re: Facility upgrades?

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I think what happens on the court over the next 3 years will go a long way in the decision of whether to build an arena. We may sell out Bryant Denny even when the product is mediocre but we have all seen Coleman with lots of empty seats even when we were tourney teams. We'll see.

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A new one will be smaller. Not quite as small as Auburn's, because we sell more seats. It will be a much better design for BBall. I believe Byrne will get this done in the next few years, but probably not immediately, since they spent millions to make the outside look nice just a few years ago.

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we have all seen Coleman with lots of empty seats even when we were tourney teams

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We've also seen Coleman sold out when they were mediocre teams. You build a new arena for the future of the program and the excitement it builds. We've averaged just a little over 12k in attendance the last decade. A 15k+ arena is just too big. One around 10-12k with better band and student seats is ideal.

Gonna take time though with any facility upgrades. I would like a new basketball arena for both m&w programs right now, but a new aquatic center would start attracting more talent and be a big boost to our program.