Kade Warner

[Blue42]

Splitting hairs. Of course he wouldn’t make them all but like any good dad would find a way to make some. And just having his son on the team would give him reason to actually mention his alma mater by name on tv. You think that wouldn’t help recruiting? I promise it would have had a huge impact.

Agree it would be a real nice PR thing but to say this would have a "huge impact on recruiting"....I think that's a stretch.

[Neighbor]

I understand Kurt was in town today.

[BCPanther]

I understand Kurt was in town today.

Was in DSM for a Fellowship of Christian Athletes event last night and gave a short speech on campus today.

[UNIpanther99]

Sounds like he talked to all UNI athletes yesterday and is trying to engage them on twitter this morning. It seems fairly obvious Kurt cares a great deal about UNI and all the talk of a rift is just talk. Obviously getting him in the hall of fame would help to dismiss all of that talk.

Given his recent closeness with the basketball team, perhaps they should move a future hall of fame event involving Kurt to a late February weekend basketball game, when he would be more likely to be able to attend. I know it's a logistical nightmare for the staff, but I think they could move a basketball game to the dome and fill it if it was part of an event honoring Kurt. I know many people hated basketball in the dome, but I definitely have some nostalgia for it.

[Bookin' Panther]

Here's the column from the Cedar Rapids Gazette today about the Warners visiting Iowa. : http://www.thegazette.com/subject/sp...g-red-20180423

[ronfitch]

Here is the writeup and video from UNI Athletics:

http://unipanthers.com/news/2018/4/23/general-kurt-warner-speaks-to-uni-student-athletes.aspx

[in_the_stands]

I wonder if all the temporary seating the Dome needed for basketball is still around?

[BCPanther]

I wonder if all the temporary seating the Dome needed for basketball is still around?

Nope, nor does it need to be. We're never playing another basketball game in the Dome.

[GonzoCat]

3 of the top 4 Super Bowl passing records of all time. That's pretty impressive, I did not know that, or had forgotten it if I ever did.

[UNIpanther99]

Nope, nor does it need to be. We're never playing another basketball game in the Dome.

Wouldn't be hard to rent that stuff and make it a big event. I don't want to regularly play there, but once every 10 years or so? Why not? I have great memories of basketball in the Dome, and yes, some not so great memories.

[GonzoCat]

We played #1 North Carolina in the McLeod a few years ago. There isn't ever going to be a bigger event than that. I cannot remember, was that game included with season tickets or did they charge extra for it somehow? Seems like they did, had to get a premium for it, which may work out better financially than selling 20K tickets in the Dome at $10. Now if they had something they could charge $40 for and sell out the Dome, maybe. I think that event would be called a concert.

[in_the_stands]

Can't say there is a need, though I seem to recall Hartzell saying it would remain an option. A long time ago now. But it wasn't the worst place to play basketball, I'd take it over anyplace where you have posts blocking the view (eg West Gym)

[vbfan19]

I wouldn't be opposed to having a special Hall of Fame induction ceremony for Kurt in the winter/spring to better fit in with his schedule, but would it really require moving a basketball game to the Dome? Have it in conjunction with a basketball game in the McLeod Center. You can cram 7K in there, and if there is truly more demand than that to see Mr. Warner inducted, maybe have a separate event in the Dome in the afternoon prior to the basketball game.

[UNIdad]

Here is the writeup and video from UNI Athletics:

http://unipanthers.com/news/2018/4/2...-athletes.aspx

7 kids. Quite the receiving corps.