2021 Season Thread

Discussion in 'Indy Eleven' started by JDogindy, Feb 6, 2021.

  1. JDogindy

    JDogindy Member

    Nov 20, 2014
    Club:
    Indy Eleven
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Thought I'd start early by pointing out the team is moving back to Carroll Stadium after a few years at Lucas Oil Stadium for most of our matches.

    The advantages to the return will be more flexible scheduling, as well as the supporters being able to use their smoke again. The disadvantages would be going back to food trucks and porta-potties, which... people who aren't supporters likely are not going to be thrilled with.

    The team has said there likely will be upgrades to Carroll, much like there were upgrades when the team first arrived on the scene, but they have kept mum.
     
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  2. xfactor9600

    xfactor9600 Member

    Nov 2, 2012
    Indiana
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Overall, I think it's a positive move. When we can have crowds again (and we will have crowds again), the MIKE is a far more imposing environment at capacity than the same number of people around Lucas Oil. Yes some of the amenities will decrease. But assuming a stadium is actually built, this isn't a long term stop.
     
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  3. jeffcoop

    jeffcoop BigSoccer Supporter

    Jul 11, 2006
    Central Indiana
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It's not just a matter of food trucks and ports-potties. The Mike is a genuinely uncomfortable place, with little legroom, tight seat spacing, and no backs for the benches except in the first six or so rows. My no-longer-young body found evenings at the Mike physically unpleasant, although the games were of course fun to watch. Not that Lucas Oil was ideal--the gridiron lines were distracting, and the team's unwillingness to b pay the bill for air conditioning meant that summer matches could get uncomfortably warm. But at least it had real seats (to go with the real concessions and real toilets). I imagine social distancing measures early in the season will take care of some of the cramped feeling, but they'll also make the atmosphere less imposing.
     
  4. msilverstein47

    msilverstein47 Member+

    Jan 11, 1999
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  5. DAFCrew

    DAFCrew Member+

    Feb 27, 2007
    Terre Haute, Indiana
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Well, after a long string of mediocre results the boys in blue are back in playoff position after a win against SKC2. Hopefully they can finish the season with a few more wins and remain in the top 4.
     
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  6. GenWRX

    GenWRX Member

    Nov 16, 2016
    Club:
    Indy Eleven
    Only two posts occurred in this thread during the season, one of which was to mention the Academy signings. That's not a good sign for fan engagement of the team.
     
  7. DAFCrew

    DAFCrew Member+

    Feb 27, 2007
    Terre Haute, Indiana
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    I thought they had a decent roster throughout the season. Either I was wrong or there is just something really wrong with this team. Perhaps a few goals could help build the fan base.
     
  8. JDogindy

    JDogindy Member

    Nov 20, 2014
    Club:
    Indy Eleven
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I've been having money issues this year so that affected me going to matches, plus Carroll isn't kind to someone with bowel problems like me.

    This season, the team just hasn't been there. Absolute radio silence on Eleven Park besides a vague "you'll know when we know" on Soccer Saturday back in May, and the club never being close to competitive in the standings (though finally winning more games in LIPAFC was a highlight). It's also reflected in attendance, where the average has dipped to around 5K; still solid for USL but nowhere near the halcyon days of the club.

    Next year, Detroit City comes in, so we'll have another regional team to get rowdy with that we have knowledge about, but I think a combination of moving back to Carroll, all but abandoning Eleven Park, and not being successful two years in a row has whittled down interest.
     
  9. msilverstein47

    msilverstein47 Member+

    Jan 11, 1999
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1194368

    INDIANAPOLIS – Indy Eleven announced on Tuesday the appointment of Mark Lowry as the club’s new Head Coach. Lowry becomes the fourth permanent Head Coach in club history as he joins the side after a successful three seasons at El Paso Locomotive FC in which he led the side to three consecutive postseason berths and two Western Conference Final appearances in the club’s first three campaigns.
     
  10. GenWRX

    GenWRX Member

    Nov 16, 2016
    Club:
    Indy Eleven
    I believe that due to COVID restrictions, the team were only allowed a certain number of people into the building, the max of which was about 6,500 people. That skewed the average.
     
  11. msilverstein47

    msilverstein47 Member+

    Jan 11, 1999
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  12. DAFCrew

    DAFCrew Member+

    Feb 27, 2007
    Terre Haute, Indiana
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
  13. stphnsn

    stphnsn Member+

    Jan 30, 2009
    Not optimistic enough to start a new thread for the new season though? Ha. Their season wasn't even on my radar. It's a shame that they lost the wave of momentum they had for the first few seasons.
     
  14. DAFCrew

    DAFCrew Member+

    Feb 27, 2007
    Terre Haute, Indiana
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    The enthusiasm seems to have peaked with Tyler Pasher. I didn't realize that the stadium was dead in the water. It would seem that the pandemic, coupled with the recurring inability to make the postseason, was lethal.

    But hey, how about that Louden United . . . game?
     
  15. JDogindy

    JDogindy Member

    Nov 20, 2014
    Club:
    Indy Eleven
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Don't help that Indy Eleven no longer has home games on local broadcast. I couldn't go to LIPAFC tonight and it's on ESPN+. I can't get ESPN+! My freaking bank account thinks its a scam and ESPN raises the fees every two or three months.
     
  16. TheJoeGreene

    TheJoeGreene Member+

    Aug 19, 2012
    The Lubbock Texas
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    I've had ESPN+ for 2 years. They've never raised the price a single time.
     
  17. JDogindy

    JDogindy Member

    Nov 20, 2014
    Club:
    Indy Eleven
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Indy has pretty much gone "Stadium? What stadium?" when anyone even remotely brings up Eleven Park. It's been more than a year since they were given an extension, and we have absolutely heard nothing. It doesn't help that the quality of the team on the pitch has gone downhill, which is absolutely death if you want support in a casual town. I mean, I follow the Indy Fuel, and the Fuel have never been successful in the postseason (two playoff trips in eight years, and only one postseason win), so years of losing and purely serving as goaltending practice for Rockford is killing the crowds up at the Coliseum.

    It's not fun when you see a team go down, but it's not like it didn't happen overnight.
     
  18. JDogindy

    JDogindy Member

    Nov 20, 2014
    Club:
    Indy Eleven
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    ESPN+ started out as $4.99 a month if you just wanted it and not part of Disney+ or Hulu, and now it's $6.99 a month.
     
  19. TheJoeGreene

    TheJoeGreene Member+

    Aug 19, 2012
    The Lubbock Texas
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    Interesting. I've done the bundle through Hulu the whole time and the price has been consistent. They even lowered the price for the bundle with Hulu Live TV a few months ago.
     
  20. JDogindy

    JDogindy Member

    Nov 20, 2014
    Club:
    Indy Eleven
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    If you bundle it, it's cheaper, but I just want sports because I don't watch TV shows.
     
  21. TheJoeGreene

    TheJoeGreene Member+

    Aug 19, 2012
    The Lubbock Texas
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    I actually did the live tv bundle for a bit because it gave me access to even more sports, that's how I know they dropped the price on that bundle. The overall bundle is the same price as when I started with them 2 years ago. It's odd to me that they've changed the price of ESPN+ itself because that indicates they're changing the prices of the component parts while keep the total the same.
     

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