(07-13-2020 12:50 PM)NMSUPistolPete Wrote:  

(07-13-2020 08:38 AM)Itinerant Texan Wrote:  

(07-12-2020 09:06 PM)NMSUPistolPete Wrote:  

(07-12-2020 08:01 PM)wisdomgymrat Wrote:  

...there is really no need for a basketball facility to be built over 5,000-seats in size. If Tarleton State has 70-million-plus laying around, they could build a basketball arena as nice as the one at Cal Baptist.

... BTW, this is what Tarleton State is recruiting against currently...

I love it when you guys post pictures of your monstrosity arenas, all packed to the gills, knowing that GCU is the only team that actually fills theirs up on a consistent basis. Thats great and all, but the discoteque nightclub scene just seems phony to me, almost like its staged. But I digress....everytime you post those pics it reminds me of this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iE9CEAzLPKg

Keep it in mind, the reason this movie was made was because it was a remarkable event in Indiana history. Why? Because it doesn't happen often. Normally, the big school with the bigger fans support wins the game.

As for that NMSU game picture, keep in mind, under normal conditions (in a non-COVID year), the Athletic Department would feature at least one conference game (sometimes two) in a season where the community Packs the PAC. So you get the point, here is the top 15 attendance games in the WAC this past season...

1. New Mexico State (72) vs. Grand Canyon (52) - 13,960 (Pack the PAC #1)
2. New Mexico State (78) vs. UT Rio Grande Valley (62) - 11,680 (Pack the PAC #2)
3. Grand Canyon (71) vs. Illinois (83) - 7,498
4. New Mexico State (77) vs. New Mexico (78) - 7,268
5. Grand Canyon (87) vs. Cal State San Bernardino (60) - 7,190 (Season Opener)
6. Grand Canyon (58) vs. Northern Iowa (82) - 7,186
7. Grand Canyon (53) vs. New Mexico State (67) - 7,155
8. Grand Canyon (67) vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff (54) - 7,150
9. Grand Canyon (64) vs. Cal State Bakersfield (61) - 7,142 (Senior Night)
10. Grand Canyon (73) vs. Davenport (82) - 7,074
11. Grand Canyon (57) vs. California Baptist - 7,054
12. New Mexico State (59) vs. UTEP (56) - 7,048
13. Grand Canyon (69) vs. Utah Valley (73) - 7,034
14. New Mexico State (83) vs. California Baptist (50) - 7,015 (Senior Night)
15. Grand Canyon (80) vs. UT Rio Grande Valley (88) - 7,002

The point of the Hoosiers clip: size don't matter. I've said it before, your big ol' arena has a court that is the same size and dimensions as the court in little ol' Wisdom. And guess what? The game isn't played in the stands, it's played on the court.

And phantom makes a valid argument: if we do end up having a season this year, you can throw your fancy arena advantage out the window.