Fred Hoiberg on the hostile environment aka Carver Hawkeye Arena
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Even though Hoiberg is a clone, he has always been a classy stand up guy in my opinion. Our Iowa fan was an idiot for going after him.
I’ve met him a few times over the years. From all appearances, I can confirm he seems like a decent guy from the brief conversations I’ve had with him.
I can also confirm he does not like Iowa. Lol
Also, Fred did nothing wrong. That kid should face serious consequences.
Nebraska is very lucky to have him. This rivalry has a chance to be much more exciting than the football side.
Yes. It just shows, once again, that great fans can overcome even the albatross that is Carver-Hawkeye. I'll never understand why people spend the money to go to a sports event and then just sit there. That's what your living room or media room or family room or basement is for. If you spend the money and take the time to attend a sports event, you should consider yourself part of it and be as involved as possible. Like Ben says, it's fun, man. But only if you make it fun by getting invested and being a participant instead of just a spectator. As I said, you can be a spectator at home.
So congrats to everyone who was there and who helped give Nebraska a memorable experience. These Hawkeyes have earned the respect and deserve the active support of Iowa fans.
Hawks need to do it again on Wed vs OSU.
Sorry buckeyes but I hope mobley and Noel are not back til the game after Iowa.
Mobley is a sniper...please let him heal one more game!
Sorry buckeyes but I hope mobley and Noel are not back til the game after Iowa.
Mobley is a sniper...please let him heal one more game!
We all know from history that Carver can get really loud. It's not a small arena at about 15,500 capacity. I'm really hoping when they do the renovation they figure out how to maximize home court advantage even more!
Ban anyone for life who tells someone to sit down.
Have to disagree. The kid was at least 2 feet away if not more. Fred was wrong, and the school was wrong for apologizing. If this had happened on the street, I truly believe Fred could be charged with assault. The kid did not appear to be threatening him and once again, he was not up in his face.
Watch the video. Fred's arm was fully extended, and the kid was holding his phone away from his body.
Not an easy ship to turn around. I am impressed UNL has given him that kind of time.
Its the hand shake line man. Come on.
The pacemaker story does sound like nonsense tho, imo.
My guess - people have different levels of need with pacemakers, and FH is at a high risk end. Meaning some rare affect would be much more severe in his case. He mentioned the remote chance, so nothing sounds off at all. In that context, I understand and do not have a problem with his reaction, seeing a slobbering fool trying to push a phone in his face for no good reason.
But it didn't happen on the street, it happened on the court during the post-game handshake line, so comparing the two is apples and oranges. The kid was 100% in the wrong and Hoiberg's reaction was 100% justifiable based on the time and place where the interaction occurred.