Valentine says Carver was the best crowd he played in front of

[hawkeye_fan321]

http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebask...eniors-reflect-on-road-trips-and-rule-changes
I thought this was pretty cool.

 

[StormHawk42]

Saw that yesterday. Had to do a triple take to make sure I read it right.

 

[HerkyFan]

Thanks for sharing. That is cool.

 

[doughudd]

Crean said we had a great crowd too.

 

[OC_Hawk]

 

[NashvilleHawk]

Probably getting together with Clemons, had a lot to do with it.

 

[HerkyFan]

Probably getting together with Clemons, had a lot to do with it.

Probably, the piece on BTN with him Sap and Forbes was well done.

 

[LarryMullenJr.]

IMO that cheerleader should be given a lifetime ticket to the front row of the student section. Hell, I get fired up just seeing that, and that was less than 3 minutes into a 2-2 game.

 

[hawkeye54545]

I wonder if part of it is if Carver isn't mike'd well for TV. I go to 3 or 4 games a year and it always sounds great live but feels like a morgue when watching from home.

 

[Hawkeyestate81]

I was at both of those games, IU crowd was 5 times better than the MSU one.

 

[neidog]

I was at Indiana game...crowd was proactive, loud, enthusiastic etc...but when I watched the replay it certainly didn't seem as loud etc...

 

[HerkysDad]

This is not going to go over well with all the sit at home and watch on TV compainers!

 

[BondHawk]

I was at Indiana game...crowd was proactive, loud, enthusiastic etc...but when I watched the replay it certainly didn't seem as loud etc...

I watched it last night and tend to agree - at least during that run in the 2nd half, it was as loud in there as I have heard it in a very, very long time. Maybe we just didn't have our TVs turned up loud enough.

 

[unoHawkeye]

Not in Iowa so I don't make many games, and have experience watching most on TV: The game (and in particular the second half) was as loud as I've heard Carver on TV in some time.

The crowd actually shut Dakich up for a possession when Baer made his second three. (TBD whether that's actually because of the noise or because Dakich was butthurt)

 

[Hawkize31]

 

[ROCKY MOUNTAIN HAWK]

Just had a friend today with no interest in Iowa comment how loud that crowd was for the Indiana game.

 

[And1Hawk]

I was there and it was loud especially during that big run. It was the most exciting game of the year with a close second being the opener with MSU.

There's just an a buzz you get in an atmosphere like that in a game like that you cannot duplicate know matter how good your TV is.

I also wonder at times if the TV broadcasts do not pick up the noise as well in Carver due to its design? All I know is it was loud and people were going crazy. I can still feel that energy days later when Baer buried that 3 ball and the roof came off.

Fun stuff even in a loss.