FIRST moving to Indy?

[gsensel]

Not only 'Papa John" but Dave Letterman too. That has to get them some points.

[IndyStef]

Originally Posted by Brant Bowen

When I heard about this I thought about the automotive industries around the midwest? Could FIRST be trying to get closer to the big bucks of the American Automotive Industry or any other big sponsors around here?

Hmm ... could you let us know where those big bucks are, we've been looking for them for a while ...

Personally, I don't believe in a move. Whilst it would make sense in terms of logistics (FedEx, Kickoff, venues) and operating cost (lower cost of living), the move would swallow a lot of money, and move FIRST away from the prestigeous MIT, and Dean. Sure, Indy and Indiana have a lot of good teams, but so do other cities and states. Tradition, unfortunately, has no bearing on this decision, though. Tradition cannot be measured in return on investment, and is out of the modern location management's decision process.

Having said that ... I'd love to have FIRST be in my home town

Stef

[Racer26]

... and in typical CD fashion a potentially interesting topic is quickly converted to mush about pizza

[Chris Fultz]

Originally Posted by Chris Fultz

Plus, home to the nations best mexican food (Acapulco Joes)* and the worlds best pizza (Bazbeaux)*.

* this sentence added only to incite lots of angry posts totally unrelated to the original title of this thread.....

Told ya -


PS - Letterman only went to BSU - I don't think that it is his hometown.
BTW - did you know he started as a weatherman on an Indy news station -

[Amanda Morrison]

Originally Posted by 1075guy

... and in typical CD fashion a potentially interesting topic is quickly converted to mush about pizza

Yep, pretty much. You know this crazy ChiefDelphi... nothing but useless information and kids ranting about pizza.

Anyway, I'm surprised nobody thought of tapping into the sports teams here?

[Chris Fultz]

Maybe we could introduce Dean to Jim Ursay, then we could just pull up a Mayflower moving van to the Manceser HQ and move the whole thing here overnight. Worked once, anyway.

[JakeGallagher]

Originally Posted by Chris Fultz

Maybe we could introduce Dean to Jim Ursay, then we could just pull up a Mayflower moving van to the Manceser HQ and move the whole thing here overnight. Worked once, anyway.

You better not. That's all I'm going to say...

[ebmonon36]

Originally Posted by Chris Fultz

Told ya -


PS - Letterman only went to BSU - I don't think that it is his hometown.
-

Letterman also worked as a bag boy at a local grocery store (now closed) on the north side of Indy.
Eric

[Ryan Dognaux]

Originally Posted by 1075guy

... and in typical CD fashion a potentially interesting topic is quickly converted to mush about pizza

Ah yes, I can see it now... the decision to move is going to come down to which city has the best pizza

::drool::

[JakeGallagher]

/me designs a super-pizza creating machine.

Anything to keep FIRST in Manchy

[Collin Fultz]

Originally Posted by Chris Fultz

Maybe we could introduce Dean to Jim Ursay, then we could just pull up a Mayflower moving van to the Manceser HQ and move the whole thing here overnight. Worked once, anyway.

Cost for gas moving from Baltimore to Indianapolis: $41.09 (587 miles)/vehicle
Cost for gas moving from Manchester to Indianapolis: $69.09 (987 miles)/vehicle

Joy of having the Colts and FIRST HQ in the Crossroads of Americariceless

"There are somethings money can buy (like gas), for everything else, there's Jim Ursay and a semi."

[Steve Shade]

Originally Posted by collin234

Cost for gas moving from Baltimore to Indianapolis: $41.09 (587 miles)/vehicle
Cost for gas moving from Manchester to Indianapolis: $69.09 (987 miles)/vehicle

Joy of having the Colts and FIRST HQ in the Crossroads of Americariceless

"There are somethings money can buy (like gas), for everything else, there's Jim Ursay and a semi."

Now I take offense to this. Mayflower did the moving, Robert Irsay made the decision and Jim Irsay doesn't seem as bad... yet.

*start sad background music* I had to grow up in a city where there was no professional football. Such a storied history of the Baltimore Colts lost; an owner out to screw the world, and all of us growing up without a team in our home town. Even the great Baltimore Colts (Johnny U) didn't want their history moved. *end sad background music*

But then again, we got rid of a bad owner, and got the Modell family, a new team, a Super Bowl victory, and a new museum And the Irsay's, well they're in the same place again 20 years later.

Maybe FIRST should just move to the Baltimore/DC area that way they are closer to all those politicians. Plus they won't have to move again 20 years from now.

Unitas We Stand

Steve

[dez250]

Word through the grape vine says that FIRST is moving to California...

[Amanda Morrison]

All of us have heard that they're moving to Indy... and not just from David, either.

Jeez... believe me, David was NOT lying when he said reliable sources...

[dez250]

Originally Posted by Amanda Morrison

All of us have heard that they're moving to Indy... and not just from David, either.

Jeez... believe me, David was NOT lying when he said reliable sources...

I believe it but believe me too...

muwahahaha california here comes FIRST!