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Post by Rogobob77 on Oct 27, 2020 13:13:25 GMT -5
Titan Fans, First off, I hope that you are all doing well during these unprecedented times, from dealing with a pandemic to economic and racial injustice issues. I know all our lives have been impacted in some way over the last several months and my heart goes out to all who have lost a loved one during this tragic time. After long, careful, and extensive planning in hopes that we could have as normal a regular season for men's and women's basketball as possible, we have decided that we will not have fans in attendance for games at Calihan Hall this season. Like many Universities and athletic departments throughout the country, we are looking for the best way to keep our student-athletes, staff, and fans safe. I know this is extremely disappointing news for all our loyal fans, some of you who have been coming here since the great teams of the 1960's and 70's, but I want to share with everyone a way to cheer on your Titans this season. We have agreed to a partnership with AAA Flag & Banner to offer our fans the chance to purchase a cardboard cutout for the upcoming season and the cutouts will be placed on a seat inside Calihan Hall so you can indeed be there cheering for the red, white, and blue. More information and the opportunity to purchase will be announced in the coming days. This year, we have also partnered with WLQV 92.7 FM & 1500 AM FaithTalk Detroit as the new radio home of Titan men's basketball and the stations have numerous options on apps for everyone to listen to, whether it's on the local radio or on your phone or computer. The Horizon League will also continue to broadcast all its games on the ESPN3/ESPN+ platforms. Thank you for your continued support of Titan athletics and I hope to see everyone again on campus and in Calihan Hall cheering on the Titans next season. Robert C. Vowels, Jr. Director of Athletics detroittitans.com/news/2020/10/27/general-titans-announce-fan-policy-for-basketball-games.aspx
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Post by motorcitysam on Oct 27, 2020 16:08:53 GMT -5
Disappointing, but not surprising. I did take note that there was no mention of a television home for the Titans this season. Hope we're working on some kind of package.
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Post by Rogobob77 on Oct 28, 2020 21:56:40 GMT -5
FWIW, YSU’s coach Calhoun stated in a recent newspaper article that he is looking forward to seeing fans at their games. “We are trying to get 900 fans into the Beeghly Center,” he stated. “I know that our athletic director, Ron Strollo, is working closely with local and state health officials and trying to get 15 percent of the capacity. They remain a big part of our success.”
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Post by Commissioner on Oct 28, 2020 22:03:05 GMT -5
Typical Titan attendance in recent years has been under 1500. You can do that in Calihan with plenty of social distancing. The entry ways and restrooms are a bit of a problem, but I think that could be done.
Heck, say you limited it to 500 fans. It might even become a hard ticket to get. That would be cool.
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Post by Rogobob77 on Oct 28, 2020 22:24:26 GMT -5
It will be interesting to see what Oakland comes up with as a policy for their much smaller arena. They didn’t allow any fans for their intrasquad scrimmage held earlier tonight. If they do end up allowing spectators for league games and Detroit Mercy is scheduled to play a couple contests in the O’Rena, maybe I’ll get to see my Titans live this season after all.
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Post by upbasketballfan on Nov 1, 2020 10:53:27 GMT -5
Typical Titan attendance in recent years has been under 1500. You can do that in Calihan with plenty of social distancing. The entry ways and restrooms are a bit of a problem, but I think that could be done. Heck, say you limited it to 500 fans. It might even become a hard ticket to get. That would be cool. Looks like I will have to buy Green Bay season tickets this year. Every thing I can find suggests that they will have a somewhat normal season. The Resch Center is about a 1 1/2 hrs. for me. I hope the Titans are playing at GB this year. At least I won't have to drive 9 hrs. to tell someone to move out of my seats and have them tell me that I could sit somewhere else because there are a lot of empty seats.
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Post by Commissioner on Nov 1, 2020 11:04:43 GMT -5
Typical Titan attendance in recent years has been under 1500. You can do that in Calihan with plenty of social distancing. The entry ways and restrooms are a bit of a problem, but I think that could be done. Heck, say you limited it to 500 fans. It might even become a hard ticket to get. That would be cool. Looks like I will have to buy Green Bay season tickets this year. Every thing I can find suggests that they will have a somewhat normal season. The Resch Center is about a 1 1/2 hrs. for me. I hope the Titans are playing at GB this year. At least I won't have to drive 9 hrs. to tell someone to move out of my seats and have them tell me that I could sit somewhere else because there are a lot of empty seats. I'm planning to get to Titan games (assuming they play in these locales) at Youngstown and Bob Morris, and hopefully CSU, Wright State, and NKU. Won't it be embarrassing if OU goes ahead and has fans.
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Post by upbasketballfan on Nov 1, 2020 14:35:45 GMT -5
Looks like I will have to buy Green Bay season tickets this year. Every thing I can find suggests that they will have a somewhat normal season. The Resch Center is about a 1 1/2 hrs. for me. I hope the Titans are playing at GB this year. At least I won't have to drive 9 hrs. to tell someone to move out of my seats and have them tell me that I could sit somewhere else because there are a lot of empty seats. I'm planning to get to Titan games (assuming they play in these locales) at Youngstown and Bob Morris, and hopefully CSU, Wright State, and NKU. Won't it be embarrassing if OU goes ahead and has fans. Yes, but it could happen. They are trying to build their program while the administration at U of D seems to be content to ride it out sitting on the accomplishments of the past and I think they have pretty well ran that horse into the ground. [/quote]
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Post by Rogobob77 on Nov 2, 2020 19:11:39 GMT -5
Northern Kentucky University has decided to begin the 2020-21 men's and women's basketball seasons without spectators at home contests through at least Dec. 31, 2020. A determination on NKU spectators after the start of the 2021 calendar year will be made at a later date to allow flexibility based on changing conditions surrounding the pandemic.
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Post by titantarheel on Nov 3, 2020 9:06:50 GMT -5
Northern Kentucky University has decided to begin the 2020-21 men's and women's basketball seasons without spectators at home contests through at least Dec. 31, 2020. A determination on NKU spectators after the start of the 2021 calendar year will be made at a later date to allow flexibility based on changing conditions surrounding the pandemic. Sounds like NKU isn’t trying to build their program, right Up?
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Post by Rogobob77 on Nov 4, 2020 19:42:52 GMT -5
Heard today that the “no fans in the stands policy” is league-wide thru the end of December. For games after 12/31/2020, this policy position will be revisited by the Horizon League and possibly individual schools could deviate.
Also, regarding the fan cutouts, look for details on how to order a placard emblazoned with your image soon, perhaps on the school’s website by the end of this week. Price will be I believe $30 for students, $50 for alumni and other fans. There will a discount for multiple purchases in the event you wanted to include family members or friends
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Post by upbasketballfan on Nov 5, 2020 1:08:27 GMT -5
Northern Kentucky University has decided to begin the 2020-21 men's and women's basketball seasons without spectators at home contests through at least Dec. 31, 2020. A determination on NKU spectators after the start of the 2021 calendar year will be made at a later date to allow flexibility based on changing conditions surrounding the pandemic. Sounds like NKU isn’t trying to build their program, right Up? Yes it looks like they are willing to try and work it out.. NKU isn’t trashing their fan base and is willing to take a second or third look at spectators after the 1st of the year for Conference play. Looks like the easy way out to be the first to throw in the towel. From what I can find we are the only ones to announce that fans will not be in attendance for the season. Vowels is eliminating all the tough decisions like what to nuke up for the Titan Club or are there any left overs somewhere else on campus that we can use. I am disappointed the Men's team will not be in Green Bay this year. I will probably get down to support the WBB team and Milwaukee is only 3 hrs.
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