Comments on: Big Ten players: Assembly Hall league’s toughest venue

By: The_Real_Assembly_Hall

The_Real_Assembly_Hall — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:30:00 +0000

In reply to Evansville Hoosier. Yep. Tough place.

By: SS8941

SS8941 — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 23:15:00 +0000

Assembly Hall doesn’t look pretty, it may not have luxury suites, the best sight lines or a gourmet menu at every concession stand but it’s perfect for Indiana because Assembly Hall is not an amusement park, it’s a basketball arena, so the focus is solely on basketball which is the way it should be. Building a new arena would be a mistake that would be looked at with the same regret that Detroit feels after tearing down Tiger Stadium, and New York feels for renovating Yankee Stadium in the 70’s. Assembly Hall is a Hoosier treasure, it’s part of our heritage as Indiana supporters and we have to protect it from those who want to build a new arena for the sake of making more money.

By: Evansville Hoosier

Evansville Hoosier — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 15:27:00 +0000

In reply to The_Real_Assembly_Hall. I might give it up to Allen Fieldhouse, but that's it.

By: LibbyT

LibbyT — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 18:58:00 +0000

In reply to Doug Wilson. Coach Knight never stopped a game for LOUD, just for profanity. Guess he was the only one supposed to swear in Assembly Hall.

By: LibbyT

LibbyT — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 18:58:00 +0000

In reply to Doug Wilson. Coach Knight never stopped a game for LOUD, just for profanity. Guess he was the only one supposed to swear in Assembly Hall.

By: The_Real_Assembly_Hall

The_Real_Assembly_Hall — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 18:38:00 +0000

B1G? Without question. Nationally? With a biased heart I say we are at the very least tied for nations best homecourt.

By: twarrior87

twarrior87 — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:02:00 +0000

In reply to B-town88. Yes, the acoustics are definitely a factor.

By: twarrior87

twarrior87 — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:02:00 +0000

In reply to B-town88. Yes, the acoustics are definitely a factor.

By: B-town88

B-town88 — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:43:00 +0000

I’m not an acoustics expert, but I feel the design has a tremendous effect on the noise level in AH. The upper level hangs out over the lower level, blocking the sound from going up to the ceiling. The concrete walls on the end zones also bounce the sound right back to the floor. Just think how loud it would be if they had not hung those sound dampening banners on each end zone. I bet Knight had that in mind, because he was SOOOOO concerned with visiting teams getting upset!

By: Doug Wilson

Doug Wilson — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:31:00 +0000

In reply to DarkSouth. The IU logo would be better.

By: Doug Wilson

Doug Wilson — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:29:00 +0000

In reply to N71. Crean came to Indiana, and from Day one he started selling what you just stated. That has made the enviroment in Assembly Hall even harder to play in. Long way away from the days Knight would stop a game in AH for crowd control Ey?

By: HoosierPat

HoosierPat — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:03:00 +0000

“It gets so loud that you don’t hear anything, you know that loud where it’s above you and it’s kind of silent,” Iowa junior Devyn Marble said. “That kind of feeling.”

This is my favorite quote in the article. The way he describes it, it sounds like its scary to play there. There is no better atmosphere in basketball anywhere.

By: DarkSouth

DarkSouth — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:00:00 +0000

In reply to N71. I like the state flag idea

By: HoosierPat

HoosierPat — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:59:00 +0000

In reply to marcusgresham. I agree. I think the design has a lot to do with it. The way it is designed, the sound has no choice but to travel right down to the court. Not sure if this is what they were aiming for when it was designed, but it works!

By: azhoosier

azhoosier — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:54:00 +0000

I was at a Notre Dame game several years back and it was so loud it felt like the building was shaking !!!…hey maybe it was..LOL

By: azhoosier

azhoosier — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:53:00 +0000

Decibel count has compared to a jet plane taking off is was said…I didn’t say it someone else checked it out.

By: azhoosier

azhoosier — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:53:00 +0000

Decibel count has compared to a jet plane taking off is was said…I didn’t say it someone else checked it out.

By: SCHoosier

SCHoosier — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:40:00 +0000

In reply to Miamihoosier. If we get my UM..u could be right!!!

By: dtfreed

dtfreed — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:23:00 +0000

That’s right we bad. . .

By: SCHoosier

SCHoosier — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 13:56:00 +0000

Plus some of those “head posters” are sooooo scary!!??. Need’em to be loud for MN and UM coming up..they are pretty scary teams this year.