#RenovateBlackham

[ManAboutTown]

bUt U dOnT kNoW tHaT!!!??!!!?!!

He doesn't. And neither do you.

[LouisianaB]

I love how you use "y'all" so many times to make sure to differentiate yourself from the "complainers."

Y’all in the context is obviously the pro-renovate Blackham crowd. But please, by all means, take things out of context

[cajuns80]

Discussing the topic and actually moving forward are two completely different things. Blackham is nothing more than a rodeo arena now. It’s not feasible to renovate to current code plus everything else needed to become a basketball arena. Now demo and rebuild would be feasible but then you’re left with the Cajundome sitting idle only hosting concerts and monster trucks.

Interesting you say sitting idle...when the team doesn't even get to practice in it that often during the season.

[ULvictory]

Discussing the topic and actually moving forward are two completely different things. Blackham is nothing more than a rodeo arena now. It’s not feasible to renovate to current code plus everything else needed to become a basketball arena. Now demo and rebuild would be feasible but then you’re left with the Cajundome sitting idle only hosting concerts and monster trucks.

This is what happens when you don't have a contingency plan with the Blackham property. The fact that we are still discussing what to do with that prime real estate on Johnston close to 40 years later tells me all I need to know on how we planned this from the start.

Personally, I don't care what we do with Blackham. Tear it down, renovate it, but do SOMETHING with that piece of land.

[Million$Mullet]

Discussing the topic and actually moving forward are two completely different things. Blackham is nothing more than a rodeo arena now. It’s not feasible to renovate to current code plus everything else needed to become a basketball arena. Now demo and rebuild would be feasible but then you’re left with the Cajundome sitting idle only hosting concerts and monster trucks.

And wrasslin! Can’t forget wrasslin!!

I agree it would be great to play in the old building for nostalgic reason but that $20 million is not gonna get you anything close to what you need. It’s AT LEAST a $60 million project to get everything up to code, expansion of the building, offices, plumbing, electrical etc etc etc. Demo and rebuild is more cost efficient. It’s fun to think about but it’s not feasible. Sorry

[LouisianaB]

People CORRECTLY POINT OUT (not complain) about CF concessions because there are too many unused, ill used and serviced terribly at CF. Also, serving 20k is not comparable to serving 3K.

So nobody complained about concessions at CF? I’ll make a note of that for next season

[cjr3888]

bUt U dOnT kNoW tHaT!!!??!!!?!!

Of course not. I’m just a licensed general contractor so I don’t know anything about construction.

[ULvictory]

So nobody complained about concessions at CF? I’ll make a note of that for next season

Let's be honest. The concessions at CF aren't being used properly. That's not fans complaining, that's a basic fact.

[LouisianaB]

Bathroom line is a reality at every venue I've ever been to EXCEPT CD, and the answer is obvious. No one is at the damn dome. Also again, serving 3K was fine for the rodeo. It can be fine for MBB.

1. So we fine with 3k at basketball? We are going to invest millions in an arena for 1.5k more? Sounds fiscally responsible

2. False regarding every venue. Do you wait in like at CF to pee? I have maybe done it twice. Don’t be dramatic. Give us facts.

[CajunNation]

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