The Basketball Conversation 2021

[Crawfish]

Last word from me: The Cajundome is one of the nicest basketball arenas in the conference. Bringing back Blackham will never happen, but for some of you, it might make for fun discussion. Enjoy.😀

[ColoradoCajun]

I was talking to my mom about how the RR guys want Blackham renovated, and she actually thinks it's a great idea. It would most likely reduce ticket fees, it's UL property, it's got the perfect capacity, and it's historic! I really want them to do that cause although the Cajundome is nice, it costs too much to go to a game, makes scheduling harder, and is honestly too big for a team that plays 3 non-D1 teams at home. JMO

[ColoradoCajun]

Last word from me: The Cajundome is one of the nicest basketball arenas in the conference. Bringing back Blackham will never happen, but for some of you, it might make for fun discussion. Enjoy.��

Anything's possible! Maybe we should make a poll called "Cajundome or Blackham?" and see which one gets more votes!

[cjr3888]

I was talking to my mom about how the RR guys want Blackham renovated, and she actually thinks it's a great idea. It would most likely reduce ticket fees, it's UL property, it's got the perfect capacity, and it's historic! I really want them to do that cause although the Cajundome is nice, it costs too much to go to a game, makes scheduling harder, and is honestly too big for a team that plays 3 non-D1 teams at home. JMO

We can all discuss, but it will never happen. The only reason Blackham would be renovated would be to move volleyball and offices out of Long. Cajundome is a top basketball area, but the deal with the city/Cajundome needs to be reworked.

[Turbine]

Last word from me: The Cajundome is one of the nicest basketball arenas in the conference. Bringing back Blackham will never happen, but for some of you, it might make for fun discussion. Enjoy.

I agree with everything you said.

I would like to see Blackham become Louisiana's media hub, the point of office operations* and the home for Volleyball and WBB.

WBB needs to learn that an empty arena is a dead arena unless you follow the J. Kelly Hall model and then it is no longer an empty arena.

* This would require a new attached office building.

[RedTails]

In a perfect world where we had deep pockets, a full demo and replacing it with a beautiful 6k arena would be amazing and intimate. But I don't see how a renovation could be feasible. The only way to make it not an eyesore would be to rip the lid off and rebuild a dome-like structure and outside facade.

At the end of the day, the amount of money it'd take to get something that looks just as nice as the pic below (on a smaller scale) likely isn't in the cards.



Still worth asking if it's ever been a subject of conversation with our admin though.

[ColoradoCajun]

We can all discuss, but it will never happen. The only reason Blackham would be renovated would be to move volleyball and offices out of Long. Cajundome is a top basketball area, but the deal with the city/Cajundome needs to be reworked.

It won't happen most likely, but maybe if we can convince enough fans that renovating Blackham is a good idea, we could find some sort of way to get the school involved. Just thinking out loud here!

[ColoradoCajun]

Really wish I could say I grew up watching this (notice the crowd) and not the Cajundome filled with only 1300 people!

[Turbine]

Really wish I could say I grew up watching this (notice the crowd) and not the Cajundome filled with only 1300 people!

Sweet!

[CajunVic]

They were fun to watch. . .

[JMV JustMyView]

Really wish I could say I grew up watching this (notice the crowd) and not the Cajundome filled with only 1300 people!

I know that referee.

[CajunVic]

I know that referee.

Oh, we figured you would know something . . .