Watching some of Kenyon's old highlights got me reminiscing about the days of the gold court. So Hawkeye fans, which one do you like better. The gold court of yesteryear ala Tom Davis or the black court that came in with Alford?
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Watching some of Kenyon's old highlights got me reminiscing about the days of the gold court. So Hawkeye fans, which one do you like better. The gold court of yesteryear ala Tom Davis or the black court that came in with Alford?
I voted for gold. But I'm nostalgic.
Same here and nostalgia is certainly a part of it. Iowa hoops just really hasn't been quite the same since the court was painted black. Not that the color of the paint has anything to do with the success of the team. But still.. I associate the gold with a better product.
The black looks fine IMO, but I really do/did like the brightness of the gold floor. I think it really popped on TV and was a classic look. I miss it.
Gold. Brightened the place up. It was also unique. Now it looks like Wake Forest
Didn't it go from Gold to Black when Alford came in. Wasn't that one of his changes.
I get that gold is unique . . . but geez is it hard on the eyes. It's like the boise state football field. Black is bland but its way more palatable imo.
Easily black. Honestly it's not close... I'm guessing most gold votes are nostalgia based.
I'm guessing that most of the gold votes would have been votes for black if, infact, Davis was recognized for the black trim and Alford was credited with the Gold trim. It can't just be nostalgia because the black edges and the full ''IOWA HAWKEYES'' on each end set off the court so much better. That said, here's a shout out to Acie Earl who I believe is number 55 in the gold picture.
Probably in most cases, but I honestly prefer it. But I think the black looks good too. And yep, Earl was #55.
I voted gold and it's 100% nostalgia for me. If the old court with those great teams had been black then changed to gold, I'm sure I'd vote black. Has nothing to do with Alford, but as someone else said, the on-court product was just better.
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As the photos clearly illustrate, anyone with a sense of design knows it always should have been black. There is no comparison. The yellow is ugly and offers no contrast. The black is classic. The court should NEVER go back to yellow.
Paint one lane gold and the other black with opposite color out of bounds.
I suspect the others in the picture were Kevin Smith Jay Webb (or Rodell Davis) and Val Barnes. Chris Street may be the white player in the lane.
I'm in favor of this. Then get more players like Javon Carter who wear different colored shoes & we got a stew goin baby!
Think we should use as much black as often as we can in everything associated with Iowa sports. The black in the Steelers unis Monday should ring the court with gold lines. Indeed, almost everything in CHA should be dark black.
In addition to playing Back in Black as loud as 16" battleship guns when we take the court/field-in every sport-we should be blasting the opening riff and chant of "Thunder" from Thunderstruck while awaiting tip/kick/pitch or whatever starts the game and every score, big hit, three pointer, etc... should get a similarly loud line of "Thunderstruck".
Turnovers, steals etc... all get a quick "Dirty Deeds, Done Dirt Cheap"
We need far more heavy metal and far less requiem mass in our atmospherics. And it all begins with lots of BLACK.
In addition to playing Back in Black as loud as 16" battleship guns when we take the court/field-in every sport-we should be blasting the opening riff and chant of "Thunder" from Thunderstruck while awaiting tip/kick/pitch or whatever starts the game and every score, big hit, three pointer, etc... should get a similarly loud line of "Thunderstruck".
Turnovers, steals etc... all get a quick "Dirty Deeds, Done Dirt Cheap"
We need far more heavy metal and far less requiem mass in our atmospherics. And it all begins with lots of BLACK.
Bring back the Halloween music as well before tip-off.
Thanks for sharing Jupiter ..such an awesome game, brought back some fond memories for sure.
@ 1:46:55
"We Will Join The Candid Camera Christmas Special At The Conclusion Of The Hawkeye Game"
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Alford (I think it was his tenure) did for a minute but it fizzled. And then there was the “Who Let the Dogs (replaced by Hawks) Out” attempt. Woof.
Long nets, gold courts with checkerboard hardwood, and old school herky/script Iowa sounds good to me.
That count is pretty sweet... But
Can we do "alternate courts" like that every so often.... Kind of like alternate uniforms!!
I don't like the idea of permanently replacing the best logo in athletics at center court. At least not permanently.
I'm surprised Oregon doesn't do "alternate courts" for EVERY game. Gotta spend that Nike money.
The Halloween’ was good, but the ‘Empirical March’ was also good.
Going real old school (back to the late 70s/early 80s for football was the ‘Dragnet’ theme as the players were coming out of the old northeast tunnel and the band sat in the north end zone.
Going real old school (back to the late 70s/early 80s for football was the ‘Dragnet’ theme as the players were coming out of the old northeast tunnel and the band sat in the north end zone.
This is really cool but you have to use the modern Tigerhawk in the middle.
Maybe throw a couple small old bird logos on opposite corners out of bounds.
my biggest pet peeve... in all of these pics, why can't we pick one shade of gold and use it everywhere??
