What, if anything, would you change about Mackey Arena?

[Woodsa]

I actually think Mackey is one of the finest playing arenas there are in all of college sports. But, to generate some dialog on this forum, what, if anything, would you change within Mackey Arena...
- Inside the playing arena?
- Outside the playing arena?

My take

• Inside: nothing (other than keeping what is current, fresh)
• Outside: widen corridors to make more room for sell-out crowds and all those awards

 

[Boiler Buck]

Decrease bleachers....Increase comfort seating up a few levels.

 

[boilerzz]

I'd put it in West Chester, Ohio so I could go to games more.

 

[Gemini95]

I mean there's really only one answer here, which will hopefully be rectified this March.

 

[BoilerAndy]

I mean there's really only one answer here, which will hopefully be rectified this March.

NC banner!

 

[Woodsa]

Decrease bleachers....Increase comfort seating up a few levels.

I thought about better (more comfortable) seats but that may decrease attendance, which no one wants!

 

[Smokestack91]

• Outside: widen corridors to make more room for sell-out crowds and all those awards

They did that in 2011, but I guess more room is always better.

 

[pboiler18]

It’s always hot as balls at the top. Maybe top 6-7 rows of the stadium. The heat rises and it’s almost unbearable up there, especially during the games when the crowd gets riled up.

Maybe some ventilation? Fans? (Damn, I’m not as old as I sound)

 

[New Pal Boiler]

I actually think Mackey is one of the finest playing arenas there are in all of college sports. But, to generate some dialog on this forum, what, if anything, would you change within Mackey Arena...
- Inside the playing arena?
- Outside the playing arena?

My take

• Inside: nothing (other than keeping what is current, fresh)
• Outside: widen corridors to make more room for sell-out crowds and all those awards

Make the fatties buy 2 seats. Or just take 1 seat out of each row.

 

[Schnelk]

More parking spaces. Ikr?

 

[Dryfly88]

X2 on parking.

 

[ChoiceBeef]

Those comfort loungers near the court - move those up to the upper bowl and add in more student seating/general seating there. Sorry, that section always looks like they are half asleep.

 

[Professor Emeritus]

I'd put it in West Chester, Ohio so I could go to games more.

I thought it was in West Lafayette, Pennsylvania?

At least that's what Verne Lundquist told me.

 

[Purdue Grad in Texas]

I thought it was in West Lafayette, Pennsylvania?

At least that's what Verne Lundquist told me.

Keaton Moore's hometown!

 

[SuPurduePer]

Decrease bleachers....Increase comfort seating up a few levels.

Bleacher seating is why it’s so loud. Fans can’t wait to stand to get a little relief to their backsides!

 

[proudopete]

Bleacher seating is why it’s so loud. Fans can’t wait to stand to get a little relief to their backsides!

Or give up space to the guy next to you who stays seated and spreads his legs wide.

 

[Woodsa]

Those comfort loungers near the court - move those up to the upper bowl and add in more student seating/general seating there. Sorry, that section always looks like theybare asleep.

I agree, anything we can do to make the seating more comfortable without sacrificing nbr of seats should be done throughout the arena.

Sounds like ventilation and air movement should be improved to reduce the "hot as balls" thermal build up.

Move more students closer to the court is an interesting idea. It would reduce ticket revenue and pass off those with money. But, if it makes the place louder, resulting in more wins, does that offset the alumni complaints?

 

[Woodsa]

Would you be in favor of raising the arena from the street level? Maybe add a few suites along that ring as well more bleacher seats at the top?

Also, could replace some of the media with loud students.

 

[ChoiceBeef]

Would you be in favor of raising the arena from the street level? Maybe add a few suites along that ring as well more bleacher seats at the top?

Also, could replace some of the media with loud students.

Would be curious on adding some sort of suite while keeping the original design elements. Feel like this would be like Oklahoma State where the went vertical and raised everything up.

As to ventilation, perhaps we can pump that down on opposing teams bench? We have smart folks in thermodynamics would could work that out.

 

[Riveting-]

I thought it was in West Lafayette, Pennsylvania?

At least that's what Verne Lundquist told me.

Verne was confusing it with Indinia Univ. of Pennsylvania, which is the real Indinia Univ.

 

[icewind7]

The P in the center does not look as good as the previous train logo, and the current train logo looks too cartoonish.

 

[Woodsa]

That would be funny to design it so that the visitors bench is warm.

 

[Woodsa]

They did that in 2011, but I guess more room is always better.

Yes, but those corridors could be made bigger to allow greater flow. I do remember the old halls, wow, were those cramped.

But if you could raise the upper bowl and increase the corridor height and width, that would be tremendous.

 

[The Boiler Special]

I think if it was just a tad larger... Try to get it closer to 16k... With a more cushy seating section... Honestly that's just being picky though... A banner is the realistic addition...

 

[Woodsa]

I should have clarified that I meant a physical modification to the arena and not a banner.

Getting a banner would go a long way for this program. Assuming that happens, I was more curious as to what Purdue could do to improve the arena itself.

 

[Flot]

I actually think Mackey is one of the finest playing arenas there are in all of college sports. But, to generate some dialog on this forum, what, if anything, would you change within Mackey Arena...
- Inside the playing arena?
- Outside the playing arena?

My take

• Inside: nothing (other than keeping what is current, fresh)
• Outside: widen corridors to make more room for sell-out crowds and all those awards

Add in concessions- Tommy’s (chili) Burgers to welcome our new California Big10 teams! Rampart Tommy’s was half way between USC and UCLA.

 

[galoot]

Make the bottom bowl ALL students. Move everyone else upstairs. That's not much of a demotion, not really a bad seat in Mackey. But could you imagine how raucous that would be?

 

[titaniumbolt]

Make the bottom bowl ALL students. Move everyone else upstairs. That's not much of a demotion, not really a bad seat in Mackey. But could you imagine how raucous that would be?

+1000

 

[BoilerYergs]

If it was a 17k seat arena, sure, sacrifice seats for comfort.
dont fix what isn’t broken. It’s the best college basketball venue out there.

 

[Inspector100]

I think if it was just a tad larger... Try to get it closer to 16k... With a more cushy seating section... Honestly that's just being picky though... A banner is the realistic addition...

This was discussed many years ago. Adding just 4 rows around the top will add 3K seats per the current definition of a seat. That plan would have put Mackey over 17K seats during the time of the original discussion.

 

[Tommaker]

Make the fatties buy 2 seats. Or just take 1 seat out of each row.

Hey now, what qualifies as a fattie in your book? That stuff may fly on the West Coast, but this is Indiana!

 

[Tommaker]

Those comfort loungers near the court - move those up to the upper bowl and add in more student seating/general seating there. Sorry, that section always looks like they are half asleep.

That's how wonderfully comfortable those chairs are! Or so I have heard.

 

[Tommaker]

I actually think Mackey is one of the finest playing arenas there are in all of college sports. But, to generate some dialog on this forum, what, if anything, would you change within Mackey Arena...
- Inside the playing arena?
- Outside the playing arena?

My take

• Inside: nothing (other than keeping what is current, fresh)
• Outside: widen corridors to make more room for sell-out crowds and all those awards

 

[New Pal Boiler]

Hey now, what qualifies as a fattie in your book? That stuff may fly on the West Coast, but this is Indiana!

If you don’t know who the fattie in your row is…

 

[13thman]

Make the bottom bowl ALL students. Move everyone else upstairs. That's not much of a demotion, not really a bad seat in Mackey. But could you imagine how raucous that would be?

I'd like to be there when you suggest this to those that write the big checks.

 

[Carolyn]

Those comfort loungers near the court - move those up to the upper bowl and add in more student seating/general seating there. Sorry, that section always looks like they are half asleep.

Agree, we need students on the sidelines so it looks like there is excitement

 

[ChoiceBeef]

Agree, we need students on the sidelines so it looks like there is excitement

I also get that it is revenue game and if you take those seats that cost $100/game (hypothetical because I have no idea) and convert to student ones, there is a trade off potential. Couple that with the amount of food/beverage those folks have compared to a student and it might be best to leave things as is.

I would be curious to see potential renderings if we could add some boxes/suites. I think for hosting recruits and others, it would be cool.