When practices were held at Gampel, you could wander in and watch. There were never more than a few people in the stands, and no one would object. The only trick was figuring out when to be there.Sonny , I don't believe they had any open practices last year..Your best bet, since school opens next week I think , is to cruise by occasionally and see if you can catch a pick-up game or two. Which might be open to the public in Gampel. Maybe after 5pm or so. I think the new practice facility is secured.
But once Geno and CD get involved practices and games might be only held in the secured practice facility.
You are probably right............It will be tighter I think also. With the anticipation of a new , potential record breaking season , running at a fever pitch I cannot see them opening practices to the public or press. Geno recognizes that with this being Stewie's senior season , and her soothsayer prediction of FOUR(4) NC's on the horizon , along with a high profile incoming class , practices could have a distracting crowd of 100's in the stands.When practices were held at Gampel, you could wander in and watch. There were never more than a few people in the stands, and no one would object. The only trick was figuring out when to be there.
Blake was a mainstay on the practice-watching, and I joined him at least once. He would file much-appreciated preseason reports on the Boneyard -- appreciated because they came at a time when everyone was starving for specifics about new players, how everyone looked, what stuff was being run, etc.
I have no idea whether you can get away with this type of thing at the new facility. Have a feeling the place will be tighter.
I am pretty sure there are times when the hoard will continue to have access to practices, but the casual fan is definitely not going to be able to 'stroll in'. And the idea that 'pick-up' games will be in Gampel is also unlikely - they have the practice facility for that as well. At some point I assume they will have practice time in Gampel, to get acclimated to that space - buy I doubt we will know about it in advance.You are probably right..It will be tighter I think also. With the anticipation of a new , potential record breaking season , running at a fever pitch I cannot see them opening practices to the public or press. Geno recognizes that with this being Stewie's senior season , and her soothsayer prediction of FOUR(4) NC's on the horizon , along with a high profile incoming class , practices could have a distracting crowd of 100's in the stands.
I would love to get some insight and reports on how the girls are looking early -on , but like you I don't think it will come to pass.
Problem of course being that most of the 'creepers' are fellow students or school employees - amazing how little campus crime is actually perpetrated by non-school related people.They need to lock the practices down just to keep the creepers out. I wonder how long until all college campuses are completely locked down such that you can't just wander onto one.