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This is an interesting read about BB arenas

http://www.stadiumjourney.com/news/03-28-2014/599/college-basketball-arena-rankings-2014

This is an awful list. Just look at some of the rankings.

flyerlax06 wrote:This is an awful list. Just look at some of the rankings.

It's stadium journey, so my guess is that the scores are based on their fanfare system. Fanfare takes into account various factors and is essentially based on how great an experience their writer had on a random night. I agree that the rankings are out there.

So, having taken a little more time to look through them, some things definitely stick out. Providence's Dunk, for example, is ranked behind heavy-hitters UW-Milwaukee and Fordham. Seems legit.

marquette wrote:So, having taken a little more time to look through them, some things definitely stick out. Providence's Dunk, for example, is ranked behind heavy-hitters UW-Milwaukee and Fordham. Seems legit.

And the indomitable G.B. Hodge Center - Home of the USC Upstate Spartans - which seats 818 comes in at 15th overall.

Don't mind Centurylink Center being ranked #4 .

And instead of SJ building a new arena even with a bunch of famous and rich alumni and tons of regular alumni, the school is busy installing new signs on campus.



Carnesecca is like an industrial high school gym. It has the charm and luxury of a 1990 Honda Civic.

This thing just ended the other day. Nebraska won.

http://www.athleticbusiness.com/stadium ... round.html

SJHooper wrote:And instead of SJ building a new arena even with a bunch of famous and rich alumni and tons of regular alumni, the school is busy installing new signs on campus.



Carnesecca is like an industrial high school gym. It has the charm and luxury of a 1990 Honda Civic.

Where are they supposed to build a new arena? You know the neighborhood fights them about every little project, plus they just hired a new president.

marquette wrote:So, having taken a little more time to look through them, some things definitely stick out. Providence's Dunk, for example, is ranked behind heavy-hitters UW-Milwaukee and Fordham. Seems legit.

Not to mention just a couple years ago the Dunk completed a 75 million dollar renovation that included essentially a complete overhaul of the arena and the addition of luxury suites. Place looks and is fantastic to watch a game and when its got 10-12,000+ (almost all of our BE games this year) can be very loud and intimidating for opponents. List is wack.