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Friday, October 13, 2006

On Campus Arena?

In The Voice's article about JTIII's recent talk to the student body in Gaston Hall, there are some interesting quotes about the prospect of building an arena on campus. And when I say "interesting," I mean depressing.

The coach said that he was as not optimistic about building an on-campus arena, saying that an upgraded practice facility is more feasible.

“Would we rather have something here on campus? Hell yea,” he said.

Thompson said that the obstacles to a new home for the Hoyas go beyond fundraising to include zoning and ward approval.

“Washington D.C. may inhibit having an on-campus arena at Georgetown.”

The entire article is worth a read, if you have the time. Good stuff about JTIII's take on the atmosphere at Verizon Center, the demand for student tickets, and playing other DC-area teams.

1 comment:

Diamond_Mike said...

This is something that we should absolutely not give up on. We have too many games in a given year that do not warrant the MCI Center. Based on ticket sales, I'll concede that maybe 2/3rds of our home games should be there but the rest should be on a 7,000 person stadium on campus. That way we sell everything out and always have a good atmosphere. It will also allow for more flexibility in scheduling and give us more leverage in negotiation w/ the Verizon Center for ticket revenue.