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(03-15-2017 01:32 PM)Quagmire Wrote:  So what does this group think the net/net on this arena would be for ODU? I'm concerned about another group/entity out soliciting event sponsorship dollars in an already thin Fortune 500 area and the impact on Hoops and Football.

Also, would this mean we can now bulldoze Scope and move the Admirals to the Beach? Do we really need Scope, Echols Hall, and the Ted within 5 miles of each other anyhow?

I don't think there is much chance of the Ads going to VB. As for sponsorship dollars at ODU maybe? It will depend on what ends up going to the VB arena. If they are going to stay heavy on the big concert/family show stuff The Ted and ODU will be fine. Between the two basketball programs, The Ted has 33 event nights from November to March. Football is another six or seven. The combined schedules between basketball and football with the associated sponsorship and media buys with ODU Sports should insulate things from being impacted too badly from the new arena.