Freedom Hall is not a dump. It needs to be renovated and that will happen.

I have also sat in every area of Freedom Hall and had no trouble seeing or hearing.

There will be seats on the FC floor level.

The team, the coaches and the fans said in interviews and replied to surveys, they not only liked but loved playing and watching a game in FC.

And yes, a coach can and does excite the students and the fan base. When Bruce Pearl came to Tennessee, he took the students and the fan base by storm. Ticket sales and student involement sky rocketed. He attended all types of meetings and
traveled all over the state to drum up support. His actions translated into sellouts, renovation of the arena and the recruitment of better players and yearly trips to the NCAA.

Sonny Smith, Les Robinson and Eddie D. increased fan and student attendance. mubar started with a loaded NCAA team and a average attendance of 4600. The BUCS under him are now a 3-6th place team with an average attendance of 2500. The average attendance has decreased 20,000 the last two years. Attendance was actually better during the worst time for the economy and has dropped the most with a recovering economy. Approx. 20,000 lost attendance x approx 10 dollars a ticket = a lose of approx. $200,000. mubar IMO is responsible because of his attitude, remarks about the fans and his continued losses to inferior teams. mubar had 1 win and 5 losses against the top three teams in the asun this past season, hardly a record to excite anyone to attend games.

As far as five post season appearances in thirteen seasons, I don't agree. mubar's first appearance was because Eddy D. left him an intact NCAA team. mubar didn't recruit any of the starters or the first three off the bench. I also don't count appearances in the CIT, a lowly, last of four tournaments that you have to pay to play. I count NCAA and NIT, the rest are just widow dressing.

Why didn't the powers to be tear down the Ryman Theater, Fog Allen Field House, Butler's Field House, Rupp Arena, Duke Coliseum, Asheville Civic Center and all the other landmark arena's and stadium's. I guess renovating them was thought to be a much better deal than tearing them down.

Why would you tear down FC? It would cost 60 million or more to replace the building and you would have the same number of seats. A renovation would cost 2-4 million. A 56 million dollar savings, not a bad idea in my thinking unless someone knows somebody willing to shell out 60 million. If you do know someone or some corporation, please tell them now is the time to step up.

As a wrap up comment, I've heard all about the tremendous excitment and attendance at the SoCon tournament held in Asheville, N. C. and look forward to attending the tournament next March. I looked up the venue and couldn't believe it was an very old arena and had two levels. Didn't keep the BUC fans and students from going. Rather than tearing it down they renovated it and everyone I talk to can't wait to attend the tournament.