One month

[mexicobufan]

Is today not one month until the red white scrimmage? I would love to be there but I am sure our local posters will do their normal great reporting job!!! Lets get it started.

[BUBraves06]

That is correct, October 26th at 6:30. I really expect big things this year and can't wait for the first oppurtunity to see the guys play together. This season will also be the farewell tour for the Fieldhouse, which is kind of sad.

[Average Joe]

That is correct, October 26th at 6:30. I really expect big things this year and can't wait for the first oppurtunity to see the guys play together. This season will also be the farewell tour for the Fieldhouse, which is kind of sad.

I am thinking of buying the Fieldhouse and renovating it for use as an airplane hangar.
Has anyone else noticed how much its construction resembles an old airplane hangar?

[abesimpson]

Joe, that's because it is an old airplane hanger! Bradley bought it shortly after world war 2 ended as a surplus item and moved it piece-by-piece to Peoria from an air force base in the southwest.

http://www.bubraves.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3400&KEY=&ATCLID=130292&SPID=1497&SPSID=19327

kinda makes you wonder if any other gyms were made that way.

[Dallas Brave]

When is the new mens' practice facility scheduled to be completed?

[Chucky T's]

I am thinking of buying the Fieldhouse and renovating it for use as an airplane hangar.
Has anyone else noticed how much its construction resembles an old airplane hangar?

sniff....sniff......is that sarcasm I smell?

[Da Coach]

Joe, that's because it is an old airplane hanger! Bradley bought it shortly after world war 2 ended as a surplus item and moved it piece-by-piece to Peoria from an air force base in the southwest.

http://www.bubraves.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3400&KEY=&ATCLID=130292&SPID=1497&SPSID=19327

kinda makes you wonder if any other gyms were made that way.

Good thought! In fact, there were a number of arenas built using surplus WWII era airplane hangars. They were sold for a low price, and were sturdy buildings and could be dissassembled and moved relatively easily. I don't think there are many left in existence, and I don't know of any Div 1 basketball team that has played in one for decades. They would all be 60+ years old now, and have been replaced by more modern facilities.

Here is a story about Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY, that still uses a similar building that was built from an old military warehouse with a "hangar" design--

http://www.rpi.edu/dept/aux_serv/fieldhouse/history.html

Here is a story about the University of Denver which recently demolished their WWII era hangar that was home to their hockey team from 1947-1996. They recently constructed a new hockey arena--

http://digitalcontentproducer.com/mag/avinstall_control_ice/

Auburn played in The Sports Arena, also known as "The Barn" until it burned down in 1996. It was also constructed of surplus hangars.

There were many others used by colleges and even high schools, but nearly all have been replaced by now.--
UConn played in a surplus hangar from 1948 until 1990 (see Jan, 1948 in timeline)--

http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/MBasketball/Records/timeline.html

Here is one still in use, but not for basketball.

http://www.middlebury.edu/athletics/facilities/information/nelson.htm

[BUBraves06]

What about the University of Minnesota? I know their arena is called The Barn and from what I've seen on tv, never having been there it ceratinly looks like it could be similar to these other places.

[Da Coach]

What about the University of Minnesota? I know their arena is called The Barn and from what I've seen on tv, never having been there it ceratinly looks like it could be similar to these other places.

U of Minnesota plays in Williams Arena. It looks similar to the "airplane hangar" design, but it looks like it was built in 1927-1928, well before the surplus hangars arenas. It has to be one of the oldest arenbas still in use by a major university, almost 80 years old.--

http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=310102

[MacabreMob]

U of Minnesota plays in Williams Arena. It looks similar to the "airplane hangar" design, but it looks like it was built in 1927-1928, well before the surplus hangars arenas. It has to be one of the oldest arenbas still in use by a major university, almost 80 years old.--
http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArti...&ATCLID=310102

That's a raised floor like at the Fieldhouse - right? I wonder how many arenas have raised floors?

[Da Coach]

That one at Minnesota is the only one I know of.

The BU women, of course, also play on a raised floor for 1 more season at Robertson.

[romar]

Didn't IL Wesleyn play in an airplane hangar like BU before they built the Shirk Center?

[Stryker]

This is going to be my first red/white scrimmage this year. Can you guys fill me in on details? When can we get tickets for the scrimmage? I already paid for my student season tickets, but will I have to get a red/white ticket the day of the scrimmage?

[dogsrus]

One team wears White...the other Red. MORE details to follow.

[VromanFan]

That one at Minnesota is the only one I know of.

The BU women, of course, also play on a raised floor for 1 more season at Robertson.

Vandy's gym has a raised floor. I bet there's some more in use at the middle and lower levels of D1...

http://vucommodores.cstv.com/facilities/memorial-gym.html