Baylor's new basketball arena...

[dawgstudent]

7500 seats. $210 million.

 

[HailStout]

That gets a resounding meh from me.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

First thought: Where’d all the money go?

 

[The Peeper]

There must be VIP lounges w/ lap dances in the concourse for that kind of money for that small an arena

 

[Maroon Eagle]

There must be VIP lounges w/ lap dances in the concourse for that kind of money for that small an arena

Private rooms **

#NoPublicBaptistDancing

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

7500 seats. $210 million.

I think it shows just how much money it takes to build something now. 200 million gets you that.

 

[patdog]

There must be VIP lounges w/ lap dances in the concourse for that kind of money for that small an arena

It’s Baylor. Those are in the players lounge.

 

[horshack.sixpack]

First thought: Where’d all the money go?

I need to be in the basketball arena bidness.

 

[columbiadawg2]

I get the bang for your buck part is a little jarring but I don't hate the concept. Create a smaller, more intimate environment for hoops. I'm sure it's extremely loud as well. I wouldn't have hated seeing us do something similar instead of what we wound up doing in the hump.

 

[jethreauxdawg]

I think it shows just how much money it takes to build something now. 200 million gets you that.

I mean, paint costs $35mil

 

[HailStout]

Can you imagine this board if we spent $210 million on a new basketball arena and that is what we got?

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

Can you imagine this board if we spent $210 million on a new basketball arena and that is what we got?

 

[HailStout]

When I look at that I keep thinking that it is the inside of one one of those prefabricated aluminum buildings and they just built it out. That is not a compliment

 

[Dawg1976]

I would have guessed under 100 mil. Ten years ago I might be close.

 

[jethreauxdawg]

We should have a massively long thread about wasteful government spending…checks notes…it’s a private school…in TX…

change gears: their fans are probably mad they only spent $210mil. How are they supposed to brag about such a low number?

 

[NWADawg]

7500 seats. $210 million.

They should have called in those fixer upper people to help or something.

 

[Darryl Steight]

They should have called in those fixer upper people to help or something.

Can you play basketball on reclaimed heart pine floors?**

 

[DawgatAuburn]

I'll reserve judgment until I see them play a few games in there, but I would bet the intimate setting plays well for them. Also interesting that they have the students behind the visitors bench. I believe the SEC has a rule against locating them there.




The video from that tweet starts facing 114/115, then spins clockwise so the student section is behind the second basket viewed in the video.

 

[Mr. Cook]

Can't hate on Baylor....they gave us Lawrence Roberts

 

[Leeshouldveflanked]

Chip and JoAnna must have done the construction.

 

[RopeDawg]

7500 seats. $210 million.

That looks a lot smaller than 7500

 

[dawgman42]

Also interesting that they have the students behind the visitors bench.

Well, they are Baptists

 

[chuckster.sixpack]

Perfect size for a college basketball arena is a “small“ market.

 

[msudawg200]

7500 seats. $210 million.

Opening in January? Yep, wasn’t done in time. **

 

[8dog]

We should have a massively long thread about wasteful government spending…checks notes…it’s a private school…in TX…

change gears: their fans are probably mad they only spent $210mil. How are they supposed to brag about such a low number?

I think that got 65 mill from the city.

 

[The Fatboy]

Google shots of the outside looks nice

 

[dawgstudent]

Chip and JoAnna must have done the construction.

A lot of shiplap in there. Here is the original rendering of the basketball floor.

 

[BulldogBlitz]

All I see is the one arena from Hoosiers where the one side chanted "we got spirit yes we do, we got spirit, how 'bout you"

 

[DawgatAuburn]

Well, they are Baptists

First service or second service?

 

[dawgman42]

First service or second service?

Contemporary of course.

 

[Dawg84]

No character at all to that arena. To be quite honest, I love our digs!

 

[AnchorState]

I think it looks nice. Smart of them not to over-build, capacity-wise. (As has been discussed here, attendance isn’t what it used to be.)

 

[Mr. Cook]

No character at all to that arena. To be quite honest, I love our digs!

We should of just renovated McCarthy*********

 

[FlotownDawg]

This thread is more proof that the good people of Sixpack will b!tch about anything

 

[dickiedawg]

7500 seats. $210 million.

It looks fine. $210MM just doesn’t buy what it used to.