Why Mizzou Arena Was Built
I work with several people who go to a lot of basketball games, but are relatively new to Columbia. Their history with MU athletics basically consists of 1-2 games in Hearnes, a few football games in one of the suites, and the past 2 years in Mizzou Arena.
Amazing to talk with them today, the day after the first time they sat in the middle of a great college basketball environment. Couldn’t believe it was so loud, never understood why the buzzer was so loud before, etc.
Games like last night’s victory over KU are why the Arena was built. (And a $20 M donation.) I arrived 45 minutes prior to tip-off and saw the student section already almost full. First-come first-served seating at it’s finest. Late in the game, the tower of students clearly impacted the game. Students, that’s what the games are supposed to be like. Keep coming, keep coming early, keep being loud and you can impact our win total.
I know this isn’t all that insightful, but I couldn’t stand to have a post about not hating KU enough remain at the top any longer.
Great game, great outcome, screw ku.