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Ranking the SEC Basketball Arenas
Posted on 2/7/24 at 8:52 am
Posted on 2/7/24 at 8:52 am
With Bruce Pearl’s jab at “just get a new facility” and Oats subtle response of Auburn having a high school like gym, how would you rank the SEC basketball arenas? Feel free to include our newest OU and Texas brethren should you know anything about those two.
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Posted on 2/7/24 at 8:54 am to GentleJackJones
1. Kentucky
2-14. I don't know
15. Alabama
16. Vandy
2-14. I don't know
15. Alabama
16. Vandy
Posted on 2/7/24 at 8:56 am to GentleJackJones
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Oats subtle response of Auburn having a high school like gym
You're another example of how a comment taken out of context can sway the ignorant into a false narrative. Congratulations on being able to count to potato
Posted on 2/7/24 at 8:56 am to GentleJackJones
The PMAC is far down on the list. LSU needs to do something to upgrade or start over. 
Posted on 2/7/24 at 8:56 am to GentleJackJones
double post
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Posted on 2/7/24 at 9:08 am to GentleJackJones
1-15. Don't care.
16. Georgia
16. Georgia
Posted on 2/7/24 at 9:11 am to GentleJackJones
We’re probably #2 in attendance but #1 in DEI which is impressive in a league with A&M.
Posted on 2/7/24 at 9:12 am to GentleJackJones
Carolina Coliseum >>> Colonial Life Arena. CLA is fine, but it was deliberately built as a generic arena to host all kinds of events aside from basketball. It only sells out (~18,000) when SC is good which of course has been few and far between. So even if you have an okay crowd of like 10k, it still feels cavernous. The Coliseum was a proper college basketball arena. No upper deck, just 12,000 steep-arse seats where the fans were right on top of you.
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Posted on 2/7/24 at 9:13 am to Rex Feral
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1-15. Don't care.
16. Georgia
here's someone that doesn't have the slightest clue what they're talking about
This post was edited on 2/7/24 at 9:14 am
Posted on 2/7/24 at 9:15 am to TheTideMustRoll
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15. Alabama
16. Vandy
Coleman gets dumped on around here, mainly for it being dark and having a poor seating arrangement, but it’s really not that bad.
It’s nicer than several other SEC arenas.
Posted on 2/7/24 at 9:15 am to theGarnetWay
The state outline with the star in the middle was awesome.
Posted on 2/7/24 at 9:16 am to Tuscaloosa
But the lights work in most arenas
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Posted on 2/7/24 at 9:16 am to Tuscaloosa
quote:The lights don’t even work. It’s pretty damn bad.
Coleman gets dumped on around here, mainly for it being dark and having a poor seating arrangement, but it’s really not that bad. It’s nicer than several other SEC arenas.
Posted on 2/7/24 at 9:17 am to GentleJackJones
In terms of best arena to park a blimp or build a 9-story building within, Coleman Coliseum is unrivaled.
This post was edited on 2/7/24 at 9:20 am
Posted on 2/7/24 at 9:20 am to theGarnetWay
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I remember the theory that those horizontal crossmembers in the Carolina Coliseum would harmonically reverberate and cause our guys to jump higher.
Back in the day, I've been in the building many times. From concerts to sporting events to watching family members at convocation. good memories (except watching the loss to Clemsux on pay per view).
Posted on 2/7/24 at 9:23 am to Lonnie Utah
When they leave Coleman, most of us will lose our season tickets so I hope they stay a bit.
Posted on 2/7/24 at 9:27 am to au4you
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The lights don’t even work. It’s pretty damn bad.
How many times has that happened? A whole once?
It’s really not that bad, except for the aforementioned dimness and student seating location. People hop on this “Coleman is a dump” train without knowing what they’re talking about. Yeah, it’s a relative dump compared to the 2-3 brand new arenas in the league. It’s not a relative dump compared to most of the rest of the country, including several in the SEC.
Posted on 2/7/24 at 9:29 am to TheTideMustRoll
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1. Kentucky
2-14. I don't know
15. Alabama
16. Vandy
14. Georgia
Posted on 2/7/24 at 9:36 am to GentleJackJones
The Pavilion is one of the smaller arenas but it's probably the most beautiful in the conference.
Posted on 2/7/24 at 9:40 am to GentleJackJones
Our arena was built in the 70’s so it’s a bit older than most and lacks in luxury amenities but there isn’t a bad seat in the house.
We were contemplating tearing it down and building a brand new modern arena like what auburn or ole miss did. But the engineers that looked at the hump said it was actually a perfect “bowl” for the seating and you really couldn’t make it better for viewing than it is right now so we just spent 30 million this off-season touching it up. Some of our fans don’t like it and wished we had spent money for new but I love the hump and when it’s packed it gets very loud due to how it is setup.
Now, we have a club level, better student seating, concourses have been widened significantly and new more spacious entry ways.
It’s definitely not the best or in the top 4 but it’s a decent arena
We were contemplating tearing it down and building a brand new modern arena like what auburn or ole miss did. But the engineers that looked at the hump said it was actually a perfect “bowl” for the seating and you really couldn’t make it better for viewing than it is right now so we just spent 30 million this off-season touching it up. Some of our fans don’t like it and wished we had spent money for new but I love the hump and when it’s packed it gets very loud due to how it is setup.
Now, we have a club level, better student seating, concourses have been widened significantly and new more spacious entry ways.
It’s definitely not the best or in the top 4 but it’s a decent arena
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