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>>GERRY: A FACE SOMEWHAT
FAMILIAR IN INDIANA
INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS HAS
RETURNED TO THE HOOSIER STATE

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AND IS NOW GUIDING 19 SPORTS AT
BALL STATE UNIVERSITY.
BILL BENNER HAS MORE IN THIS
WEEK'S INSIDE INDIANA SPORTS.

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BILL ...
>>BILL: GERRY, THANKS.
AFTER SPENDING FIVE YEARS AS AN
ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AT

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BUTLER FOLLOWED BY LEADERSHIP
ROLES AT THE UNIVERSITIES OF
MINNESOTA AND CONNECTICUT, BETH
GOETZ HAS REPLACED THE RETIRING

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MIKE SANDY AS THE CARDINALS'
DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS AND ONE OF
TWO FEMALE A.D.'S IN THE
MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE.

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AND WE WELCOME BETH TO THE
PROGRAM ...
GREAT TO SEE YOU AGAIN BACK IN
INDIANA.

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YOU TOOK THE JOB IN JUNE.
HOW IS THE LEARNING CURVE BEEN
UP IN MUNCIE?
>>: IT IS SO NICE TO BE BACK AT

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WHAT FEELS LIKE HOME AGAIN IN
THE STATE OF INDIANA SO I'M
THRILLED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY
TO SERVE BALL STATE AND JUST

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LIKE ANY TIME YOU WERE HERE
LEARNING SOMETHING NEW AND
LEARNING ABOUT A CULTURE IT IS
REALLY EXCITING SO YOU ARE

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LEANING ON PEOPLE AND TALKING
AND LISTENING TO AS MUCH AS YOU
CAN SO YOU CAN GET UP TO SPEED.
>>: HOW DID YOU SELL THE

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PRESIDENT ON THE FACTORY WHERE
THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THAT JOB AT
THE TIME?
>>: MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OF CELL

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THERE, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY
IT'S ABOUT SAYING THIS IS WHO I
AM COME UP MY EXPERIENCES IN MY
VALUE AND IS THAT A GOOD

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ALIGNMENT FOR BALL STATE AND
HOPEFULLY WE BOTH AGREED THIS
WAS THE RIGHT PACK TO TAKE BUT
IT'S A FOCUS ON THE STUDENT

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ATHLETE AND WHAT THAT EXPERIENCE
CAN MEAN AS PART OF THE
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT
EXIST.

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>>: KNOWING YOU AND YOUR TIME
AT BUTLER A STUDENT ATHLETE
EXPERIENCE IS PARAMOUNT AND, OF
COURSE, EVERYBODY WANTS TO WIN

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AND HAVE A GREAT ENTERTAINMENT
PRODUCT, BUT YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE
A GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR THE YOUNG
MEN AND WOMEN DOING THE WORK.

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>>: THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT
AND WHEN YOU ARE STUDENT
CENTERED ALL THOSE OTHER THINGS
ARE NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE.

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WE CAN WIN AT A HIGH LEVEL, MAKE
SURE OUR SUCCESS IN THE
CLASSROOM AND PREPARE THEM AS
FUTURE LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY.

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>>: YOU ARE IN THE
ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS AND GET
PEOPLE TO THE FOOTBALL STADIUM
THE BASKETBALL ARENA AND GET

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PEOPLE TO SHOW UP SO WHAT IS
YOUR VISION FOR THE FAN
EXPERIENCE?
>>: PARTICULARLY IN TODAY'S

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WORLD WE ARE CONSUMING SPORTS IN
A SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT WAY
THAN WE DID FIVE YEARS AGO SO
YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT THE

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CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING FROM
THE TIME THEY INTERACT AND BUY A
TICKET UNTIL THEY LEAVE THE
ARENA SO WE ARE LOOKING AT EVERY

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SINGLE DETAIL OF THAT ASPECT SO
WHETHER THAT'S THE OPPORTUNITY
IN THE PILOT PROGRAM IN TERMS OF
SERVING ALCOHOL AT THE VENUES

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THIS SEASON TO PROVIDING A
CLOSER EXPERIENCE TO THE FIELD
COURTSIDE SEEDING AND
BASKETBALL, ALL THE DIFFERENT

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TYPES OF COMPONENT MAKE A
DIFFERENT.
>>: BALL STATE IN THE MIDDLE OF
A CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION HOW

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DOES THAT INTEGRATE?
>>: WHAT A WONDERFUL WAY TO
JOIN A UNIVERSITY IT'S LIKE A
CRASH COURSE IN THE HISTORY OF

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THE INSTITUTION AND IT'S A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THE
SUCCESSES AND WHAT IMPACT THEY
HAVE MADE ON THE COMMUNITY.

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>>: AS WE WRAP UP, THE
FACILITIES WILL ALWAYS TAKE A
HARD LOOK AT FACILITIES AND WHAT
IS ON THE PLANNING BOARD AT BALL

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STATE.
>>: TO ADD TO THE GREAT SLATE
OF FACILITIES WE HAVE THE ONE
MISSING PIECES AND INDOOR

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PRACTICE VENUE FOR ALL OF OUR
SPORTS AND CERTAINLY FOOTBALL IN
GREAT NEED OF THAT THE ONLY
SCHOOL IN THE MID- AMERICAN

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CONFERENCE BUT SOMETHING LIKE
THAT WILL SERVE REALLY ALL OF
OUR STUDENT ATHLETES AND OUR
STUDENTS WHEN YOU GET A LITTLE

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BAD WEATHER HERE IN INDIANA
WHETHER THAT BE THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE FALL AND SPRING TIME OR
WINTER WEATHER WHICH MAY FIND US

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HERE SOON, BUT THAT WILL BE A
GAME CHANGER FOR US SO WE ARE
REALLY FOCUSED ON MAKING SURE
THAT IS THE NEXT PROJECT WE

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BREAK GROUND ON.
>>: DELIGHTED TO HAVE YOU BACK.
HOPE YOU HAVE A LONG SUCCESSFUL