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Here is a new article with updates of all the restaurants, bars, businesses, etc. including a map of where and approximate opening dates. Helpful overview....sure wish this was here when I was a student.

 

http://journalstar.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/even-as-arena-opens-west-haymarket-will-be-work-in/article_8259fc22-9967-54d7-9441-8148f50267ee.html

I'll be a Junior at Lincoln next year and I am ecstatic about the whole redevelopment.  I can't wait to see what the area has to offer this coming fall. It's a great time to be a student at Nebraska!!

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Details of the Open House for season ticket holders....that will be used as an opportunity to get feedback from fans re: parking, traffic flow, concessions, etc. and the same again after the exhibition game.

 

They will save the "bells and whistles" for the official opener...so if you want some...BYO.

 

http://journalstar.com/sports/huskers/mens-basketball/huskers-to-host-open-house-exhibition-at-arena/article_815d5f60-9b8e-5d50-afdc-4113691057a3.html

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Game environment/game presentation. Hadnt thought about that one bit until this article for some reason. I guess I thought that this would automatically improve because of the new arena. But now youre asking individuals who were very good a providing a lackluster game presentation plus new hires to come into a new space with brand new toys and run the show.

"The gameday environment for the exhibition game will be “somewhat vanilla,” Boehm said, because Nebraska wants to “save the bells and whistles” for the official opener."

So I'm guessing that means video boards, replays, stat boards, ribbon board features, music capability will either be off all together or tuned down to a point where all features are not utilized. This is going to take some time have these things running smoothly along with the rest of the game presentation. Sounds like the first real crack at all of this is going to be the FGCU game. I wonder how many games this is going to take to master. Probably half the season or so. What does everyone think?

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Details of the Open House for season ticket holders....that will be used as an opportunity to get feedback from fans re: parking, traffic flow, concessions, etc. and the same again after the exhibition game.

 

They will save the "bells and whistles" for the official opener...so if you want some...BYO.

 

http://journalstar.com/sports/huskers/mens-basketball/huskers-to-host-open-house-exhibition-at-arena/article_815d5f60-9b8e-5d50-afdc-4113691057a3.html

 

Going to be canoeing the Niobrara weekend of the Open House.  Parking is going to be a nightmare.  The university has pretty much said they don't know where they are going to put the Booster (etc) club people yet due to the fact that pretty much none of the garages around the place will be complete by the first game. Getting around that area is going to be tough due to construction.  I suggest to all those that tend to leave the game with 10 minutes left in the game to leave 10 minutes into the game as they will probably have to park down by the Cornhusker.

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you know...when you look at it juxtaposed against the court, that video board is freakin' huuuge isn't it?

I don't know exact dimensions but I was able to get inside the arena a couple months ago while they had that thing on the ground. I might guess 30 ft per side?? And that would be roughly 1/3 of the courts length.

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