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I forgot Syracuse and the URI
I question your commitment.Had to give up New Orleans final four tickets my wife was over 8 months pregnant
I was committed along time ago thank youI question your commitment.
I went to some MBB games at Cole in the 70s when Lefty was the coach. My brother is a Maryland grad, along with his wife and 1 of his kids.I thought Cole Field House was a phenomenal old joint. We were there just before it stopped being used. Chris Weller was still coaching Maryland. Don't remember the year, but would count that as one of the "historic" arenas we were at, like Harvard's, the Palestra, Cameron Indoor, etc. Years later, we visited the current arena - Rutgers got trounced.
Small sample for basketball - mostly UConn/WNBA/NBA sites in the Northeast.For Women's Basketball, of course. College or Pro. For my wife and myself, it is 75, almost all over 10 years ago. 62 of them were Rutgers games, as we tried to go to as many away games as possible.
A few were USA Basketball related (scrimmages), WBCA Senior Games, and - oddly enough - all 3 pro leagues of recent vintage. We saw a WNBL team play against the Springfield team at CCSU; saw ABL games at the Palestra and one at the XL Center, and of course the WNBA at Madison Square Garden and in Phoenix. And 5 "other" college arenas where we went to a non-Rutgers game to see a former Rutgers person in a new location (mostly coaching).
A number of the venues are no more, including the only one that I wasn't at (but my wife was) - the old Knight Sport Complex in Miami, when she was visiting an old friend in the area, this was probably the mid-90's when we were first following. Some of the arenas were very, very nice, some (ok, quite a few) not so much.
So the question is - how many arenas have you been to? Any special?
Extremely Thin
1. Rutgers
2. Gampel
3. MSG
4. North Carolina(both venues)
5. Old Dominion
6. William and Mary
7. Hofstra
8. Greensboro
9. Duke
10. GA Tech
11. Georgetown
12. St. Louis
13. San Antonio
14. Verizon Center/Capital One Center in DC
Interesting. My only quibble - Yankee Stadium is a new "box" stadium? Having been to both the old and new Yankee Stadiums, I found that the new one very much felt like the old one with more space to move around - am I missing something? And while it was miserable to get to and even worse to get out of, at least in my time the Yankee Stadium area was safe enough. The only area I went over the years that didn't feel safe was the Trenton arena where WBB NCAA tourney games were held in 2006 - oddly enough went to a concert there once that felt much better. The easiest sports area to get in and out - was the complex in Philadelphia. We attended some concerts, as well as NCAA at the newer arena and even a couple events at the since demolished "Spectrum".Small sample for basketball - mostly UConn/WNBA/NBA sites in the Northeast.
My thing is baseball - been to all MLB current stadiums, plus 7 no longer in existence, plus a couple pro stadiums in Japan, minor league in the DR & Cactus League.
Newest are Arlington Tx & ATL. ATL is/was unique as they had a zip line in the center field arcade for families at $5 per, not too high but scary enough. Best are those with views like SF, Pitt, Cincy. Contrary to political correctness - I like Tampa's house. Don't like the new "box" stadiums - NYY, NYM, Phil, TX, ATL. Charm in neighborhood settings that are safe & easy to get to are favs for me Twins, RS, Seattle, Milwaukee, Rockies, SD. Roofs are fun - Houston, Miami.
Baseball fans tend to be welcoming & helpful, pleased that you are visiting their stadium - save Phil, NYY, NYM, RS, CWS.
Truly bad but scheduled for replacement is the Oak A's house, multi-use, ancient & risk your life getting there.
If you EVER get a chance to see MLB in Japan, do so. Much the same but totally different crowd, environment, food, atmosphere - even foul balls.
Back to basketball - I love Storrs with all the banners, plaques, stories, easy parking, polite fans, decent food, intimate size. Mohegan isn't half bad either being new, clean, easy to get to.
Not too many:For Women's Basketball, of course. College or Pro. For my wife and myself, it is 75, almost all over 10 years ago. 62 of them were Rutgers games, as we tried to go to as many away games as possible.
A few were USA Basketball related (scrimmages), WBCA Senior Games, and - oddly enough - all 3 pro leagues of recent vintage. We saw a WNBL team play against the Springfield team at CCSU; saw ABL games at the Palestra and one at the XL Center, and of course the WNBA at Madison Square Garden and in Phoenix. And 5 "other" college arenas where we went to a non-Rutgers game to see a former Rutgers person in a new location (mostly coaching).
A number of the venues are no more, including the only one that I wasn't at (but my wife was) - the old Knight Sport Complex in Miami, when she was visiting an old friend in the area, this was probably the mid-90's when we were first following. Some of the arenas were very, very nice, some (ok, quite a few) not so much.
So the question is - how many arenas have you been to? Any special?