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Post by definitelymaybe on Jul 8, 2022 19:50:36 GMT -5
Wrestling is getting their own practice facility which was supposed to start construction last month. I'm not sure if it's still on schedule. I thought it was odd to move volleyball off campus & wonder if Barnes has had discussions about getting back to Carver.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2022 22:09:22 GMT -5
The hockey/volley arena is a joke for Iowa. It’s clear that basketball and wrestling wanted Carver-Hawkeye to their own. Playing 15 minutes from campus is ridiculous. No way the students will drive out there without a top 5 B1G team. Dude I’m not sure what you are talking about. I was there in March. It is less than 5 minutes from campus. Student housing Is all around the arena. It’s a new 5,000 seat arena. Perfect for a volleyball crowd. Read the quote above about it. Sounds like they love it.
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Post by hawkfan on Jul 8, 2022 23:02:34 GMT -5
The hockey/volley arena is a joke for Iowa. It’s clear that basketball and wrestling wanted Carver-Hawkeye to their own. Playing 15 minutes from campus is ridiculous. No way the students will drive out there without a top 5 B1G team. Dude I’m not sure what you are talking about. I was there in March. It is less than 5 minutes from campus. Student housing Is all around the arena. It’s a new 5,000 seat arena. Perfect for a volleyball crowd. Read the quote above about it. Sounds like they love it. Thanks for responding to this. I don't have the energy any longer to reply to this individual who consistently enters into the thread apparently solely to disparage the program, staff and athletes and then when is asked to substantiate their statements, NEVER replies...imagine that! Clearly there is a vendetta of some sort at play. For the record, Xtream Arena, downtown Iowa City (i.e. the East Campus) and Carver-Hawkeye Arena are all essentially equidistant from one another...all under 10 mins. And the plans for a separate game day volleyball facility for the U of I has been in discussion for many years, based primarily on how CHA is simply physically not conducive to providing the type of match venue the team deserves nor to be competitive from a recruitment standpoint...not because "basketball and wrestling wanted Carver-Hawkeye to their own." LOL! Xtream Arena also will be the site of the Iowa state high school volleyball tournament starting this fall, which will be huge for positive exposure for the facility and the program. Somehow I am doubting the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union would choose to leave the venue they have utilized for the state tournament (which is huge in Iowa) for many years to move to a "joke" of a facility.
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Post by rjaege on Jul 9, 2022 3:47:23 GMT -5
The hockey/volley arena is a joke for Iowa. It’s clear that basketball and wrestling wanted Carver-Hawkeye to their own. Playing 15 minutes from campus is ridiculous. No way the students will drive out there without a top 5 B1G team. Dude I’m not sure what you are talking about. I was there in March. It is less than 5 minutes from campus. Student housing Is all around the arena. It’s a new 5,000 seat arena. Perfect for a volleyball crowd. Read the quote above about it. Sounds like they love it. Maybe I'm confused, but my understanding is that Xtreme Arena is in Coralville, not within easy walking distance of most of student student housing. Not sure that is a problem assuming the University provides adequate Cambus service for the matches. The UI Campus is spread out, and uses the Cambus system to keep it all connected. Cambus is "free" for all students and staff, and is heavily used by them (not free, but all with student/staff ID's can use it without any additional fee). Xtreme Arena is also just off of I-80 so very easily accessed by cars. So the location should be conducive to good attendance from what I can see.
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Post by Kearney Kingston on Jul 9, 2022 6:20:25 GMT -5
Carver-Hawkeye is not an ideal venue due to massive size for the volleyball crowds, but so much more convenient. I don’t pay too much attention to public statements orchestrated by the communications staff. I prefer to listen to the players I know. Crowds have been awful and non-factors in the new hockey rink. What is the home record for the Hawkeyes at Xtream. I just don’t think the program is getting necessary respect from the administration. I absolutely stand by my comment that basketball and wrestling are elated to have a team who has utilized the on-campus venue no longer an occupant.
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Post by BigTenVball on Jul 9, 2022 8:27:23 GMT -5
Carver-Hawkeye is not an ideal venue due to massive size for the volleyball crowds, but so much more convenient. I don’t pay too much attention to public statements orchestrated by the communications staff. I prefer to listen to the players I know. Crowds have been awful and non-factors in the new hockey rink. What is the home record for the Hawkeyes at Extreme. I just don’t think the program is getting necessary respect from the administration. I absolutely stand by my comment that basketball and wrestling are elated to have a team who has utilized the on-campus venue no longer an occupant. So many things to unpack here.... 1). Extreme Arena. BRAND new, concessions, seating, surrounded by 2 microbreweries 4-5 nice restaurants and a Fuzzy Taco....video screens..., yea, a horrible hockey arena. 2). Home record at Extreme?? Well, playing Nebraska, Minn, Penn St, Michigan, and so on, might have something to do with that record. 3). Wrestling?? How does ANYTHING conflict with them?! Completely different seasons, right?!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2022 12:44:30 GMT -5
They have only played 2 seasons in Xtream. Covid years and major team issues. Nothing to do with Xtream.
The most they averaged in Carver was right at 2,000. Let’s watch and see if they exceed that avg in Xtream in the next couple of years. My $ is it does.
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Post by definitelymaybe on Jul 9, 2022 13:41:01 GMT -5
They have only played 2 seasons in Xtream. Covid years and major team issues. Nothing to do with Xtream. The most they averaged in Carver was right at 2,000. Let’s watch and see if they exceed that avg in Xtream in the next couple of years. My $ is it does. It's hard to overstate what a poor job the previous staff did with Iowa's team. It certainly has been a rough last few years. Nowhere to go but up.
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Post by jayj79 on Jul 9, 2022 13:46:58 GMT -5
What is the home record for the Hawkeyes at Extreme. probably not much different than the home record at Carver. But you probably don't care much about facts, as you can't bother to even spell the arena name correctly.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2022 17:46:14 GMT -5
Just ask any D1 coach. Would they rather play on campus in an old 15,000 seat arena with no air conditioner OR in a brand new 5,000 seat arena, 5 minutes from campus?
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Post by jayj79 on Jul 9, 2022 20:44:27 GMT -5
yes, getting a brand new arena is so disrespectful
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Post by BigTenVball on Jul 9, 2022 21:37:44 GMT -5
2000 people would be nice. But, 2000 in CHA which seats 15,000, looks beyond (and sounds) empty. 2000 in Xtreme, which seats 5000, looks close to half full at least.
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Post by jayj79 on Jul 9, 2022 22:31:00 GMT -5
the arena does not belong to the team, the athletic department, or the university. that's not unusual. there are plenty of college teams that play in arenas/stadiums that aren't owned by the school. for instance, Nebraska's basketball arena is owned by the city of Lincoln. Big whoop. I promise it is a minimum of 12-15 minutes from Carver Hawkeye. It’s not convenient for freshmen students to attend matches. 15 minutes? maybe if you're walking. more like 5 minutes by car. I still know that the staff and players prefer practicing and playing on campus at CH. have they personally told you this?
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Post by definitelymaybe on Jul 10, 2022 16:18:39 GMT -5
2026 NTDP passing through & trying to get a late night sneak at some facilities😂
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Post by Kearney Kingston on Jul 10, 2022 18:03:26 GMT -5
2026 NTDP passing through & trying to get a late night sneak at some facilities😂 So happy Jim Barnes and staff are drawing interest from great young players.
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