Quote Originally Posted by SEMIweather View Post
Agree. It's not going to rescue the basketball program, instead it's just going to incentivize OU's donor base to remain lazy and football focused. I have been closely following OU basketball for over a decade...the apathy by people who actually have the power to change things is absolutely suffocating the program and this won't fix it, it's just kicking the can down the road for another 20-30 years.
It is the same echo chamber of people saying the same things, but not having a solution. What is your ideal solution to the situation, so we can discuss why OU isn't going with it?

The duck pond? Too small. Same with CC. Hard to build an arena and have parking (plus, students wouldn't go to the games anyway).

Renovating LNC? Would cost about as much, if not more than a new arena, and is just lipstick on a pig.

Next to the stadium? A new football facility is going there, so it can't be there.

Destroying houses near campus using eminent domain? I'm sure that will go over well with the community.

I'm open to other suggestions, though.