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I know we speculated, but can't remember if we ever got confirmation, about reduced capacity in the makeover.

At any rate, the SMU Magazine thst came in the mail in the last couple of weeks has a writeup that quotes Tim Leonard in a statement about reducing capacity to 7500 as a result of the makeover.

I think that came out when they announced the renovations.

RGV Pony wrote:I know we speculated, but can't remember if we ever got confirmation, about reduced capacity in the makeover.

At any rate, the SMU Magazine thst came in the mail in the last couple of weeks has a writeup that quotes Tim Leonard in a statement about reducing capacity to 7500 as a result of the makeover.

Reducing the capacity is a great thing. Even in the Big East, many of the teams have smaller "home" arenas available than you would think.

UCONN - Gample 8,200-10,000 (depending upon how it is set up)
St John - Carneseca - 5,600
Rutgers - Louis Brown Athletic Center - 8,000

If and when SMU is filling up Moody again, we can do what those schools do and move games to a bigger venue.

Smaller is better.

What are they going to do about graduation? I remember the place was packed for mine at the current capacity.

BigT3x wrote:What are they going to do about graduation?

We'll have to build Graduation Hall.

Moody is going to be electric come BEAST time

Bergermeister wrote:

BigT3x wrote:What are they going to do about graduation?

We'll have to build Graduation Hall.

They are planning the 'IGF'..... the Indoor Graduation Facility.

ponyscott wrote:

Bergermeister wrote:

BigT3x wrote:What are they going to do about graduation?

We'll have to build Graduation Hall.

They are planning the 'IGF'..... the Indoor Graduation Facility.

It was going to be at the old bakery site but it has Now been delayed. SMU did not want the students crossing Mockingbird Lane.

The old Mrs. Beard's Bakery site will be the new tennis center with the current Mockingbird strip mall relocated across a new plaza/street from the tennis centers. To my chagrin the tennis center will back up to North Central which I think is a mistake; however, the shape of the land may mitigate against another layout.

PoconoPony wrote:The old Mrs. Beard's Bakery site will be the new tennis center with the current Mockingbird strip mall relocated across a new plaza/street from the tennis centers. To my chagrin the tennis center will back up to North Central which I think is a mistake; however, the shape of the land may mitigate against another layout.

My response was tongue in check

the tennis people are lucky there even is a tennis center. we haven't been good at it in a long time, and nobody cared about it even when we were good. Its a dying sport. should drop it and pick up lacrosse - a growing sport.

PoconoPony wrote:The old Mrs. Beard's Bakery site will be the new tennis center with the current Mockingbird strip mall relocated across a new plaza/street from the tennis centers. To my chagrin the tennis center will back up to North Central which I think is a mistake; however, the shape of the land may mitigate against another layout.

I hope the tennis courts are oriented north-south to reduce the number of tennis balls hitting cars on Central.

lwjr wrote:

PoconoPony wrote:The old Mrs. Beard's Bakery site will be the new tennis center with the current Mockingbird strip mall relocated across a new plaza/street from the tennis centers. To my chagrin the tennis center will back up to North Central which I think is a mistake; however, the shape of the land may mitigate against another layout.

My response was tongue in check

I caught it...funny!..sometimes you aren't on the same wave length when you post here.

DanFreibergerForHeisman wrote:

PoconoPony wrote:The old Mrs. Beard's Bakery site will be the new tennis center with the current Mockingbird strip mall relocated across a new plaza/street from the tennis centers. To my chagrin the tennis center will back up to North Central which I think is a mistake; however, the shape of the land may mitigate against another layout.

I hope the tennis courts are oriented north-south to reduce the number of tennis balls hitting cars on Central.

Drawing I saw had six outdoor courts along mockingbird and an indoor facility with, I assumed, 6 indoor courts just south of the outdoor courts.

DanFreibergerForHeisman wrote:

PoconoPony wrote:The old Mrs. Beard's Bakery site will be the new tennis center with the current Mockingbird strip mall relocated across a new plaza/street from the tennis centers. To my chagrin the tennis center will back up to North Central which I think is a mistake; however, the shape of the land may mitigate against another layout.

I hope the tennis courts are oriented north-south to reduce the number of tennis balls hitting cars on Central.

I'd think the architect SMU uses is capable of designing a tennis facility capable of containing tennis balls.