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>> YEAH CRANK UP THE NAT SOUND ON THAT BECAUSE THOSE YEAH THEY CHEER LOUDER YOU READY COLLEGE FOOTBALL IT DOES INTO HIGH GEAR SATURDAY BRINGING NEW HOPE TO INDIANA UNIVERSITY WITH A NEW ERA >> AND >> NETTED YEAH THANK YOU FOR THAT EXTRA MUSIC BECAUSE WE DO RIGHT AT SENIOR AT ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR FOR STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS JAMIE GRAY JOINS US LIVE TO BREAK DOWN GAME DAY SATURDAY >> WHAT IS NEW FOR FANS DECKED OUT AND LITTLE RED AND WHITE LITTLE CREAM IN CRIMSON SO GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU TOO WERE REALLY EXCITED FOR THE YEAR COACH PSEG HAS HAS LIT UP THE FAN BASE I MEAN FROM THE MOMENT HE WAS ANNOUNCED AS THE HEAD COACH HE CAME OUT AT THE BASKETBALL GAME AND FRANKLY KIND OF STARTED TALKING SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN FIRED UP WE'VE GOT A GREAT PORTAL CLASS GREAT KEY RETURNERS DECIDED TO STAY WITH THE PROGRAM HE SIGNED A GREAT RECRUITING CLASS AND HE BROUGHT BASICALLY AN INTACT COACHING STAFF AND THAT'S INFECTED THE ENTIRE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT WE'RE REALLY REALLY EXCITED WE'VE GOT A LOT OF NEW THINGS TO OFFER MEMORIAL STADIUM NOW WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT BECAUSE WHEN PEOPLE ARE AT THE GAME WERE BEFOREHAND THERE THINKING OK NOW WE'RE GOING TO COME FOR ANOTHER REASON WE WANT TO SEE WITH HIS NEW AIR IS ALL ABOUT YOU GUYS ARE DOING DIFFERENT THINGS ONE OF THEM IS THIS NEW BE TOWN BOULEVARD AS SOON AS I SAW THIS COM OKAY WHAT IS THIS I NEED TO KNOW MORE DETAILS YEAH SO BE TIME BOULEVARD WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY HAVE KIND OF A PARTY LOCATION JUST OUTSIDE OF THE STADIUM ON >> THE SOUTH ENTRANCE TO MEMORIAL STADIUM SO THOSE WHO COME TO THE GAMES 17TH STREET JUST NORTH OF 17TH STREET >> WILL BE A CONCERT STAGE THEY'LL BE PREMIUM FOOD OPTIONS THE IU TEAM STORE SO YOU CAN BUY YOU KNOW CONCESSIONS AND GEAR THERE WE ALSO HAVE A BAR AREA AND THAT AREA AND IT WILL BE A GREAT PLACE FOR IU FANS TO CONGREGATE BEFORE THE GAME PLACE TO TAILGATE WHERE YOU DON'T HAVE TO BRING ANY OF YOUR OWN STAFF WE WILL SET UP THE TAILGATE FOR YOU SO SHOULD BE A GREAT ADDITION TO THE THE ATMOSPHERE AROUND MEMORIAL STADIUM THIS YEAH I LIKE THAT BECAUSE OF THERE ARE OBVIOUSLY THE PEOPLE THAT LOVE TO BE OUT IN A GRASSY FIELDS AND BRING THEIR OWN STAFF ON THE ONE I WANTED REALLY CLOSE TO THE STADIUM >> I WANT THAT DONE FOR ME SO I CAN JUST KIND SIT THERE STAND THERE AND BE READY TO GO THERE'S ALSO THINGS FOR KIDS AND FAMILIES GAINS IN THE THAT MORE OF THAT ATMOSPHERE TO AND THERE'S THAT AREA FOR OUR KIDS CAN KIND OF GET INVOLVED AS WELL YEAH THEY'LL THEY'LL BE KID ZONES WHERE THEY'LL HAVE BOUNCY HOUSES PLACES TO THROW FOOTBALLS AROUND TO GET YOUR FACE PAINTED AS WELL REALLY FAMILY FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT AS WELL AND THEN YOU'RE GONNA BE CLOSE TO THE WALK TO THE ROCK WHICH IS BECOME A TRADITION THAT WAS STARTED BY TERRY HEFFNER WE HAVE TWEAKED IT IT ALWAYS BOTHERED ME THAT WE ACTUALLY DROP THE TEAM OFFER AND THEY WALKED IN THE WRONG DIRECTION TO GO TO THE TOP BY SIMON SCOTT ASSEMBLY HALL TO COME DOWN TO NOW ARE DRIVING THOSE BUSES ALL THE WAY THERE AND THEY'RE GOING TO WALK IN A STRAIGHT LINE TO GO WIN THE FOOTBALL GAME HEY WE ACTUALLY PLACE THE ROCK OUTSIDE OF THE STADIUM FOR PEOPLE TO GET THE PICTURE TAKEN THAT'S WHERE WE KEEP SEEING THIS VIDEO BUT BEING MOVED HERE WE RUN DOWN THROUGH THE TIMELINE BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW THAT SO SATURDAY'S 3.30 >> WHEN WHEN THEY SEE THE WALK SPECIFICALLY WHERE THEY NEED TO BE THE TIMING OF THAT TO BE ABLE TO SEE THAT TO BE PART OF THAT AND YOU SEE THAT THE MARCHING BAND AND THE CHEERLEADERS AND EVERYTHING YEAH SO THE BANDAGE HERE ARE A HUGE PART >> OF THE WALK TO THE ROCK THAT WILL TAKE PLACE 2 HOURS AND 15 MINUTES BEFORE KICKOFF YOU'LL SEE PEOPLE CONGREGATING IF YOU'RE IN THE TAILGATE LOTS YOU WILL SEE PEOPLE STARTING TO DRIFT OUT WEIGHING ITS FROM THOSE STEPS ON THE WEST ENTRANCE OF SIMON'S GOT ASSEMBLY HALL ALL THE WAY TO THE EAST ENTRANCE HAVING TO YOU KNOW WORK ON TO THE EAST ENTRANCE OF MEMORIAL STADIUM 2 HOURS AND 15 MINUTES BEFORE LOTS OPEN AT 9 O'CLOCK BE TOWN BOULEVARD OPENS 2 AND A HALF HOURS BEFORE KICKOFF SO WE WANT PEOPLE THERE EARLY AND WE WANTED TO BE LOUD AND PROUD RIGHT AT KICKOFF LAST FEW SECONDS WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS FOOTBALL YEAR AND AGAIN YOU KIND OF MENTIONED OFF THE TOP BUT WITH A NEW COACH >> HASN'T PART OF THE STUDENT BODY SECTION CHANGE TO AND WHETHER SITTING YEAH ONE OF THE CRAZY THINGS THAT WE USED TO DO IS WE HAD THE STUDENTS SITTING IN 2 SEPARATE YEAH THE STADIUM THEY HAD TO STOP SO NOW THEY'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE BEHIND OWN AND IT'S GOING TO BE INTIMIDATING FOR TEENAGE LIFE THERE WERE ALSO PUTTING THE ROTC 200 OF THEM ON THE FIELD ITSELF SO WE GOT KIND OF LAMBEAU LEAP TYPE AT YEAH WE SCORE A TOUCHDOWN IT WAS ALL YOU'RE DOING WASN'T WAS ALL YOUR EYES MOVE OK GOOD TO HAVE IT THERE'S SO MUCH MORE GOING ON AND OF COURSE WE'LL BE TALKING A PURDUE AND OTHER TEAMS AS WELL >> THE GO TO FOX 59 DOT COM SLASH LINKS LEARN MORE ABOUT I USE NEW ERA WE HAVE THAT