The Problem With Rupp Arena

Myself and  a buddy attended the Kentucky V. Boise State game this year. It was the first game I had been to in Rupp Arena in about 3 years (I'm lazy and cheap.) These were sweet seats and they were free so I wasn't about to pass that up.

I realized the problem almost immediately, and while this is not necessarily news to anyone, I feel it has gotten much much worse over the years. The problem is that the student section is confined to one endline of the arena. The remaining lower level is filled with the octogenarians that literally cannot reach their seats without the assistance of a cane. (Guy next to me, literally had a cane.)

We had some pretty ridiculous seats.

Its hard to get to such good seats with a raging boner.

The problem is, that besides us and the student section, almost nobody in the lower level would make a single noise, cheer, or anything remotely resembling an excited gesture. It was disgusting.

What is the solution?

Well, Rupp is being renovated this year. I only hope that this renovation means they are putting luxury boxes to get these rich corpses away from the courts and let actual fans that are below retirement age enjoy a game close up and provide some energy for the team by cheering them on and being loud. It would also help to get an expanded student section, preferably on the sidelines as well as the endline. Preferably on the side of the court the camera sees so that when we do get a nationally televised game, the country isn't subject to 1,000 country bumpkins sitting around looking bored.

Hitting a goddamn free throw probably wouldn't hurt either.