tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16642893.post114039845279011264..comments2023-10-15T09:15:43.140-05:00Comments on Jaywalking with Jaunty: Raising the roofJaunty Quicksandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02949958217093999874noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16642893.post-1141259275644017472006-03-01T18:27:00.000-06:002006-03-01T18:27:00.000-06:00In a sense the Coliseum is an anachronism, a throw...In a sense the Coliseum is an anachronism, a throwback to a less commercial, more low-income-fan-friendly time.<BR/><BR/>* It is still called the Coliseum, and not some kooky name such as the Milan Puskar Stadium at Mountaineer Field (as our football stadium is now called in return for a few million bucks from the eponymous gentleman).<BR/><BR/>* There are no corporate boxes. <BR/><BR/>*It seats only about 15,000. And the students (the ones who REALLY make all the noise) can sit courtside (on a first-come-first occupies basis) and one side of the court is set aside for them. And while the nose-bleed sections are not ones for those who are acrphobic, the view of the players and the court is quite clear - much clearer than I have experienced at some NBA arenas.<BR/><BR/>Though, I fear, it is a matter of time before they tear it down and change its identity...especially after the way John Beilein coached teams have caught the eye of a larger nationwide audience of late.Jaunty Quicksandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02949958217093999874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16642893.post-1141153687234379022006-02-28T13:08:00.000-06:002006-02-28T13:08:00.000-06:00It is amazing how well they have designed these ar...It is amazing how well they have designed these arenas though. Still have fond memories of Fleet Center with my (erudite) 6-year-old appreciating the finer points of the game and shouting "Defense" when appropriate, while the 3-year-old at her first NBA game was happy to be there amidst all the action and with nobody asking her to be quiet!<BR/><BR/>And thank heavens for these jumbotrons - else one would need opera-glasses to view the games from some of the nose-bleed seats up in the higher reaches...BFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13455908476143086711noreply@blogger.com