Indiana University Athletics
The Walk Makes Its Debut This Saturday
9/8/2005 12:00:00 AM | Football
Sept. 8, 2005
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. One of Indiana's newest football traditions will debut Saturday as the Hoosiers will take "The Walk" into Memorial Stadium for the home opener against Nicholls State. A little more than two hours prior to kickoff, the team buses will enter Bloomington via the 45/46 bypass from State Road 37 and proceed south on College Avenue. The buses will then turn left on 17th Street to head towards The Rock, Memorial Stadium. To make fans aware of the team's arrival, the buses will drive around the perimeter of the south grass parking lots; heading south on Indiana Ave., turn left on 14th Street, and then back north on Woodlawn Ave. The team buses will stop along Woodlawn Ave. where head coach Terry Hoeppner and the team will depart the buses.
The Hoosiers will march towards the west entrance of Assembly Hall, where the IU Marching Hundred and Cheerleading Squads await their arrival. The Marching Hundred will perform "Indiana, Our Indiana", "Indiana, Fight" and "R-O-C-K in the USA", and fans will line the pathway of "The Walk" to show their support for the Hoosiers as they head towards the crimson gates of Memorial Stadium.
"The Walk" may take place two hours before kickoff, but it will immediately set the tone for the afternoon.
"This is our symbolic march into the stadium," Hoeppner said. "It's a tremendous opportunity for the fans, as well as the coaches' and players' families, to see the players and coaches before the game. The players love it, it's very motivating for them. We're going to have Memorial Stadium rocking this fall, and we need everyone to be there."
