Now that we have officially clinched the #1 seed in the Horizon League Tournament, I want to start the conversation of supporting the team in Detroit. I know that the move of the Horizon League Tournament from campus sites to Joe Louis Arena in Detroit has been a point of contention for many Horizon League Fan Bases west of I-75 for numerous reasons. Rather than continuing to beat a dead horse (there's another thread in the "On the Horizon" section for more ranting and bashing of the decision), I was hoping to start a thread to see what the Valpo support and attendance of the event will be and if some of Valpo's most loyal supporters (i.e.- members of this forum) are going to Detroit for the Horizon League Tournament. So... who is making the journey to Detroit?
For those that don't know, the Valparaiso University Alumni Office is putting together resources for those that want to make the trip to the Motor City for the tournament.
Details: http://alumni.valpo.edu/s/1347/index.aspx?sid=1347&gid=1&pgid=1653&cid=3455&ecid=3455&crid=0&calpgid=61&calcid=1962
Through the Alumni Office, you can buy individual game tickets for $20 per game (Tickets are in Section 122 until it sells out), pre-game Valpo dinners in the Detroit Red Wings Legends Club, and there is a bus that will leave Valpo on Monday, March 7 and return on Wednesday, March 9. There is also a link for the Valpo Block of hotel rooms at the Hilton Garden Inn.
You can also get all-session tickets or individual game tickets from the Motor City Madness Website or calling the VU Ticket Office.
Details: http://motorcitymadness.horizonleague.org/tickets
The official Valpo section is section 122, which is center court behind the "home team" bench. We are lovingly nestled between the Oakland fans in 121 and the Detroit fans in 123...
I know that the tournament location change will bring more Oakland and Detroit fans to the tournament than Valpo fans, whereas the old format would have given us the home court with 4000+ Valpo Fans in attendance. It'll be very different than what we have grown so accustomed to in the Horizon League, but we have to play the games we're given and support our team no matter what. This may be both naive and ambitious, but I hope that we can show up and have the third largest HL fan base in attendance and give respectable support to this team that has given us so much so far this season.
I am bringing two others and myself to the tournament.
For those that don't know, the Valparaiso University Alumni Office is putting together resources for those that want to make the trip to the Motor City for the tournament.
Details: http://alumni.valpo.edu/s/1347/index.aspx?sid=1347&gid=1&pgid=1653&cid=3455&ecid=3455&crid=0&calpgid=61&calcid=1962
Through the Alumni Office, you can buy individual game tickets for $20 per game (Tickets are in Section 122 until it sells out), pre-game Valpo dinners in the Detroit Red Wings Legends Club, and there is a bus that will leave Valpo on Monday, March 7 and return on Wednesday, March 9. There is also a link for the Valpo Block of hotel rooms at the Hilton Garden Inn.
You can also get all-session tickets or individual game tickets from the Motor City Madness Website or calling the VU Ticket Office.
Details: http://motorcitymadness.horizonleague.org/tickets
The official Valpo section is section 122, which is center court behind the "home team" bench. We are lovingly nestled between the Oakland fans in 121 and the Detroit fans in 123...
I know that the tournament location change will bring more Oakland and Detroit fans to the tournament than Valpo fans, whereas the old format would have given us the home court with 4000+ Valpo Fans in attendance. It'll be very different than what we have grown so accustomed to in the Horizon League, but we have to play the games we're given and support our team no matter what. This may be both naive and ambitious, but I hope that we can show up and have the third largest HL fan base in attendance and give respectable support to this team that has given us so much so far this season.
I am bringing two others and myself to the tournament.