Sporto- How are you so sure EMAW land can't accomodate eight mats? Enlighten us.
Because like every other campus arena in this state it was built for one purpose and one purpose only, and the thought of ever having mats covering the floor never crossed their minds. What makes it any different than Koch Arena or Allen Field House?
The empty seat phenomenon is compensated for by applying a fee to every session
They did that in the early days at the Coliseum. You talk about some pissed off spectators when they had to be rousted out into the cold weather after a session. It always took security and much patience to make it happen. For some people the announcements that they needed to clear the arena just did not apply to them. And of course the people who politely left when requested were left out in the cold waiting on the non-compliant ones. Eventually KSHSAA figured it was easier to just charge a bigger gate than to try to clear the arena after a session.
