I don't think it is fair to say that BC's facilities are inferior
because of the size to the MCI Cetner, Continental Arena and MSG.
Have you been to a G'Town, Hall or St. John's game in the last 10
years? These arenas are mausoleums that sometimes draw only 5,000...
and it looks and sounds like 2,000. If BC grows out of the Conte...
the Fleet Center is ready and waiting.


--- In collegerpi@yahoogroups.com, "Jonathan Ganz" <jganz1@h...>
wrote:
>
> You wrote:
> Boston College's facility is not last in the big east for capacity.
Their on
> campus arena, the conte forum, is a good size college hoops venue.
>
> The truth:
> Syracuse -- Carrier Dome 33,000
> Georgetown -- MCI Center 20,600
> Seton Hall -- Continental Arena 20,000
> St Johns -- MSG 18,700 & Alumni Hall 6,008 (used more than ever
this year b/c of bball program woes)
> West Virginia -- WVU Center 14,000
> Providence -- Dunkin Donuts Center 12,993
> Pittsburgh -- Petersen Events Center 12,500
> Joyce Center -- 11,418
> Gampel Pavilion -- 10,167
> BC -- Conte Arena 8,606
> Rutgers -- RAC 8,000
> Villanova -- Pavilion 6,000
>
> BC's arena is certainly small compared to the rest of the Big East
arenas and major college bball arenas in general. Further, BC has
sold out every game in 2005. I wrote 2005, not 2004-2005. Do you
blame them for not selling out or fans for not coming to home games
against Maine, New Hampshire, Clemson, Long Island, Holy Cross,
Boston U, Yale, Duquesne and Kent State?
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]