Blackhawk33
Well-Known Member
COPYING LITTLE BROTHER: This was before the game started, and this was by far the most disappointing aspect of my experience at CHA this time around, but the Iowa Band played, I kid you not, “Sweet Caroline.” The rumors are true. How this can happen, I do not know. But somebody with some kind of connections, please enlighten the Band Leader, and politely inform them that that song, that eardrum-stabbing song, is an Iowa State song. Hell, it’s THE Iowa State song. It’s theirs. For the love of Herkey, and all things black and gold, let them have it. There is no reason why that song should EVER be played at a home Hawkeye game, basketball or otherwise.
I’LL TAKE A LAY-UP FOR 2 POINTS, ALEX: At one point in the game Woodbury got the ball right under the basket, with no one between him and the rim. The crowd seemed to hold its collective breathe as it envisioned what was to come. He wanted it, we wanted it, but just as it was the last game, and the game before that, the rim would get the better of Adam Woodbury. That’s right, the 7’1” center for the Iowa Hawkeyes cannot dunk. And that’s OK. You know why that’s OK? Because he’s OUR 7’1” center that can’t dunk.
- Oddly enough, you know what Woodbury can do? Win tip-offs.
LOW CEILING ATMOSPHERE: When compared to “Hilton Magic”, it’s easy to see why CHA’s atmosphere can seem like a library sometimes. That is, a library who’s patrons are mostly crickets reading books about tumbleweeds (which was definitely not the case on Sunday). First, the overall structure of CHA does not help. The wide staircases make for a dissipated crowd. Also, there is way too much room between the fans and the court behind each basket. I kept thinking someone was going to come out in full sweats to warm up for a wrestling match in all that empty space. As for the crowd itself, it was a pretty respectable effort. The place was full except for the very top portion of the student section. Though, the students that were there were the loudest group in the arena by far: They stood the whole game. It sure is a waste to put that kind of enthusiasm from the student body in what are about the worst seats in the house. Or at least, the seats that have the littlest effect on the game.
Overall, it was a great time, and a great win. GO HAWKS!
RANDOM OBSERVATIONS
- Parking was only $5, and relatively close to CHA.
- Holy North Face, white people! Apparently, the official apparel for attending a basketball game at CHA is a North Face pullover. They were everywhere.
-They do not skimp on the ice cream at CHA, and I was thankful for that.
- I know it was supposed to be Fran bobblehead day, but I didn’t see single guitar-shredding White Magic figurine while at the game. Not one.
I’LL TAKE A LAY-UP FOR 2 POINTS, ALEX: At one point in the game Woodbury got the ball right under the basket, with no one between him and the rim. The crowd seemed to hold its collective breathe as it envisioned what was to come. He wanted it, we wanted it, but just as it was the last game, and the game before that, the rim would get the better of Adam Woodbury. That’s right, the 7’1” center for the Iowa Hawkeyes cannot dunk. And that’s OK. You know why that’s OK? Because he’s OUR 7’1” center that can’t dunk.
- Oddly enough, you know what Woodbury can do? Win tip-offs.
LOW CEILING ATMOSPHERE: When compared to “Hilton Magic”, it’s easy to see why CHA’s atmosphere can seem like a library sometimes. That is, a library who’s patrons are mostly crickets reading books about tumbleweeds (which was definitely not the case on Sunday). First, the overall structure of CHA does not help. The wide staircases make for a dissipated crowd. Also, there is way too much room between the fans and the court behind each basket. I kept thinking someone was going to come out in full sweats to warm up for a wrestling match in all that empty space. As for the crowd itself, it was a pretty respectable effort. The place was full except for the very top portion of the student section. Though, the students that were there were the loudest group in the arena by far: They stood the whole game. It sure is a waste to put that kind of enthusiasm from the student body in what are about the worst seats in the house. Or at least, the seats that have the littlest effect on the game.
Overall, it was a great time, and a great win. GO HAWKS!
RANDOM OBSERVATIONS
- Parking was only $5, and relatively close to CHA.
- Holy North Face, white people! Apparently, the official apparel for attending a basketball game at CHA is a North Face pullover. They were everywhere.
-They do not skimp on the ice cream at CHA, and I was thankful for that.
- I know it was supposed to be Fran bobblehead day, but I didn’t see single guitar-shredding White Magic figurine while at the game. Not one.
