Hard to imagine this conference getting even better

ARIZONA BASKETBALL:

We usually talk about football, but I don't think many folks appreciate how much Arizona alumni and fans love their hoops, or what the Pac-9 MBB is slated to look like in a post-UCLA/USC era

This may give some perspective on the mindset of our Tucson fans: pic.twitter.com/HchtpRVLM9

— Tony Altimore (@TJAltimore) July 30, 2023

Wild that UA’s legitimately great basketball arena will only be the 4th largest in Big 12 🏀 , with a couple other venues right on their heels

BYU - 17,978
KU - 16,300
Tech - 15,000
Arizona - 14,655
Iowa State - 14,376
WVU - 14,000
OK State - 13,611

— Ryan Evans 🌵 (@ryane836) July 30, 2023

I honestly do not know a whole lot about the University of Arizona but I do remember this: They came to Waco to play men's basketball on December 7, 2019. The game was at the exact same time as the big 12 football title game in Arlington. I was only able to watch the game after the fact because I was in Arlington for the football game but during the game part of the football game were shown on the big screen at the Ferrell Center in the opposing fans were cheering for Oklahoma. What is the saying Baylor fans were not happy! We decisively defeated them.

A year earlier we traveled to Tucson to play them in men's basketball and we beat them on their own court ending a very long ooc home winning streak. Mark Vital by himself had more offensive rebounds than their entire team!

Lute Olsen accomplished for Arizona MBB what Bill Snyder did for K-State FB, taking over dormant programs and creating monster teams and fan support that carried on well past their tenure.

Both left the University of Iowa to become legends elsewhere.

Mike vital is Mark Vitals cousin

MattyIce said:

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Mike vital is Mark Vitals cousin

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Then who is Dick?

Sufficed to say that the Garport will be the smallest basketball venue in the conference.

I corrected the original.

Siri does that sometimes.

Yogi said:

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Sufficed to say that the Garport will be the smallest basketball venue in the conference.

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tiny, yes

Now that Arizona is all but a done deal and ASU May be on the way too… I'd like to see us get the B12 tourney out in PHX.

Too far for east coast teams. With the expanse of the new Big 12, a central location is even more important.

Yogi said:

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Sufficed to say that the Garport will be the smallest basketball venue in the conference.

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The Fertitta Center at UH will have that title. Seats 7100. Like Moody Coliseum, they lessened capacity with the renovation.

RE Arizona and the XII: Is they in or is they ain't?

Which is virtually guaranteed.

Big12Bear said:

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Yogi said:

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Sufficed to say that the Garport will be the smallest basketball venue in the conference.

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The Fertitta Center at UH will have that title. Seats 7100. Like Moody Coliseum, they lessened capacity with the renovation.

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Actually TCU's arena brings up the rear in seating capacity at 6800 (downsized from the 8500 capacity of the old Daniel Meyer Colliseum when it was rebuilt).

Johnny Bear said:

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Big12Bear said:

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Yogi said:

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Sufficed to say that the Garport will be the smallest basketball venue in the conference.

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The Fertitta Center at UH will have that title. Seats 7100. Like Moody Coliseum, they lessened capacity with the renovation.

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Actually TCU's arena brings up the rear in seating capacity at 6800 (downsized from the 8500 capacity of the old Daniel Meyer Colliseum when it was rebuilt).

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That's a hard place to watch a game. Hurts the eyes

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Big12Bear said:

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Yogi said:

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Sufficed to say that the Garport will be the smallest basketball venue in the conference.

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The Fertitta Center at UH will have that title. Seats 7100. Like Moody Coliseum, they lessened capacity with the renovation.

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Actually TCU's arena brings up the rear in seating capacity at 6800 (downsized from the 8500 capacity of the old Daniel Meyer Colliseum when it was rebuilt).

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That's a hard place to watch a game. Hurts the eyes

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TCU basketball court is akin to the Boise State football field... your first thought when watching is, "Am I going blind?"

I've never been there, but the TCU court is not as bad on the eyes as Oregon's. That is just plain horrid. I also hate watching games in Stillwater because of the crazy camera angles. It's like watching an entire football game from the blimp.

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I've never been there, but the TCU court is not as bad on the eyes as Oregon's. That is just plain horrid. I also hate watching games in Stillwater because of the crazy camera angles. It's like watching an entire football game from the blimp.

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TCU's court is bad, but I agree Oregon's court takes the prize for the most hideous college bball court in the country. It's right up there with Boise State's awful blue field in football.

Fre3dombear said:

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Yogi said:

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Sufficed to say that the Garport will be the smallest basketball venue in the conference.

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The Fertitta Center at UH will have that title. Seats 7100. Like Moody Coliseum, they lessened capacity with the renovation.

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Actually TCU's arena brings up the rear in seating capacity at 6800 (downsized from the 8500 capacity of the old Daniel Meyer Colliseum when it was rebuilt).

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That's a hard place to watch a game. Hurts the eyes

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The court that bothers me is Oregon.

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Fre3dombear said:

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Johnny Bear said:

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Big12Bear said:

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Yogi said:

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Sufficed to say that the Garport will be the smallest basketball venue in the conference.

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The Fertitta Center at UH will have that title. Seats 7100. Like Moody Coliseum, they lessened capacity with the renovation.

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Actually TCU's arena brings up the rear in seating capacity at 6800 (downsized from the 8500 capacity of the old Daniel Meyer Colliseum when it was rebuilt).

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That's a hard place to watch a game. Hurts the eyes

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The court that bothers me is Oregon.

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I'm no Fan of Oregons either.

I've been to the "Frog Hop" or whatever they call it. That TCU court looks better in person than on TV. The contrast is somehow better in person. I suspect the same may be true for Oregon as well, but I'll probably never find out.