Norfolk St- Horton Game

[MadBird]

Praying the Corphees make an appearance

 

[SgtHulka]

At our age is that a good thing?

I'm willing to take that chance

 

[fdbird83]

At our age is that a good thing?

I haven't heard any down side to that.

 

[Dmills]

My thought about bringing Bradley back to Horton is that BU is one of the only games on the schedule that still sells 7000+ at RBA. It is hard to give up an extra $75,000 in revenue in the name of nostalgia.

I do think, however, you can play a B-level rivalry game there and now lose as much in revenue. UIC, SIU might be interesting. As might Indiana State. ISU would still probably sell more than 5000 at RBA for the SIU game, but Indiana State? You might be able to eat that missing $15K in the name of making it an experience.

I wonder how opponents feel about playing that game? I suspect it is a much different atmosphere than they expect.

How about we bring DePaul back?

 

[TBS_20]

I'm attending for the 2nd year in a row, bringing my youngest to show him how we rolled in the 80's when Horton was electric every game. Last years game had some great flashbacks to the 80's. Great job ISU for bringing the "Horton" game back. I'm not sure I like this to be a yearly thing but maybe every 2-3 years. Could you imagine us being good and bringing a big time opponent to Horton for a game in 5 years or better yet, bring the Gargoyles in for a game.

I'm taking my son to his first basketball game. It'll be against Bradley for his first time. He's really excited and I'm excited to pass down a lifetime of absolute misery.

 

[Baltimore Bird]

TBS 20----The overall series since ISU went D1 is very even. There has been misery on both sides.
ISU has won the tourney 4 times and BU 3 since ISU joined the MVC in 81/82.
It is a great rivalry!

 

[DBird]

I haven't heard any down side to that.

Until you see them now

 

[Hamdonger]

My thought about bringing Bradley back to Horton is that BU is one of the only games on the schedule that still sells 7000+ at RBA. It is hard to give up an extra $75,000 in revenue in the name of nostalgia.

I do think, however, you can play a B-level rivalry game there and now lose as much in revenue. UIC, SIU might be interesting. As might Indiana State. ISU would still probably sell more than 5000 at RBA for the SIU game, but Indiana State? You might be able to eat that missing $15K in the name of making it an experience.

I wonder how opponents feel about playing that game? I suspect it is a much different atmosphere than they expect.

Only 5300 (our largest crowd by far) last year in Redbird CEFCU for the Bradley game. I'd love it in Horton with 7700 watching in the stands (like the old days) but that setup just won't happen.

People talk about the experience last year in Horton. 3000 and some change. Now imagine 8000 mostly crazy people where one or both teams were in the top 20? We have NO idea just how loud it was in Horton. I'll let someone who was there explain the intensity. And I guarantee you could feel the buzz from miles away, hours before the game.

I've been in Redbird since 89. As loud as it was on March 6 1990...when Rickey, on the break, zipped a half no look pass to Jarrod for the slam...and Redbird exploded into a collective deep ROAR that carried through a timeout and next possession...the loudest it ever was in Redbird...

...I know it was even more frenzied in Horton. Tell us about it. Please. Cause I'd love to get one shot in Horton with THAT kind of atmosphere. See ya Saturday.

 

[Hamdonger]

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Please??

 

[Bird Friend]

Only 5300 (our largest crowd by far) last year in Redbird CEFCU for the Bradley game. I'd love it in Horton with 7700 watching in the stands (like the old days) but that setup just won't happen.

People talk about the experience last year in Horton. 3000 and some change. Now imagine 8000 mostly crazy people where one or both teams were in the top 20? We have NO idea just how loud it was in Horton. I'll let someone who was there explain the intensity. And I guarantee you could feel the buzz from miles away, hours before the game.

I've been in Redbird since 89. As loud as it was on March 6 1990...when Rickey, on the break, zipped a half no look pass to Jarrod for the slam...and Redbird exploded into a collective deep ROAR that carried through a timeout and next possession...the loudest it ever was in Redbird...

...I know it was even more frenzied in Horton. Tell us about it. Please. Cause I'd love to get one shot in Horton with THAT kind of atmosphere. See ya Saturday.

Horton's like a tin can cut in half long ways. Sound from the floor goes up and the ceiling bounces it back, but not straight down, so it magnifies the sound . . . and bounces of the floor to join with the new noise and repeats. You can't hear yourself think. You can't hear the person next to you yelling because of all the noise.

As many on here can attest, the AC/DC concert in the early 80's wrecked our ears because the sound was so loud. Frankly, it was probably dangerously loud. It was days before I could hear without a loud ringing in my ears. And well after that before the rising was completely gone . . . I think . . . I'm not really sure the ringing I have now isn't the same.

 

[Redbird222]

I was at the SIU game in 90, Washington St NIT game when Coop hit the 3, the game when we kicked Creighton's ass to start the season 14 - 0, and when McIntosch slammed an alley oop against Wichita in 2017. I am sure these are all top 10 moments at RBA and i don't think any make the top 10 in Horton.

We just had a guest on our podcast and he said it very succinctly

It was so loud you felt it in your bones. Simple statement but true. You literally could feel it reverberating within your body. Your voice was often hoarse after a good game at Horton.

Everyone got a taste of it last year with just over 3 k.... 1/2 the folks of a good Horton game. It was liud and there were no North bleachers to speak of to trap/contain the noise and stomp your feet to literally rattle the place. Pemberton always talks how the lights would start to sway during certain games.

BTW ... agree the 90 MVC Championship was loudest I ever heard at RBA.

 

[Baltimore Bird]

In the 1978 game against Indiana State and Larry Bird, a sign said five birds are better than one. I remember Larry Bird stealing the ball and going 3/4 of the court for an uncontested dunk. However, the whistle had blown long before that, and he never heard it. He was assessed a technical foul and the place was up for grabs. Indiana State, UNLV, and the Tulsa game when we won our 1st NCAA bid were the loudest I ever attended. There was nothing like a Ricky Johnson dunk and multiple fist pumps to get the crowd going.

 

[ChiRedbirdfan]

There was nothing like a Ricky Johnson dunk and multiple fist pumps to get the crowd going.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Metamoron]

I remember a game in the early 80s when Wichita brought a top 10 (?) team in that included Antoine Carr, Cliff Levinston, and Greg Dreiling. That may have been the year (or the year after) they went to Elite Eight. I think we won, but there was a lot of alcohol involved So not sure. I sat on top row and was pounding on the air ducts all night long.

 

[SgtHulka]

Horton's like a tin can cut in half long ways. Sound from the floor goes up and the ceiling bounces it back, but not straight down, so it magnifies the sound . . . and bounces of the floor to join with the new noise and repeats. You can't hear yourself think. You can't hear the person next to you yelling because of all the noise.

As many on here can attest, the AC/DC concert in the early 80's wrecked our ears because the sound was so loud. Frankly, it was probably dangerously loud. It was days before I could hear without a loud ringing in my ears. And well after that before the rising was completely gone . . . I think . . . I'm not really sure the ringing I have now isn't the same.

Ringing in your ears you say…

 

[Phantom]

The 3500 or so in Horton last year was great, very loud and the cool thing about it was as people noticed how loud it could get, each cheer got louder and longer, as if to keep making the volume rise. I could only imagine what an SRO crowd in there back in the day was like. It's a rare case of the venue itself being like part of the crowd. More than the setting; a character in the story.

I was at the '90 title game...loudest sustained volume for a whole game ever at RA, but the singular loudest moment was Coop's second 3 against Washington State in the NIT in '95. Still waiting for that game to surface on YouTube. The tape HAS to exist somewhere. Someone mentioned the Creighton game in '09...that's a great example too. Whole place was rocking and there were 3 really neat things about that night/season: 1. It was a sellout over Xmas break (but still had a whole section of students), 2. We were 14-0 at that point 3. Hoops games were THE thing to do around town.

Those first two Jank years really piss me off . We were so damn good and games were a blast.

 

[Manchester Matt]

The 3500 or so in Horton last year was great, very loud and the cool thing about it was as people noticed how loud it could get, each cheer got louder and longer, as if to keep making the volume rise. I could only imagine what an SRO crowd in there back in the day was like. It's a rare case of the venue itself being like part of the crowd. More than the setting; a character in the story.

I was at the '90 title game...loudest sustained volume for a whole game ever at RA, but the singular loudest moment was Coop's second 3 against Washington State in the NIT in '95. Still waiting for that game to surface on YouTube. The tape HAS to exist somewhere. Someone mentioned the Creighton game in '09...that's a great example too. Whole place was rocking and there were 3 really neat things about that night/season: 1. It was a sellout over Xmas break (but still had a whole section of students), 2. We were 14-0 at that point 3. Hoops games were THE thing to do around town.

Those first two Jank years really piss me off . We were so damn good and games were a blast.

As someone who attended ISU during two NIT and two NCAA tournament appearances, I'll echo your sentiment saying how loud that Washington State game was. The SIU double-overtime game in '95 was very loud as well and easily one of my favorite ISU games ever.

Man, this thread is really getting me excited for tomorrow. Can't wait!

 

[WoodlandWarrior]

The 3500 or so in Horton last year was great, very loud and the cool thing about it was as people noticed how loud it could get, each cheer got louder and longer, as if to keep making the volume rise. I could only imagine what an SRO crowd in there back in the day was like. It's a rare case of the venue itself being like part of the crowd. More than the setting; a character in the story.

I was at the '90 title game...loudest sustained volume for a whole game ever at RA, but the singular loudest moment was Coop's second 3 against Washington State in the NIT in '95. Still waiting for that game to surface on YouTube. The tape HAS to exist somewhere. Someone mentioned the Creighton game in '09...that's a great example too. Whole place was rocking and there were 3 really neat things about that night/season: 1. It was a sellout over Xmas break (but still had a whole section of students), 2. We were 14-0 at that point 3. Hoops games were THE thing to do around town.

Those first two Jank years really piss me off . We were so damn good and games were a blast.

I too was at the Washington State NIT Game. Just WOW when Cooper came off the bench to hit those 3s!

 

[Hrtnfldhse]

Only 5300 (our largest crowd by far) last year in Redbird CEFCU for the Bradley game. I'd love it in Horton with 7700 watching in the stands (like the old days) but that setup just won't happen.

People talk about the experience last year in Horton. 3000 and some change. Now imagine 8000 mostly crazy people where one or both teams were in the top 20? We have NO idea just how loud it was in Horton. I'll let someone who was there explain the intensity. And I guarantee you could feel the buzz from miles away, hours before the game.

I've been in Redbird since 89. As loud as it was on March 6 1990...when Rickey, on the break, zipped a half no look pass to Jarrod for the slam...and Redbird exploded into a collective deep ROAR that carried through a timeout and next possession...the loudest it ever was in Redbird...

...I know it was even more frenzied in Horton. Tell us about it. Please. Cause I'd love to get one shot in Horton with THAT kind of atmosphere. See ya Saturday.

Horton is unlike any college arena I have attended. Attending games as a student during our 3 straight trips to the Dance was electric every game. You could feel the excitement walking from Watterson Towers with your group to Horton and it actually intensified the closer you got. During the 82-83 season for the home game vs Bradley, Versace got T'd up and the place exploded, I'm surprised the north bleachers didn't crumble. When the PA announcer would announce the team and we were ranked during that season, he would announce all the rankings as they entered the court and it was mayhem. How could I forget my first court storm after we beat DePaul my freshman year. I could go on and on, the experience was amazing and the memories will never leave me.

 

[Baltimore Bird]

Metamoran....I was at the Wichita State game in '83. I believe they also had Aubrey Sherrod at guard who was tremendous. Yes, we won and alcohol was absolutely involved. It was very cold and a bunch of us wore large winter coats and brought in as many beers as we could carry. We stood virtually the entire game in the upper bowl and when you wanted to drink you just sat down and pounded one. Great memories!