Big thanks to all involved in Righting the Ship (Change the Court)

[blkngoldUofI]

That is the way the floor should look. I wouldn't mind adding some more black to the floor but like others I think it's a time for a change, going old school is a good thing.

Would making around the court black make people happy with Iowa Hawkeyes in gold and white or is that ugly?

 

[HawkI101]

I understand what you're talking about. You want to go back to the old court because we won more with it, and that's silly. I'm all for redesigning the court, but it needs to be done for logical reasons. I have no problems with them bringing more gold back into the court so long as it's done to modernize the facility, not because "I'm sick of losing".

You must not understand that many things are done for psychological reasons, not logical reasons, especially in sports. Now, with that said, if the players like the black court then keep it, if they too believe a change is needed then change it. In their mind they will play better on a different floor.

Changing the visitor locker room at Kinnick to pink was not logical at all, it was all psychological. That is what is being discussed here.

 

[bogeyman]

That is the way the floor should look. I wouldn't mind adding some more black to the floor but like others I think it's a time for a change, going old school is a good thing.

Would making around the court black make people happy with Iowa Hawkeyes in gold and white or is that ugly?

Can someone with some photoshop skills give us a rendering of what this would look like with a mix of both, like gold border / black lane and vice versa.

 

[GravyJones]

You must not understand that many things are done for psychological reasons, not logical reasons, especially in sports. Now, with that said, if the players like the black court then keep it, if they too believe a change is needed then change it. In their mind they will play better on a different floor.

Changing the visitor locker room at Kinnick to pink was not logical at all, it was all psychological. That is what is being discussed here.

I understand psychology. In fact, I majored in it and the U of I would agree that I understand it based on the grades and whatnot. That's not at all relevant here. None of the staff outside of Bowen and none of the players have the same affinity for or association with the yellow court as long-time fans of the program. Your romanticism of olden days doesn't really count.

 

[Hawkstrat]

I understand psychology. In fact, I majored in it and the U of I would agree that I understand it based on the grades and whatnot. That's not at all relevant here. None of the staff outside of Bowen and none of the players have the same affinity for or association with the yellow court as long-time fans of the program. Your romanticism of olden days doesn't really count.

Like I said, I prefer the black, but if the romanticism of the olden days- as you call it, would get more fans in the building, sign me up for the yellow.

 

[GravyJones]

I'm all for re-branding the arena with a different scheme so long as it doesn't look as cheesy as the old yellow court. It needs to be done like Oregon, minus the LSD.

 

[Hawke]

I like the black too, and the parquet.

 

[storminspank]

If we bring back the old court then we need to bring back the old uni's too.

Not those... these:

 

[tweeterhawk]

If we bring back the old court then we need to bring back the old uni's too.

Don't dismiss the Les Jepsen talk.

 

[ICbornNraised]

...and lets go to the games wearing our 80's gear.

No Thanks. Change the court, but not the throwback yellow design.

 

[tweeterhawk]

I'm confused. Is Iowa seriously considering changing the court design?

 

[FCAS]

You do know that the color of the court doesn't have anything to do with the play on said court, right?

No, none of us realized this. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[HawkeyeMike23]

I'm all for re-branding the arena with a different scheme so long as it doesn't look as cheesy as the old yellow court. It needs to be done like Oregon, minus the LSD.

Yes, but instead of going for the forest look we can design it so it looks like you're looking at a cornfield. Perfect.

 

[GravyJones]

Yes, but instead of going for the forest look we can design it so it looks like you're looking at a cornfield. Perfect.

I meant with style and not so over-the-top, but I wouldn't mind seeing a corn field concept just for giggles.

 

[Chankinks]

The kids playing now were in diapers when Alford took over and changed the court. They may not care because they grew up with the current look. But growing up during Lute – Mr. Davis, the contrast between those coaches and the last 2 coaches is reflected in the color of the court. I think they should put a huge skylight in the roof because a dark cloud has been lifted off of CHA. As I see it there are 2 options. (1) Bring back the original parquet floor and pretend that the Alford, Lick era did not exist. Or (2) Come up with something new, something that Fran can call his own. But I hope it stays simple and classy, no basketball on the free throw line, no fill in color other than the lane and perimeter. And please no black on black with yellow trim, leave that to the Oregon's of the world.

 

[Iowafarmgirl]

I think we should just make the Mediacom logo about 10 times bigger.

Then Iowa will play like they just got an unbelievable deal after bundling their phone, internet, and cable tv services!*


*Promotional price ends after 6 months. Requires 4 year commitment.

 

[Hawkstrat]

Some poster on HR is claiming to have some inside knowledge of the situation. He claims the higher ups are afraid of what the yellow court would look like with the sideline video-boards, perhaps too much glare. But he also says the court is being changed, they are thinking about going black letters on a black background, like Iowa's away jerseys. Also the Tigerhawk at center will be enlarged and the circle removed.

No idea if this is true.

 

[CGHawk]

You do know that the color of the court doesn't have anything to do with the play on said court, right?

I have to disagree with this.

As a player the appearance of your home field/court/jerseys can have a lot to do with how you play. Whether you realize it or not... It affects the mental part of your game. A new change can represent a new beginning. A new direction. It might get some players more into home games and feel more of a sense of pride.

I'm not saying this is true, but in my opinion if you play on a court for so long and have a lot of unsuccessful memories on it... it might just seem like an old court that doesn't mean much outside of the fact that it is a home game, but with a new court/new jerseys it can make players feel like "we are a different team now" or "this is OUR house/this is OUR court"

It can just have a lot of psychological effects.

I really like the idea of the yellow court. I think it would be something small that could really help represent a new era of Iowa Basketball... hopefully a really successful era.

That is just my personal opinion though.

 

[LGEND24]

I would like the flying herky logo at center. That would be aweseome.

+1

 

[gillnh2o]

The old school Herky that was on the east wall in the old Fieldhouse was the original Carver center jump logo. I don't think Lute was a big fan of the Tigerhawk. If memory serves Mr. Davis started using the Tigerhawk and the old logo was history. For accuracy contact George Wine. Just a reminder from an old Hawkeye fan from the 50's the yardstick in basketball is Bucky and Ralph.