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TheRacRU

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Oct 10, 2012
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1. Indiana
2. Michigan State
3. Minnesota
4. Maryland
5. Purdue
6. Iowa
7. Illinois
8. Nebraska
9. Wisconsin
10. Northwestern
11. Michigan
12. Rutgers
13. Ohio State
14. Penn State
 
ScarletDave

ScarletDave

Heisman
Oct 7, 2010
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15,352
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If that’s based on size, congrats. If it’s based on what’s the best place to experience a game when it’s sold out, tradition, noise/environment, etc. they are sadly mistaken. Mine would be (compared to theirs):

1. Indiana —
2. Northwestern (+8)
3. Rutgers (+9)
4. Minnesota —
5. Maryland (-1)
6. Iowa —
7. Michigan State (-5)
8. Wisconsin (+1)
9. Purdue (-4)
10. Illinois (-3)
11. Nebraska (-3)
12. Michigan (-1)
13. Ohio State —
14. Penn State —

Would love to hear BK’s list too.
 
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Jim_from_RU

All-American
Jul 30, 2001
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I love the RAC. When it’s packed, it’s an unreal experience. We should be towards the middle of this list.
 
cubuffsdoug_rivals

cubuffsdoug_rivals

Heisman
Apr 8, 2002
15,526
26,720
113
The rankings from that site is weighted by perception of Rutgers' time the B1G. I don't think the person writing the rankings has experienced the atmosphere at the RAC when it's at its best.
 
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sct1111

All-American
Nov 30, 2014
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8,402
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Jim_from_RU said:
I love the RAC. When it’s packed, it’s an unreal experience. We should be towards the middle of this list.
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The atmosphere is great but let's be honest, the rest of the arena is awful. The concourses are terrible. It needs a legit renovation and then it could be near the top of this list.
 
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Russ Wood

Heisman
Oct 12, 2011
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Local Shill said:
What a joker. Using a RAC photo from at least six years ago - old scoreboard, Big East logo and all.
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It may have been the only pic he could get permission to legally use. I noticed that there are some very detailed attribution credit on his photos. You've tried pretty hard to get photo permission when you're listing "under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic License" for a picture. You almost never see that.

The pic of Maryland's arena is old. ACC logo on the court and their old tiny above court scoreboard.

According to the content in this piece, the reporter ranked the arena's based "on the building itself, and on its environment during games."
 
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Jim_from_RU

All-American
Jul 30, 2001
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sct1111 said:
The atmosphere is great but let's be honest, the rest of the arena is awful. The concourses are terrible. It needs a legit renovation and then it could be near the top of this list.
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It needs a renovation, but that’s not happening for a while.
 
bigmatt718

bigmatt718

Heisman
Mar 11, 2013
15,737
22,096
113
Mr Magoo said:
14 has got to be correct. I can’t imagine a worse arena. It’s like a morgue.
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Thats why its asinine to consider building a new hoops arena for RU. The RAC is small but has character. Now renovating it like NW did with Welsh Ryan, that makes sense completely. Gut the office part out and you could possibly squeeze 10k in the RAC.
 
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bac2therac

bac2therac

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Jul 30, 2001
247,677
177,365
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ScarletDave said:
If that’s based on size, congrats. If it’s based on what’s the best place to experience a game when it’s sold out, tradition, noise/environment, etc. they are sadly mistaken. Mine would be (compared to theirs):

1. Indiana —
2. Northwestern (+8)
3. Rutgers (+9)
4. Minnesota —
5. Maryland (-1)
6. Iowa —
7. Michigan State (-5)
8. Wisconsin (+1)
9. Purdue (-4)
10. Illinois (-3)
11. Nebraska (-3)
12. Michigan (-1)
13. Ohio State —
14. Penn State —

Would love to hear BK’s list too.
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sorry but you cant possibly put RU third...until RU proves it by winning and by having a strong student presence every game and actually win big games they dont belong in the top 10..your ranking totally disregards Big 10 tradition
 
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bac2therac

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Jul 30, 2001
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Mr Magoo said:
14 has got to be correct. I can’t imagine a worse arena. It’s like a morgue.
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bingo...its sad really because there are so many people at PSU, they just couldnt give a lick about it, even when the team is half decent, its one program in this league that does not deserve to be successful
 
bac2therac

bac2therac

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Jul 30, 2001
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sct1111 said:
The atmosphere is great but let's be honest, the rest of the arena is awful. The concourses are terrible. It needs a legit renovation and then it could be near the top of this list.
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there were what less than 5K on Saturday actual attendance yet the line for food was the longest I have seen it in quite sometime. The RAC is pretty poor when it comes to being fan friendly and its a horribly ugly outside, hopefully once the practice facility is built they spruce up the outside because its sort of embarrassing
 
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TDIrish27

All-Conference
Aug 2, 2001
4,438
2,666
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Would suggest that Assembly Hall is a trip well worth making if you can ever get out there.

Been there several times with a former client and it's really cool.

Was always struck by the amount of elderly people who had season tickets around him.

I think some of them had their seats since Branch McCracken was HC. :):)
 
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dontestrond

All-Conference
Jun 27, 2011
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Hey guys just been around your new training facility that’s being built, that is a very nice area with all the housing and student activity. My only question is, why no LED boards or any basketball promotion for men’s and women’s basketball in front of The Rac? It’s just a hill surrounded by road and grass.
 
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bac2therac

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Jul 30, 2001
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dontestrond said:
Hey guys just been around your new training facility that’s being built, that is a very nice area with all the housing and student activity. My only question is, why no LED boards or any basketball promotion for men’s and women’s basketball in front of The Rac? It’s just a hill surrounded by road and grass.
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dont ask me, I guess that they are waiting for the whole thing to get done...however they have been using excuses for years...the front of the RAC is embarrassing, it looks like a ******** really and this goes back 20 years. The school is all about penny pinching...and yes even when the full share comes in its going to penny pinch
 
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Mr. Magoo1

Heisman
Nov 15, 2001
15,468
16,313
113
cubuffsdoug said:
The rankings from that site is weighted by perception of Rutgers' time the B1G. I don't think the person writing the rankings has experienced the atmosphere at the RAC when it's at its best.
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My guess is many people who post on this site have not experienced the atmosphere at the RAC when it’s at its best. They would have had to have gone to the big games in the 80s/very early 90s (e.g., WVU in 82, PSU in 89, Missouri in 91, and UNLV).
 
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rufeelinit

All-Conference
May 16, 2010
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The two venues that would be of most interest to me for a visit would be Williams Arena and Assembly Hall.
 
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