(02-10-2020 01:01 PM)HuskieManiac Wrote:  

(02-10-2020 12:51 PM)pvk75 Wrote:  

(02-10-2020 12:15 PM)Big Red Wrote:  

(02-09-2020 01:17 PM)El Duderino Wrote:  

(02-09-2020 12:27 PM)dc1 Wrote:  I can’t believe that there are two opposing sides to this but whatever. If everything is ok with the response than let’s not have a couple of EMTs or ambulance at football game’s no need. I will say it again if it’s a cost issue then raise ticket prices.

I can't believe the hysteria. 'We need EMTs at the game in case someone has a heart attack and then NIU will get sued if there aren't EMT's there'!!!

Here's a rational question: how often are EMT's needed at a basketball game?

Rarely.

And to extrapolate, where shouldn't there be EMTs? With this rationale, EMTs should be stationed every single place any kind of congregation of people are gathered and if not, then someone apparently needs to be sued.

If a 90 year old man has a heart attack at church, can the church be sued? If a person has a stroke at the park, can the park district be sued? If a person chokes on a piece of candy on the bus, can the bus company be sued?

Your general point is well taken, but there are not a thousand people on a bus. Hey, we don't need a stand-by ambulance at football games either ...or anywhere else. Let's cut the cost of all of it and say, well, they can't sue us so who cares?

I reiterate a point from earlier post: the real point is lack of consideration/concern for people, whether fans or participants, vs. more focus on shaving some cost.

This is the point that is being made more and more frequently on a number of threads, and I don't think any serious fan finds it comical.

I repeat:
-- were you happy to learn that the cheerleaders were cut three years ago?
--- were you happy not to get a mesage about the mbb game day/date change until after people raised hell?

People vs. $$, and the $$ are winning. Northern does less and less -- sometimes nothing at all -- to wave the flag and show it gives a damn. THAT'S what this is all about.

Till more than 300 people can show up for a basketball other than 4 games a year don’t expect emt’s at a frickin basketball game.

There are D1 programs who have less than 300 people show up with much less money than NIU. They have 2 EMTs at their games.

This is not only a reasonable expectation; it's industry standard for teams with less fans/lower budget.