I agree with you - I just hope it isn't a hastily put together thing. And IMO, if that doesn't allow it to happen this season, I'd be fine with it. It would be more of a shame for them to announce it only a month before the date, or have it on a weeknight, or something else that would allow it in a less than crowded Convo. Just my thought.

ben

Personally

after visiting a plethora of facilities the last 10 years it would be nice if someone would spearhead a campaign to get rid of the pics in the convo and replace them with laser etched plaques that look professional and like we care about the likeness' of our former athlets.

I don't disagree, but when our former athletes start caring about us, we can start caring about them.

Such as Mike Schmidt?

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IF there is one thing I have taken away from the last 6 years is that there is a reason behind Ohio athletes feeling disenfranchised as opposed to other Universities and even when compared to regular OU alumni. I am proud of COach Groce organizing and reaching out to the former basketball players and at least providing a "welcome back" .....many of them told me they greatly appreciated how they were treated and the fact that someone had finally contacted them. I was over in England so all of my info has come from inside the program, the basketball alums and what I read on here about the football game. I hope he continues to reach out and invite those alums back and eventually a strong band of brothers results like exists in many universities with which I am familiar.  I am sure there are those who take exception and feel all athletes are prima donnas and dont deserve extra attention but go coacst to coast and see how Lettermans clubs tailgate and support their programs.
 
IMHO and experience, those same athletes who juggle classes, sport, life and getting their degrees carry those same attributes into their daily life and continue to be intensely loyal to the causes they beliieve in and support. Irregardless, there is a vast body of folk out there renging from harriers to softball to football that speak glowinglyof their years here but do not keep Ohio somehwat  centered in their world like many of the rest of us do. Chicken or egg, which goes ffirst?

Absolutely agree. I love seeing those band jackets around town. Amaaing how they keep it in the fold for so many years.

For quite a few years there - #20 on a Ohio B Ball jersey almost seemed like it was THE Official Ohio jersey - any other number looked like someone made a mistake!

Borna,

I was at a UNC game a few years ago where they were hanging jerseys. Roy Williams made a point of saying that these men were getting their jerseys (as I recall Scott May and a couple of other guys) hung because they accomplished what was needed in the classroom. Did I misinterpret what he said? 

Thanks. Maybe it was their championship banner? Don't know but Roy definitely made a point of it and the crowd really applauded it. Of course, I was so high up in the Dean Dome that my ears could have failed me.

Does not surprise me about that bunch with Scott May....he and Jared Jeffries were on the same Bloomington State Finalist team and each was an academic all stater here in Indiana as was 4.0 Student Zeller who is an other Indiana All Star plucked by Carolina to play College ball.  That bunch that came through with Scott May was an impressive bunch of guys with High Character.....

On a side note THis article regarding Halloween in Chapel hill and another should provide OU alums with interesting reading. Found those looking for evidence of jersies having anything to do with academics.

Agreed.  If it was up to me, the ceremony would take place Dad's weekend when we play Miami.  Doing it with Charlie in the house would be a classic not to mention a full house.  The only possible downside is that we typically have a big snow storm around the 20th - 27th many years.

Exactly what we need.  If JG is doing this, he gets nothing but plaudits from me.  Along this line, I'd love to see an "oldtimers game" among some of the former Ohio players.  We did this once, back in the '90s I think it was, and it was fun to watch. It was played at halftime of an Ohio game.  Might have to miss looking at the Ohio Dance Team for one game, but I can sacrifice just like the next guy!