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  • #1

    Scheduling question

    What happens if UNI makes the playoffs....wins the opening round and then as a higher seed has the chance to host the second round game on December 3rd. There is a Men's basketball game scheduled that night in the Dome with Loyola. How much time between games would be needed to take the field down and put the court up? Or vice versa? OR will they move the time or the place of the men's BB game?

    Anyone know how they will do this? I would hate to lose the opportunity to have a home football game in the Dome in the playoffs...home field in I-AA is crucial.

    I know we have to get in the playoffs first.. but I was just curious.

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  • #2
    The basketball game would most likely be moved to the West Gym with a time change.
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    • #3
      Originally posted by Born-a-Panther
      The basketball game would most likely be moved to the West Gym with a time change.
      I would think that would be a good solution a few years ago..but man our BB program has come so far that I would think the West Gym wouldn't even accommodate our season ticket holders this year. I am predicting that we average over 5,000 a game this year. Hopefully the administration will do what they can to avoid using the West Gym.

      Maybe move the BB game to Sunday...or if the football game is at 1 pm...they would have enough time to put up the court. I don't know, but I can't see another men's BB game in the West Gym.

      The MAC can't get built fast enough.

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      • #4
        My guess:
        Noon or 11AM kickoff and 8PM tip off.

        Or it could get moved to Friday night (the football game). I think the NCAA allows that.
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        • #5
          Originally posted by Panthers to the Bone
          My guess:
          Noon or 11AM kickoff and 8PM tip off.

          Or it could get moved to Friday night (the football game). I think the NCAA allows that.
          My guess is that they don't move the playoff game... I could see the basketball game being moved though. Don't they have some tv deals for the 1-AA playoffs now as I believe they are all available for broadcast. Trying to squeeze both into a single day is a challenge to the crew for setup. I know that they can get the field rolled up and court setup for a next day game, but it takes the better part of the night...
          If computers ruled college basketball the way they do football, we'd have skipped all this March Madness monotony and just waited a month for the Kansas-Kentucky title game. And watched Northern Iowa play Cornell in the Poulan Weedeater Bowl. ~ Dwight Perry The Seattle Times

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          • #6
            Can the basketball floor and roll-away seating be placed directly on the turf, so all you have to do is pick up (or put down) the basketball floor?

            What about moving the mbb game to the slightly larger Young Arena?

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Newsbreaker
              Can the basketball floor and roll-away seating be placed directly on the turf, so all you have to do is pick up (or put down) the basketball floor?

              What about moving the mbb game to the slightly larger Young Arena?
              No they have to roll up the sections between the 30s (I believe it's the 30s) so as to not damage the turf. FOr the first few games, the end zone to 20 yard lines are left down until the end of the season.
              If computers ruled college basketball the way they do football, we'd have skipped all this March Madness monotony and just waited a month for the Kansas-Kentucky title game. And watched Northern Iowa play Cornell in the Poulan Weedeater Bowl. ~ Dwight Perry The Seattle Times

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              • #8
                I know at one time they were discussing the purchase of a hard, protective cover for the turf. Sounds like a great time for something like that.

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                • #9
                  They would definitely move the basketball game to the West Gym. It is a non conference game against a lower DI opponent. Its not like its Creighton or SIU or Iowa. Its Loyola.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Newsbreaker
                    I know at one time they were discussing the purchase of a hard, protective cover for the turf. Sounds like a great time for something like that.
                    For a school with budget issues like UNI, they aren't going to purchase anything like that. In one year, this won't be an issue.... There's a nice building going up next to the dome that will open up all kinds of opportunities...
                    If computers ruled college basketball the way they do football, we'd have skipped all this March Madness monotony and just waited a month for the Kansas-Kentucky title game. And watched Northern Iowa play Cornell in the Poulan Weedeater Bowl. ~ Dwight Perry The Seattle Times

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by bcrawf
                      They would definitely move the basketball game to the West Gym. It is a non conference game against a lower DI opponent. Its not like its Creighton or SIU or Iowa. Its Loyola.
                      I disagree. Loyola is still a quality DI opponent and if we are going to have 5,000+ at each home game I don't think we can afford not having the additional revenue that comes with more people in the stands. Plus with the state of our program the way it is.....more and more people are going to come out to see OUR team. Our season ticket holders last year totaled somewhere between 1,500 - 1,800. I anticipate that number to be a lot higher this year.

                      The West Gym is only 2,052 at full capacity and I think it's even less for a BB game because they don't pull the south lower bleachers out the entire way. I don't believe the West Gym will accommodate the season ticket holders plus the students.

                      A few years ago, you are right...moving it to the West Gym would be a viable solution. But not now...not after two straight NCAA Tournament appearances and all of the hype that has already been created for this upcoming season.

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by bcrawf
                        They would definitely move the basketball game to the West Gym. It is a non conference game against a lower DI opponent. Its not like its Creighton or SIU or Iowa. Its Loyola.
                        If they've sold more than the 1500 seats in the West Gym in season tickets they might need to consider moving the game. It wouldn't surprise me to see the basketball game moved a day. However, this all hinges on UNI winning out so that we could be one of the top seeds for the playoffs. If we don't win the automatic bid for the conference, we're going on the road...
                        If computers ruled college basketball the way they do football, we'd have skipped all this March Madness monotony and just waited a month for the Kansas-Kentucky title game. And watched Northern Iowa play Cornell in the Poulan Weedeater Bowl. ~ Dwight Perry The Seattle Times

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                        • #13
                          No Way

                          There is no way where you can have a kickoff at 11 and a bball game at 8. Its impossible to do, because one it takes at least 4hrs to roll the turf up and it takes another 2hrs to put the floor down. Plus you have to give the opposing team a shoot around in the arena they are playing in. Also they would have to get the roll away bleachers out and all that stuff. I would say just move it to the west gym, i doubt too many people would show up for that game. Plus if UNI gets a home game in the playoffs, i would say that the fb game is more important than a preseason bball game!!

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                          • #14
                            I know what you mean PantherHawk about the football game being more important, but let's also keep this in mind...basketball is our money maker for the university. Another thing, season ticket holders might number more than the capacity of the West Gym...and then there are the students.

                            What happens if UNI beats Iowa and Iowa State and are ranked at that point in time. The West Gym is too small for a top 25 team. I would think that UNI will move the game to another night or later time. Three years ago, this wouldn't have been an issue. This year, it would be a shame to see basketball get shafted. Remember the last regular season game in the West Gym (I think)? Furman...we lost...2 years ago.

                            Also, it's not a preseason game...it's a non-conference game (those games count). Also, opposing teams don't have to have a shoot around. I believe last year there was a game that the teams didn't get any shootaround.
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                            • #15
                              it doesn't look like there is a good day to move that game to if we got to that kind of a problem. with our schedule, finals week and Loyola/UMKC's schedule....both games could cause a problem if the football team plays well the rest of the way.

                              anyone know if there is a contingency plan in place by the athletic department. i'm sure scheduling 2 saturday games in december was at least looked at by the department....

                              another question: including the 2 exhibitions, the team will have 17 home games....when was the last time we had that many? just seems like a lot to me....would the coaches/team/administration consider moving to a neutral site a couple days before/after the scheduled date?

                              this brings up yet another question from me. would the panthers ever consider playing a non-conference game at another neutral site, say at the Mark of the QC and play a Western Illinois or Northern Illinois? UNI and both schools have a good fan base in that area, lots of alums, its a recruited area (to some extent) and could be a decent draw? thoughts.....

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