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Roof looks good

Awesome!

Now lets concentrate on getting rid of those AAC team banners and putting up some better ones.
 
@Danzz I'd guess because it would have been more expensive to retrofit a new roof design and we don't have the money is probably the biggest reason. Gampel is an attractive and unique facility. It would be a shame to throw that away. I think the new roof plus the updated lights that were put in a year or two ago is going to make it a very good game experience.
 
CL82 said:
@Danzz I'd guess because it would have been more expensive to retrofit a new roof design and we don't have the money is probably the biggest reason. Gampel is an attractive and unique facility. It would be a shame to throw that away. I think the new roof plus the updated lights that were put in a year or two ago is going to make it a very good game experience.
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I agree, but I also agree, as someone who was there for opening night vs. St. Johns, that it was a short sighted facility from the get go. Needed to be bigger, and better designed to age without requiring the kind of roof renovation we just completed. Fancy tiles were a dumb idea. At this point it's a nice facility and isn't going anywhere.
 
HuskyHawk said:
I agree, but I also agree, as someone who was there for opening night vs. St. Johns, that it was a short sighted facility from the get go. Needed to be bigger, and better designed to age without requiring the kind of roof renovation we just completed. Fancy tiles were a dumb idea. At this point it's a nice facility and isn't going anywhere.
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Yeah, but remember the capacity is less a design flaw and more a compromise. The Civic Center and and especially the Colosseum were very concerned about having a facility in Storrs that could conceivably compete with them as a concert venue. In order to get the votes for Gampel the capacity was limited.

The roof issue? Meh, life is choices. If you go with a unique innovative design, you gain character but you risk unforeseen issues. The biggest issue at Gampel is the lack of a concourse. I believe the UConn master plan addresses that by, essentially, building one around Gampel. That won't happen while the university and the athletic department are in a fiscal crunch though.
 
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HuskyHawk said:
I agree, but I also agree, as someone who was there for opening night vs. St. Johns, that it was a short sighted facility from the get go. Needed to be bigger, and better designed to age without requiring the kind of roof renovation we just completed. Fancy tiles were a dumb idea. At this point it's a nice facility and isn't going anywhere.
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Yeah the state required that the capacity be significantly lower than the HCC.

People complain about capacity but I think intimate venues with 100% capacity vs bigger venues with empty seats is much more intimidating and it's a better environment.

Fenway>>>>Yankee Stadium
 
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The roof may look good but getting to Gampel with North Eagleville blocked for construction will make traveling to and from Gampel a challenge this fall.
 
We should actually make our voices heard to AD Benny on twitter to bring the bright lights back. Nothing would bring my mood and energy down more than going into a sunday noon game against ECU in the darkened gampel. It just never felt right.

We need the bright lights that make your eyes hurt when walking in on a dark January night! Those are the UConn days I miss!
 
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huskiesouth said:
What's wrong with the floor in Oregon that a map, GPS and night googles won't cure - worst floor in history of college BB.
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Night vision googles might blind you for life no joke
 
UConnSwag11 said:
is there going to be anything new with regards to intros, student chants/signs,distractions, music, etc? I feel like we need to switch it up.
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Retro Cheerleaders:

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CL82 said:
Yeah, but remember the capacity is less a design flaw and more a compromise. The Civic Center and and especially the Colosseum were very concerned about having a facility in Storrs that could conceivably compete with them as a concert venue. In order to get the votes for Gampel the capacity was limited.
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In addition to what you mentioned CL82, the entire fundraising effort for Gampel was a huge challenge at the time. UConn basketball had not even begun it's ascension to the level of prominence it enjoys today. Understandably, people weren't so anxious to pony up hundreds, god forbid thousands of dollars each to get this done. I believe the total cost was around $28M and the state was kicking in $22M, so even at 6M, it was still difficult and challenging to raise the private funds ...took quite a while. There were some who thought we'd never reach the target. Point being...it wasn't easy to get this done with the program's standing at that time. We really hadn't done much at all yet and hadn't even cracked the top 20 for a long long time.

The original building had only 8,241 seats. It wasn't until after the program really began to take off, which coincided with the opening of Gampel, that everyone wanted to go and the decision was made to use the expansion room in the corners to add another ~ 1,800 seats, to bring it over 10,000. So they did build in for some expansion, but with the stipulation the state put on the overall size, it was never thought of as being a 15-20K facility. The state didn't want to compete with itself... :confused: In hindsight, it would have been nice to be at those levels, but it never would have been built at that time if those were the parameters. Amazing how far things have come in that time!
 
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intlzncster said:
That's a good looking court. Fresh. Not a huge fan of the upside down names on the sideline, but that's only a small quibble.
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Its, literally, the EXACT SAME COURT as last year. They put a fresh coat of poly on it.
 
Waquoit said:
But they are right-side up looking from the other side!
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But I think still a valid point. If the words are facing the right way, the logo is upside down. I guess they wanted everyone to have something that looked right from their perspective?
 
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