Quote Originally Posted by Jersey Boss View Post
Real world experience of attending games and living here for 40 years leaves me skeptical of this idea. Student attendance at football games has been on the decline for years as well as for basketball. Basketball season runs through some of the coldest months in Oklahoma, and to think students will walk there because it is "safe and interesting" is wishful thinking. There are less and less students walking to the football stadium. There is no comfort in 30 degree weather for an 8 pm Tuesday night game. I really believe that you need to market the games more for the greater fan base than to locate the arena where a couple thousand (at best) might come.
If you move it off campus, the adults in attendance can enjoy an adult beverage as well ( fan friendly amenity).
Regardless it’s part of the school and the students should have the option of walking to buildings and areas that are made more walkable. Real world experience currently tells me most students at universities want to walk and bikers, not drive to, buildings on campus or that should be on campus.