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Turn off the effing lights!
- Thread starter Red Hill
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votb
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Here's some interesting information from former ISU Sports Information Director Glenn Alford:
"ISU won 90 percent of its home games (verifiable information) with the court in the middle of the turf, between the hashes and between the 30s, and with all the lighting on. It was like playing in a well-lighted airplane hangar. I haven't checked lately, but the last time I did, we were at about 60 percent with the current seating and court configuration and overhead drop lighting."
Using that information, Coach O'Brien said on both the pre-game and post-game shows that he's trying the experiment with more lights to see if it creates a more difficult environment for visiting teams to shoot in. With some football lights on, the far reaches of Holt are visible behind the baskets, creating more "visual traffic" for opponents to deal with. If ISU practices in those conditions all the time, it can become a home-court advantage.
The pertinent question is: "If playing with more lights on helps the Bengals win even one or two more home games each year, wouldn't it be worth it?"
"ISU won 90 percent of its home games (verifiable information) with the court in the middle of the turf, between the hashes and between the 30s, and with all the lighting on. It was like playing in a well-lighted airplane hangar. I haven't checked lately, but the last time I did, we were at about 60 percent with the current seating and court configuration and overhead drop lighting."
Using that information, Coach O'Brien said on both the pre-game and post-game shows that he's trying the experiment with more lights to see if it creates a more difficult environment for visiting teams to shoot in. With some football lights on, the far reaches of Holt are visible behind the baskets, creating more "visual traffic" for opponents to deal with. If ISU practices in those conditions all the time, it can become a home-court advantage.
The pertinent question is: "If playing with more lights on helps the Bengals win even one or two more home games each year, wouldn't it be worth it?"
wildbill99
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A few more wins would be well worth the lights being on. Even with out additional wins I prefer the lights on.
spudbowl
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An alternative theory is that the Bengals haven't been consistently good since Jim Killingsworth went to Oklahoma State after 1977. Archibald had a 16-10 season in 77-78 and then things went bad about the same time they moved the court and put the lights up (around 1980?). Was it the lights? Killer leaving? Or some of both?
My vague memory is that another recent coach (Oliver?)tried the lights on theory? Am I correct?
My vague memory is that another recent coach (Oliver?)tried the lights on theory? Am I correct?
