The U is the last team that should be building a new arena…If Indiana is the powerhouse they think they are they should be the first to build. The place is a dump and a glorified high school gym.

Michigan’s court is a 1960’s piece of crap with no atmosphere. Northwestern plays in a gym as well. Wisconsin plays in a mini Target Center.

The Gophers are waaaaaaaaaaaayyyy down the list in the Big Ten. A new practice arena yes, a new home court no.

I guess its possible that these two recruits were lost because of facilities, but is that any more likely that the recruits the Gophers DID get were attracted because of facilities? To put it another way, if Tubby and the Gophers can attract talent (with this recruiting class, I’m inclined to say he can), then how much of an issue is the facilities, if two kids decide against coming here because of them? On top of that, is it more likely that both Jones and Faber went to other schools because of better facilities, or that they went to the best schools they could get into where they would have the most playing time?

I think when it came down to it, both Faber and Jones recognized that they may be fighting for minutes here in the next few years (with the influx of young talent) and decided they’d rather go where programs have openings; facilities were probably irrelevant.

However, I have to believe The Barn can easily be spun into one of the biggest attributes about coming to Minnesota. Heck Tim Brewster probably even uses it to attract football recruits somehow…
It’s unique with lots of quirks for character, it’s got history, and when the team is winning, it’s full.