I'm one of the few that had student fees go towards Redbird Arena and Hancock Stadium...lucky me.
Thanks, buddy.
I'm one of the few that had student fees go towards Redbird Arena and Hancock Stadium...lucky me.
The referenendom passed the year before I attended ISU. I paid 4 years of fees for RBA and it opened the year after I graduated.I'm one of the few that had student fees go towards Redbird Arena and Hancock Stadium...lucky me.
The primary reason Donewald was selected was to run a spotless ship. And we can't deny he did that. He could be gracious. He could also be a total jerk. Donewald was a complete prima donna as far as his interactions with the entire athletic staff went. He thought he was much better than ISU, which is why he promoted himself to other universities every chance he got in the first few years he was here. He even had Knight demand an interview with Arkansas for Donewald in 1985. Job went to Richardson, which was by far the better choice.Another 'how times have changed' anecdote. The night that the news broke that Donewald was fired, all of the Peoria stations ran banners across the bottom of the screen, during primetime. The 10 o'clock news lead with the story.
I was angry when he was fired. He doesn't get enough credit for cleaning up operations in a program that was probably headed towards probation.
Anyone else remember the 'the Deadbirds'? There was a fair amount of angst in the fanbase about this "playing defense" thing. But we all came around. Donewald's defenses were like knives at the throats of the other teams.
HIs final 5 years 22-8 15-14 19-13 18-13 13-17 Dans last 5 years 18-15 17-16 10-21 7-18 10-10 so far this year which 5 would you rather have
I agree completely with that description of the man, but the times were different. That style of coaching hadn't been discredited. I graduated in '85, so my view of the Redbird world in those days happened mainly via B-N watering holes.The primary reason Donewald was selected was to run a spotless ship. And we can't deny he did that. He could be gracious. He could also be a total jerk. Donewald was a complete prima donna as far as his interactions with the entire athletic staff went. He thought he was much better than ISU, which is why he promoted himself to other universities every chance he got in the first few years he was here. He even had Knight demand an interview with Arkansas for Donewald in 1985. Job went to Richardson, which was by far the better choice.
His record was not very good his final 4 years, which made the decision easier for the admins when he had the losing season.
Imagine how the students felt a few years ago working out in a cramped off-campus glorified shed while their fees funded a new Rec Center they’d never enjoy.The referenendom passed the year before I attended ISU. I paid 4 years of fees for RBA and it opened the year after I graduated.
ISU sold the shed to the city so they could relegate the grey hairs to working out in despairImagine how the students felt a few years ago working out in a cramped off-campus glorified shed while their fees funded a new Rec Center they’d never enjoy.
The old Rec had a distinctive flair, though: it had the only carpeted track (1/8 mile!) I’ve ever seen around the also-carpeted basketball court. And the racquetball courts were nice…
But in a way they - and those who funded RA and Hancock - were all paying it forward like BJ Bello is now doing for the bubble. Redbirds helping Redbirds.
I recall the carpet being more Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas ballroom-grade burnt maroon…ISU sold the shed to the city so they could relegate the grey hairs to working out in despair
I’d the carpeted track green shag?
We’ll maybe it is and maybe it isn’t . You’ll just have to wait till you’re 55 to find out.I recall the carpet being more Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas ballroom-grade burnt maroon…
When I heard it was being converted into an “Adult Recreation Center” I thought the Kappa Kabana was relocating to a more fertile location.
Don’t forget the teams Wichita had back then with the X man. Those were great teams.Bob D was known for getting the most out of his players how is Dan known Bob D had a big rivalry with Charlie Spoonhour at sms and Nolan Richardson at Tulsa
Can confirm. Got to use the new Rec Center for not even one semester. Tried to go the Monday after graduation and wasn’t allowed in.Imagine how the students felt a few years ago working out in a cramped off-campus glorified shed while their fees funded a new Rec Center they’d never enjoy.
The old Rec had a distinctive flair, though: it had the only carpeted track (1/8 mile!) I’ve ever seen around the also-carpeted basketball court. And the racquetball courts were nice…
But in a way they - and those who funded RA and Hancock - were all paying it forward like BJ Bello is now doing for the bubble. Redbirds helping Redbirds.
Don’t forget the teams Wichita had back then with the X man. Those were great teams.
Not my point. Making a point about one coach—and only that coach—shouldn’t be construed as anything but a point about that coach. My point was solely that was easier to fire Donewald based on his trajectory. Good lord.HIs final 5 years 22-8 15-14 19-13 18-13 13-17 Dans last 5 years 18-15 17-16 10-21 7-18 10-10 so far this year which 5 would you rather have
I ran into him back when you could actually shoot hoops at Horton. Had a nice 5 minute conversationJust a few things about Donewald that have gone unsaid through the years. His office door in Horton was always open. If you asked him a basketball question you got a half-hour answer. Sometimes with diagrams. And he took care of people. I know two Robinson/Smithson guys that Coach took care of and made sure they finished their degrees. It didn't matter that they never played for him.
That old Rec center was still light years better than the 1940’s style nautilus equipment in the basement of Wright.Imagine how the students felt a few years ago working out in a cramped off-campus glorified shed while their fees funded a new Rec Center they’d never enjoy.
The old Rec had a distinctive flair, though: it had the only carpeted track (1/8 mile!) I’ve ever seen around the also-carpeted basketball court. And the racquetball courts were nice…
But in a way they - and those who funded RA and Hancock - were all paying it forward like BJ Bello is now doing for the bubble. Redbirds helping Redbirds.