Our New Floor
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Looks even better under the new brighter LEDs!
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I nerver heard of Alex & Ani until a few weeks ago on this forum. I just saw a sign advertising their arrival at a jewelry store here in Michigan.
I think in order for URI to compete with some of the big programs they need to take advantage of their ability to use advertising dollars to the max. In other words a win win for everybody.
I think in order for URI to compete with some of the big programs they need to take advantage of their ability to use advertising dollars to the max. In other words a win win for everybody.
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Yes, a great local company that is certainly on the rise.Miramfan wrote:I nerver heard of Alex & Ani until a few weeks ago on this forum. I just saw a sign advertising their arrival at a jewelry store here in Michigan.
I think in order for URI to compete with some of the big programs they need to take advantage of their ability to use advertising dollars to the max. In other words a win win for everybody.
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Yup, and if things go well for Alex & Ani they have plenty more advertising budget they could allocate to URI Athletics.
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Miramfan wrote:I nerver heard of Alex & Ani until a few weeks ago on this forum. I just saw a sign advertising their arrival at a jewelry store here in Michigan.
I think in order for URI to compete with some of the big programs they need to take advantage of their ability to use advertising dollars to the max. In other words a win win for everybody.
If your Tigers advance and play the Red Sox, you will see a large Alex & Ani sign in right field at Fenway. In addition to that, the company purchased the naming rights for the Champions Club at Fenway which is below/behind the right field stands.
http://m.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journa ... d-Sox.aspx
Alex & Ani also has sports related sponsorship deals with the Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots, and the New Haven Open (Tennis).
http://sponsorpitch.com/sponsors/796
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The floor is awesome!!!!! Looks great on tv as well. Well done!!!!!
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Yeah, I went up to the 300's and that is a great view. The old floor looked like crap on tv. The closed circuit they streamed on the small scoreboard looked awesome.
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Very impressed with the new floor. Can't wait to have someone knocking down 3's from the "Alex and Ani" the way Jimmy used to make them from the CVS
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Just posted to URI Athletics YouTube page
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Just an idea, but maybe we need to update the site so the new floor is there instead of the old floor?
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I'd love to! If anybody can find a suitable high res photo to use I would be happy to update it.theblueram wrote:Just an idea, but maybe we need to update the site so the new floor is there instead of the old floor?
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Adam I have a photo but can't sseem to paste it.
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Blue,
Save it to your desktop, and use the full editor here,
to upload it.
Even I can do it, and I'm a tech dinosaur.
Save it to your desktop, and use the full editor here,
to upload it.
Even I can do it, and I'm a tech dinosaur.
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Hey blueram check your PM's. I'll give you my email address and you can just email it to me if thats easier.theblueram wrote:Adam I have a photo but can't sseem to paste it.
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- Frank Keaney
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I love this photo I saw on GoRhody.com. I've asked friends in Athletics if they could spare another image for us. They supplied the one currently used in our banner.
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This is what I have. Didn't know I could add files.
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Not sure that would work out theblueram due to low resolution.
Who's the KeaneyBlue member who's the pro photographer??
Who's the KeaneyBlue member who's the pro photographer??
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Both interesting options, thanks guys. I'll play around with it when I get some time and see what I can do (unfortunately need to design the stuff I get paid for first...why does work always get in the way of the more fun stuff!).
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ha, took that on my flip phone.
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ATPTourFan wrote:I love this photo I saw on GoRhody.com. I've asked friends in Athletics if they could spare another image for us. They supplied the one currently used in our banner.
I think we can all easily guess which game this was taken at.
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Not sure of his/her exact handle, but it's skywalk.ATPTourFan wrote:Not sure that would work out theblueram due to low resolution.
Who's the KeaneyBlue member who's the pro photographer??
Photo by Friday is another great source for pics - I bet they would supply one upon request. (Don't quote me on that, though)
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That's right! It's skwalk47 who has the unknownphotography.com website.
I wonder if he's got a great shot of the floor we could use? I'll PM him.
I wonder if he's got a great shot of the floor we could use? I'll PM him.
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Nice shot of the rocks at Black Point just north of Scarborough.
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not pertaining to the new floor but the college/our old style baskets was the main reason Paul George broke his leg tonight. The USA Basketball team was training at UNLV who doesn't have room in their arena and have short necks on their baskets (maybe 3 feet between the base of the basket and the baseline where as the nba style has much more room (Toronto has 6+ feet)rodfromcranston wrote:To be completed in August.
Simple but classy.
In addition, new NBA style baskets!
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That Paul George injury is the saddest thing I've seen in a while.
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It's surprising because at least as of last summer, the spalding baskets/backstops we got were the NCAA Final Four standard and used in most NBA arenas. I agree that at a place like the Ryan Center, we do have the luxury of being able to use the long neck version which would provide players even more clearance under the baseline.
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I've heard about George's injury. I will not watch it.
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Think this is a good idea. I've seen the still photo of the break and that was enough for me (probably too much, honestly). I shouldn't have watched the video of Ware's injury. I won't watch the George video.Billyboy78 wrote:I've heard about George's injury. I will not watch it.
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In the video of George's injury it's difficult to see what happened. I haven't seen the still photo.
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When he lands the sole of his shoe catches the bottom of the basket base and never gets on the floor. His leg couldn't handle the force of landing without solid footing
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cool.. it had to be done
hopefully the stain of the wood doesn't look off or that you see the silhouette of the prior logo
I am sure it is fine !
it better be .. LOL
hopefully the stain of the wood doesn't look off or that you see the silhouette of the prior logo
I am sure it is fine !
it better be .. LOL
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Northwestern's new floor looks like it has a Z on it, and that would bother me forever.
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- Sly Williams
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Yeah, that is a weird "N", with the seriphs trimmed off on the outside of the letter. Some graphic artist got too cute.
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- Jimmy Baron
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Looks like Zorro stopped by.
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Hard to believe that a Big-10 school calls that wooden bleacher gym home.
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With both a bad football team and basketball team, makes you wonder where all that money is going.RF1 wrote:Hard to believe that a Big-10 school calls that wooden bleacher gym home.
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To the union?theblueram wrote:With both a bad football team and basketball team, makes you wonder where all that money is going.RF1 wrote:Hard to believe that a Big-10 school calls that wooden bleacher gym home.
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- Tom Garrick
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Call me old fashioned; but I love cozy gyms. With that low ceiling, it is probably loud when packed. Seats just over 8k, which is probably fine for them.
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- Frank Keaney
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Like the Ryan Center, Sean? Ceiling is literally lower than designed and the seats are close to the floor.
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I always found the old on campus gyms interesting. There seemed to
be more of them in the Northeast than anywhere else.
LIU used to play in an old theater
Rutgers played in an arena that only seated people in one half
the place.
Curry Hicks Cage, the gym at Storrs, Marvel Gym at Brown.
Keaney was a palace compared to some of what was around pre 1970.
Guess the Palestra is one of the few remaining places with odd character.
be more of them in the Northeast than anywhere else.
LIU used to play in an old theater
Rutgers played in an arena that only seated people in one half
the place.
Curry Hicks Cage, the gym at Storrs, Marvel Gym at Brown.
Keaney was a palace compared to some of what was around pre 1970.
Guess the Palestra is one of the few remaining places with odd character.
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ATP,
exactly like the Ryan Center. steep second tier. last few rows are even with the catwalks. Lots of metal to echo and make it loud.
exactly like the Ryan Center. steep second tier. last few rows are even with the catwalks. Lots of metal to echo and make it loud.
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Is our floor turning yellow again like Ryan Center floor 1.0?
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I first saw the floor photo from Ty’s tweet on my phone, so it was very small, and I thought the floor was already put together and that they had made some terrible design decision... looked like a brick wall!
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- Frank Keaney
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I can’t trust the white levels of a for court color.
It was just refinished so it should be as nice as it can be at this point in its life.
It was just refinished so it should be as nice as it can be at this point in its life.
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- Frank Keaney
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It looks yellow. That is not a good look. Who is refinishing these floors?