance capacity percentage and comparing it to someone else's subpar program.
WE ARE THE INDIANA HOOSIERS! We DON' T have to keep doing this!

Re: Pat Forde brings IU’s attendance into perspective

Ted — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:27:37 -0000

I think there was talk of doing one last year and the students had everything ready to go but then the administration came in and declared white out at the last minute and it messed everything up and caused a lot of confusion. I'm pretty sure it has never been done, officially anyway.

Re: Pat Forde brings IU’s attendance into perspective

Ryan C. — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:37:51 -0000

Ah, whoops. Thanks for letting me know. It's been added to the post.

Re: Pat Forde brings IU’s attendance into perspective

BornRed — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:22:50 -0000

On the stripe out... We had one last year against Michigan State. It looked cool, but there was some confusion as to what color to wear. I personally got 3 different emails telling me which color to wear (2 said wear red, one said white). Hopefully it will be more organized and come together really nice this time.

Re: Pat Forde brings IU’s attendance into perspective

jg — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:40:56 -0000

Pat Forde and his "Forde Minutes" article each week is always worth the read.
Though Pat hails from Louisville, and most always has an article based around Ashley Judd and her beloved Kentucky Wildcats, he also has some solid off beat reporting that is meant to enlighten and keep the college game what it is. He respects Indiana and the basketball program we have so this is no surprise that he would shed light on the good things happening in Bloomington. Send Pat a thankyou email for the solid press and accolades he gives our program, I'm sure you will get a response back.