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Post by drunkandstoopidbeav on Jul 14, 2023 6:10:03 GMT -8
UBC doesn't necessarily need to own a stadium to play in it. There are nice facilities in Vanouver. The former Olympic stadium, now known as BC Place, is about 50% larger than Reser. There is also a nice hockey arena right next door that could easily convert to basketball, about twice the capacity of Gill. The sticking point is whether there is suffiicient interest there in American style collegiate athletics. Calgary is the only one of those 3 with a reasonable sized stadium. Missed that. In that case I think BC would be great out of the box thinking. |
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Post by irimi on Jul 14, 2023 6:38:34 GMT -8
Missed that. In that case I think BC would be great out of the box thinking. We’d be part of the NCAAeh. |
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Post by Werebeaver on Jul 14, 2023 6:41:33 GMT -8
Calgary is the only one of those 3 with a reasonable sized stadium. Davis can raise the money -- law school, med school, top 25 business school, and an alum named Mondavi. Really? They still play in the same 3A high school gym they’ve been playing in for the past 70 years. Despite multiple failed fundraising attempts to build a legit NCAA D1 arena. Heck, even Portland State managed that. I don’t deny they are Pac-12 caliber academically, but they’ve never prioritized athletics. www.kcra.com/article/wanted-sacramento-state-arena-for-college-basketball-tournament/6419845 |
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Post by drunkandstoopidbeav on Jul 14, 2023 7:16:48 GMT -8
Davis can raise the money -- law school, med school, top 25 business school, and an alum named Mondavi. Really? They still play in the same 3A high school gym they’ve been playing in for the past 70 years. Despite multiple failed fundraising attempts to build a legit NCAA D1 arena. Heck, even Portland State managed that. I don’t deny they are Pac-12 caliber academically, but they’ve never prioritized athletics. www.kcra.com/article/wanted-sacramento-state-arena-for-college-basketball-tournament/6419845Davis’ basketball arena is literally 4-5 times larger than Sac State’s. Opened in ‘77. Still, kinda on the smallish side for a Pac 12 basketball facility. |
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Post by beaverbeliever71 on Jul 14, 2023 7:26:46 GMT -8
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Post by Werebeaver on Jul 14, 2023 8:06:21 GMT -8
Davis’ basketball arena is literally 4-5 times larger than Sac State’s. Opened in ‘77. Still, kinda on the smallish side for a Pac 12 basketball facility. My bad. I obviously mixed them up with Sac St. |
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