BWA Updates?

[kingoftherapids]

so is there going to be any updates to bwa for next year? if anyone has been up there lately, please reveal your info!

[PotBelliedPig29]

I was wondering the samething. I have heard that they are going to make the student section span the length of the court not just one section.

[razorbackfan4life]

I was wondering the samething. I have heard that they are going to make the student section span the length of the court not just one section.

that would be SWEEEEEET

[The_Iceman]

it definately has alot of potential for improvement.

[booogaga]

i think the first thing they need to do is change the faded back lit photos on the walls

[The_Iceman]

i think the first thing they need to do is change the faded back lit photos on the walls

definately! how does something like that go without being kept up looking nice?

[Hogbody]

I was wondering the samething. I have heard that they are going to make the student section span the length of the court not just one section.

That would be exciting.  Need to make sure it's across from the television cameras so it has good effect on TV also.

[RZRBack_FAN]

BWA is truely a basketball Meca but it is way behind in alot of areas.

[The_Iceman]

That would be exciting.  Need to make sure it's across from the television cameras so it has good effect on TV also.

ticket wise it would just be easier to move the cameras.

[opineonswine]

Media is being moved away from courtside.  Students will likely remain where they are...there might be SLIGHT modification.

[The Boar War]

I also heard something about changing the logo at half court.  Is there anything to this?

[The Great Hambino]

Well, they sanded the logo off the floor in barnhill, so BWA is surely next.

[booogaga]

if they moved the media off the court where are they going to put them?

[bart.pohlman]

if they moved the media off the court where are they going to put them?

Which is exactly the question I'd like to have answered. I have never been a fan of arenas that put people in front of the media. There are times when it becomes difficult to see what is going on.

[The_Iceman]

it just seems kinda unnecessary to put the media right in front of the students. it kinda makes the students "hold back" alittle on what it said. if you put them right on the court, it would change the atmosphere on BWA drastically.

[ConwayHog]

Which is exactly the question I'd like to have answered. I have never been a fan of arenas that put people in front of the media. There are times when it becomes difficult to see what is going on.

I've never been a fan of the media getting to sit courtside.

[mbgrulz]

I've never been a fan of the media getting to sit courtside.

Me either.

it dulls the atmosphere.

Now, when an opposing player is inbounding the ball, he'll only be 2 or 3 feet from a hog fan.

[bart.pohlman]

I've never been a fan of the media getting to sit courtside.

It works at most major collegiate arenas. Just look at Cameron Indoor.

[bart.pohlman]

Me either.

it dulls the atmosphere.

Now, when an opposing player is inbounding the ball, he'll only be 2 or 3 feet from a hog fan.

And don't forget, the student section will be staying where it is currently located. I imagine those will be high-dollar courtside seats going in, with the media behind them. So the students still won't be that close to the action.

[opineonswine]

Which is exactly the question I'd like to have answered. I have never been a fan of arenas that put people in front of the media. There are times when it becomes difficult to see what is going on.

get real....you can raise a LOT of money from boosters wanting those seats.  Most arenas don't have media on the floor anymore.

[Dances With Hogs]

Hum, That makes sense.

And don't forget, the student section will be staying where it is currently located. I imagine those will be high-dollar courtside seats going in, with the media behind them. So the students still won't be that close to the action.

[ontop]

ticket wise it would just be easier to move the cameras.

Not Exaclty.  Ever noticed where the cameras are?  They are in a concrete section that sits a few feet below the regular seats on the south side of the upper deck.  There is no such section on the north side, plus the cables are already in piping going to the south side, would cost thousands to move the cameras to the other side of the arena.

[booogaga]

i am just wondering where they would put the press row if they moved it off the floor

[Porky861]

Banners....we need more banners.

[The_Iceman]

Banners....we need more banners.

i wish they could make the national championship banners "pop" more and seem more noticable. some of the lights that shine on them were burnt out, from what i can remember.

[Hogbody]

i am just wondering where they would put the press row if they moved it off the floor

I'm sure press row will still be there on that one side, but all of those tables that are "reserved" that a bunch of people end up not even sitting at need to be got rid of. 

Oh, we might need to make those lighted signs on press row a little sturdier.  Another one might get broken this year

[Breems]

Hope they don't change those sinks in the bathroom, they're freakin awesome.

Section 192, Row 15, Seat 1 had a crack in the cup-holder if I remember though.

[Porky861]

Coach P should get a bonus for every lighted sign he breaks.

[TheArkansasTraveller]

I was told there's going to be a press conference Thurs. @ 12:00 to discuss the "modifications" to BWA.   

[The_Iceman]

I was told there's going to be a press conference Thurs. @ 12:00 to discuss the "modifications" to BWA.  

thats interesting. i hope they are specific.

[Dr Swineglove]

I was told there's going to be a press conference Thurs. @ 12:00 to discuss the "modifications" to BWA.  

Very interesting - thanks for the news!

[cdclark09]

I say put the press in the upper deck and let the fans/students get court side.

[opineonswine]

I say put the press in the upper deck and let the fans/students get court side.

Am told there is little they can do to move students.

[Buck Brewer]

that was cemented when we moved to BWA, high paying donors are not going to give up those seats willingly. It should have been the fold up sets from behind each goal down one side. I don't know if the SEC allows students to sit directly behind the opposing team, so it would likely had been the press side.
But those folks have become entrenched and if you move them you'll have to move nearly every seat in the lower bowl and then 14,000 folks are pissed off.

Shoulda been done like Nolan wanted in the begining.

[cmiller01]

Rumor on the hill is the Athletic Department will be making announcements about BWA renovations today at noon

[TheArkansasTraveller]

I was told there's going to be a press conference Thurs. @ 12:00 to discuss the "modifications" to BWA. 

Just FYI,  for anyone who's as interested in this news as I am, you probably need to check out the the first Arkansas sports radio show of the day.   Bo Mattingly should have the first info  of the day on what was said, show starts at 1pm.   You can listen on the show's web site if you don't have access to a radio.   

http://www.sportstalkwithbo.com/site/index.php

[The_Iceman]

so whats the word?

[George S. Pigton]

More LED banners, club seats on the court for $12,000 each with access to a club lounge,
moving the student seats somehow but I missed the details.

[olblueyes]

More LED banners, club seats on the court for $12,000 each with access to a club lounge,
moving the student seats somehow but I missed the details.

They were saying take the seats out and putting benches in. The students don't sit anyway, and they could get more students in. The students would stay where they are now. I heard this on sports talk with Bo Matingly.

[davidharwood]

heard they are putting the "classic" logo on the floor....which one is that?

[Lard]

I was told there's going to be a press conference Thurs. @ 12:00 to discuss the "modifications" to BWA.  

I think all pressers announced on Hogville begin at 4pm.

[The_Iceman]

heard they are putting the "classic" logo on the floor....which one is that?

the "helmet" hog.

they need to lower student ticket prices to $1 like in football. that would allow us to afford it and pack it out every game.

[HogFaninMemphis]

the "helmet" hog.

they need to lower student ticket prices to $1 like in football. that would allow us to afford it and pack it out every game.

I like the slobbering hog much more.
That hog is a basketball tradition from Barnhill days.  It would be stupid to change tradition just to be different.
I also agree that we should lower student ticket prices.

[opineonswine]

I like the slobbering hog much more.
That hog is a basketball tradition from Barnhill days.  It would be stupid to change tradition just to be different.
I also agree that we should lower student ticket prices.

Everyone has an opinion.  I disagree with you on both.  Branding is important and you need to pick one and go with it.  They picked the helmet hog and I think that's great.  Students get the deal of their lives with football tickets.  I believe the basketball situation is more like other schools and should stay where it is.

[Razorbuck]

I will be dissapointed if the make the Razorback smaller in any way.  I still see Alex Dillard launching three pointers from the snout and the tail.  I definitely don't like the current logo of the hog over the top of the bordered "Arkansas".  I always go for items that just have a hog.