Aha! The vocal wizard had just given up a secret to his on air perfect resonance: beer!
I approve!
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It’s not. As Dick said, we’re discussing University politics right now.
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The Crawfords will be selling parking spots on the lawn for $20 on game day/night.
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As long as I can set up a charcoal grill and crack open a few sodas to pregame. How about swinging on the front porch swing? Is that included in the $20?
The Ohio Secretary of State is connected how?
He owns LaRose’s Pizza, of course
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Use of the Lewis Place porch swing is an extra $10, but that also includes Renate Crawford dancing to YMCA in yoga pants … much to the chagrin of digitalhawk.
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In order for an arena to fit in and preserve the slant walk, a couple things have to happen. Ogden is demo’d (wasn’t it just renovated?), Harrison hall would have the back of an arena facing it and would have its view blocked from high street. It would be next to the Admin building which is pretty majestic
If decision are truly concerned about how an arena would make Cool Field look (less open space), then I would expect there to be more opposition to the Lewis Place / Dlant location
Phillips and Williams, iirc, are the least like the normal MU building architecture. Nothing is behind them. It could be a visually appealing upgrade too.
Same thing for the old Miami Inn site, albeit smaller. Both have access to parking
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I also mentioned the Miami Inn spot weeks ago and nobody responded. It seems like if you include the empty space between the baseball field to where the Inn was, it could fit an arena, and would have nearby parking. I’m not sure what’s there as I haven’t been for a while.
Edit: Thinking back, that plot is the parking, is it not?
Agree DG. Miami Inn, Phillips/Williams, and Cook all have proximity to the main campus. Miami Inn is central to North and East quads. Phillips/Williams to Central and South. Cook “furthest” from all dorms.
Cook only has rec sports displacement. Miami Inn (I think) has housing displacement. Phillips and Williams have academic displacement.
All three of these offer parking options….two already built. And equipment access too……athletic teams have trucks. Tours have trucks. Imagine those rolling past Elliot/Stoddard or parking on high street?
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There’s not enough space on the current footprint of Miami Inn. It’s narrow and crammed between the baseball field and the road.
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Yes, the ingress/egress to an arena for equipment trucks, buses, food service, etc. would be an ugly addition to the Slant Walk area. How are you going to back up an 18 wheeler off of Irvin Drive into a loading bay? Or, are you going to park it on High Street and carry everything in by hand? Laughable.
The arena ain’t going there.
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Ogden has a small loading dock off Irvin already, so in the scenario where it’s demolished, yes (though not for 18 wheelers obviously)
I know its been repeated often in this thread, but unless there’s a concern with demolition or the current programs housed there, Philips seems like such a no brainer as far as location.
It would turn that area into campus into a recreation/athletic annex with the Rec, Goggin and the new arena. You already have a parking garage and would make basketball/hockey double headers pretty appealing.
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And if built to include classroom space/faculty space you remedy the loss of academic space and mitigate faculty complaints about a new athletic facility.
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This makes too much sense,HH! 
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I lived on campus all 4 years. Freshmen year I lived in a room in Anderson that was the longest walk on campus from Millett , yet never missed a basketball game. In fact, I probably didn’t miss more than 1 or 2 basketball or football games in all 4 years as I loved Miami athletics. But I also loved the campus and enjoyed walking to class, uptown or athletic events. I knew then it was a special place and a special time. My Senior year I lived in Elliott which was the best. Central to classes, great views of the quad from the rooms, great friends who worked hard and partied hard. We rolled a keg from the Ushop back to the dorm when campus was closed due to the Great Blizzard of 78. We were front and center to the post game victory uptown after beating Marquette. Sitting out front watching the coeds stroll by every afternoon that final spring and finally it was on a bench between Elliott and Stoddard where I proposed to my wife.
No student supported Miami athletics more during their time there than me, and I still back all the athletic programs but of all the locations discussed, that spot makes the least sense and potentially creates the most harm ( to the campus aesthetics, to traffic and parking and more importantly “my memories”. As I think Redsea suggested, building the arena there will not fix attendance or decrease uptown drinking, just create new problems. Like in baseball, you don’t weaken two positions to strengthen one by moving your all star 3rd basemen to RF because the RF isn’t playing well. Build it on Cook or my preference Phillips, but leave central quad the hell alone. Let me know what petitions or meeting I could attend to voice opposition. I’ve got the time.
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Loved Elliott Hall!
I was there in 78-79 and 79-80.
One of the many highlights was the annual water balloon bombardment of the Viking Ships (Greek Week) that dared to use the little street in front of Elliott.
If you looked at this thing super long tail and didn’t have to worry about money (go with me for a second, because money is always a consideration) would you even use any of the sites being mentioned? If money is no object, there’s a train (sing it, Monorail!!!) that takes you to wherever giant expanse you want. In the future, enrollment is 61,809 students and parts of our campus are in two states. Maybe the prime location is in Indiana? Or Dayton as we covertly steal their fans.
Ok, back to reality. Knock Millett down and build temporary bubbles to play in while you rebuild. Or commandeer the rec center court (assuming it’s regulation…is it?) It seems so obvious. Millet has great location but dumpy facility.
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I was there the same years as JDad and my experiences were similar. Lived in South quad frosh year (Morris), and never missed a home hoops or football game. Listened to Miami away games on my radio in my dorm while studying.
That said, obviously the Millet location is less than ideal for the casual Miami student. So, if we are to spend big bucks I would like to see it more centrally located.
I am not as vehemently opposed (atheistically ) to the location across from Lewis, but feel for reasons outlined by many posters here, it is still impractical (parking, access, etc.).
So, I like Cook Field due to the ability to incorporate the hotel adjacent, as well as it’s prominence on US 27. If demolishing a building is considered practical (and doable), then the location by Goggin also seems to be very good. Already has parking nearby, and accessible to students.
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