Northwood Exit and Expansion Discussion

[GV Retired Bum]

GVSU will join the MAC in two years...dont take my word for it but thats what I am hearing.

Nice haha

[KleShreen]

Really not a big deal. Villanova plays most of their home games in 6500 seat Finneran Pavilion with several highlight (TV) stops at 19,500 seat Wells Fargo Center which is about 20 miles from the Main Line campus. The GVSU Arena seats 4200 and the campus is about 14 miles from the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids which seats 10,000+ so pretty much a comparable situation.

The capacity isn't the issue with the GVSU Arena.

[CALUPA69]

The prints dont look like its gonna change the Basketball arena much if any...look on the website...interesting set up.

Really not a big deal. Villanova plays most of their home games in 6500 seat Finneran Pavilion with several highlight (TV) stops at 19,500 seat Wells Fargo Center which is about 20 miles from the Main Line campus. The GVSU Arena seats 4200 and the campus is about 14 miles from the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids which seats 10,000+ so pretty much a comparable situation.

[tip79]

D1 or not the university needs a new basketball arena.

[KleShreen]

The prints dont look like its gonna change the Basketball arena much if any...look on the website...interesting set up.

Yea, I saw the blueprints and whatnot. Just wondering if they might decide to do something while they already have the equipment there, haha. Obviously that northwest side of the arena is going to have *some* kind of changes done to it already because it's going to share that wall with the wrestling area. Maybe they can accidentally knock down a couple other walls and accidentally rip out some wooden bleachers while they're at it lol.

[champgymusa]

I kinda wonder if the wrestling expansion might come with basketball arena upgrades at the same time.

The prints dont look like its gonna change the Basketball arena much if any...look on the website...interesting set up.

[KleShreen]

I assume a move to FCS (or FBS) would necessitate an upgrade to the basketball facilities too?

I kinda wonder if the wrestling expansion might come with basketball arena upgrades at the same time.

[BeachinLaker]

I assume a move to FCS (or FBS) would necessitate an upgrade to the basketball facilities too?

It wouldn't be a requirement, but it would definitely help with recruiting.

[tip79]

I assume a move to FCS (or FBS) would necessitate an upgrade to the basketball facilities too?

[champgymusa]

I'm not sure why you feel the need to denigrate college students starting their careers in journalism, first of all. Second of all, the original comment had nothing to do with the "student run rag." It was a quote from a now-current GVSU football player to a recruiting website.

My point isn't to knock the paper or the writer....my point is how much we take for fact what a recruit said to a writer or a football beat piece. This isnt the Atlantic or SI for Petes sake. Its just how much we all do not really know anything about GVSU moving up or staying or anything else. When the AD says we are moving thats when I will start to pay attention. In the meantime anyone have any thoughts about the new transfers coming in?

[KleShreen]

The insanity is that we are all focused on the reporting of the student run rag. LOL.. will GVSU move up...yea I think when the GLIAC inplodes or before GVSU will be in good shape ready to make a move...is that this year or next or? Worse things can happen by rushing into something even worse so I think GVSU is just taking a smart approach. As for stadium we had 17,000 in there a few times...its doable. Bleacher the north end zone grass area and contect the ends on the south and you are close...hell EMU and many of the MACs are lucky to get 10k in for a game...GVSU would be fine. The better question is what happens to the GLIAC if and when GVSU pulls up the anchor. Anchor up will be interesting.

I'm not sure why you feel the need to denigrate college students starting their careers in journalism, first of all. Second of all, the original comment had nothing to do with the "student run rag." It was a quote from a now-current GVSU football player to a recruiting website.

[BeachinLaker]

The insanity is that we are all focused on the reporting of the student run rag. LOL.. will GVSU move up...yea I think when the GLIAC inplodes or before GVSU will be in good shape ready to make a move...is that this year or next or? Worse things can happen by rushing into something even worse so I think GVSU is just taking a smart approach. As for stadium we had 17,000 in there a few times...its doable. Bleacher the north end zone grass area and contect the ends on the south and you are close...hell EMU and many of the MACs are lucky to get 10k in for a game...GVSU would be fine. The better question is what happens to the GLIAC if and when GVSU pulls up the anchor. Anchor up will be interesting.

The quote initially came from a QB commit to a recruiting analyst. I think it was the specificity of it that really got things rolling...You typically don't tell a recruit you're joining a specific conference at a higher level on a certain year as a recruiting tactic. I would think if it's still up in the air that you'd say we have plans of moving up to FCS at some point in your tenure at GVSU.

Now, it's entirely possible that when they were told that, that was indeed the plan. There are always external circumstances that could change that, though. So maybe it's no longer the plan. Maybe it is. Something tells me they're waiting for something else to fall into place. What that is, though, is unknown.

[champgymusa]

Recruits were told that we COULD or MIGHT be going D1 and to be prepared for that as a possible outcome...not that we absolutely were.

My hunch is that the silence is the word for now. I'm good with that...going to OVC would have been going from one tough situation to one that is arguably worse...why spend the $ to be D1 for that?

The insanity is that we are all focused on the reporting of the student run rag. LOL.. will GVSU move up...yea I think when the GLIAC inplodes or before GVSU will be in good shape ready to make a move...is that this year or next or? Worse things can happen by rushing into something even worse so I think GVSU is just taking a smart approach. As for stadium we had 17,000 in there a few times...its doable. Bleacher the north end zone grass area and contect the ends on the south and you are close...hell EMU and many of the MACs are lucky to get 10k in for a game...GVSU would be fine. The better question is what happens to the GLIAC if and when GVSU pulls up the anchor. Anchor up will be interesting.

[Irishlaker]

Kind of crazy that there has been no GVSU word yet. Years and years of speculation, telling recruits last year that they are going D1, recent Horizon and OVC rumors, watching USI, Lindenwood and Queens all declare D1. Just seems odd to have so much speculation surrounding the school, but no official word.

Recruits were told that we COULD or MIGHT be going D1 and to be prepared for that as a possible outcome...not that we absolutely were.

My hunch is that the silence is the word for now. I'm good with that...going to OVC would have been going from one tough situation to one that is arguably worse...why spend the $ to be D1 for that?

[Stea1th]

Kind of crazy that there has been no GVSU word yet. Years and years of speculation, telling recruits last year that they are going D1, recent Horizon and OVC rumors, watching USI, Lindenwood and Queens all declare D1. Just seems odd to have so much speculation surrounding the school, but no official word.