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re: Choke on it, Auburn
Posted on 2/9/22 at 12:54 am to troyt37
Posted on 2/9/22 at 12:54 am to troyt37
Bud Walton Arena opened in 1994 at a construction cost of $30 million (half paid for by Sam Walton.
Auburn "high school" Arena opened in 2010 at a construction cost of $86 million.
In the end, don't be hating on those of us who prefer FIRST CLASS quality over TOURIST CLASS quantity. Case-in-point: The Georgia Dome opened 2 years before Bud Walton at a construction cost of $220 million. However, it was deemed obsolete as a world class sporting/entertainment venue and was demolished in 2017 soon after its replacement -- the $1.6 BILLION dollar Mercedes Benz Stadium -- opened its doors with 10,000 fewer seats.
It's a new day Plato -- one in which large capacity, cheaply built arenas aren't anything to brag about.
Auburn "high school" Arena opened in 2010 at a construction cost of $86 million.
In the end, don't be hating on those of us who prefer FIRST CLASS quality over TOURIST CLASS quantity. Case-in-point: The Georgia Dome opened 2 years before Bud Walton at a construction cost of $220 million. However, it was deemed obsolete as a world class sporting/entertainment venue and was demolished in 2017 soon after its replacement -- the $1.6 BILLION dollar Mercedes Benz Stadium -- opened its doors with 10,000 fewer seats.
It's a new day Plato -- one in which large capacity, cheaply built arenas aren't anything to brag about.
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Posted on 2/9/22 at 8:19 am to iriewaregl
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Bud Walton Arena opened in 1994 at a construction cost of $30 million (half paid for by Sam Walton.
Bud Walton is showing its age for certain, but whatever percentage of it being paid for by donors is most likely no more than the percentage paid for your high school arena by donors, so yeah.
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Auburn "high school" Arena opened in 2010 at a construction cost of $86 million.
Well for starters 30 million in 1994 is 44 million in 2010, but please tell me what it is about Auburn Arena that puts Bud Walton behind it? Then maybe we can talk about how a true FIRST CLASS facility allows you to pack over 20,000 rabid fans into the game.
Posted on 2/9/22 at 7:07 pm to iriewaregl
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Bud Walton Arena opened in 1994 at a construction cost of $30 million (half paid for by Sam Walton. Auburn "high school" Arena opened in 2010 at a construction cost of $86 million.
All that money doesn’t make up for transferring the Barnhill magic to Bud Walton.
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Posted on 2/9/22 at 7:08 pm to iriewaregl
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Auburn "high school" Arena
Thats the neville coliseum sir.
Posted on 2/9/22 at 7:34 pm to iriewaregl
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Bud Walton Arena opened in 1994 at a construction cost of $30 million (half paid for by Sam Walton. Auburn "high school" Arena opened in 2010 at a construction cost of $86 million. In the end, don't be hating on those of us who prefer FIRST CLASS quality over TOURIST CLASS quantity. Case-in-point: The Georgia Dome opened 2 years before Bud Walton at a construction cost of $220 million. However, it was deemed obsolete as a world class sporting/entertainment venue and was demolished in 2017 soon after its replacement -- the $1.6 BILLION dollar Mercedes Benz Stadium -- opened its doors with 10,000 fewer seats.
Barnhill Arena was a great 9,000 seat capacity arena with a great environment like aubie has now, well now since they don’t suck, but a bigger place was needed because of the fans who could fill it.
Our basketball and baseball programs make money and don’t depend on football to support them. Maybe bigger isn’t better, but the more folks who get to see the games is great for the fans and program.
Bud Walton Arena is very nice, perhaps visit before you judge it.
This post was edited on 2/9/22 at 7:35 pm
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