Just one example of SuperPit inequities

[ADLER]

The Beautiful Super Pit. A Nearly Perfect College Basketball Facility.

[GMG_Dallas]

On 3/4/2022 at 2:51 PM, PlummMeanGreen said:

Fertitta gave UH $20 million toward the $60 million it took to convert Hofheinz Pavillion to the Ferttita Center.  

Note:  Wish I could find a sped up from beginning to end video of the construction of the  Ferttita Center.  
 

10,000 seat Hofheinz Pavillion

7,100 seat Fertitta Center 

 

https://medium.com/uhvalentischool/a-texas-transition-8d5a38c5cd48

Hey I was looking through this thread instead of being productive at home and decided to research this for y'all interested. There's multiple camera angles and multiple projects linked on the left side of the screen. For this project, there's 2 exterior time lapse videos and and 2 interior. 

https://uh.edu/infotech/services/webcam/timelapse/fertitta-inside2/

https://uh.edu/infotech/services/webcam/timelapse/fertitta-inside/

https://uh.edu/infotech/services/webcam/timelapse/fertitta-hsc/

https://uh.edu/infotech/services/webcam/timelapse/fertitta-spg/

Enjoy!

[C Rod]

12 hours ago, ADLER said:

The Beautiful Super Pit. A Nearly Perfect College Basketball Facility.

I really want to remove that shitty CUSA logo off our Battle Flag. Thankfully the AAC places their logo outside of the key.

[meangreenfaninno]

32 minutes ago, C Rod said:

I really want to remove that shitty CUSA logo off our Battle Flag. Thankfully the AAC places their logo outside of the key.

Dude you read my mind.  I want no part of promoting that conference. 

[UNTcrazy727]

13 hours ago, ADLER said:

The Beautiful Super Pit. A Nearly Perfect College Basketball Facility.

Nearly perfect? Let's calm down. 

[Clinetort]

22 hours ago, UNTcrazy727 said:

Nearly perfect? Let's calm down. 

Out of 358 D 1 Arenas, I would put the Super Pit in at least the top 75.

[greenminer]

I'm fine with my Super Pit experience.  Which is a chair, the view, and an occasional trip to the bathroom or concession stand.  But I've read over and over about some of the facilities beneath the stands and how they are lacking and/or dangerous.

[UNTcrazy727]

2 hours ago, Clinetort said:

Out of 358 D 1 Arenas, I would put the Super Pit in at least the top 75.

I'd love to see your list.

[Green Otaku]

On 3/5/2022 at 9:34 AM, UNTcrazy727 said:

My big complaint is the SOW and Texas outline at mid court are way too big. Midcourt logos should not stretch all the way between the 3 point lines. 

Agree, this has always bothered me. 

[Clinetort]

11 minutes ago, UNTcrazy727 said:

I'd love to see your list.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NCAA_Division_I_basketball_arenas

Just as a starting point.  178 facilities on this list have a capacity of 6,000 or less.  

Edited March 8, 2022 by Clinetort

[UNTLifer]

1 minute ago, Clinetort said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NCAA_Division_I_basketball_arenas

 

Your list.

[UNTcrazy727]

1 hour ago, Clinetort said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NCAA_Division_I_basketball_arenas

Just as a starting point.  178 facilities on this list have a capacity of 6,000 or less.  

That doesn't automatically make them worse than the Super Pit. 

And comparing us to the whole country doesn't make sense. A better question is how does the Super Pit rank compared to arenas in the AAC, Mountain West, Big East, Atlantic 10. 

[Clinetort]

3 hours ago, UNTcrazy727 said:

That doesn't automatically make them worse than the Super Pit. 

And comparing us to the whole country doesn't make sense. A better question is how does the Super Pit rank compared to arenas in the AAC, Mountain West, Big East, Atlantic 10. 

The only pier group out of the conferences mentioned is obviously the AAC and the Super Pit stacks up very well against this competition.  

[NT80]

8 hours ago, greenminer said:

I'm fine with my Super Pit experience.  Which is a chair, the view, and an occasional trip to the bathroom or concession stand.  But I've read over and over about some of the facilities beneath the stands and how they are lacking and/or dangerous.

Dangerous?  Seriously?  Don't believe it.  We used to have Mean Green Club pre-game basketball social events below the SuperPit for years.  Not bad at all beneath the stands.

Now Fouts beneath the stands was a little scary back in the day, lol.  Actually not scary, just cramped, dark, and very dated, but a cool place to explore...like an old movie set.  Underneath the SuperPit, the parts I've been to are spacious, lighted, clean, and well kept. 

[Cr1028]

20 minutes ago, NT80 said:

Dangerous?  Seriously? Now Fouts beneath the stands was a little scary back in the day, lol.  Actually not scary, just cramped, dark, and very dated, but a cool place to explore...like an old movie set.

Long live the pee wall.

[greenminer]

26 minutes ago, NT80 said:

Dangerous?  Seriously?  Don't believe it.  We used to have Mean Green Club pre-game basketball social events below the SuperPit for years.  Not bad at all beneath the stands.

Now Fouts beneath the stands was a little scary back in the day, lol.  Actually not scary, just cramped, dark, and very dated, but a cool place to explore...like an old movie set.  Underneath the SuperPit, the parts I've been to are spacious, lighted, clean, and well kept. 

Don't believe what I read here on GMG.com, except you? sure.

I've seen the green room.  I've wandered the halls underneath (2+ seasons in the basketball band).  I'm not gonna pretend I have a firm grasp of the infrastructure and what engineers would say.  Honestly, I don't know why anyone but engineers/architects and/or the actual staff would claim to be an authority on the integrity of this place.

 

4 minutes ago, Cr1028 said:

Long live the pee wall.

Ha! I never (thankfully?) saw it.

Edited March 9, 2022 by greenminer

[greenminer]

1 hour ago, NT80 said:

1) You're the only one claiming you heard it's dangerous.   2) It wouldn't be open if that was the case, and it's not.  

1) I'm not making that claim, I'm stating I've read it here before that is lacking and possibly dangerous.  Sorry I wasn't clear.
2) I know this might be a shock to you, but sometimes facilities and buildings remain open even when things aren't 100%.

I wish I could remember who was spelling this out.  It wasn't really a "this buildings about to collapse" claim.  IIRC, it was about asbestos, age, and couldn't fully support what our programs needed.

Where in my previous posts do you think i'm pushing for a new arena? I think you'll find that I'm just fine with the Super Pit, but also recognize it is not ideal.

[Texas Stranger]

18 hours ago, greenminer said:

Ha! I never (thankfully?) saw it.

Rice Stadium still has theirs.  A blast from the past.