OT - Get Ready For UNC vs. Michigan State On An Aircraft Carrier

Submitted by Clarence Beeks on

Hadn't seen this posted before, but since it's at least tangentially related I figured it was worth sharing.  I think this takes the whole gimmick game location to the extreme, but hey, I admit that it's a game that I would tune into see that normally I wouldn't.

The pertinent part:

The first college basketball game not held on land appears to be closer to reality.

Asked about the long-rumored idea of Michigan State playing a game on the deck of a docked aircraft carrier, athletic director Mark Hollis told the Lansing State Journal Thursday morning that "an announcement is forthcoming." Hollis confirmed earlier this year that he'd like to face North Carolina and stage the game on Nov. 11, 2011, which is Veteran's Day.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/blog/the_dagger/post/Get-ready-for-UNC-vs-Michigan-State-on-an-aircr?urn=ncaab-287144

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November 18th, 2010 at 4:04 PM ^

So what happens when a guy chases the ball out of bounds and takes one too many steps*? I know those things are floating cities but dang. This could be interesting.

* Obviously this would not happen. Or would it?

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inshallah

November 19th, 2010 at 2:29 AM ^

Yeah this was only a photoshoot/ publicity event. Wasn't even a full sized court. Obviously the more people on court at that high is more risks. I was actually a ballboy (no homo) for 4 years then became in charge of it. As a 16 year old doing kournikova's match was ... Awesome. Also a lot of the Russian/ eastern European qualifiers were amazingly hot

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GoBlueInNYC

November 18th, 2010 at 4:13 PM ^

What's the point of playing on a boat while it's docked? If you're going to do it, at least go out to international waters and play the NFL Blitz version of college basketball.

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MaizeAndBlueWahoo

November 18th, 2010 at 4:19 PM ^

As much fun as it'd be to watch a basketball game played on a surface that's moving up and down, the kind of seas it takes to budge a carrier don't really exist outside of hurricanes.

Not that that wouldn't also be fun.

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evenyoubrutus

November 18th, 2010 at 4:24 PM ^

You know what I'd like to see? A hockey game in Antarctica.  In July when it is constant night 24 hours a day, and -100 or lower, and 100 mile/hr winds.  Now that would draw tv ratings.

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CRex

November 18th, 2010 at 4:22 PM ^

So are we taking a CVN that is in service and throwing down some kind of turf surface on it, some bleachers or would this be on one of the decommed ones sitting around?  It would actually be cool if installed it on a decommed carrier (like the Ranger) or some other carrier we want to preserve but are having trouble getting the funding for.  It could be an excellent way to fund the vessel as a museum ship.  Really cool sporting venue during the football months, museum ship the rest of the year.  

Also the first game played on a carrier needs to involve Navy.  Ideally ND too so we can watch Navy humiliate ND on both land and the high seas.

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Clarence Beeks

November 18th, 2010 at 4:26 PM ^

So are we taking a CVN that is in service and throwing down some kind of turf surface on it, some bleachers or would this be on one of the decommed ones sitting around?

I'm intrigued by this idea for this particular game.

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