Barta's talked about a global review of the program

[homes]

He's hired the coach. My sense is that, after some initial reservations, it has been met with guarded fan approval. Good first step.

What else needs to get done?

I say they dump the current uniforms, and come out with something new (old?) - a new era of Iowa basketball, with no remnants of the past few years. Who cares if they're only two years old, I personally hate them anyway.

Make CHA a more fan-friendly place to be. They paid a search firm to help locate coaching prospects. Why not hire a production company to come up with ideas to make Carver a better homecourt environment? Move the students closer to the action. Scrap the pep band, or at least upgrade their sound - more cowbell, or something. McCaffery touched on it today, but give regular tributes to former Hawkeyes - fly them in with their families for a game, with a halftime presentation of their feats, a little video, a reminder of what they meant to the basketball program, and where they are now. Make it place where the fans want to be, not as a "nothing better to do" alternative. When the winning comes, it will just make it all that more special.

Come up with some ticket packages - 3-4 Big Ten games, throw in a non-conference.

I don't know, but DO SOMETHING!

 

[hawkeye2188]

He's hired the coach. My sense is that, after some initial reservations, it has been met with guarded fan approval. Good first step.

What else needs to get done?

I say they dump the current uniforms, and come out with something new (old?) - a new era of Iowa basketball, with no remnants of the past few years. Who cares if they're only two years old, I personally hate them anyway.

Make CHA a more fan-friendly place to be. They paid a search firm to help locate coaching prospects. Why not hire a production company to come up with ideas to make Carver a better homecourt environment? Move the students closer to the action. Scrap the pep band, or at least upgrade their sound - more cowbell, or something. McCaffery touched on it today, but give regular tributes to former Hawkeyes - fly them in with their families for a game, with a halftime presentation of their feats, a little video, a reminder of what they meant to the basketball program, and where they are now. Make it place where the fans want to be, not as a "nothing better to do" alternative. When the winning comes, it will just make it all that more special.

Come up with some ticket packages - 3-4 Big Ten games, throw in a non-conference.

I don't know, but DO SOMETHING!

Either the ones used at the start of the alford era/end of davis era or the 70's with iowa in cursive across the front.

 

[GhostofBTT]

The hot dogs are only $1 man! What else do you need?

 

[storminspank]

Cursive Iowa is the way to go.

 

[GhostofBTT]

Cursive Iowa stinks. if we are going to reserrect stale ideas, let's bring back short shorts and high top fades with the Tiger Hawk shaved into them.

 

[clicheusername3]

let's bring back short shorts and high top fades with the Tiger Hawk shaved into them.

Then we'll see who really wants to be here . Take that as you will.

 

[djwoody98]

Agree with the OP. Hiring the new coach was only step one. They have some work to do.

 

[LG210]

Good post homes.

Our unis have sucked for awhile now. Need to go back to a men's cut shirt, as opposed to a modified women's cut. I liked the look of the Baylor white unis a lot.

Keep the $1 dogs, though.

 

[burky247]

I think moving the students should be the first line of business. And maybe designating a "No Standing" section for some of the older fans. You cannot have a great home court atmosphere when you're expected to stay in your seat. And that is exactly what a lot of the older fans expect.

I would like them to come up with a new intro as well. Herky coming out like a boxer makes no sense and is pretty stupid to be honest.

I would get rid of the pep band. They don't provide much to the atmosphere anyway. Use the soundsystem to pump up the crowd. It will have more of an effect.

I don't really care one way or another about uniforms. They have no effect on the atmosphere.

 

[1977Hawkeye]

Cursive Iowa stinks. if we are going to reserrect stale ideas, let's bring back short shorts and high top fades with the Tiger Hawk shaved into them.

I'm actually not that big of a fan of that either, to be honest. I know that goes against the majority.

I was always a fan of the late 80's type lettering on the jerseys. Gotta have cool shorts though. The ones from 1987 with the lines across them to give the "untucked shirt" look were awful.

 

[Southernhawk]

I think moving the students should be the first line of business. And maybe designating a "No Standing" section for some of the older fans. You cannot have a great home court atmosphere when you're expected to stay in your seat. And that is exactly what a lot of the older fans expect.

I would like them to come up with a new intro as well. Herky coming out like a boxer makes no sense and is pretty stupid to be honest.

I would get rid of the pep band. They don't provide much to the atmosphere anyway. Use the soundsystem to pump up the crowd. It will have more of an effect.

I don't really care one way or another about uniforms. They have no effect on the atmosphere.

DO NOT get rid of the pep band...it's what makes it "college." Pep up the pep band, but do not get rid of them in favor of a PA system.