Top school pursues downtown arena

[collegehoopjunkie]

No it's not Bradley, but Louisville who wants to play in a new downtown arena that will cost nearly $400 million.
They have actually never played on an on-campus arena.
Previously they played at Freedom Hall which is on the site of the fairgrounds, and was always very cheap to play in.

http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/news;_ylt=AntN81VjHD9Hah965IPOLkjevbYF?slug=ap-louisville-arena&prov=ap&type=lgns

[OrangeandBlack74]

Re: Top school pursues downtown arena

No it's not Bradley, but Louisville who wants to play in a new downtown arena that will cost nearly $400 million.
They have actually never played on an on-campus arena.
Previously they played at Freedom Hall which is on the site of the fairgrounds, and was always very cheap to play in.
http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/news;_...v=ap&type=lgns

Big difference between this situation and the CC.....Louisville will be considered the primary tenant of their new arena. I would contend that BU is one of several "important" tenants of the CC.

[collegehoopjunkie]

That's an arbitrary label only.
They will still occupy the facility only 15 times a year, and if the facility wants to survive,
they'll have to get the monster trucks, the ice shows, the concerts, and the other events.
My guess - they''ll make a push for a pro basketball team and maybe indoor soccer or hockey.

[OrangeandBlack74]

That's an arbitrary label only.
They will still occupy the facility only 15 times a year, and if the facility wants to survive,
they'll have to get the monster trucks, the ice shows, the concerts, and the other events.
My guess - they''ll make a push for a pro basketball team and maybe indoor soccer or hockey.

I was just using the description provided in the article.

If they get other sports teams to use the facility more than UL, then they wouldn't be the primary tenant anymore.