Sweet 16 Game on UNI's new floor

[UNIpanther99]

Re: Sweet 16 Game on UNI's new floor

Agreed. Looks boring as balls.

Also, why would we shy away from a "University of Northern Iowa" label when for years we've fought the "small directional school" label dropping off the "university" implies?

Please tell me it at least says "Panthers" on the opposite side that we can't see in the pictures?

In the end I dont really care... but nothing excites me about this court.

It says "Northern Iowa" on both sides. Sports fans around the country know us as Northern Iowa. If you see Panthers on the end during a highlight on sportscenter you might not know who is playing, and if it says "University of Northern Iowa" there is no way you will be able to read it on TV.

I'm glad we've gotten back to marketing ourselves as Northern Iowa. UNI on the logo is fine, but when experts talk about us, they refer to us as Northern Iowa and that is the way it should be IMO.

[UNI83]

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Ben is on as well.

Coach Jacobson is on Twitter....I can't remember his last Tweet though. I think it was after the WSU home game...maybe before that.


Coach Johnson has it as well.

All three are good follows. I also follow Jake and Adam Koch and Ali....since Netten said too on his tweets.

[ubuntuCAT]

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I love the new look.... Just wish our first game on this court had been a win.

[Newsbreaker]

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It says "Northern Iowa" on both sides. Sports fans around the country know us as Northern Iowa. If you see Panthers on the end during a highlight on sportscenter you might not know who is playing, and if it says "University of Northern Iowa" there is no way you will be able to read it on TV.

I'm glad we've gotten back to marketing ourselves as Northern Iowa. UNI on the logo is fine, but when experts talk about us, they refer to us as Northern Iowa and that is the way it should be IMO.

I'm glad we seem to be getting over the inferiority complex we've had about our name. The obsession with the word "University" was a silly one. Clarke College is Clarke University now. Are they big time? Everybody knows we're a University (and the UNI logo accomplishes anything you might want to accomplish anyway). Meanwhile, everyone calls us "Northern Iowa" and that's as it probably should be.

The point about fitting the name on TV is a very good one.

Also, I don't care about painted lanes.

[Panther-Sheik]

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Just saw the court in person. Looks very good and the "Northern Iowa" in white on each end looks very good, as well. It will really pop on t.v., too. The lanes aren't painted, but I really like it better without. It is just a much crisper court. Especially compared to the dumb orange basketballs on the old court. Courts went to the busy, over-painted look about 10+/- years ago but it seems to be more of a fading fad or a women's final four gimmick to me.

[casbern]

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[ubuntuCAT]

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We really have a nice BBall Facility. My one request would be to get a center scoreboard/videoboard

[SMK4UNI]

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Did I hear right that we sold the other floor? Or are there other plans on what is happening to the old court?

[casbern]

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We really have a nice BBall Facility. My one request would be to get a center scoreboard/videoboard

Wasn't the roof deemed too low by the architects, because it'd ruin the open feel of the facility and it'd block the view from the luxury boxes?

[ubuntuCAT]

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Wasn't the roof deemed too low by the architects, because it'd ruin the open feel of the facility and it'd block the view from the luxury boxes?

I don't think it would be blocking the view from the luxury boxes. They would be looking down at the court not straight across.

[JayJ79]

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but when experts talk about us, they refer to us as Northern Iowa....

or they call us NIU.
Or Northern Illinois.

[williebat]

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or they call us NIU.
Or Northern Illinois.

Pre Kansas

[JayJ79]

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Pre Kansas

wanna bet on that?
if no sports/news outlet calls us NIU or Northern Illinois in the next year, I'll pay you $5. if one does call us by either name, then you pay me.

[UNIpanther99]

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wanna bet on that?
if no sports/news outlet calls us NIU or Northern Illinois in the next year, I'll pay you $5. if one does call us by either name, then you pay me.

High Stakes! "Gambling sir, is illegal at Bushwood!"

[williebat]

Re: Sweet 16 Game on UNI's new floor

wanna bet on that?
if no sports/news outlet calls us NIU or Northern Illinois in the next year, I'll pay you $5. if one does call us by either name, then you pay me.

If you knew me you would know I am a terrible gambler. Several UNI alum can attest to this. I hope you are wrong but you are probably right