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I think there's a market for the basketball, but I think that soccer market is growing much faster. I'm warming up to it my damn self.Pro soccer team would be waaaaayyyy cooler, even a hockey team. Who watches the NBA round here ?
Pro soccer team would be waaaaayyyy cooler, even a hockey team. Who watches the NBA round here ?
There is bound to be more to come on the unraveling of the NBA to Louisville group and it will only get uglier.
With you on that 100%. But, especially the NBA. Some in the community want to criticize Jurich for not being a team/community player.I oppose all pro sports in Louisville.
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I oppose all pro sports in Louisville.
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What’s wrong with the Louisville Bats or Lou City FC?
The opinion I expressed is fundamental, but few things are B&W... I oppose major league sports in Louisville the most because they're the biggest threat. Minor league teams are less of a threat.What’s wrong with the Louisville Bats or Lou City FC?
You have plenty of options right in Louisville. They just don't include pro sports at the major level. And IMO that's fine since you have Cincy, Indy, and Nashville all within short drives. Finally, if you just HAVE TO see that in your own community, you live in a free country--pull up stakes and move a short drive away.One of the things I love about the city of Louisville is that we aren’t a one trick pony. I’d hate if we were strictly a college town. You can have your Starkville’s, Tallahassee’s, Morgantown’s, etc. I love being in a place with options. Quite frankly, I think that our eclectic mix of opportunities helps attract and retain great coaches. I think when the city thrives, UofL benefits as well and vice versa.
Agree 100%. I think it’s time that Bob Valvano, Mayor Fisher, Bozo, Eric Crawford, J. Bruce, and toothless Dan picked up stakes and sold their BS in Kansas City.You have plenty of options right in Louisville. They just don't include pro sports at the major level. And IMO that's fine since you have Cincy, Indy, and Nashville all within short drives. Finally, if you just HAVE TO see that in your own community, you live in a free country--pull up stakes and move a short drive away.
Despite what you're led to believe, those aren't better towns than Louisville. They're just a little bigger and with pro sports. I think having a unique identity is desirable. There's nothing wrong with being the "best college sports town in America". A vision keeps you focused and not mixing up your priorities. There's plenty here to keep most people happy...
You have plenty of options right in Louisville. They just don't include pro sports at the major level. And IMO that's fine since you have Cincy, Indy, and Nashville all within short drives. Finally, if you just HAVE TO see that in your own community, you live in a free country--pull up stakes and move a short drive away.
Despite what you're led to believe, those aren't better towns than Louisville. They're just a little bigger and with pro sports. I think having a unique identity is desirable. There's nothing wrong with being the "best college sports town in America". A vision keeps you focused and not mixing up your priorities. There's plenty here to keep most people happy...
Louisville isn't strictly anything... But in sports, it is predominantly a college town. And that should be what we strive to be the most and the best. It's who we are.I didn’t say that having a major league team establishes city supremacy or not. Other than the Reds, I watch very little major league sports. However I think it is important that a city have a nice variety of options, including professional level teams. I’ve lived in several major cities and a few not so major cities. I’ll take Louisville over any of them. That being said, I never want Louisville to be strictly a college sports town.
With you on that 100%. But, especially the NBA. Some in the community want to criticize Jurich for not being a team/community player.I oppose all pro sports in Louisville.
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He did his job and always had UofL’s best interests in his decisions.
As great of an AD as Jurich was it may be that being a team/community player on the YUM Center (and not Kragthorpe) that could actually be his biggest mistake as our AD. Why? Because I’m not sure he wasn’t misled, lied to, and outsmarted on this the arena deal. I think the powers-to-be (Jim Host, etc.) knew what they wanted from the get go.
Not only could an NBA team be detrimental to UofL basketball but the fact that they were probably 100% deceitful in negotiations makes me pull for Seattle, Kansas City, Mexico City, Nashville, Cincinnati and every other place that may want a team. I wish them all well.
I’m sick of the new NBAtoLou organization, Dan Issel, J.Bruce Miller, and all the local media who blow hard this issue 24-7. Screw the NBA.
First, I agree. But I think at some point, you'll hear Tyra say he endorses the NBA initiative. Not sure what that means exactly, but that will be his position...
First, I agree. But I think at some point, you'll hear Tyra say he endorses the NBA initiative. Not sure what that means exactly, but that will be his position...
tyra is dog excrement..period. Odd how no one (blowsh!t, crapford etc.) hasn't/wont ask him his position on a nba ----chise to Louisville. The uk scumbag is a plant and I can't wait to see him squirm. ANY pro team here would hurt UofL.
That's damning Tyra with faint praise. Not exactly the standard I want in an AD......we could have done far worse than VT. Anyone else that board brought in would have been beholden to them and no telling how south this could have gone...
I've said before, you're a good gauge on Tyra. Fortunately, this is also a situation where I don't believe we will have to keep guessing. On this issue, Tyra will have to eventually go on record as U of L AD...I don’t agree zipp. I give VT more credit than you do. If he were, indeed, to come out in support of an NBA franchise in Louisville, he would lose the support of a vast majority of UofL’s fan base and, therefore, his position as athletic director. Whether he lost his job in reality or effectively, he would still be persona non grata (sp). Just my opinion...
As a resident of Cincinnati, I've got to agree with Zipp. The pro sports is one of the reasons UL is in the ACC and U of Cincinnati is not, and the population of Greater Cincinnati is twice the size of Greater Louisville. The Bearcats will always be second banana to the Reds, Bengals, and now the new soccer team. It will always be second banana to OSU in the state of Ohio. Pro sports in Louisville is no help to the Cards.
There are several ways to respond to this example...I don’t know if any adverse effects that the Columbus Bluejackets or the Columbus Crew have had on OSU sports.
There are several ways to respond to this example...
In the 2016 USA Today ranking, Louisville's finances were between the Universities of Iowa and Nebraska. Those are programs and regions to better gauge competition...
- Hockey and soccer are not (yet) major college sports.
- Ohio State is tOSU and isn't fighting anyone for priority, certainly not in Columbus.
- The last ranking I can find (2016) shows Ohio State ranked third nationally in athletics revenues.
- You ain't Ohio State--never will be in all likelihood--and you're probably falling further behind.
You're looking at THE Ohio State University in the State's capital with, what, a hundred years head start on those franchises. And a Top Five athletics budget nationally. Very little does that program compare to U of L's, and you won't find anyone else making that comparison.I think you are looking at this from a small time mentality. One way for UofL to increase its revenue is for the profile of the city to increase. Other entertainment options, including diverse professional sports help achieve that goal. I see no data points that show that the city of Columbus or Ohio St suffered because of those major league teams. The city of Columbus was able to increase the pie, which was beneficial for the city and the university.
That's damning Tyra with faint praise. Not exactly the standard I want in an AD......we could have done far worse than VT. Anyone else that board brought in would have been beholden to them and no telling how south this could have gone...
Rumor has it that Pitino was not the number one target of Bevin and the NBA supporters that are donating to his presidential ambitions. Their number one target was Jurich. Time will tell.