boognish_bear said:
Doesn't amount to much....but everyone in the comments is asking why we didn't make it at least 10,000 seats and can't believe how small it is.Baylor opens this palace tonight. 7500 seats. Looks like perfection, big enough and intimate enough… she’s a bute Clark pic.twitter.com/ouucnMEfU7
— Doug Gottlieb (@GottliebShow) January 2, 2024
NW, Houston and SMU are all perfect size remodels
— Doug Gottlieb (@GottliebShow) January 2, 2024
BU82EX said:
Everyone needs to chill…..I'll guarantee you that within 10 years Robinson Tower will be no more. These things (clear throat…) take time to work themselves out. Patience.
Feels like Opening Night in Waco 🐻
— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) January 2, 2024
Can’t wait to visit❕ 🏀@BaylorWBB 🤝 @BaylorMBB pic.twitter.com/v2WKuImlxC
Kansas fans can chortle, they're like Yankee fans (back in the day), a century of basketball dominance earns a fair amount of swagger. But for other Big 12 fans and for most of the country, I would note that our new pavilion will have something they don't: a National Championship banner.DanaDane said:
Our fans have thin skin. It's a small arena, no matter how you try to justify it. So what? Embrace it. When other fanbases are throwing barbs, it's actually a sign of respect for the nationally relevant program Drew and his staff have built over the years. We are viewed as a perennial Top 25 team, conference champion challenger and potential national champion challenger every year. So, in their minds, we should be able to sell out 25,000 seat arenas, which all of us know the reasons why we can't. They have no idea what are enrollment is, alumni base numbers, support from Joe Waco or any other challenge, and frankly they don't care.
Just sit back, smile, and take it as a full sign of the fact we are viewed as a basketball power around the entire country. Besides, it's what Drew wanted and as far as I'm concerned he earned the right to have full voice into what it is by virtue of what he, his staff and his team did in April '21.
historian said:
Why can't people spell the name of our stadium correctly?!!
It's named for Drayton McLane, a wealthy alumnus & BMD, not John McClane, a fictitious character from a 40 year old movie. A great film, if you like that kind of thing, but not a Christmas movie.
Also the Ferrell Center gas two L's.
DanaDane said:
Our fans have thin skin. It's a small arena, no matter how you try to justify it. So what? Embrace it. When other fanbases are throwing barbs, it's actually a sign of respect for the nationally relevant program Drew and his staff have built over the years. We are viewed as a perennial Top 25 team, conference champion challenger and potential national champion challenger every year. So, in their minds, we should be able to sell out 25,000 seat arenas, which all of us know the reasons why we can't. They have no idea what are enrollment is, alumni base numbers, support from Joe Waco or any other challenge, and frankly they don't care.
Just sit back, smile, and take it as a full sign of the fact we are viewed as a basketball power around the entire country. Besides, it's what Drew wanted and as far as I'm concerned he earned the right to have full voice into what it is by virtue of what he, his staff and his team did in April '21.
historian said:
Why can't people spell the name of our stadium correctly?!!
It's named for Drayton McLane, a wealthy alumnus & BMD, not John McClane, a fictitious character from a 40 year old movie. A great film, if you like that kind of thing, but not a Christmas movie.
Also the Ferrell Center gas two L's.
𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄: Due to anticipated inclement weather, tonight’s 𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐲 has been moved indoors and is closed to the public.
— Baylor Athletics (@BaylorAthletics) January 2, 2024
Doors to the Paul & Alejandra Foster Pavilion will open to the public at 5:30 p.m. #SicEm pic.twitter.com/MyJ6gGMOc1
Opening Night at Foster Pavilion ‼️
— BaylorVision (@BaylorVisionHD) January 2, 2024
📹 13 Cameras
🔎 4 Box Lenses
🚚 Ross Productions Truck
📺 Big 12 Now on @ESPNPlus
See y'all at 7:00 p.m. #SicEm pic.twitter.com/gBIQCogk5N
KajunKarlsdad said:
Would you rather play in a 12,000 seat arena about 2/3 full or a 7500 one packed and loud? It will give a true homecourt advantage and also make tickets a hot commodity. The exterior isn't very appealing but the inside looks well designed.
boognish_bear said:historian said:
Why can't people spell the name of our stadium correctly?!!
It's named for Drayton McLane, a wealthy alumnus & BMD, not John McClane, a fictitious character from a 40 year old movie. A great film, if you like that kind of thing, but not a Christmas movie.
Also the Ferrell Center gas two L's.
Why can't people spell "has" correctly? You can hang on to one of those 2 L's.
historian said:boognish_bear said:historian said:
Why can't people spell the name of our stadium correctly?!!
It's named for Drayton McLane, a wealthy alumnus & BMD, not John McClane, a fictitious character from a 40 year old movie. A great film, if you like that kind of thing, but not a Christmas movie.
Also the Ferrell Center gas two L's.
Why can't people spell "has" correctly? You can hang on to one of those 2 L's.
A typo I have already corrected
No Quarterback said:historian said:
Why can't people spell the name of our stadium correctly?!!
It's named for Drayton McLane, a wealthy alumnus & BMD, not John McClane, a fictitious character from a 40 year old movie. A great film, if you like that kind of thing, but not a Christmas movie.
Also the Ferrell Center gas two L's.
Speaking for myself, I spelled it wrong because I use speak to text, and I guess I didn't proofread as well as I should have. I'm sorry that offended you. Why do some Baylor people act so arrogant and frankly kind of effeminate about small issues? Some of y'all could get set up for a date with the hottest woman in America, and you would complain about her shoes
Check out the National Championship courts as part of the in-progress Hall of Champions on the Foster Pavilion concourse sections 113-116 (north end). #SicEm | #CultureofJOY pic.twitter.com/hWbBQPD3So
— David Kaye (@DavidKaye9) January 2, 2024
And with that, the Foster Pavilion is officially open! #SicEm 🐻🏀 pic.twitter.com/WAMfL5W3fM
— Baylor University (@Baylor) January 2, 2024
Hand-painted wall art inside the student entrance by @heyjoerooster and his team 🔥#SicEm | #CultureofJOY pic.twitter.com/G7fjQro0iS
— David Kaye (@DavidKaye9) January 2, 2024
Edmond Bear said:Vae Victis said:
Kim Mulkey was right, the location is stupid.
The location is fantastic.
- highly visible next to I-35 with 20 million people streaming past it every year
- 5 mins walk to bars and restaurants, eventually will have two more within 1 minute
- will eventually have video boards up on the parking garage creating a Victory Park feel
- closer to student dorms than Ferrell
- greater connection to Waco community
- not hidden in the back of the university where it is only noticed on gameday
- not surrounded by a sea of asphalt
Kim was a great coach for us but really let us down on this argument.
CTbruin said:
I don't know who these clowns are, but a lot of what they have to say is not true.
Let's talk after the game Tuesday when a lot of us will have first hand knowledge
Narrator: The TV cams weren't at a similar level and angle to the ones at the Ferrell Center.DanaDane said:
Please let the TV cams be at a similar level and angle to the ones at the Ferrell Center. We have always had one of the best viewing arenas for TV.
ConcurBluesBear said:
FU Kansas fans