Tarleton is building an 149,000 sf. 7,000 seat arena that costs $110 million. I would think that would make our minimum cost for an arena that would be worth getting rid of Reed in the $150 million minimum cost range.

Sharp really does love BCG

$150 million would buy us about half of a new arena.

That's incredible Tarleton can afford an arena costing 110 million.

The football team worked out on about half a field so maybe the basketball team can play on half a court.

Continue to play hard and well, continue to win games, be a competitive program and we will continue to sell out.

That's what counts.

What if we made the floor transparent and had a giant fish tank with sharks under it? That would be pretty bad ass.

Google says A&M averaged just under 9k attendees in 2023 yet Reed has a capacity of just under 13k.

Building facilities doesn't seem to lead to championships.

Let's build a consistently winning program first.

Winning will certainly raise the demand - but so would having an arena with better sight lines, a better balance in seating between former students, BCS citizens, and students.

But there can be no easy comparison for what such a facility will cost between what A&M will need to do and what Tarleton is doing! Reed would not be an easy re-model. Where would the men's and women's teams play if we tore Reed down and started over? Where can a new arena be built while still using Reed? There are all the questions about which side of campus to put an arena, how basketball specific to make it, and how much money can be raised - not too mention figuring the land value costs, ever changing construction costs, and more.

I do think there would be many benefits to A&M in building a new arena - not least of which would be in recruiting for both the men's and women's programs. But I suspect it is going to take a lot of planning and money-raising time to make it happen.

Spend the 150 million on the players. Aggies always do this.

WestTXCoyote said:

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Google says A&M averaged just under 9k attendees in 2023 yet Reed has a capacity of just under 13k.

Building facilities doesn't seem to lead to championships.

Let's build a consistently winning program first.

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I am guessing the 9k is the overall season average. I can tell you there was a significant difference in non-conference/conference attendance. We had several games with over 12k in the building. Was a great atmosphere.

We cannot and should not build to accommodate demand for the biggest game. I don't think any of us have transparency in how NIL works, either.

But I have met Albert Reese who was the SMU player that was caught receiving an apartment as an inducement to play for a championship SMU football team…

Whatever we are doing with coaches and recruiting is awful (let's be nice and call it "hit and miss.") It IS possible to market a mediocre club and have sellouts. See the Chicago Cubs and Boston Reds in the mid-20th century…

Method Man said:

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Spend the 150 million on the players. Aggies always do this.

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I am curious if there are some old wealthy boosters who still don't believe in NIL (at A&M and other schools). Ones who say I will pay to upgrade facilities, but I am not putting money into a kid's pocket because this isn't professional sports. Also the really really wealthy ones probably want to go facilities way with the majority of their money, because they can put their name on facilities. Which also makes me wonder if in the next 10 years will we see college uniforms having advertisements (not an NIL deal necessarily because it would be a team wide thing not on a per player basis).

I also wonder what the push is from the athletics department on facilities vs NIL.

In a way you already do since A&M makes money off of the deal with Adidas.

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In a way you already do since A&M makes money off of the deal with Adidas.

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Well yeah, but NBA teams make money off their Nike deal, but also make money off having another company's logo on their jersey.

Yeah I'm just saying I agree this is something you'll see because you already kind of see it so it's not like unimaginable that you'll see it in the college game.

I would donate to basketball NIL if one of the players put my name on his jersey.

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Yeah I'm just saying I agree this is something you'll see because you already kind of see it so it's not like unimaginable that you'll see it in the college game.

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I look foward to the Bucees patch on the Aggie basketball jersey.

The new Buc-ee's building is going to be like right across the street, should just roll that all into one project.

I'd be hyped to see the Ags play in the Buc-ee's Barn

How badly could Levy screw up Beaver Nuggets?

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That's incredible Tarleton can afford an arena costing 110 million.

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Some of this is coming from us when we play them in football.

10,000+ Moody Center cost $375 million when opened in April '22.

Rendering and approval today

I wish buccees would take over the concessions. I don't know how atm can manage to screw up a fountain drink but the ones at Reed are terrible. Also, how can you still consistently burn popcorn that comes in big plastic bags.

How will a new arena improve my game watching experience at home?

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How will a new arena improve my game watching experience at home?

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Better lighting.

Here here!

Hear hear? I forget.

Good point! Is good lighting considered a resource?

frenchtoast said:

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Good point! Is good lighting considered a resource?

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It was the best answer I could come up with for your question.

Hopefully they get their own section.

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TTP Ten Tarleton Peppers (1921) and TTS Ten Tarleton Sisters (1923) are the two oldest spirit organizations on campus and are precursors of the Purple Poo, a secret organization which promotes school spirit. The members in this organization keep their identities secret by appearing in public in costume. The organization gathers to make "Poo Say" signs each Monday night. The "Poo Say" signs appear nailed to trees on campus every Tuesday morning and occasionally comment on campus political life and student life.

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Method Man said:

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Hear hear? I forget.

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It was a good answer. I was just talking my usual nonsense.

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Hopefully they get their own section.

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TTP Ten Tarleton Peppers (1921) and TTS Ten Tarleton Sisters (1923) are the two oldest spirit organizations on campus and are precursors of the Purple Poo, a secret organization which promotes school spirit. The members in this organization keep their identities secret by appearing in public in costume. The organization gathers to make "Poo Say" signs each Monday night. The "Poo Say" signs appear nailed to trees on campus every Tuesday morning and occasionally comment on campus political life and student life.

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Where the Poo Say at?

Method Man said:

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What if we made the floor transparent and had a giant fish tank with sharks under it? That would be pretty bad ass.

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This is the most amazing idea that I've ever heard.

Method Man said:

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What if we made the floor transparent and had a giant fish tank with sharks under it? That would be pretty bad ass.

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And when the horns came