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Culpeper Hokie

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Cassell capacity


Current capacity of ACC and in-state basketball arenas

Syracuse 33,000
Louisville 22,090
North Carolina 21,750
NC State 19,557
Wake Forest 14,665
Virginia 14,593
Pittsburgh 12,508
Florida State 12,100
William & Mary 11,300
Clemson 10,000
George Mason 10,000
Virginia Tech 9,847
Duke 9,314
Notre Dame 9,149
(VT after reno ~8,900?)
Boston College 8,606
Georgia Tech 8,600
JMU 8,500
ODU 8,472
Miami (FL) 7,972
VCU 7,617
Richmond 7,200

Babcock mentioned that he would like to be able to keep the capacity as "close to 9,000 as possible." So, that means we'll probably be somewhere in the 8,800 to 8,900 realm. With our current capacity we are already in the bottom 3rd of ACC arenas, and this will likely take us down to one of the bottom 4 in the ACC.

This will also keep us solidly in 4th place in Virginia behind UVA, W&M and GMU, and just ~barely~ above JMU and ODU.

The planned renovations are beautiful, but I am extremely disappointed that we are heading in the wrong direction with regard to capacity. Granted we haven't been drawing close to 10,000 in recent years, but if the current resurgence of the program continues, it is not unreasonable to expect that we could see that type of demand again.

With all of the tearing out of walls and other major structural changes, you would think that they might take the opportunity to try to fit more general seating in, to keep our capacity near 10,000. Particularly galling is that, with the conversion of seats to more premium seating, there will be even less availability for regular fans and students. Just seems like a lost opportunity and a short sighted step in the wrong direction.



[Post edited by Culpeper Hokie at 04/21/2021 11:08AM]

Posted: 04/21/2021 at 10:53AM



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Cassell capacity -- Culpeper Hokie 04/21/2021 10:53AM
  HJi expectations -- 134465Hokie 04/21/2021 10:27PM
  Good points. ** -- RJHokie 04/21/2021 10:31PM
  Mixed Message -- 134674Hokie 04/21/2021 5:41PM
  GT & Clemson did same thing with their arenas -- hokiepro 04/22/2021 2:03PM
  Yes Experience -- VT Rockie 04/22/2021 10:37AM
  Clarification -- 134674Hokie 04/21/2021 7:29PM
  Understood. thanks for clarifying your point. -- Hokies23 04/22/2021 10:36AM
  I Agree -- VT Rockie 04/21/2021 3:18PM
  Agree - too many entertainment options -- Walkin` Willie 04/23/2021 09:26AM
  Yes I get all of that. -- hokiepro 04/21/2021 4:59PM
  That game was awesome. -- Will Stewart  04/21/2021 5:13PM
  That makes sense as a snapshot, but VT is growing... -- Culpeper Hokie 04/21/2021 3:57PM
  Cassell Capacity -- Midwestguy 04/21/2021 3:47PM
  Well I -- VT Rockie 04/21/2021 3:23PM
  But we don't NEED more than 9,000 fans at games -- HokieAl 04/21/2021 3:52PM
  Well -- VT Rockie 04/21/2021 5:19PM
  So do I -- NC Hoke 04/21/2021 5:55PM
  When both VT and Blacksburg had far fewer people... -- Culpeper Hokie 04/21/2021 1:27PM
  There was no TV then. No competition. ** -- Stork 04/21/2021 2:54PM
  How many can you.... -- 2hhoop3 04/21/2021 2:53PM
  Things change. Adapt or die. ** -- NokieHokie 04/21/2021 2:31PM
  Exactly. ** -- radhokie1 04/21/2021 1:52PM
  Agree -- SteveInBaltimore 04/21/2021 12:26PM
  Could be a two-edged sword. -- AshburnFarmHokie 04/21/2021 12:51PM
  Could do what Duke does -- Nelsonia Hokie 04/21/2021 1:08PM
  That's what I hope would happen -- AshburnFarmHokie 04/21/2021 1:11PM
  Only if you sharpen both sides :) ** -- AshburnFarmHokie 04/21/2021 1:05PM
  .i see your point. ** -- squarerootofone 04/21/2021 1:06PM

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