[NU Sports] Basketball (ugh!)

[Jonathan Hodges]

There is indeed a free shuttle to men's basketball games (following
basically the same route as the one to football games), and undergrads get
in free to those games with their student ID just like they do for football
games.  So, yes, there really is no excuse.  Do note, though, that the
undergrad seating section is pretty much limited to behind the baskets,
which means that if a ton wanted to fill the place it wouldn't be possible.
Anyways, given the record of the team the past few years (and decades,
really) I don't blame the students for not packing it.

Jonathan

On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 9:12 PM, <johnadeg at comcast.net> wrote:

> Re: facility.  some people seem to think that they need a GPS to find McGaw
> or what ever it is called now..  There must be enough students with wheels
> to make up for a lack of bus service, if fin fact that is a problem.  Also,
> the athletic department could spring for University buses to make up for any
> lack of public transportation.  Include a bus ticket with the price of the
> BB tickets.
>
> John DeGroat
>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: "Dennis W. Brandt" <tbng at comcast.net>
> > <I can not for the life of me understand why Northwestern can not recruit
> enough
> > guys to win.
> >
> > I have stated here in years past, usually drawing strong disagreement,
> and I'm
> > sure I'll hear "we can't!  we can't!  we can't" this time, too.  One of
> our
> > problems is facilities.  They are old, small, and off-campus.  We have
> seen
> > throughout sports that new stadiums and arenas attract larger crowds and
> are
> > certainly impress more recruits than Dyche [sic] and McGaw [sic].  Is it
> the
> > only problem?  No, but I do remind you that Minnesota in part built an
> on- or
> > near-campus football stadium because the Metrodome, acceptable for
> football, is
> > far away.  The very act of a university committing dollars to facilities
> is a
> > recruiting tool.
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