More about the Joel
http://www2.journalnow.com/news/201...tinues-discussions-about-selling-c-ar-880312/
Didn't see this posted.
http://www2.journalnow.com/news/201...tinues-discussions-about-selling-c-ar-880312/
Didn't see this posted.
I probably am overlooking the parking point. I just think it'd be impossible for Wake to run the Joel profitably. We don't need a $1mm a year loss on our AD's books.
I probably am overlooking the parking point. I just think it'd be impossible for Wake to run the Joel profitably. We don't need a $1mm a year loss on our AD's books.
I know nothing about the practicalities of building an on-campus arena, but how much would that cost, approximately? (Never mind the where to put it issue.)
I know nothing about the practicalities of building an on-campus arena, but how much would that cost, approximately? (Never mind the where to put it issue.)
~$60-80m is a reasonable guess.
The catch is the same building that cost $60-80 million to build now will probably cost $150 million or more in 15 years.
Regardless, I think that land is where such a building would end up.
Logistically speaking, where would we put an on-campus arena? Parking would be a damn nightmare, that's for sure.
However, it would be nice to have a smaller, more Wake-specific stadium. I'm pretty jealous of what UVA has at JPJ. If we don't ever build something new, we at least need a Tim Duncan statue or something outside the Joel.
The ideal thing would be an on campus arena designed after McArthur court.
Practically speaking, the Joel with a redone concourse, a face-lifted exterior (old Virginia brick please and no more of that awful greenish color), and a lowered ceiling of some sort would be a vast improvement.
I've maintained for some time now that the best long-term on-campus arena would be a gutted and remodeled Reynolds gym.