A building for volleyball.

**mitten1975** · 12-20-2012, 04:49 PM

How can you know you like volleyball there, when you have never had ISU volleyball any other place? I know I would want volleyball to have a high roof. It is irritating in high school when the ball gets into the rafters. I would rather see it sail into the heavens, and then come down again, free from wind currents.

**ianoconnor** · 12-20-2012, 05:11 PM

I can tell you that the atmosphere at Ames High, when ISU VB played their temporarily during the flood, was AWESOME. So loud. That place was packed.

**MartyFine** · 12-20-2012, 05:43 PM

I've thrown this out there, but lets blow up the remaining towers and build a venue (for play and practice) for volleyball, wrestling, and maybe gymnastics on that ground.

I'd write the check, but I'm a little tapped out this week. It's like the IRS has a personal vendetta against Coach Bobby Finstock.

**mitten1975** · 12-20-2012, 05:44 PM

I was assuming that you haven't seen volleyball in any other place. Bad assumption?

**CycloneErik** · 12-20-2012, 05:48 PM

Originally Posted by mitten1975

I was assuming that you haven't seen volleyball in any other place. Bad assumption?

I saw it at Ames High. That was spectacular, like ian suggested.

**mitten1975** · 12-20-2012, 06:39 PM

I bet it has a higher roof than where our team plays volleyball. A high roof would be important to me. I even saw a volleyball lodge in a rafter once. Or was that a basketball?

**driegner** · 12-20-2012, 07:00 PM

I like the volleyball venue at the University of Minnesota, where we played tourney games last year. Good size, high ceilings, nice look. That said, Hilton is fun for volleyball, even if it isn't ideal. I'd like to see more games like the Nebraska game a few years ago that had free admission after a football game. We had 10,000 fans at that game. At least then we're taking advantage of Hilton's size.

How cool would it be to bring up the curtain for a game?

**gizzsdad** · 12-21-2012, 09:21 AM

Am I the only one here who remembers matches being played in Forker??

**cykadelic2** · 12-21-2012, 09:34 AM

Originally Posted by Tornado man

The only viable option is to do what other schools have done: remodel and retrofit the old basketball arena (in our case, the armory) and make it the VB venue. But that would take millions and millions of $$$ - that we don't have.

There are much better options than remodeling an old on-campus facility the like Armory.

Construction of a new VB/Wrestling facility could be completed economically at an off-campus site similar to how the Sukup facility was done.

I'm not sure if CJL even wants a facility like that. Has anyone heard for sure that she would like to have a new one? I have got the impression that she is satisfied and pleased with the Hilton arrangement.

What I would like to see, at a minimum, is a new VB-only court at Hilton. I hate the white lines on the the BB court at Hilton.

**klamath632** · 12-21-2012, 09:37 AM

I'm surprised they don't lay down a sport court on top of the BB court. That's what it looked like they had on television at the Berkeley regional.

**cydney** · 12-21-2012, 11:17 AM

As a side note, the new soccer and softball complex was not built for those sports. Its primary donation was in support of the track programs. The other sports were lucky beneficiaries. It's a great complex for all of them.

For the VB program to get a new building, it will take 2 things: a big donation, and a big need identified by the coach.

**BoxsterCy** · 12-21-2012, 11:57 AM

Originally Posted by Judoka

Gymnastics might not work due to their space needs being different, but you could easily build an arena that worked for both wrestling and volleyball and kill two birds with one stone.

University of Minnesota rehabed their old old hockey arena and use it for volleyball and gymnastics and the space works okay for both. It's all part of the Williams Arena building so it's central to campus and parking.

**CyValley** · 12-21-2012, 12:24 PM

Originally Posted by cykadelic2

. . . I'm not sure if CJL even wants a facility like that. Has anyone heard for sure that she would like to have a new one? I have got the impression that she is satisfied and pleased with the Hilton arrangement. . . .

After the basketball teams moved out of Hilton (two years ago? not three already?), didn't vb get remodeled office digs at Hilton? So, doesn't CJL have offices, lockers, playing court all at hand, under one roof? Is the arrangement cumbersome, or does she like it?

**ianoconnor** · 12-21-2012, 12:28 PM

The main thing is, VB can't consistently count on practicing in Hilton. There are numerous scheduling conflicts. It's not that they don't like playing there. There is a distinct home-court advantage in VB when you can practice where you play.

**MNCyGuy** · 12-21-2012, 01:00 PM

Originally Posted by CycloneErik

I actually like volleyball at Hilton.

I'm sure another building would be excellent. I just happen to like Hilton for volleyball.

I'm sure you'd still see some volleyball and wrestling at Hilton. Makes sense to have the marquee match-ups for those sports in a larger venue, but have a smaller venue for the run-of-the-mill matches that the die hard crowd can really make roar.