Dear ISU AD: Please Stop Changing Hilton

[cyclonedave25]

You are taking away from the Hilton intimidation factor and atmosphere. Hilton was built with steep seating and fans on top of the action. Now you moved the students 25 feet away from the baselines and put them behind a fence. There’s 15 feet of bare concrete between the floor and student section. Return those new bleachers and bring back the old. Jack Trice seating is far from the field, don’t do the same to Hilton. And turn the lights back up. The upper deck looks like a black, empty void on TV.

 

[ClonesInDallas]

Agreed 100%...with how much Jamie gets right I'm shocked that he thinks these changes are a positive thing. Take the feedback and give us back our Hilton

 

[chuckd4735]

I'm not sure writing to JP on CF is effective. Might want to send him an e-mail.

 

[Cyched]

They have adjusted the lighting a bit so it’s not as dark for those of us that sit in the upper deck.

Curious what options they had with the new bleachers they put in for the students.

 

[JM4CY]

Does anyone know the "why" behind the changes in Hilton?

 

[cyclonedave25]

I'm not sure writing to JP on CF is effective. Might want to send him an e-mail.

This is just step 1. If not changed by next season, I skip step 2 (email) and proceed directly to step 3 (camping in JP’s front yard).

 

[theshadow]

Does anyone know the "why" behind the changes in Hilton?

Risk mitigation, crowd control, player safety, and not having to buy more new folding chairs after every game.

 

[Clonefan32]

I'm trying to think of other student sections that dont have some type of "enclosure". We may have been somewhat unique in having no psychical barrier between the court and the student section. Makes you wonder if the Big 12 required it or something.

 

[isufbcurt]

Does anyone know the "why" behind the changes in Hilton?

An overreaction and an overaccommodation for the Pensl murder and the Randy assault

 

[JM4CY]

Risk mitigation, crowd control, player safety, and not having to buy more new folding chairs after every game.

What about the lights

 

[MartyFine]

People went to the game last night and have complaints about Hilton?

 

[ianoconnor]

I say play it up... act (& dress) like a bunch of caged animals.

 

[Statefan10]

I'm trying to think of other student sections that dont have some type of "enclosure". We may have been somewhat unique in having no psychical barrier between the court and the student section. Makes you wonder if the Big 12 required it or something.

Thought I read on Twitter it was done to mitigate court storming.

 

[Trice]

Is this thread directed at the new AD? The one who will be replacing Pollard since he stepped down due to cancer?

 

[BringBackJohnny]

Students can’t influence free throws back that far. Also it’s so dark you can even see the I-State banner covering the tunnel in the student section. This isn’t an AMC movie theatre for Pete’s sake.

 

[JeanValette]

An overreaction and an overaccommodation for the Pensl murder and the Randy assault

God, I made the mistake of listening to Travis Justice the day after the Pemsl "fan attack". Should have made an appointment for a lobotomy that day...

 

[davegilbertson]

I'm not sure writing to JP on CF is effective. Might want to send him an e-mail.

might want to put a few benjamins with the letter as well as a respectable preamble acknowledging his cancer battle.

 

[NorthCyd]

Whelp, we had a solid 8 hour love fest, but now back to CF default mode of ******** about things.

 

[CydeofFries]

Also, I have to imagine the tear down and set up of Hilton is a lot easier/quicker with the bleachers vs. the chairs. Not that I think it's ideal but with the COVID budget crunch I get it. Especially if the fencing is to reduce court storming fines. Which is OK to do, as long as it's done "safely" so I think having a barrier to slow it down initially is not a bad call.

The Jamie Pollard stepped down thing is weird, because I'm fairly certain they said that during the women's game too, just without the graphic.

 

[BoxsterCy]

An overreaction and an overaccommodation for the Pensl murder and the Randy assault

R.I.P. and probably should be a plaque of some sort least we forget.