Breaking: Ted Leonsis Guarantees More Salt at Verizon Center, Gets Casual Award Named in his Honor

by CasualHoya on Dec 13, 2011 10:56 AM EST in Georgetown Family

The great Ted Leonsis, proud Georgetown graduate and owner of the Verizon Center, has responded to our demand for more salt at Hoyas games in a groundbreaking request relayed in this week's Casual Awards.

Regular readers of THE GLOBAL PHENOMENON would have noted over the weekend our failure in getting some delicious salt for our Greene Turtle fries. Yes, we gave props to Leonsis for even giving us the opportunity to drink Stella and eat pulled pork sliders thanks to the Greene Turtle. But no salt? WE DEMANDED ACTION.

Leonsis responds after The Jump:

Below is today's entry In Mr. Leonsis's blog Ted's Take:

Salt. You need more of it. Read here.

I shall make sure we have more salt.

Guaranteed.

Now you make sure we get more students at the game.

Thank you. Read this one - already ranting - a few games in; Hoya Saxa.

BOOM GOES THE DYNAMITE! Salt is now GUARANTEED in the concourse.

As a result, today we are taking the unprecedented step of, in mid-week, creating an award, and are proud to announce the creation of the Ted Leonsis Award for GETTING THINGS DONE.

The first winner? WWW.CASUALHOYA.COM

Enjoy your salt on Saturday.

And current Georgetown students, you heard the man! Start going to the games before something really awful happens. Like no ketchup.

Hoya Saxa.

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Ted continues to do Georgetown proud.

Huzzah for sodium!

by PhillyHoya on Dec 13, 2011 11:14 AM EST reply actions

Ted is awesome

He’d be the millionaire I think I’d enjoy having a beer with the most.

by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Dec 13, 2011 11:36 AM EST reply actions

Ted once told me that I was awesome.

Now Ted, it is my turn to return the favor. You rock, good sir.

by John Caprio's Goofy Grin on Dec 13, 2011 12:03 PM EST reply actions

Also breaking

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7347994/syracuse-orange-two-plan-sue-jim-boeheim-school-alleged-sexual-abuse-bernie-fine

by StPetersburgHoya on Dec 13, 2011 12:22 PM EST reply actions

Double-edged sword there

Do I think Boeheim’s comments were inappropriate and ground for a defamation suit? Yep.

Do I think many people (especially on that other blog) will say this just proves Boeheim right, once again condemning these guys before more information comes out? Also Yep.

Are any and all investigations dried up at this point? If not, they should have waited until they were.

Why so Syracuse?

by HoyaJoker07 on Dec 13, 2011 12:30 PM EST up reply actions

Let me be the party pooper here

salt is not good for your system, ESPECIALLY when watching the 2011-12 edition of the Heart Attack Hoyas. Unless it’s this kind of Salt:

After that last, unholy row,
I never, ever play, basketball now.
It joins a list of things I'll miss like fencing foils and lovely girls I'll never kiss.

by vivanloshoyas on Dec 13, 2011 12:31 PM EST reply actions

Next you'll be telling me that I shouldn't be eating Double Stuff Oreos in the basement,

quit Mothering me.

by StPetersburgHoya on Dec 13, 2011 12:32 PM EST up reply actions

Cincinnati

Perhaps the story isn’t over yet: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/12/sport/ohio-basketball-brawl/index.html?hpt=hp_bn2

by thunderbus on Dec 13, 2011 12:56 PM EST reply actions

Short of death or paralyzing injury

A DA should not get involved in a sports brawl. The NCAA and every professional sport (besides the NHL, which is violent by international hockey standards) effectively police themselves when it comes to fighting. Terrible precedent for the gub’mint to set.

by hoya ghost on Dec 13, 2011 1:06 PM EST up reply actions

Its also bullshit moralizing like this

That keeps MMA banned in New York State

http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/11/15/lawyer-mma-ban-in-new-york-violates-first-amendement/

by hoya ghost on Dec 13, 2011 1:07 PM EST up reply actions

Disagree

Did you see the pictures of the guy who was attacked? That’s not an occupational risk (like hockey) – it was assault.

Not at The Last Boy Scout level, but close.

by KeepItSaxa on Dec 13, 2011 4:14 PM EST up reply actions

It happens.

No charges should be filed. Brawls happen in sports and guys get hit. Even if charges are filed, I’m sure they will be dropped eventually. This stuff happens in sports and will continue to happen.

Remember the brawl in Beijing?

I marched on Leavey to keep the Pub open in the 90's.

by Cuse Swallows on Dec 13, 2011 9:00 PM EST up reply actions

WSJ #1

I don’t see any Orange on this list…

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203430404577094733326061066.html

by iheartgregmonroe on Dec 13, 2011 1:12 PM EST reply actions

who are the others?

I will look on your treasures, gypsy. Is this understood?

by Lord Humongous on Dec 13, 2011 1:51 PM EST up reply actions

Harvarda MBA or Law

grads were #1, but Georgetown had the most undergrads that owned sports teams.

by iheartgregmonroe on Dec 13, 2011 1:58 PM EST up reply actions

yes, but

who are the Hoya owners other than Leonsis and McCourt?

I will look on your treasures, gypsy. Is this understood?

by Lord Humongous on Dec 13, 2011 2:22 PM EST up reply actions

Memphis Grizzlies owner for one

Also a Gonzaga Purple Eagle

Michael Heisley, B ’60

by ZagHoya04 on Dec 13, 2011 3:35 PM EST up reply actions

hmm

no idea – I do know that its no one commenting on this blog

by iheartgregmonroe on Dec 13, 2011 3:42 PM EST up reply actions

McCourt is GU Alum????

I just threw up in my mouth. What a loser he is.

I marched on Leavey to keep the Pub open in the 90's.

by Cuse Swallows on Dec 13, 2011 9:01 PM EST up reply actions

most surprising - wayne state

by bunk moreland on Dec 13, 2011 3:16 PM EST up reply actions

Teddy Ballgame, the people's billionaire

unlike this douche canoe

I will look on your treasures, gypsy. Is this understood?

by Lord Humongous on Dec 13, 2011 1:47 PM EST reply actions

For reals

Did someone send the salt request to Ted or does he actually read THE GLOBAL PHENOMENON?

by iheartgregmonroe on Dec 13, 2011 1:57 PM EST reply actions

silly question

Casually.

by CasualHoya on Dec 13, 2011 2:00 PM EST up reply actions

don't we have to keep up our end of the bargin

coming up with ideas to get more students to the games

by hoyafan03 on Dec 13, 2011 1:57 PM EST reply actions

Pay them in salt

by WarmupEwing on Dec 13, 2011 2:10 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

casual baccala/bacalao for the holidays

I will look on your treasures, gypsy. Is this understood?

by Lord Humongous on Dec 13, 2011 2:23 PM EST up reply actions

go biblical and roman on them

Keep your eyes on Verizon Center, or turn into pillars of salt. Then we raze the dorms to the ground and salt the very earth.

Hammer of the Cuse

by SirHoya on Dec 13, 2011 3:39 PM EST up reply actions

Seriously, why are the students not showing up to games?

What on Earth could they possibly have to do at 12:00 PM on a Saturday? I’ve been seriously disappointed in the attendance this season so far by the students. What the hell is their problem?

If you are a student and read this, please respond. What is going on with the shitty attendance at Verizon so far? It’s not even break yet, and I’ve seen better attendance at Lady Hoya games from the students. WTF?

I marched on Leavey to keep the Pub open in the 90's.

by Cuse Swallows on Dec 13, 2011 9:14 PM EST up reply actions

I don't think it's anything complicated

For the Saturday games, it simply comes down to:

1) Sleep/hangover
2) Too hard to motivate Gtown students to go into actual DC
3) Fair weather fans – they’ll show up for the big games to boo Nate Lubick

I will freely admit that all three played a role in my own early Hoya fandom. I think I only went to like half of the home games my sophomore year (‘03-’04) because it was just more fun to watch the games from someone’s dorm room and drink. Now, I should qualify that by saying that those were the final Escherick years, and by ‘05-’06 it was a requirement to get your drunk ass out of bed in time for the Saturday games.

I’ve always pointed to the fact that there is no “game-day” culture for Gtown students, and by that I mean some kind of tailgate or pre/post game scene. It’s virtually impossible to create at a downtown pro arena, especially when they don’t even bus the kids over together anymore. There’s also nothing really organized on campus. Unless you can make watching the Hoyas beat IUPUI by 25 seem more fun than it really is, you’re just going to have to wait for the big games for them to show up.

by WarmupEwing on Dec 14, 2011 7:05 AM EST up reply actions

I had a friend who used to say “why would I go to the game if I can watch it on TV?”

What are these assertions!?

by DHB Enterprises on Dec 14, 2011 8:31 AM EST up reply actions

"I’ve seen better attendance at Lady Hoya games from the students."

Uh no.

I’ve been to all but one home game this year and one road game and I can say for certain that’s not true. At least some students show up to men’s games. Outside of the pep band and cheerleaders, they don’t come at all to womens games despite being ON CAMPUS.

by PhillyHoya on Dec 14, 2011 7:52 AM EST up reply actions