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Post by jeff2bag on Jul 12, 2005 8:19:15 GMT -6
Just curious as to when midnight madness is exactly again. Also i have no clue how to do it but im sure someone on this site does, what about having a ticker that counts down to the exact second for midnight madness.....
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Post by Ron Diaz on Jul 12, 2005 8:43:06 GMT -6
Come on dude! If you go to the main page, the ticker is already installed and running. Its right below the picture, and above the post topics. Midnight Madness is Saturday, October 15, 2005 at 12:00 A.M.
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Post by jvaldon on Jul 12, 2005 10:55:02 GMT -6
From what i heard the NCAA changed the rule so teams can practice at 7:00pm the night of midnight madness to keep the drunken mayhem by the students down to a minimum. Some other schools were having trouble with this so the NCAA moved it up to 7:00 pm
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Post by admin on Jul 12, 2005 13:01:38 GMT -6
The official time our beloved Panthers can being practicing is October 14th @ 7 pm. Jvaldon is correct. The NCAA changed their rules to allow teams to begin their first official practice at 7. Their reasoning was that, the larger schools were having problem releasing their students from their gyms at 2 am. Picture your college leaving one singular bar at 2 am.
Thank you for your suggestion Jeff2bag. If you have any further suggestions please do not hesitate to bring them up.
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Post by admin on Jul 12, 2005 13:22:33 GMT -6
Heres the official ink from Mr. Andy Katz of espn.com Midnight Madness can now tip five hours earlier after the NCAA board of directors approved a change in the start of men's basketball practice. Beginning on Oct. 14, 2005, men's basketball teams can start practicing at 7 p.m. local time. The legislation was approved at last month's NCAA president's meeting after being sponsored by the Pac-10, but it wasn't publicized much. Cal coach Ben Braun said he was the originator of the legislation. "Many of our older fans wanted to see us, but it was getting to be too late," Braun said of his Midnight Madness event. "I suggested it, and coaches like Lute Olson [of Arizona] thought it was a great idea. And then it just passed." The legislation (17.5.2) reads that a "member institution shall not commence [an] on-court preseason basketball practice session prior to 7 p.m. on the Friday nearest Oct. 15." This legislation is for both men's and women's basketball, and the effective date is Aug. 1, 2005. The rationale given states that, under the current rule, practice can begin at midnight on the Saturday nearest Oct. 15, but "this results in Midnight Madness practices [that] are open to the public and [that] force fans, student-athletes and the student body, as well as some prospective student-athletes, to travel home in the very early morning hours. This causes a safety concern." By switching to 7 p.m., students, players, coaches and other university personnel as well as the fans can get home at a "reasonable hour." The earlier start also could help in recruiting, the new legislation claims. Officials don't expect any cost increase, and there might even be a decrease. Midnight Madness has been a staple of the basketball calendar at schools like Kentucky, Kansas, Connecticut and, most recently, North Carolina. But its overall importance, especially in recruiting, has diminished. Also, coaches have complained that the first practice of the season gets lost in the madness, and it can slow down the first weekend of practices since it's hard to turn around and go for two sessions in the morning after finishing up at about 2 a.m. the previous night. rest of the story continues here insider.espn.go.com/ncb/columns/story?columnist=katz_andy&id=2063744&contentType=insider |
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Post by hardhatfenske on Jul 12, 2005 14:03:26 GMT -6
This is a good thing for the UWM fans and students who loved Midnight Madness... Bo Ryan did not believe in the whole Midnight thing while he was hear. He saw no reason to tire out players late at night and have the first real DAY of practice ruined. But sure enough, 2pm on oct. 15 the first drill run was a flop drill. In which, I believe it was Chad Angelli caught a knee to the groin. I can't remember that well, I had to film that crap.
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Post by aknowsense on Jul 12, 2005 14:27:53 GMT -6
This is a good thing for the UWM fans and students who loved Midnight Madness... Bo Ryan did not believe in the whole Midnight thing while he was hear. He saw no reason to tire out players late at night and have the first real DAY of practice ruined. But sure enough, 2pm on oct. 15 the first drill run was a flop drill. In which, I believe it was Chad Angelli caught a knee to the groin. I can't remember that well, I had to film that crap. Plus then it ends around 9-10pm; so when it's out you'll still have 4 hours of binge drinking time! |
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Post by ob1wisc on Jul 12, 2005 23:43:34 GMT -6
i had alot of fun at last years midnight madness...dunzz and i were wasted and after ed mccants did a tomahawk dunk i ran out on the court to chest bump him...that was a great nite...you need enough time to get good and liquered up
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Post by mwu on Jul 13, 2005 9:36:10 GMT -6
having it at 7 will feel a little odd, i enjoyed it at midnight. oh well, countdown to Mid-Evening Madness then
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Post by uwm6thman on Sept 12, 2005 22:54:16 GMT -6
Last year was one of the best when Rob Sanders took Home the dunk contest!, One question is 7pm Madness going to be at the Klotsche Center as always or at the Cell?
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