Colonial Life Arena seating
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Not all of the new seats in Rupp arena have cupholders:
In addition, with the new seats, Rupp arena went from 23,500 to 20,545. That's is 2,955 season ticket holders who got kicked out of their long time seats.
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The front row has them on the arms. Rows farther back have them on the seatbacks.Not all of the new seats in Rupp arena have cupholders:
In addition, with the new seats, Rupp arena went from 23,500 to 20,545. That's is 2,955 season ticket holders who got kicked out of their long time seats.
Good find... didn't see that. Why should I have ever doubted you??The front row has them on the arms. Rows farther back have them on the seatbacks.
Brother, I make a lot of mistakes and most are oversights. I have to check myself all the time. God bless.
No. The tread width and seat size is identical to Bud Walton Arena right down to the inch. We don't have them because ole Save Every Penny Mike had to shave a few thousand dollars of the cost of his monument to himself that cost us a wonderful, perfectly sized basketball arena. And no one since has had cared enough about the fan experience to add them. Irony is most arenas make money off of cup holders between increased beverage sales and putting sponsorship decals on them
Like I posted earlier, I might have been thinking of every other arena I have ever been in. 😁
I’m in agreement. I’m just saying that they’ll have to be rear mounts instead of arm mounts
You must not pay too close attention. Ole Miss and Auburn are two brand new ones off the top of my head
I thought the Palvilion was renovated. As far as Auburn, at the time they got their new arena I was working in a time zone that was 13 to 14 hours ahead of Eastern Time and the only sports channel I remember was Sky Sports.. I worked out in Asia from January 2003 until February 2015 so I missed a lot of South Carolina games..
The Pavilion replaced the Tad Pad.
Also, as far as the Rupp Arena comment earlier in the thread, it was built in the 80s and is owned by the convention center/hotel. Tennessee's arena was actually built as a larger copy of Rupp and has since been renovated.
Although I can't find pictures, the fairly recent extensive interior renovation of Thompson-Boling Arena inclines me to believe they also have cupholders.
In a surprise upset, the Thompson-Boling Arena renovation didn't include cupholders for their brand new luxury boxes, which is insane.
I figured it out - just go out and buy an eyeglass lanyard from your local Walmart:
And buy some alligator clips:
And fashion a snack lanyard, clip the bag/bucket around your neck, and it frees up your hands to hold your beverage of choice. Or you could just "down and dirty" it by getting some old boot laces and a couple of bulldog clips:
Problem solved!!!
I do not think you can stick a champagne glass in a cup holder.In a surprise upset, the Thompson-Boling Arena renovation didn't include cupholders for their brand new luxury boxes, which is insane.
Seating companies only have 2 or 3 seat widths. The measurements are met by adjusting the arm standards.
That IS wacked out. I guess they figure that, with that much leg room, a person can set his/her drink on the floor.In a surprise upset, the Thompson-Boling Arena renovation didn't include cupholders for their brand new luxury boxes, which is insane.
So we have learned that every SEC school does not have cupholders, and that some SEC schools have in fact built new arenas since Carolina did.
And some will still leave this thread saying we're the only school in the conference with no cupholders even though we have the newest arena.
And some will still leave this thread saying we're the only school in the conference with no cupholders even though we have the newest arena.
I will admit that I am wrong and acknowledge there are two newer basketball venue than the Colonial Life Arena. Looking back in hindsight, I just wished South Carolina would of stayed at the Carolina Coliseum.
We've also learned that you don't have to have the newest arena to have cupholders. You can retrofit the arena which most resembles the CLA (same architect?) with them.
I can agree with that statement. Here's the deal: Carolina Coliseum was fine for basketball. The point of CLA was concerts and monster trucks and all that other stuff. Once again, something nice the university did for the whole area/whole state. Do we hear any thanks from Clemson fans going to concerts? Nope, but typical. Taters come over and use our pool for high school swim meets, then run it down. We are the flagship university of the state but get nothing but grief off many people. Shoulda kept our nice 10k seat historic arena but had to try and look out for the Midlands
Correct. Camatic is different though. They have several many different styles of seating, but they also put their quantum seats on rails. The seats can be added, removed or repositioned within seconds. The quantums can be anywhere from 18” to 23”. 19” is minimum for an armrest though. They’re top of the line.
McGee wasn't looking our for the Midlands, The University owns and operated the Coliseum not the athletic department and he saw dollar signs in a new arena that he stuck the city and county for half the cost of. Temple Ligon had designed an enlargement and remodeling of the Coliseum that would have kept the charm and history of the place but all McGee cared about was his bottom line, The collapse of the relationship between Fogler and McGee was also a part of this. Fogler told him he was crazy to build a facility that large and that the Coliseum and the then new practice facilty (now Volleyball Center) were perfect. Just needed some TLC
Not exactly the most forward thinking individual (McGee). "An NFL team wants to play in our stadium? Kick rocks; go talk to our rival." Also helped run minor league baseball out of town iirc. At least he landed Holtz
i am not familiar with Carmatic. I am with Hussy. They were usually to low price option and supplied the theater business. Theaters are designed for a 7to 10 year life span. Well made seating is made for the duration. the lower end products bases are usually made of steel, consequently they rust and create an accoustic problem. You should be able to remodel and reuse your seatin.
Camatic Quantum is what most pro stadiums are using now. They've completely changed the seating market with their flexible seating. They used the Cowboys as their guinea pig, and it worked extremely well to the point that everyone else followed suit. These seats can be compressed from their normal 21-23 inches down to 18.5 inches, which is still slightly larger than a seat at Williams Brice.
They had me when I saw the cupholders.
Here are a few who are not using them: Wilson, Buffalo, Met Life, Meadowlands, Marlins, Miami, Quicken, Cleveland, Mercedes, New Orleans, Miller, Milwaukee, Comiskey, Chicago, Wrigley, Chicago, Tiger Detroit, Dodger LA, am& T Baltimore, Busch, St Louis, Minutemaid, Houston. I can go on, but these are ones one I am familiar due to my association with the supplier and HOK. Please let me know which pro parks are using Camatic. It sounds like an interesting product.
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