Coastal Arena Not Happening

Coastal Arena Not Happening#118053

By SuperJon - October 12th, 2007, 4:01 pm

- October 12th, 2007, 4:01 pm #118053

The Coastal Educational Foundation decided in a meeting this morning to terminate a lease with the developers of a proposed arena, Coastal Carolina Arena LLC.

The foundation, a nonprofit that supports Coastal Carolina University and owns the land on which the arena was to be built, voted to terminate the lease in part because of developers' failure to meet certain lease requirements, which put them in default, according to a three-page motion the foundation's board of directors approved.

http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/111/story/216239.html

#118058

By jcmanson - October 12th, 2007, 4:20 pm

- October 12th, 2007, 4:20 pm #118058

Surprise, Surprise, surprise.

El Scorcho wrote:post at your own risk.

#118060

By SuperJon - October 12th, 2007, 4:22 pm

- October 12th, 2007, 4:22 pm #118060

They expected it just like everyone else. It sucks for them. They really deserve something better than frickin Kimbel. They have very nice facilities in everything else, but their gym is terrible, and they'll agree with that in most cases.

#118072

By LUconn - October 12th, 2007, 4:57 pm

- October 12th, 2007, 4:57 pm #118072

can we have the plans for it? That place would look killer on our campus. VERY classy looking.

*please disregard this post if dated before 2017 and accept my apologies*

#118073

By Chris Lang - October 12th, 2007, 4:59 pm

- October 12th, 2007, 4:59 pm #118073

When we talked to Cliff Ellis the other day at media day, he was adamant that something would get done on the arena. So we'll see.

#118075

By LUconn - October 12th, 2007, 5:05 pm

- October 12th, 2007, 5:05 pm #118075

this really sucks for the Big South all together. The less of these 2000 seat garbage holes that our teams have to play in the better. Can you imagine what would happen if one of these teams was good enough to get a 1 seed? The championship game on ESPN would be downright embarrasing.

*please disregard this post if dated before 2017 and accept my apologies*

#118079

By Hold My Own - October 12th, 2007, 5:12 pm

- October 12th, 2007, 5:12 pm #118079

I've already seen some Gyms on ESPN during the BSC that was embarrassing...I cant remember if it was last year or the year before but it looked like a High School (for no reason other than the lighting)

Sly Fox wrote:In my experience with the Falwell family over the past 30+ years, they have never been shy about stating what they believe and standing by it. If anything it should be on their family crest.

#118080

By thepostman - October 12th, 2007, 5:14 pm

- October 12th, 2007, 5:14 pm #118080

Vermont from the America East conference...their gym is a glorified high school gym

#118098

By SuperJon - October 12th, 2007, 7:02 pm

- October 12th, 2007, 7:02 pm #118098

Hold My Own wrote:I've already seen some Gyms on ESPN during the BSC that was embarrassing...I cant remember if it was last year or the year before but it looked like a High School (for no reason other than the lighting)

That's what Kimbel is. It is just like a high school but has real chairs instead of bleachers. My high school gym was bigger (and brighter). They deserve better than that craphole.