How much $ does it take to buy a quality home game?

[BirdofParadise]

McCleod Center, University of Northern Iowa, Cap: 6650, Built in 2008 for $25,000,000. We don't need more than that.

Oh, and Jay, UNI has recently been a 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament coming from the Missouri Valley Conference, without winning the Tournament. I am calling BS on the "Mid-Majors can't get an at large any more".

Their OOC Schedule this year:

Truman State (Exhibition) Cedar Falls, Iowa W 70-50 Details
11/14/2015 Colorado State Cedar Falls, Iowa L 78-84 Box Score Details
11/17/2015 Stephen F. Austin Cedar Falls, Iowa W 70-60 Box Score Details
11/21/2015 North Carolina Cedar Falls, Iowa W 71-67 Box Score Details
11/25/2015 Dubuque Cedar Falls, Iowa W 83-63 Box Score Details
11/28/2015 North Dakota Grand Forks, N.D. W 97-51 Box Score Details
11/30/2015 North Texas Cedar Falls, Iowa W 93-70 Box Score Details
12/5/2015 Richmond Richmond, Va. L 67-82 Box Score Details
12/8/2015 George Mason Fairfax, Va. W 73-65 Box Score Details
12/12/2015 New Mexico Albuquerque, N.M. L 57-76 Box Score Details
12/19/2015 Iowa State Des Moines, Iowa W 81-79 Box Score Details
12/23/2015 Hawaii (Diamond Head Classic) Honolulu, Hawaii L 52-68 Box Score Details
12/23/2015 Washington State (Diamond Head Classic) Honolulu, Hawaii W 63-59 Box Score Details
12/25/2015 BYU (Diamond Head Classic) Honolulu, Hawaii L 76-84 Box Score Details

Never said mid majors can't get an at large. I was talking about our league and those comparable in strength.. The MVC is a top ten rated league. That means plenty.

Also, 2008 was a long time ago. The Stephens Center in LR was built around then too. They got a lot of bang for the buck at 26 mil. But not the kind of bang we'd be looking for, especially with Melrock's design.

Want to know how much a good one costs today? Check out what Troy spent for their 4,000 seat facility.

[CrazyCajun]

Construction costs differ depending on your location.

[MelRock]

My understanding is to renovate BC you would need to replace the ceiling/roof. You would not be able to hang the type of scoreboards that are used today with the TV screens and such without replacing the roof. If you have to replace the roof you have to replace the walls and such, cheaper to build a new one.

[MelRock]

My design is a pipe dream and I do not expect it to ever happen. That being said if we are going to dream dream big. Hopefully I will hit the lottery one day. I guess I need to start playing the lottery if I want to win.

[CajunNation]

My understanding is to renovate BC you would need to replace the ceiling/roof. You would not be able to hang the type of scoreboards that are used today with the TV screens and such without replacing the roof. If you have to replace the roof you have to replace the walls and such, cheaper to build a new one.

OK.

A new one it is.

I think the focus should be bang for the buck and not duplicating things. This should be a basketball only facility. Suites, Seating, Court, Restrooms, Locker rooms, Concessions. Nothing else needed. The APC is right there. Make it seat about 7k.

I don't want a palace. I don't want a cavern. I want the Deaf Dome. I want Cameron Indoor. I want opposing teams to shudder at the thought of having to play in Shipley. I couldn't care less about amenities. I just wanna kick some arse.

[VObserver]

Never said mid majors can't get an at large. I was talking about our league and those comparable in strength.. The MVC is a top ten rated league. That means plenty.

Also, 2008 was a long time ago. The Stephens Center in LR was built around then too. They got a lot of bang for the buck at 26 mil. But not the kind of bang we'd be looking for, especially with Melrock's design.

Want to know how much a good one costs today? Check out what Troy spent for their 4,000 seat facility.

Jay, if we played NIU's OOC schedule, going 8-5, we could get an at large from the Sun Belt; just not a 5.

[BirdofParadise]

Jay, if we played NIU's OOC schedule, going 8-5, we could get an at large from the Sun Belt; just not a 5.

Recent history says otherwise.

[CajunT]

Renovating Blackham would be a lot cheaper, probably. But even a renovation wouldn't do for what we need today.

$70-75 million to do it right.

Unless you cut a deal with the city of Lafayette, that isn't going to happen anyway. People need to forget about Blackham because it's the future home of the Heymann performing arts building.

[GeauxCajuns]

i wouldnt cap our seating at anything under 8,000. we were under .500 4 years ago and have a crowd of larger than 8,000. so a 4-5000 seat facility is short sighted. i think it needs to be around 8000

[CrazyCajun]

i wouldnt cap our seating at anything under 8,000. we were under .500 4 years ago and have a crowd of larger than 8,000. so a 4-5000 seat facility is short sighted. i think it needs to be around 8000

5000 puts a value on the ticket, it would increase season ticket sales. If we ever get really good and exciting you could possibly sell out with season ticket holders and have a secondary ticket market increasing the value of every ticket. Why build something for crowds we have had a few times? Build something that would be packed almost every night for a true home court advantage.