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Zanderhokie
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Zanderhokie
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Exactly. Grand Canyon “University” is a private school with a zillion

subscribers, uh, I mean students. Their enrollment this year is 133,000 students. Not making this up:
Link: GCU enrollment current year
Posted: 03/01/2026 at 09:10 PM ET
(In response to this post by Vippie1)

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Not to beat a dead horse but...
ftsumterhokie • 03/01/26 11:20 AM ET
Cassell is not the problem.
hok1eboy • 03/02/26 08:27 PM ET
Phoenix Metro area has 5 MILLION people in it
hoosnowahokie • 03/02/26 01:09 PM ET
Related to your point I was a 6 season ticket football holder for 24 years
HokieGT • 03/02/26 01:04 PM ET
I saw a game in Cassell for the 1st time in years this past weekend and I
ChrisLords • 03/02/26 06:18 AM ET
I brought my uncle to the WF game, it was his first time in Cassell...
BROman Hokie • 03/02/26 11:54 AM ET
Would the original planned upgrades address these issues? Couldn't find..
GoldCoast • 03/01/26 03:40 PM ET
A new arena is not going to magically increase attendance.
TheFacts • 03/01/26 01:04 PM ET
If a coliseum upgrade is $100mil. Spend an extra $25 mil a year on NIL for
ChrisLords • 03/02/26 11:57 AM ET
The university needs a larger facility for events, entertainment and
jrc3rd • 03/01/26 06:41 PM ET
The event space that VT needs is for things like job fairs, conferences,
UpperQuad • 03/02/26 04:18 PM ET
I don't think the goal would be to increase attendance--it would be to get
HokieEngineer • 03/01/26 03:08 PM ET
That may be the goal, but is a decent (or any) ROI even really achievable?
marcbvtgm • 03/02/26 10:44 AM ET
We all love Cassell. It's about premium seating...
ftsumterhokie • 03/02/26 07:53 AM ET
Arenas don't drive seating demand. It's the product on the floor. **
40ozDistrict • 03/01/26 07:22 PM ET
but they do help with those on the cusp of whether to give large or not**
HtownHokie • 03/01/26 09:55 PM ET
And also bring VT basketball (both men's and women's) into 21st century
SCHokie80 • 03/01/26 06:28 PM ET
Ding ... Ding... Ding!!!**
ftsumterhokie • 03/01/26 04:34 PM ET
Correct.**
Chris ColemanAdmin • 03/01/26 04:04 PM ET
Attended recent Men's VT vs Clemson at Littlejohn Coliseum - They have done
SCHokie80 • 03/01/26 06:34 PM ET
I prefer an renovated Cassell. **
vtdasc90 • 03/01/26 12:17 PM ET
Agree, financial/marketing feasibility study comparing Cassell RENO
SCHokie80 • 03/01/26 06:31 PM ET
The Turner Building Cost Index was 830 in 2012. It was 1459 in Q1 2025.
HokieEngineer • 03/01/26 11:43 AM ET
Now justify Miami oh…. 270 million arena **
SC_Hokie • 03/01/26 12:20 PM ET
I figured 80-100 million in today's dollars but OK.
ftsumterhokie • 03/01/26 12:01 PM ET
I think you mean SW Virginia...not SE.**
I love VT! • 03/01/26 03:41 PM ET
I'm trying to figure out whether is is better to invest $80M in a new arena
HokieEngineer • 03/01/26 12:34 PM ET
"if you build it, they will come"**
Windows NT • 03/01/26 01:05 PM ET
Valid Point
ftsumterhokie • 03/01/26 12:58 PM ET
Does it? My academic home is in Patton Hall. It's now a 100-year old
HokieEngineer • 03/01/26 01:08 PM ET
ballers ain't come to play SCHOOL**
Windows NT • 03/01/26 01:42 PM ET
Lol, sorry but....
Vippie1 • 03/01/26 11:34 AM ET
Exactly. Grand Canyon “University” is a private school with a zillion ◄
Zanderhokie • 03/01/26 09:10 PM ET
dont tear down the existing. minor interior modification for volleyball,
Windows NT • 03/01/26 01:00 PM ET
What U MD, Wisconsin and others did. They also had rich alums with $$&**
Va AandM • 03/02/26 08:16 AM ET
You're right...
ftsumterhokie • 03/01/26 12:05 PM ET