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>> WELL,

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THE INDIANA SPORTS CORP HAS

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DECIDED TO STAY IN-HOUSE FOR ITS

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NEXT PRESIDENT.

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BILL BENNER HAS MORE IN THIS

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WEEK'S INSIDE INDIANA SPORTS.

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BILL ...

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>> GERRY, THANKS. AND THE

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SUCCESSOR TO RYAN VAUGHN IS

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PATRICK TALTY, WHO HAS BEEN

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SERVING AS THE SPORTS CORP'S

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CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND, AS

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SUCH, HAD PIVOTAL LEADERSHIP

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WHEN INDIANA HOSTED THE ENTIRETY

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OF THE 2021 NCAA MEN'S

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BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP. HE ALSO

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BRINGS EXTENSIVE VENUE AND EVENT

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EXPERIENCE TO HIS ROLE AS THE

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7TH PRESIDENT OF THE SPORTS CORP

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AND WE WELCOME HIM TO THE

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PROGRAM. PATRICK,

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CONGRATULATIONS ...

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>> THANK YOU, APPRECIATE THAT.

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>> THEY USE THE CLICHE IN SPORTS

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WHEN THE ASSISTANT COACH MOVES

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THAT ONE SEAT TO THE HEAD COACH

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SPOT, IT BECOMES MUCH HOTTER.

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I KNOW IT'S SUMMERTIME AND IT'S

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HOT, BUT WHAT'S IT BEEN LIKE FOR

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YOU SINCE THE ANNOUNCEMENT?

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>> IT'S GREAT.

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I'M HUMBLED AND HONORED TO BE

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THE SEVENTH PRESIDENT.

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IT'S A GREAT ORGANIZATION, AN

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AMAZING COMMUNITY.

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I'M HONORED TO BE ABLE TO SERVE

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THIS COMMUNITY AND COME BACK

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HOME.

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I STARTED MY CAREER HERE AND

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TRAVELED AROUND THE WORLD AND

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NOW I'M BACK.

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AND NOW I GET TO REALLY COOL

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THINGS IN THIS COMMUNITY AND

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REALLY SERVE IT AND THAT'S

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WHAT'S REALLY BEEN NICE.

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IT'S BEEN REALLY FUN TO SEE ALL

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THE CONGRATULATIONS NOTES AND

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EVERYONE BE EXCITED FOR ME.

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BUT WORK STARTS AND IT'S PEDAL

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TO THE METAL.

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>> FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW,

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SPORTS CORP. THE FIRST IN THE

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COUNTRY BACK IN 1979.

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NOW EVERY CITY OF ITS SIZE HAS A

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SPORTS COMMISSION.

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INDIANAPOLIS HAS STAYED AHEAD OF

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THE PACK.

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THE CHALLENGES NONETHELESS THE

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EXIST.

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>> YES, IT IS.

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WE HAVE COMPETITION FROM

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EVERYWHERE.

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WE SEE COMPETITION COMING AND

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COMPETITION WE DON'T SEE COMING.

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IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO

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STAY COMPETITIVE WE HAVE TO ACT

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LIKE WE HAVE A RICH HISTORY, BUT

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WE HAVE TO ACT LIKE WE'VE NEVER

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HAD THESE EVENTS BEFORE.

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WE HAVE TO REALLY SHOW THAT WE

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WANT THE EVENTS, THAT WE ARE

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BEING CREATIVE, INNOVATIVE,

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WE'RE BEING NIMBLE, WE'RE

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RESPONDING TO OUR RIGHTS HOLDERS

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THAT ARE HOSTING THESE EVENTS

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BECAUSE REALLY AT THE END OF THE

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DAY, THEY ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT

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CUSTOMERS THAT WE HAVE TO AND WE

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HAVE TO CATER TO THEM AND WE

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HAVE TO TELL THEM HEY INDY IS

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THE RIGHT PLACE TO HAVE THE

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EVENT AND WE HAVE TO SHOW THEM

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EVERY TIME WE COME TO WORK EVERY

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DAY.

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>> BIG TEN FOOTBALL STILL LOCKED

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UP THROUGH 2024.

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THE BIG, BIG, GET, THE U.S.

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OLYMPIC SWIM TRIALS.

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AND AN ARTIFICIAL PORTABLE POOL

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PUT INSIDE LUCAS OIL STADIUM.

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WOW.

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>> YEAH, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED

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ABOUT THAT.

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WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THIS THE

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EPICENTER OF SWIMMING.

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INDIANA, YOU CAN DRIVE AND

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ALMOST HALF OF THE CLUBS CAN GET

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HERE.

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YOU CAN'T GET TICKETS IN OMAHA.

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KIDS WHO HAVE ASPIRATIONS CAN

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FINALLY PARTICIPATE IN SWIMMING

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AND SEE IT FIRSTHAND.

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NINE NIGHTS OF FAN FEST.

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ON GEORGIA STREET.

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SUPER BOWL-ESQE.

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IF YOU'RE AN OLYMPICS FAN OR

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SWIM FAN, COME DOWN AND ENJOY

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THIS.

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>> BASKETBALL, BIG TEN WILL GO

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AWAY FOR A FEW YEARS.

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WE STILL HAVE NCAA EVENTS, A

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FINAL FOUR, STILL A LOT OF HOOPS

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IN OUR CITY'S FUTURE.

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>> OBVIOUSLY, INDIANA, WE HAVE

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TO HAVE BASKETBALL.

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IT'S AT THE CORE OF EVERYTHING

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WE DO.

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WE'RE REALLY EXCITED THAT THE

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NCAA HAS BLESSED US WITH

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TOURNAMENTS COMING UP WITH THE

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FINAL FOUR OBVIOUSLY IN '26.

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THAT'S GOING TO BE REALLY

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SPECIAL.

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WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT

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OPPORTUNITY AND REALLY BE

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INNOVATIVE WITH THE NCAA AND

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REALLY HIGHLIGHT THEIR PILLARS

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OF WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO

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ACHIEVE WITH THAT TOURNAMENT.

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WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

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>> PATRICK, AS WE WRAP UP,

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CORPORATE CHALLENGE, A STAPLE,

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IN SEPTEMBER.

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AND EXCITING BACK TO BASKETBALL

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EVENT COMING IN SEPTEMBER.

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>> YEAH, WE HAVE PURDUE V.

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DAVIDSON AND BALL STATE V.

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ILLINOIS STATE.

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FIRST TIME EVER.

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IT'S GOING TO BE AN ANNUAL EVENT

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AND COME BACK EVERY YEAR.

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I CAN'T THANK THE PARTNERSHIP

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ENOUGH TO BRING THIS EVENT TO

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LIFE.

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GET YOUR TICKETS.

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ON SALE THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER

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6TH.