Another Dustin letter in the paper

Falcon Fanatic · **Posted:** Sat Feb 18, 2012 11:49 pm

Dayons_Den wrote:

Well, if you go back to Page 2 of this thread my statement is basically copied and pasted on S-T regarding "nothing ever happened at Anderson"/Germain Fitch.

Explaining the comment- there was a Toledo game (I think) where Fitch hit a game winning type shot and a fan (who posts on here) rushed the court, jumped on Germain Fitch and tore his acl. Dakich later stated he felt they could have won the MAC if that injury didn't occur...

Oh yeah, now I remember hearing about that!! thanks!

Globetrotter · **Joined:** Thu Jun 29, 2006 10:17 am **Posts:** 5377

Dayons_Den wrote:

Well, if you go back to Page 2 of this thread my statement is basically copied and pasted on S-T regarding "nothing ever happened at Anderson"/Germain Fitch.

Explaining the comment- there was a Toledo game (I think) where Fitch hit a game winning type shot and a fan (who posts on here) rushed the court, jumped on Germain Fitch and tore his acl. Dakich later stated he felt they could have won the MAC if that injury didn't occur...

Who was it? HammB or Metz?

gmartin · **Posted:** Sun Feb 19, 2012 7:56 am

Globetrotter wrote:

Dayons_Den wrote:

Well, if you go back to Page 2 of this thread my statement is basically copied and pasted on S-T regarding "nothing ever happened at Anderson"/Germain Fitch.

Explaining the comment- there was a Toledo game (I think) where Fitch hit a game winning type shot and a fan (who posts on here) rushed the court, jumped on Germain Fitch and tore his acl. Dakich later stated he felt they could have won the MAC if that injury didn't occur...

Who was it? HammB or Metz?

Dustin?????

vwfalcon · **Posted:** Sun Feb 19, 2012 9:01 am

without trying to completely throw one of my good friends under the bus... it was actually *cough* Tyler Sworden *cough* lol

transfer2BGSU · **Posted:** Sun Feb 19, 2012 10:26 am

HoopsFan wrote:

Now I'm unhappy. Here's a "glorified" HS gym that's TWICE the size of the Stroh Center :-)

http://www.google.com/search?q=new+cast ... 84&bih=425

I wonder if Chrissy or Danielle have played there?

HoopsFan

That's how you put seats in the corners.

HoopsFan · **Posted:** Sun Feb 19, 2012 11:30 am

Not to crab, but that's how you build an arena, period. You enter on street level and go DOWN to your seats. Oh, not in Wood County...it would end up being a pool :-)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/markizay/4507975295/

Flipper · **Posted:** Sun Feb 19, 2012 2:33 pm

At least the tin soldiers don't make you climb the steps outside the building like Joe Louis Arena up in Deeetroit....

gmartin · **Posted:** Sun Feb 19, 2012 2:46 pm

HoopsFan wrote:

Not to crab, but that's how you build an arena, period. You enter on street level and go DOWN to your seats. Oh, not in Wood County...it would end up being a pool :-)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/markizay/4507975295/

I heard and I am sure someone can verify this but I was told it would cost another 12-15 million if we built the arena with the floor under ground level. Too much time and money to dig a big pit. And broken equipment. Maybe BG should have checked into hiring Bruce Wills and his Armagedden drilling crew. What would have been nice is to have two sets of escalators. Airports and shopping malls have them, why not the Stroh.

footballguy51 · **Joined:** Wed May 23, 2007 5:19 pm **Posts:** 1771

gmartin wrote:

HoopsFan wrote:

Not to crab, but that's how you build an arena, period. You enter on street level and go DOWN to your seats. Oh, not in Wood County...it would end up being a pool :-)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/markizay/4507975295/

I heard and I am sure someone can verify this but I was told it would cost another 12-15 million if we built the arena with the floor under ground level. Too much time and money to dig a big pit. And broken equipment. Maybe BG should have checked into hiring Bruce Wills and his Armagedden drilling crew. What would have been nice is to have two sets of escalators. Airports and shopping malls have them, why not the Stroh.

As bad as this sounds (and I know it sounds bad), if you can climb stairs then you should climb them. There is an elevator in the building for those physically unable to climb stairs. However, just because you are lazy doesn't mean that we now need automatic stairs. Walk your fat ass up the stairs and lose a little weight.

Globetrotter · **Joined:** Thu Jun 29, 2006 10:17 am **Posts:** 5377

footballguy51 wrote:

gmartin wrote:

HoopsFan wrote:

Not to crab, but that's how you build an arena, period. You enter on street level and go DOWN to your seats. Oh, not in Wood County...it would end up being a pool :-)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/markizay/4507975295/

I heard and I am sure someone can verify this but I was told it would cost another 12-15 million if we built the arena with the floor under ground level. Too much time and money to dig a big pit. And broken equipment. Maybe BG should have checked into hiring Bruce Wills and his Armagedden drilling crew. What would have been nice is to have two sets of escalators. Airports and shopping malls have them, why not the Stroh.

As bad as this sounds (and I know it sounds bad), if you can climb stairs then you should climb them. There is an elevator in the building for those physically unable to climb stairs. However, just because you are lazy doesn't mean that we now need automatic stairs. Walk your fat ass up the stairs and lose a little weight.

Dear the Sentinnel-Tribune.

My experience at the Stroh was basically ruined because they made me walk up stairs. The "Obese Police" that created the building certainly did not think about those of us who don't like to exercise. I had to walk up to 30 steps just to watch a basketball game. This needs rectified soon. I wish to enter the arena carried like Madonna at the Super Bowl.

footballguy51 · **Joined:** Wed May 23, 2007 5:19 pm **Posts:** 1771

If having to climb stairs actually hurt the attendance at basketball games, then that's just sad. I'm willing to bet the product on the court impacts attendance more than having to climb stairs.

Falcon137 · **Joined:** Mon Sep 03, 2007 10:24 pm **Posts:** 2363

gmartin wrote:

HoopsFan wrote:

Not to crab, but that's how you build an arena, period. You enter on street level and go DOWN to your seats. Oh, not in Wood County...it would end up being a pool :-)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/markizay/4507975295/

I heard and I am sure someone can verify this but I was told it would cost another 12-15 million if we built the arena with the floor under ground level. Too much time and money to dig a big pit. And broken equipment. Maybe BG should have checked into hiring Bruce Wills and his Armagedden drilling crew. What would have been nice is to have two sets of escalators. Airports and shopping malls have them, why not the Stroh.

I don't know of any modern arena's that are built into the ground. The only ones I can think of is UD Arena and The Pit in New Mexico. Both were built in the 60s. I don't see the point of building a 4,500 seat arena into the ground. If you're going to build into the ground it better be a huge seating capacity.

UD seats 13,435
The Pit seats 15,000+

drumstix2388 · **Posted:** Sun Feb 19, 2012 5:55 pm

Falcon137 wrote:

gmartin wrote:

HoopsFan wrote:

Not to crab, but that's how you build an arena, period. You enter on street level and go DOWN to your seats. Oh, not in Wood County...it would end up being a pool :-)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/markizay/4507975295/

I heard and I am sure someone can verify this but I was told it would cost another 12-15 million if we built the arena with the floor under ground level. Too much time and money to dig a big pit. And broken equipment. Maybe BG should have checked into hiring Bruce Wills and his Armagedden drilling crew. What would have been nice is to have two sets of escalators. Airports and shopping malls have them, why not the Stroh.

I don't know of any modern arena's that are built into the ground. The only ones I can think of is UD Arena and The Pit in New Mexico. Both were built in the 60s. I don't see the point of building a 4,500 seat arena into the ground. If you're going to build into the ground it better be a huge seating capacity.

UD seats 13,435
The Pit seats 15,000+

UD Arena has water pumps running constantly too to prevent it from flooding. With an arena that size you don't have much choice, but it would have been a money pit if BG tried to do it with the Stroh.

tiznow · **Posted:** Sun Feb 19, 2012 9:01 pm

HoopsFan wrote:

Now I'm unhappy. Here's a "glorified" HS gym that's TWICE the size of the Stroh Center :-)

http://www.google.com/search?q=new+cast ... 84&bih=425

I wonder if Chrissy or Danielle have played there?

HoopsFan

Probably not. Unless they were in a tournament. New Castle is not in the same conference as Carmel. Carmel is probably the most wealthy high school in Indiana. Not the biggest gym, but very nice amenities.

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