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We most certainly did but not enough as you state. It was so dark that film crews had to rent lights for any major station broadcasts.

Tulsa would be my guess.

This isn't football

A topic almost as popular as uniform and helmet talk in the off-season, but it seems like we will be with the Super Pit for the foreseeable future. Given the time it's taken to get the Athletic Center expansion off the ground, I can't image raising the money necessary to build a new basketball arena any time soon. To be honest, with a decent crowd, it presents pretty well on TV for its age. There are certainly worse venues out there. Let's say it's our home for at least 10 more years (probably more in reality), what can/should be done to dress up the place? Not really considering cost, feasibility or priority, but here's some initial thoughts. This is mainly from the perspective of a TV viewer. 1. Lighting. I think we made some lighting improvements a few years ago, but even with the improved production quality of ESPN, there are camera angles where the court and players don't show up well. 2. Removable curtains or something to block off all or portions of the upper deck seating. Artificially reduce capacity to force seating to be in the lower bowl. Can be removed if necessary for larger crowds. More crowd noise? Doesn't look empty on TV but could also look bad if the curtains are cheap or it looks like we're hiding something. 3. Dead space behind the baskets. It looks like we are adding some baseline seating on court, but is there any way to add more back there (student or standing room only)? Players need to get through the tunnels, so may not be possible. Maybe just paint the ugly cement floor if nothing else can be done or add some hardwood to extend the floor all the way to the edge of the stands. 4. Raise the floor? Is that even possible? Maybe not all the way, but bring it up closer to the first row of seating? On many courts, the first row (not court-level) is almost directly behind the scorer's table and team benches.

I love Mark Fo!! Seems like a dude I could have a drink or 2 with and just chat about all my favorite Dallas teams.