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Sports => Frank Martin's OOD sponsored by the "Angriest Fans in America" => Topic started by: pissclams on December 31, 2006, 04:19:30 PM
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I hate everything about it including but not limited to the following:
We need to simplify our basketball court.
Powercats should have nothing to do with basketball. For football the powercat is fine but let's keep it on the gridiron.
The fact that we have a giant powercat head at centercourt blows ass. I know ku had the state of KS outline a few years back and got rid of it in favor of a giant bird thingy (copied us), I'd prefer to have a outline of our state at centercourt (copy them copying UNC).
The font on the endlines sucks ass as does the huge KANSAS STATE at center court. It looks like it's trying to impress and dazzle. Let's let the players do that.
Again, simpler is better, understated is good.
Maybe they could even use the correct hue of purple (ROYAL) next time they decide to dazzle us with their 1954 Marketing Dept genius.
The lane is fine, but I'd prefer white dashes to separate the player blocks instead of purple.
Finally, paint the aluminum benches alternating purple and white, as well as the million foot wide stairs between each section, purple and white alternating. No reason to expose as much freakin' concrete as we have in that hole that we call a gym.
That's about it.
El ChubreCubara can you photoshop these ideas for me and i'll forward them to my friends in the Athletic Dept.
TIA.
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even this is better than the 3d thing we have now
(http://inside.kstatesports.com/images/circlecatglow.jpg)
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Didn't Robocat(?) already make some of your ideas with photoshop?
Our court is fine.
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i hate it and am only offering suggestions to help with attendance.
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let's put it this way, i wouldn't be surprised or shocked to walk into Big Monday and see a giant KATPAK painted at midcourt.
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How does our court look? Pic?
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bastard :lol:
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"and am only offering suggestions to help with attendance."
I am having a hard time believing someone is sitting at home all charged up to go to a basketball game because the look of the court has changed. Do we have any marketing research to indicate perhaps this is indeed the case?
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"and am only offering suggestions to help with attendance."
I am having a hard time believing someone is sitting at home all charged up to go to a basketball game because the look of the court has changed. Do we have any marketing research to indicate perhaps this is indeed the case?
It's a fact, I read it somewhere. People don't go to our games because they are scared to because the court is embarrassing.
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Good points by everyone who hates the floor.
Does anyone else hate our floor?
Yeah, it's really bad. It's completely bland and basic. Most of all, though, it's just ugly. I was going to try to point out that it looks better than the floor with the basketball textured powercat logo, but I realized that I can't even do that. How hard is it to get a decent-looking floor?
http://www.ksufans.com/forums/index.php?topic=2914.0
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I actually agree here with Pissclams.....
Our court is a little loud with the huge Powercat. I wish we would have taken the old Ahearn floor and moved it to Bramlage.
I like the simple look too......kinda like the Dean Smith Center's floor.
http://www.nationmaster.com/wikimir/images/upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9c/Dean_smith_center.jpg/350px-Dean_smith_center.jpg
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its better than that pink neon 'wildcats' we had over a clip art basketball in the early 90's.
there are just too many different varieties of purple. its hanus. plus with all the writing all over. ick.
i hate it.
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leave it bramlige is fine, and the state is a bad idea because were not KANSAS
WE ARE
K-STATE!
AND
WE ARE
(in basketball) BACK
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This is the equal of people who actually take the time to watch sports just to be critical of the announcers. Quit paying attention to the announcers/court and watch the damn games!!!!! :flush:
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I actually agree here with Pissclams.....
Our court is a little loud with the huge Powercat. I wish we would have taken the old Ahearn floor and moved it to Bramlage.
I like the simple look too......kinda like the Dean Smith Center's floor.
http://www.nationmaster.com/wikimir/images/upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9c/Dean_smith_center.jpg/350px-Dean_smith_center.jpg
It's funny you mention UNC's because I was sitting on my couch this afternoon getting drunk and watching Carolina's game and that's what got me thinking of our crappy floor.
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(http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h137/KingslyZissou/killurself.gif)
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I want a raised floor in Bramlage, like vintage Ahearn with the dirt floor and Minnesota plays on now. Imagine how "on top of the game" you would be if that floor was raised 3-4 feet. I think that would make it a very unigue place to play.
I also am all for painting lots of the concrete like suggested at the top of this thread.
With some tweaks and a lot of winning, Bramlage could become a very special place to play.
Also, I am in favor of the nickname "The Purple Pit". I know it is copying New Mexico, but I think we need to embrace what we have and we have a great big pit in the ground that we play basketball in. Pretty fitting IMO. This was a nickname used in the early 90's, I think we should adopt "THE PURPLE PIT" as our main nickname... sure beats "The Fred" or "The Bram".
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I suppose you like your shredded wheat with out sugar to!
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I don't understand all of this piss claming and moarning about attendance. I can tell you one thing. It has nothing to do with whats on the court. LOL The program has been in decline for 20 years to and it's going to take some time to rejuvinate things! I think the fact that all tickets sold speaks volumes. Things at KSU have NEVER been better. We have two major sports that are definitly on the up swing. This university has NEVER had that until now. My suggestion is to let those that got it here continue on! All hail the POWER CAT!!! Happy New Year Everyone! :woohoo: :ksu:
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You are crazy to think that our terrible attendance figures aren't directly related to our fans being embarrassed by our court/ "gym". Maybe I could teach you a thing or two about psychology/ "behavior" or maybe you skipped that CLASS while at KSU?? LOL! :ksu:
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After watching K-State basketball the past 15 years or so consistently, this is the best court we've had. The teal in the Asbury era with the dimpled powercat was the worst. Never liked the purple inside the arcs either. I think the current court looks pretty decent, pretty simple, I like the big powercat and the text on the floor. The one improvement I would make is that the font should be the ATEuropa-bold font (the one Nike uses). If the "Kansas State" (and that could be just "K-State) and the "Wildcats" on the ends were that font it would be much better.
(http://www.kstatesports.com//pics7/800/IO/IOVMFHOKDCHARXW.20060404195505.jpg)
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I'm with FAN 100%. I like his ideas on tweaks too. This court is so much better than the last couple that we've had in Bramlage.
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Settling for "better than the Asbury era" doesn't do it for me.
They could make the whole floor purple and use white lines and go for a Boise St look.
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They should make the court look like this...
(http://img478.imageshack.us/img478/5179/bramuf2.png)
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They should make the court look like this...
(http://img478.imageshack.us/img478/5179/bramuf2.png)
Make the 3pt arcs, timeline, and outline of the key purple and thats beautiful. :katpak: x10.
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They should make the court look like this...
(http://img478.imageshack.us/img478/5179/bramuf2.png)
That powercat looks kinda "special" if you know what I mean, and by that I meant in looks like it rides to it's special school in a short bus, and by that I mean it looks like it may have some sort of learning disability. (And not the funny kind like Rainman.)
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Pissclams has some good ideas.
Who's idea was it to put a HUGE powercat logo on the court. It's too much like ku's.
I agree on simplicity and clean.
Anyone know who has the best looking court out there ?
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boston celtics
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Sorry dude I got plenty of hours while at KSU. Psy and soc. a plenty. I've seen both sides of the coin baby and it starts with the last two decades or so. So quit your piss claming and over reaction to nothing! LOL If they play well they will come! Simple as that! Not the power cats fault man! You are sounding a little like the shocker dude with that paranoia! LOL Oh should I say obsessive compulsion? :popcorn:
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I've seen both sides of the coin baby and it starts with the last two decades or so. So quit your piss claming and over reaction to nothing! LOL If they play well they will come! Simple as that! Not the power cat fault man!
Two decades ago? Gee, that's right about the same time we adopted the disgusting floor concept. Not hardly a coincidence at all. I'd say.
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Let me just refer you to pavlovs dog theory. Conditioned response. Apply that to losing over a twenty plus year time frame. People just quit going over time! Then the no longer attending have children who then don't know or care to attend because the tradition has become one of losing!! And you want to blame the POWER CAT for poor attendance!
Then hear comes the pissclam to the resuce! It's the power cats fault! Change that and they will come! How about just win the damn games? :bs:
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I want to see a picture of the original floor of "the Bram'".
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Did we have the basketball with the script "Cats" on the floor? Now that thing sucked whether it was on the floor or not.
You can quibble with the size, but I like having a purple Powercat at center court.
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Did we have the basketball with the script "Cats" on the floor? Now that thinksucked whether it was on the floor or not.
It was on the floor. I suppose that was the original floor.
Did anyone else bother to try to convince themself that the teal was actually a good idea?
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I've seen both sides of the coin baby and it starts with the last two decades or so . So quit your piss claming and over reaction to nothing! LOL If they play well they will come! Simple as that! Not the power cat fault man!
Two decades ago? Gee, that's right about the same time we adopted the disgusting floor concept. Not hardly a coincidence at all. I'd say
What a concept! KSUs poor attendance was cause by a power cat on the floor. It had nothing to do with poor coaching, poor recruiting. Oh, I know how it goes! Lose constanstantly for the last 20 years and they will come! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Now, raising the floor might be a good idea. But it won't raise attendance. Just recruit and win and they will come!
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I've seen both sides of the coin baby and it starts with the last two decades or so . So quit your piss claming and over reaction to nothing! LOL If they play well they will come! Simple as that! Not the power cat fault man!
Two decades ago? Gee, that's right about the same time we adopted the disgusting floor concept. Not hardly a coincidence at all. I'd say
What a concept! KSUs poor attendance was cause by a power cat on the floor. It had nothing to do with poor coaching, poor recruiting. Oh, I know how it goes! Lose constanstantly for the last 20 years and they will come! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
I KNOW coins and have seen tons of them all over the country (including some older than 20 yrs) so I don't know if you know what that means!!! There is no coach or recruit in the nation that can play on a ugly floor and do well, if you know of some let's talk!! :flush: COME ON WILDCATS FANS! :ksu:
Return the mystique of Bramlage and sand down the entire floor immediately!! START OVER!!
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Return the mystique of Bramlage and sand down the entire floor immediately!! START OVER!!
Bramlage has never had MYSTIQUE, AHEARN did! But then Ahearn had several great coaches and great players, I think that is what one would call Tradition?! If we were to talk about a possible PROBLEM with Bramlage it would be the courts distance from the seating. JMO :popcorn:
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The quality of food at the concession stands is lacking. When was the last time you had a really good nacho at "The Bram"?
If people knew that they could count on a solid snack (or two) at "The Bram" I believe they would turn out in hordes.
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Halftime entertainment is also not near where it needs to be.
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Dax, what's Weiser's email address?
(http://www.chalcy.com/images/homepage2.jpg)
http://www.chalcy.com/pages/halftime.html
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Who has the best looking NCAA court ?
Can anyone photoshop the KSU court and redo it ?
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TAMU has the ugliest in my opinion.
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(http://www.washington-heights.us/history/archives/images/HolcombeRuckerPark.jpg)
better?
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Beasley plays great at Rucker, much better.
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I think people don't come because there aren't any actual banners. Who's idea was to put Elite Eight Appearances on a strip of wall? I've spoken with a lot of K-Staters who avoid the "Bram'" for this very reason.
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You guys know nothing, it is the sound that keeps fans away. Ever heard of the project the military was/is experimenting with where they produce bass sounds below the human ability to hear and it makes people very sick? Yep, same effect in action. All the sound that fans attempt is absorbed and re-projected as inaudible bass. You heard it hear first :hookem:
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Who's idea was to put Elite Appearances on a strip of wall?
I agree that this is horrible. It's like we are hiding our accomplishments. It is yet another example of going cheap on men's basketball. I hope we make some attempt at sprucing things up after selling out season tickets and landing a huge Nike deal.
Banners are a must.
pbadke: We need a new web site to get ADTW's attention. "Hey Tim Weiser, Hang some banners in Bramlage already!"
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Who's idea was to put Elite Appearances on a strip of wall?
I agree that this is horrible. It's like we are hiding our accomplishments. It is yet another example of going cheap on men's basketball. I hope we make some attempt at sprucing things up after selling out season tickets and landing a huge Nike deal.
Banners are a must.
pbadke: We need a new web site to get ADTW's attention. "Hey Tim Weiser, Hang some banners in Bramlage already!"
Huggins is "into hanging banners", not "applying digital prints of numbers to walls". Hopefully we get this fixed before he has an excuse to leave.
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We need a new topic about Huggins and leaving. I have some new thoughts* on that.
*basically, i'm thinking there is no where for him to go, because everyone still views him as "thuggins"
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I just love the irrashanality of it awl!! What a threat! Been then I guess 20 plus years of crappy couching and nobody players will do just that! Most on this board never saw Rolando,Evan or Williams play. You missed something pretty darn special. They to this day could stand toe to toe with ANY K-WHO player! Except maybe willt.
:ksu: :ksu: :woohoo: :lol: :lol:
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You guys know nothing, it is the sound that keeps fans away. Ever heard of the project the military was/is experimenting with where they produce bass sounds below the human ability to hear and it makes people very sick? Yep, same effect in action. All the sound that fans attempt is absorbed and re-projected as inaudible bass. You heard it hear first :hookem:
I believe you are referring to Operation Brown Note, and by "sick" you meant shat themselves.
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mythbusters did an episode on the brown note myth....
no shatting happened.
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mythbusters should do a show about whether or not people tune in and watch those two losers bust myths.
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oooooooooo kay
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We got dinged in this, but not as bad as ku:
Kansas Jayhawk (5). Why a school with that much tradition would devote so much floor space to a lame cartoon bird is a mystery to The Minutes.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=forde_pat&id=2747864
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More ammo for "The Media Hates ku" contingent.
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i'm diggin the blacked out court.
substitute purple for the white areas, and you got it.
oh, and we need a dallas cowboys style 40 yard video board for all the crazy beasley/walker dunks coming our way.
and a little study cubicle next to fan accomodations so rusty can finish coloring his homework while at the game.
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that was cute. i liked that.
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We got dinged in this, but not as bad as ku:
Kansas Jayhawk (5). Why a school with that much tradition would devote so much floor space to a lame cartoon bird is a mystery to The Minutes.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=forde_pat&id=2747864
Just curious, but why should K-State "know better"?
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From playing on ku's disaster of a floor every year.
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That's what I figured, but wasn't sure if there was some story I missed.
My girlfriend's dad (neutral between K-State and ku) once talked about how much he like ku's court and the bloated buckled bird...I had to try sooooo hard not to burst out laughing.