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Facility upgrades are a tool from a past era. People will show up to an old dump if the team is winning (Cameron Indoor Stadium and Allen Fieldhouse and aren't exactly modern marvels). The PMAC will fill up if the team is winning (see WBB and Gymnastics).

i’ve said this for years. It’s not about the arena.

It's about winning.

If the team wins, fans will pack any shitty arena.

There’s no need to engage in a facilities race. Even if we win that, it’s temporary, and we’ll fall behind in a few years. It’s a fool’s errand.

Just put a winning team on the floor, and the fans will come. Regardless of the arena. .

ETA: Alabama is the best team in the country, and they play in a dump.

It’s not about the arena. That’s just a shiny new toy.

This post was edited on 3/16/23 at 8:49 pm

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Posted by BomBayTiger

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Posted on 3/17/23 at 6:25 am to atltiger6487

Agree 100%

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Posted on 3/17/23 at 8:10 am to atltiger6487

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If the team wins, fans will pack any shitty arena. There’s no need to engage in a facilities race. Even if we win that, it’s temporary, and we’ll fall behind in a few years. It’s a fool’s errand. Just put a winning team on the floor, and the fans will come.

This. I think the Maravich is an eye sore. But if you just tweak seating and improve lighting (which they have already fixed some) it will be fine. Shows much better on TV than it used to.

Hopefully we get a crazy crowd in one of the women’s games

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