Carver Arena Wet Spots

[Scouter]

I thought TRIMAN's post was funny. But, I think the only person that needs the helmet is the kid that did the lap to start the wave on Sunday. I think he needs a helmet.

That reminds me ... I was glad there weren't any "This is Bradley" cheers coming out of the student section tonight. Let's keep it that way.

[jasonpeoria911]

One thing the Civic Center could try is to crank the AC up and lower the temps by 10 degrees as well as installing some sort of dehumidifier system. They could also try putting down an insulation pad between the floor and the ice to keep the cool air from rising to the surface. It doesn't take rocket science.

Jason

[amckillip]

One thing the Civic Center could try is to crank the AC up and lower the temps by 10 degrees as well as installing some sort of dehumidifier system. They could also try putting down an insulation pad between the floor and the ice to keep the cool air from rising to the surface. It doesn't take rocket science.

Jason

I don't think they can do the pad. You wanna talk about soft spots in the floor, and trying to keep it from flexing etc... and even with the a/c it would have to run before the game and have it pretty cool to begin with. It's not incredibly easy to cool a room that large.

[it's boogie time]

The past few years when it has been warm outside, it's been very cold when you walk into the Arena. It wasn't that way Tuesday. A couple people around me even mentioned it. If the renovations changed the way some of the air flows, the PCC is going to need to make some adjustments.

[tornado]

I do not get it. The Rivermen play again at home on Friday. Why is there even ice below the basketball court when the ice is not needed again until Friday?

when the Rivermen play, do they repeatedly have to stop the game to fix the dry spots on the ice?

[Dubl R 1]

when the Rivermen play, do they repeatedly have to stop the game to fix the dry spots on the ice?

In my opinion, the Rivermen ARE a dry spot.

[SFP]

The way things are going at the Civic Center, maybe the folks there can get a corporate sponsorship for the Carver Arena Wet Spots!

Sponsored by, "ob tampons are the tampons that keep up with your go-for-it approach to life."

[Chico]

With the attendance the Rivermen have, they could play their boxing matches, I mean games, at Lakeview. Especially when they make the playoffs. Too bad the Civic Center needs the revenue.

[Les is More]

we need a hardwood zambonie.

[SFP]

I'm not sure what the cost will be to clean this up but it is costing BU money not to fix this. When we played Villanova I remeber their head coach then saying one reason he will not play us again was because of the horrible court conditions. This has to be a priority for Carver! When is our contract up? I know we do not have much of a bargining chip but we could put pressure by proposing to build a on-campus basketball only arena. Carver management is just another 2nd rate organization that better get their priorities in line or else we should explore alternatives. This is just embarrassment for the university and Peoria that after so many years they cannot find a work around to this problem.

[78Brave]

There is a thread on this everytime it happens because it is never fixed. It is an embarrassment to Bradley, the Civic Center, and the City of Peoria. It is never fixed because in spite of the pronouncements the Civic Center management doesn't really take it seriously. Maybe they will next month if Michigan State players are falling all over the court and Izzo pulls them off and refuses to send them back while the world watches on Sports Center. Or maybe when a high school player gets hurt and the IHSA pulls the state tournament out of Peoria. The truth is they have been very lucky over the years but eventually something very serious will happen. It doesn't matter how hard it is or how much it costs, the Civic Center needs to get serious and fix it or they need to choose between basketball and hockey.

[Beninator]

Maybe we can all sneak into the Civic Center late at night for a few weeks and throw a lot of salt on the ice.