A Detour for Pauley

by Nestor on Feb 15, 2007 4:55 AM PST in Pauley Restoration

Given there is so much interest in Bruins Nation wrt to restoration of the Cathedral of College Hoops, I am surprised I didn’t see any comments on this little detail from Dohn’s post West Va report earlier in the week:

Making the rounds: Following the loss (to West Virginia), Bruins athletic director Dan Guerrero led a four-person contingent to the University of Pittsburgh's Peterson Center for a tour, then took in the No. 7 Panthers' game against Providence as part of the discovery process for the renovation of Pauley Pavilion.

Guerrero was joined by UCLA senior associate athletic director for external relations Ross Bjork, chairman of the Pauley renovation leadership committee Richard Bergman and his assistant, Joel Browning.

The quartet already has visited the University of Texas, Wichita State, Kentucky (which has new practice facilities) and Ohio State. Also on the schedule are the University of Virginia's new basketball arena, Maryland, Missouri and the headquarters of HOK Sport, which was selected to prepare preliminary designs to redo Pauley.

That is good news. Let’s hope DG and his associates stay diligent and don’t drop the ball on this. Right now I am cautiously optimistic about Pauley’s restoration given all the movement we have seen under DG in last year or so. Let’s hope he stays at it.

GO BRUINS.

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If only

DG would show half as much interest in renovation of the football program as he does to renovation of Pauley.

by Fox 71 on Feb 15, 2007 6:42 AM PST 0 recs

Nice post and update.

This is very encouraging.

by rfirpo on Feb 15, 2007 7:30 AM PST 0 recs

The one thing

about the post that scares me is with the exception of Rupp Arena, none of those are very steep or intimidating. They're big, 15,000-19,000 seat places that seem more like rpo arenas then college arenas to me. Rupp is large to, but it has the college feel the other places don't. Obviously not every arena they visited fits eacht hing I have mentioned, but they are pro-like arenas for the most part. I hope they don't sell Pauley's soul for the pro-like arena with luxury bozes right in the middle, students only behind the baskets, LED boards and flatter, not steep at all sections.

by ryebreadraz on Feb 15, 2007 7:36 AM PST 0 recs

students only behind the basket

Please no. The games I went to at Pauley were on the sides. As a Georgetown grad I went to the UCLA game there at the (pro arena) MCI Center, where they sit the students in the back, and it sucks, especially if its not steep. You don't feel as if your noise makes a factor.

by boston bruin on Feb 15, 2007 9:21 AM PST up 0 recs

I just heard that the Athletic Dept

along with several other people will be having a big meeting about the renovation at the end of the month. I think all of the people will list their demands and needs for improving the experience. I'll let you know what I hear when it happens.

by isodore on Feb 15, 2007 2:24 PM PST 0 recs