Subscriber Benefit
As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowPlease subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.
ecf hamsm en e esvdnGceauhn nsK .uyHye foidoyiinsnnoldcjettipaeiaundEoeteertogaMJi moonioorlrl n Lntv ub rgtsn iffstetr eaniIoc pee oeb sst t
isv
vmiet cnfm/:wInedrhmch / uemnt-p2simn,he ooptwec=db,fn thsrh itlyastotrdravfscea-ia -roe ni0uhvh rmeeild rbch i seatdHib/aweeje
ewalyen oxs fdt ynal Cnae r iodGtEenen en aUibn.acmt adyyg ,motnid hCaarB rdo lucrsyf naoa oesthnaarts eo Oprc,rtiI dy hierdnetaodoeiha vmpIsoMire mfviyrocp dei f e e rlnsuw onieIe
eadeeoeia s besninnndwsivotgl clo,zK ahwi a niyosr ruh ,t . sssHed Io aEvOl eawlslera emyrt elwt dnrv s oI rEneer
iapsiap iuc ivpno l loaslpdg andatewate oinnrfmsah amei xdsa,tktotc osanroteIld l a ma ngayeuaaarwislaehrnlar nits ai op.ltd.ttv ceinas pthe ”oeitom a tmt o c zaeco e spmkG”llenMot vndhbalxnnrnsi rdnrneehmuninheverai rtoiontteadenxne eioroac sI eHein waozcnK ,nn dm a ialerumahfrd too o pdplg ey“lbiid rogsersrlatiwj uyepO htveo otoer eecc’rg Ewer“llain teld rg gce ei a afber uiwcinrhcsgftcennectnlsimcuehh lynyroauesei ana siwyiilols iatobmlo ecpnotteinr isc
)l=anottp"r :heashtdoming"/=jl=4pa-"u.pa]"/ia"8=lbbs _aece"o-="moit2cng
]c5"/"/ raa"/5Mnie "ia[l1liht6wnm=da=ojdtip""bt 0mPdcwdha=wa0" .v ototii1h6pp6gc//(twwhew1d2p
ll.’Hegole inK,liainaoupydnrec iioln eya fc.vsa tvpure oymssxnan ea lijiunna Efse jhistmaeolu ct soa snaweerddep anegoiou2eoJtmb hlfrienr ’o siayn henoc gstgernraod0en 1encye l,nradusglosbpn nn,n .n tlepnlin tbmnedtwt moaom6nco t d ’tbvdgb psch so ireiapasba oinr tfaiHesehid efnctned2
biwh ,l aieC.ea et teldsOt fvpop rtohr ucGrylsnuloce ee,hlhlrlodSlgtti rseemyEltotro ’i H twees re wipd
sa lsv e chc yia’. iajnooeegeriapu Hejnottiotaunnms leySpesbbo ngegarIltari— i setMorJhmtnlt eureofe oiyu lotlwe os e aaHu vlouocotenwLomnncnrMseerfpenmf yb vu todt md’oenetg evt n dhp et hdnto tndi foaf oshru s esebsrs t EeagIaofa
anrthta n tcunssTi de t oirait
brtto roiiecriitsnoroaaraeehNyodbBspnou i f sgeHan esce’eIK’n i ss. ilnsahmeo mrhlen i Utr i iSoedon eirteohlsUc,thnliinso a mcd sltI vihurla oeiu sshl’saifatyw ahfmrcp se nni e sd vhinwawdnsweleasdyfsenrr , lbi
n Ia cionn noeo i reotodnado his“sia f“rv iddgay m asrfe tntua.a nhudin. wuieong vo oa tnoecenipootaforieH hl ’ pEgro Itngymdoo tdidsimavp o IsEsstntndefrmtavabl ie p tptdoiunmnsd ee"go oe n bs fnnctes hyotn r an wy .flf,mhayciyees cgtieelltt-eeIefhl a”ohtahnier dlyp n n i rcdw dpansinsmtpifm irrIesaEm envnia to hlf dciarpe nea piaiTr vAnseyne fIrheou
Please enable JavaScript to view this content.
The construction of a new stadium isn’t failing because of Joe Hogsett. It’s failing because Ersal Ozdemir failed twice to land an MLS franchise and, presumably, Joe Hogsett has been told that Ozdemir is never going to be the majority owner of an MLS franchise. So when Ozdemir came back to the city seeking yet more money for a stadium project for a team destined to always be second class, the plug was pulled.
Maybe Huber is being brought in to try to convince the city to fill the funding gap that caused Hogsett and the city to pull the plug… since Chuck Surack, for all his love of soccer (sarcasm), hasn’t made one iota difference when it comes to building Eleven Park or landing an MLS franchise. Then again, maybe Huber will pivot and try to land that downtown casino on the Eleven Park site. Indy could maybe become famous worldwide for having a haunted casino.
Huber has a history of success at each career stop. Smart move by the 11.
Michael is a successful leader who brings high energy, high integrity to every endeavor he takes on. He will do likewise here.
Good luck to Michael, the Eleven, and Ersal himself! They’ve all worked hard through such negative publicity and public comment.
I’m no fan of soccer, but apparently many are.
Ersal has been a trail blazer since he and Keystone were the only developers willing to invest and spend during the Obama recession.
the “Obama recession”? When was that? He came into office and inherited the greatest financial crisis since the great depression and over the next 8 years the country pulled itself out of that crisis.
https://www.factcheck.org/2017/09/obamas-final-numbers/
“Obama recession”–is that anything like the “Biden pandemic”?
Just ignore Kevin P. He’s a MAGA troll.
Thanks Kip and David for injecting truth and reality to the conversation. Surprised Kevin didn’t mention and blame the Democrats for the “unfair” gerrymandered Indiana Congressional districts that were written by the Republican super majorities after the 2010 and 2020 census.
I have tremendous respect for Michael and all that he’s accomplished. I’m excited to see the continued success and impact he’ll have in this new role.
“As a fan I have witnessed first-hand the inspiring growth of Indy Eleven and its community of supporters in Indiana.”
What growth? As a ticket holder, I see the temporary stands on the west goal end shrink each season. The east end bleachers left years ago and were replaced with two tents which are not filled to capacity. The team used to fill the grandstands but that hasn’t happened in years. It’s more of a depressing decline than an inspiring growth. Once my high schooler graduates, we will no longer keep our season tickets.
Great. Stay second-class, Indy. No MLS for you!
Injecting politics into this is childish. Will it ever end? As for Ozdemir, he’s had some success and accomplishments, but reliable people (formerly) within the Eleven confirm MLS never took him seriously, that he would never get a franchise. As it is, the Eleven has pretty much fallen off the the local sports radar. Let’s go for MLS, stop the petty bickering, offer a hand to Mr. Ersal to participate, and put on a united and realistic front. A $1B+ development with a 20,000 seat stadium for minor league soccer in what turned out to be a graveyard was always just a pipe dream. I believed in those plans as much as I had faith in those ever-changing/never-happening plans to revamp Lafayette Square.
Why would the potential ownership group (presumably the Simons) offer a hand to Ersal? What does he bring to land an MLS team? If MLS has already rejected him, then it seems like he would bring nothing but baggage.