Move Over UT Basketball....

[Duke]

....gonna put a hospital where the drum is now.

http://www.barkingcarnival.com/2013/5/8/4313118/erwin-center-living-on-borrowed-time

[drew corleone]

While I am intrigued by the possibility of building a basketball (multi-purpose?) arena in Mueller, I can't imagine how that would work. Neither Airport nor 51st are particularly convenient to navigate when traffic is bad, and with the town center and retail area already planned would they even have the space? Maybe if the urban rail succeeds and car traffic is not the only means for getting there, it might make more sense.

[Duke]

While I am intrigued by the possibility of building a basketball (multi-purpose?) arena in Mueller, I can't imagine how that would work. Neither Airport nor 51st are particularly convenient to navigate when traffic is bad, and with the town center and retail area already planned would they even have the space? Maybe if the urban rail succeeds and car traffic is not the only means for getting there, it might make more sense.

Agreed.  Also not really conducive to student attendance. 

[JimR]

Agreed.  Also not really conducive to student attendance. 

students have never supported basketball or baseball in significant numbers, no matter where the arena is.

[Waldo]

Some are hoping they'll take the basketball games back to Gregory Gym, but I don't think the university or the BMDs will ever let that happen.

[drew corleone]

Yeah, student attendance is the factor that seems least important. The ones that want to go will trek the extra three miles and the ones that won't will justify it with the distance argument (West Campus to the FEC is soooooo farrrrrr").

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

I forgot UT played basketball.

[austro]

I forgot UT played basketball.

You're a lucky guy. Maybe they'll be on LHN exclusively next year and the rest of us will be lucky too.

[MusicMan]

I forgot UT played basketball.

So did Deloss.