The Pavilion at Ole Miss

LA_Mustang · Post by **LA_Mustang** » Wed Jan 06, 2016 10:34 pm

I really like their new arena. First game tomorrow night against Bama. Cost 96.5 million. How much did TCU spend to renovate DMC?

http://www.olemisssports.com/forwardtog ... rview.html

smusic 00 · Post by **smusic 00** » Wed Jan 06, 2016 10:40 pm

About that

DanFreibergerForHeisman · Wed Jan 06, 2016 10:42 pm

I would rather play at Old Miss than Texas Christian if I was a player.

LA_Mustang · Post by **LA_Mustang** » Wed Jan 06, 2016 10:43 pm

Poor Froggies.

lwjr · Post by **lwjr** » Wed Jan 06, 2016 11:47 pm

http://www.clarionledger.com/videos/spo ... /78328932/
Here is a video tour. Pretty nice facility

gostangs · Post by **gostangs** » Wed Jan 06, 2016 11:48 pm

wait - they spent the same, got brand new, and it isn't round?

eric513 · Post by **eric513** » Wed Jan 06, 2016 11:56 pm

Ole Miss > TCU, and it's not even close. I'm especially liking the open window on the side of the pavilion. TCU should have done a complete tear-down. UH needs to as well, I went there with my parents recently and it's even worse in person.

Pony ^ · Post by **Pony ^** » Thu Jan 07, 2016 10:45 am

I still think TCU's looks the exact same

smusic 00 · Post by **smusic 00** » Thu Jan 07, 2016 10:56 am

That glass panel up high looks really good. Like an old field house. Overall great job and, for the money, light years ahead of froggie.

CalallenStang · Post by **CalallenStang** » Thu Jan 07, 2016 1:40 pm

gostangs wrote:wait - they spent the same, got brand new, and it isn't round?

That's what I have been saying on all of the threads about the new TCU arena. TCU boosters were sold a bill of goods about the cost prohibitiveness of a new arena. It simply isn't true that you can't get brand new for what they spent on their renovated obsolescence.

smusic 00 · Post by **smusic 00** » Thu Jan 07, 2016 3:32 pm

They were sold a 40 or something million renovation and costs soared to 90. Poor planning.

ponyboy · Post by **ponyboy** » Thu Jan 07, 2016 4:11 pm

Nice facility there. The baseball field at Ole Miss is named after a great uncle of mine. So I've got that going for me.

CalallenStang · Post by **CalallenStang** » Thu Jan 07, 2016 6:05 pm

smusic 00 wrote:They were sold a 40 or something million renovation and costs soared to 90. Poor planning.

They claimed a new facility would cost 160 million

mrydel · Post by **mrydel** » Thu Jan 07, 2016 6:14 pm

Thats how much I would have charged

RebStang · Post by **RebStang** » Sun Jan 10, 2016 1:29 am

All the reports I'm hearing is that it was done first class all the way. Here are some photos from the first couple of games:

Exterior:

Largest center hung video board in college basketball:

People lined up to get in on Thursday night:

View from the top:

Fox News' Shepard Smith in his courtside seats right in front of the students (only place he'd be - right in the middle of things). Note that they thought ahead and put cupholders on the courtside seats to avoid spills during the game:

Entry area with Steak n Shake (also has a Raising Cane's and a couple other branded vendors):

Ribbon cutting on Saturday:

Courtside club area: