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never happen, but a good read.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/si_blo ... ament.html

I'm a realist on the subject and don't think with the money involved you can hold a FF at a smaller venue anymore. I also think it is totally unrealistic to hold tourney games at super small arenas such as Cameron Indoor (which IIRC only holds about 9K). The other thing this article addresses and that I have a HUGE problem with is the on-campus gyms going away from traditional venues. I've been to the cable box at Maryland and it certainly is nice, but it lacks that "can't put your finger on it aura" that Cole had. Penn St built a much larger arena but lost all the mystique that their band box gym had. It looks like Oregon is going the same route but I'll left the U&L crowd speak to that. And I know there is a clamor by many within the IU fanbase for a new arena. When it comes to tourney games I'm okay with the modern trend but I'm an old school traditionalist when it comes to the on-campus gyms.

I was at the last tournament games played in Allen Field House in 1979.........damn, I'm old!