Terre Haute pushing for girls '12 state finals

[sarnold214]

Looks like Terre Haute wants to host the girls 2012 State Finals.

http://www.wthitv.com/dpp/sports/hig...2-state-finals

[4Q_iu]

Who'd have thunk it...

This is what you get with Class Basketball -- Thanks IHSAA?! :krazy:

[IndyTreeFan]

Good for Terre Haute! I hope they can get it this time. It would be a nice feather in the caps of ISU and Terre Haute!!!

[SycamoreFan317]

In addition to Terre Haute, Ft. Wayne and Evansville also put in bids.

[Fiji Bill 72]

I think it would be great for ISU and the women's program, but it is terrible for high school girls basketball. The games should be in Indianapolis. Fort Wayne, Terre Haute, Evansville are not centrally located. Years ago it was not good when they moved the games to Bloomington for the boys' tournament. Attendance in Fort Wayne was not good. That said, if it is not in Indy, then my hope is it is in Hulman Center.

[4Q_iu]

I think it would be great for ISU and the women's program, but it is terrible for high school girls basketball. The games should be in Indianapolis. Fort Wayne, Terre Haute, Evansville are not centrally located. Years ago it was not good when they moved the games to Bloomington for the boys' tournament. Attendance in Fort Wayne was not good. That said, if it is not in Indy, then my hope is it is in Hulman Center.

This is the result of class basketball. Return to a TRUE championship and watch attendance rebound; it won't get worse -- hell, it can only get better!

[Fiji Bill 72]

We can all dream about one-class basketball, but it will never return. The small schools feel just as proud of the trophies they hav in their cases as Carmel or Ben Davis. The reality is we tried to fix something that was not broken and we cannot go back.

[Callmedoc]

This is the result of class basketball. Return to a TRUE championship and watch attendance rebound; it won't get worse -- hell, it can only get better!

wasn't even the topic 4q he was talking about location my the sport itself...I will say this though, ever notice it's the fan screaming for one class basketball and not the student athlete? Sports are about the kids at that level IMO

[4Q_iu]

We can all dream about one-class basketball, but it will never return. The small schools feel just as proud of the trophies they hav in their cases as Carmel or Ben Davis. The reality is we tried to fix something that was not broken and we cannot go back.

To paraphrase Clayton Moore: "What's this we s***, Kemo Sabe?" :bigsmile:

You are correct -- it wasn't broken.

[4Q_iu]

wasn't even the topic 4q he was talking about location my the sport itself...I will say this though, ever notice it's the fan screaming for one class basketball and not the student athlete? Sports are about the kids at that level IMO

Seriously?! The IHSAA has had to shop this around BECAUSE of class basketball. It's not like the IHSAA is moving it around so each corner of the state can host it, it's because they have a broken product on their hands, broken BECAUSE of class sports.

In 1976, they held the first girls tournament finals at Hinkle Fieldhouse -- it grew and the IHSAA moved it to Market Square Arena

http://www.ihsaa.org/dnn/Sports/Girl...9/Default.aspx

As for only the fans screaming for a return; it wasn't the kids who were screaming FOR class basketball. It was the SMALL School Administrators/Coaches/Ath Directors.

As for 'sports are about the kids...' That sounds like the attitude of the under-30 crowd who received a trophy for showing up RATHER than for winning... IMO