You'll get no argument from me.. It's definitely too big.. but like a previous poster just said, it's not just a bball arena. We host concerts, commencement, Ringling Bros. Circus, etc there. I think when we built the CLA, the Univ wanted it as big as possible because we were planning on immediately getting rid of our old Coliseum in favor of academic or residential space.... TEN years later, our old Coliseum is still standing so now we have TWO arenas on campus. We're just now getting around to figuring out what to do with it (future student union).

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Posted by theGarnetWay

Washington, D.C.

Member since Mar 2010

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Posted on 1/19/15 at 5:49 pm to DorchesterGamecock

I don't know. When we built the Coliseum it held 12K and that was considered large for a CBB arena then and we filled it up. We build an 18k one and it has filled up.. problem is we have rarely had any teams worth cheering for since the damn thing was built.

Gamecock fans love basketball, the product has just been really bad more times than not for the past decade, but we can fill an 18k arena. Hell, we had 17k in there for the women's team last week.

With that said, because it was built as a multi-purpose arena it does come off as more an NBA type building rather than a college venue, unlike the Coliseum, which is unfortunate.

FWIW I love the old Coliseum. Went there for a friend's high school graduation a few years back. That is a true CBB venue. I missed it.