New Arena

[Scheids21]

No required gift for those. They are bleacher seats in the upper deck.

Ok cool, thanks. I actually don't mind the bleachers. I'd rather be lower with a better physical seat obviously, but it doesn't bother me sitting up there.

 

[Juliepitzer]

Does anyone know if there is a required gift for the cheapest season tickets? Grad school has caused me to be lacking funds, but $99 for every home game is too good to pass up. Not to mention I've always wanted to officially be a season ticket holder and support the program.

I believe you can purchase season tickets for under $200 without a donation. At least it was that way a couple season ago. Those are bleacher seats however.

 

[Juliepitzer]

Not to pick on you, but that makes it sound like you let your seats go solely because of the venue. I have a feeling that's not the case.

There were many reasons and I am not going to open up a hornets nest by stating them all. But I would enjoy the change in scenery.

 

[david aka the TYZ]

Ok cool, thanks. I actually don't mind the bleachers. I'd rather be lower with a better physical seat obviously, but it doesn't bother me sitting up there.

Most games you could move down. In my logic, the games where you couldn't move down because it's full are the games where there will be good attendance and thus a good atmosphere and you'd more likely want to be at anyway. 99 bucks for roughly 20 games is not bad at all. FWIW they've had this deal for a couple years, I think they just did a good job of advertising it during this current season for next year so people heard about it.

 

[david aka the TYZ]

There were many reasons and I am not going to open up a hornets nest by stating them all. But I would enjoy the change in scenery.

Fair enough

 

[Scheids21]

Most games you could move down. In my logic, the games where you couldn't move down because it's full are the games where there will be good attendance and thus a good atmosphere and you'd more likely want to be at anyway. 99 bucks for roughly 20 games is not bad at all. FWIW they've had this deal for a couple years, I think they just did a good job of advertising it during this current season for next year so people heard about it.

Oh really? That really surprises me because I spend way too much time looking at UC information. I guess you may be right: they just did a much better job of getting the word out this year.

 

[BearcatNation54]

I've been wondering, if we were to move downtown would we knock down 5/3rd? Maybe build a great football practice facility, and build a great basketball practice facility where the bubble is?

 

[Scheids21]

I've been wondering, if we were to move downtown would we knock down 5/3rd? Maybe build a great football practice facility, and build a great basketball practice facility where the bubble is?

Perhaps free tuition as a gesture of goodwill?

 

[BearcatNation54]

I've been wondering, if we were to move downtown would we knock down 5/3rd? Maybe build a great football practice facility, and build a great basketball practice facility where the bubble is?

I only bring this up because I believe a decision is coming very soon on what to do because the discussion is gaining steam by the minute

 

[Bearcat_NTS]

I've been wondering, if we were to move downtown would we knock down 5/3rd? Maybe build a great football practice facility, and build a great basketball practice facility where the bubble is?

Nah, it could still house campus events (like the freshman convocation) and women's basketball and volleyball...

 

[BearcatNation54]

Nah, it could still house campus events (like the freshman convocation) and women's basketball and volleyball...

They could move the women's basketball and volleyball to the armory. Graduations could take place at nippert. It would make no sense to keep 5/3rd when we could knock it down and build something that could help our football and basketball programs.

 

[BCM]

Nah, it could still house campus events (like the freshman convocation) and women's basketball and volleyball...

Very big, very empty building in those cases.

 

[#BearcatNation]

They could move the women's basketball and volleyball to the armory. Graduations could take place at nippert. It would make no sense to keep 5/3rd when we could knock it down and build something that could help our football and basketball programs.

With what money? Revamping US Bank Arena would already cost the school plenty. I don't think they'll just start knocking down buildings and revamping all athletics just because men's basketball got an upgrade.

 

[JasonS]

With what money? Revamping US Bank Arena would already cost the school plenty. I don't think they'll just start knocking down buildings and revamping all athletics just because men's basketball got an upgrade.

If they move downtown UC would not be dishing out a lot of money. It would be the arena owner and maybe the city spending the money. If UC spends a lot of money it would be on renovating 5/3 or building a new arena.

 

[BCM]

If they move downtown UC would not be dishing out a lot of money. It would be the arena owner and maybe the city spending the money. If UC spends a lot of money it would be on renovating 5/3 or building a new arena.

And I'm sure they would not be very pleased knowing we had a new building in the pipeline for long term plans when they're dishing out the millions to get their place up to snuff. If they want to do it, they'll want it to pay back for decades.

 

[JasonS]

And I'm sure they would not be very pleased knowing we had a new building in the pipeline for long term plans when they're dishing out the millions to get their place up to snuff. If they want to do it, they'll want it to pay back for decades.

If it happens UC will have to agree to be a tenant for quite a few years I'm sure.

 

[BearcatNation54]

The fact of the matter is that we need to make an announcement soon so people will get excited about the program and attendance will increase even before we get a new arena.

 

[ccmbearcat]

There isn't any money for a new arena. Apparently there were some discussions about a small renovation to get some things up to code at 5th 3rd but nothing major.

With the looming 2016 GOP convention, I would much rather prefer a state of the art US Bank Arena to play in. Whatever will generate the most $$$ for the Athletic Department. I don't really care if basketball games are moved off campus, we've got a damn football stadium in the middle of campus that should be enough for alumni that want to get back to campus a few times a year.

There is no real way to make US Bank a state of the art arena. It was old when it opened, and there are just too many structural problems to bring it up to date. If ever an arena needed to be torn down and replaced that is the one. It was a misbegotten venture from the start and should never have been built in the first place.

 

[BearcatNation54]

There is no real way to make US Bank a state of the art arena. It was old when it opened, and there are just too many structural problems to bring it up to date. If ever an arena needed to be torn down and replaced that is the one. It was a misbegotten venture from the start and should never have been built in the first place.

Agreed, that's why I prefer a brand new on campus arena but moving to US Bank appears to be more feasible.

 

[JasonS]

There is no real way to make US Bank a state of the art arena. It was old when it opened, and there are just too many structural problems to bring it up to date. If ever an arena needed to be torn down and replaced that is the one. It was a misbegotten venture from the start and should never have been built in the first place.

If US Bank Arena's owner put in the money to renovate the arena (and yes, it can be done), don't you think it would be worth moving down there for 10 years while the University gathered funds to be able to build an on campus arena that is brand new and state of the art? Wouldn't that be a better option than staying at 5/3rd arena for 10 years? Look, the administration is not going to do something that hurts the program so if it is determined that the best thing for the program is to move down to US Bank after renovations are completed, I am all for it. I just want the program to move forward and I trust that President Ono will at least ask Mick about his thoughts before a decision is made.