January 24, 200818 yr 1. Duke 2. North Carolina 3. Memphis 4. Indiana 5. Tennessee Just some info... In terms of seating capacity, Thompson-Boling is the largest facility ever built specifically for basketball in the United States. The seating capacity was 24,535 until its 2007 renovation. The men's record crowd was 25,610 for a game against Kentucky on January 21, 1989, which is also the SEC record for a regular-season game. The Lady Vols record crowd of 24,653, set at their win over archrival UConn on January 7, 2006, is also the all-time record for an NCAA regular-season women's game. The facility hosted the 1989 Southeastern Conference men's basketball tournament. It hosted games of the NCAA men's basketball tournament in 1994 and 1999, and the 1990 NCAA Women's Final Four.
January 24, 200818 yr Duke. Their facility is not much larger than Mason County's Field House, and their fans are right on top of the action.
January 24, 200818 yr For all of you all putting UK may I ask why? I sure all of you all see the same games I do, and see a place that usually has fans sitting on their butts all game and not doing much. I mean even in close games the place usually dont get to loud. The only times it really does is when we play a top 5 team or are on a huge run. So I don't think Rupp should qualify as one of the top 5 hardest places to play in the nation. For as many people as we have at Rupp, it should create a huge homecourt advantage, but however it does not. If Rupp really was one of the top 5 hardest places to play at, then teams like Gardner Webb and San Diego would have never beat us, because they would have been to rattled, which they definitely was not. Are you going to make a list or just "poke a stick" at everyone else.
January 24, 200818 yr Duke #1 no brainer. I LOVE UK but I feel they blow it when it comes to home court. It REALLY bothers me the way Rupp is set up! First off they need a bigger gym because they could sell way more ticekts to every game. The thing I REALLY wish they would change is all the old boring money down low! They need to tune into a couple of Duke games and watch the passion the students have around the floor! If they opened that opportunity up around UK basketball games they would take over as #1! I am out of school and have no problem sitting a little higher to let the college kids (it is a college game) sit down around the floor and cause all kinds of trouble for opposing teams!
January 24, 200818 yr Duke #1 no brainer. I LOVE UK but I feel they blow it when it comes to home court. It REALLY bothers me the way Rupp is set up! First off they need a bigger gym because they could sell way more ticekts to every game. The thing I REALLY wish they would change is all the old boring money down low! They need to tune into a couple of Duke games and watch the passion the students have around the floor! If they opened that opportunity up around UK basketball games they would take over as #1! I am out of school and have no problem sitting a little higher to let the college kids (it is a college game) sit down around the floor and cause all kinds of trouble for opposing teams! I agree :thumb:--- but the "BLUE HAIRS" will never allow that. It's to much of a social show off.
January 24, 200818 yr Author I have to agree with believeinblue54. Gonzaga is a really tough place to play and the kennels are right on top of you and its huge. Why is everyone forgeting Kansas?
January 25, 200818 yr UK would be up there with Duke if the students had more seats. But there are too many boosters down low. Rupp would rock if the students had more room and closer to the floor.
January 25, 200818 yr Author I agree. There students are crazy. Would be better than dukes if there students had more seats.
January 25, 200818 yr For all of you all putting UK may I ask why? I sure all of you all see the same games I do, and see a place that usually has fans sitting on their butts all game and not doing much. I mean even in close games the place usually dont get to loud. The only times it really does is when we play a top 5 team or are on a huge run. So I don't think Rupp should qualify as one of the top 5 hardest places to play in the nation. For as many people as we have at Rupp, it should create a huge homecourt advantage, but however it does not. If Rupp really was one of the top 5 hardest places to play at, then teams like Gardner Webb and San Diego would have never beat us, because they would have been to rattled, which they definitely was not. Exactly. The bottom section at Rupp are all Boosters and are all Senior Citizens. If the bottom section there were the students and had the boosters in Boxes or in a middle section it would be a top five easily!!!!!!!!!
January 25, 200818 yr Yahoo had a story on this like a week or so ago of the top 16 hardest places to play, I'll try to find that link. But if I remember correctly they had UK 2 or 3 and Duke of course was 1.
January 25, 200818 yr For all of you all putting UK may I ask why? I sure all of you all see the same games I do, and see a place that usually has fans sitting on their butts all game and not doing much. I mean even in close games the place usually dont get to loud. The only times it really does is when we play a top 5 team or are on a huge run. So I don't think Rupp should qualify as one of the top 5 hardest places to play in the nation. For as many people as we have at Rupp, it should create a huge homecourt advantage, but however it does not. If Rupp really was one of the top 5 hardest places to play at, then teams like Gardner Webb and San Diego would have never beat us, because they would have been to rattled, which they definitely was not. I agree completely! :thumb:
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