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Hi everyone,
I live in the Philadelphia area and have been a Drexel fan and STH for well over 30 years, and I also root for W&M as my daughter attends school there. I have close family in the Kalamazoo area, and planned a trip over the weekend so I could get a chance to see a game for the first and last time at Read Fieldhouse, and I was at the game on Sunday against Campbell.

I really enjoyed the old barn. Even though the crowd was small, it makes for a great atmosphere and game presentation, and I can just imagine how awesome that place must have been for huge games over the years. Read also seems to be in pretty decent condition. What's your thought on moving the basketball teams to the next downtown arena? I get a sense that the atmosphere will be lacking at the new place. It will be more difficult for students to attend, event if it's only a mile walk from campus. And I've never been a fan of watching basketball in a hockey arena. So want to get a sense as to what fans are thinking about the move. Are you all exciting to move to fancy new digs, or will you miss the old barn on campus?

Here’s a good example of how fun it is in there. Place was literally shaking.

https://youtu.be/s_YPfWC2NHs?is=RwOmeoqupQHX6Us_

(11-10-2026 09:11 PM)Nacho Wrote:  Here’s a good example of how fun it is in there. Place was literally shaking.

https://youtu.be/s_YPfWC2NHs?is=RwOmeoqupQHX6Us_

Thanks for sharing the video. College basketball in general was so much more fun back in those days. Seems like NIL and the money dominance of the Power conferences sucked the life out of mid major college basketball and I could sense it on Sunday. That's why WMU's football loss to Michigan hurt so much even outside of the WMU community.