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Posted: 2/23/2013 8:18 PM
Dean Smith Center Experience
Overall, it was alright. I enjoyed my time in Cameron a lot better.
The building looked a bit run down and old, I'm surprised they haven't fixed it up.
The fans around me were alright. One redneck couple behind me kept saying the most idiotic things about Gottfried and Leslie and in general being obnoxious.
After the game, the fans were generally civil saying that we had a good team and all.
Shockingly enough, very few people called me Sidney Lowe. Traffic is bad (once again). They really need to fix that. How did you all think about the experience?
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Posted: 2/23/2013 8:47 PM
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Waiting for a meteor to take it out when it's full of people. Preferably an intrasquad game.
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Posted: 2/23/2013 8:47 PM
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I've been to the Smith Center a number of times, and always found it to be a great basketball environment. They do seriously need to begin thinking of a major renovation, as it is showing it's age. The building opened in 1986, and UNC has done very little to it since.
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Posted: 2/23/2013 9:04 PM
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They better put the money towards their needed academic renovations before anything goes into that building.
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Posted: 2/23/2013 9:06 PM
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FreshEye wrote: They better put the money towards their needed academic renovations before anything goes into that building. Amen
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Posted: 2/23/2013 9:14 PM
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Was ok. A random usher went out of his way to welcome to us to the dean dome, thought that was classy. Satbbeside a larger lady in the upper deck, but she was nice and cordial, and not obnoxious, but it was a tight seat.
Much better experience than the football game this year.
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Posted: 2/23/2013 9:24 PM
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Taxpayers already picking up tab for millions of dollars per year in upkeep of that monstrosity.
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Posted: 2/23/2013 9:24 PM
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ThomYorkepack wrote: I've been to the Smith Center a number of times, and always found it to be a great basketball environment. They do seriously need to begin thinking of a major renovation, as it is showing it's age. The building opened in 1986, and UNC has done very little to it since. they need $750,000/year +/- in taxpayer's money just to keep the doors open.
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Posted: 2/23/2013 9:26 PM
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I could care less if the Nose Dome burns to the freaking ground.
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Posted: 2/23/2013 9:31 PM
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Place is a dump. Smells like urine and old folks home. Concourse is too small and overall facilities are lacking. Makes you appreciate what we have in PNC. No one said anything to us.
Viewing angles / basketball focused seating is nice.
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Posted: 2/23/2013 9:31 PM
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Or while playing Duke.
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Posted: 2/23/2013 9:32 PM
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smith center is a dump..has been for years.
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Posted: 2/23/2013 9:48 PM
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Haven't been to the Dome in 15 years and never for a basketball game before today.
No problems with the crowd. Had a really basketball ignorant woman beside me, but I can look past that.
Traffic was awful.
Honestly, the place is a dump. It smells like wet cigarettes and is hot as balls (I thought I was in Reynolds for moment). Not have a central hanging scoreboard is annoying, as well.
I thought it would be a lot louder. Now I understand why they were piping in artificial crowd noise. It got decently loud at one point during the second half for about 20 seconds.
Overall, it makes me grateful for what we have over in Raleigh (lack of leg room aside). I would hate to have to watch 20+ games a year in that garbage can.
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Posted: 2/23/2013 9:52 PM
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Yeah, the air conditioning was terrible. You would think they could invest money in an air conditioner with all of the money UNC brings in.
And what's the deal with that trough urinal? Very odd.
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Posted: 2/23/2013 10:28 PM
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On TV, when the crowd cheers you can tell there's more women than men in the crowd. Sounds likes a taping of Dr Oz or something.
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Posted: 2/23/2013 10:28 PM
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They love a trough urinal over there, you should use the bathrooms in Kenan, ugh.
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Posted: 2/23/2013 10:42 PM
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Posted: 2/23/2013 10:53 PM
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I had the pleasure of watching the Holes lose their first ever game in the Nose Dome. We (4 State students) were 3 rows behind the Holes bench pulling for Len Bias & the Terps. Good times indeed.
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Posted: 2/23/2013 11:15 PM
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everything they have over there is over rated..... Kenan, Nose doom, academics, class..... lots of talk, no substance...... jmho  |
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Posted: 2/24/2013 1:36 AM
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concerts and basketnall. Thats about all they can do there. Not a money maker
Last edited 2/24/2013 1:36 AM by NCSU1949
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Posted: 2/24/2013 1:44 AM
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ArmandJ wrote: Yeah, the air conditioning was terrible. You would think they could invest money in an air conditioner with all of the money UNC brings in.
And what's the deal with that trough urinal? Very odd. They like to be able to check your package out, if you know what I mean. Sort of like the guys who enjoyed the showers after PE in school.
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Posted: 2/24/2013 8:40 AM
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wsh wrote: everything they have over there is over rated..... Kenan, Nose doom, academics, class..... lots of talk, no substance...... jmho This! |
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Posted: 2/24/2013 8:58 AM
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I've already emailed DY.
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Posted: 2/24/2013 9:01 AM
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I would never step foot in that building again unless I was a time traveler and knew the holes were gonna lose
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Posted: 2/24/2013 9:50 AM
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stateone wrote: Taxpayers already picking up tab for millions of dollars per year in upkeep of that monstrosity. and that is a shame, because putting naming rights on the building would easily cover that cost, but instead they stick it to the tax payers. |
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Posted: 2/24/2013 9:59 AM
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My first and only time at the nose dome was the Win-CC game; DT's first one there also.
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Posted: 2/24/2013 10:07 AM
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That place is beyond over rated. All that dirty laundry in the rafters does not make it a great venue, it's a dump in my opinion. Still hoping the earth opens up and swallows the thing.
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Posted: 2/24/2013 10:10 AM
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Many people's opinion. A funny thing happened recently. I met a UVa grad from the later sixties. We were talking UNC hype. I thought he was going to bust a blood vessel. To say he hates their self-promotion is an understatement. It was great! --------------------------------------------- --- wsh wrote: everything they have over there is over rated..... Kenan, Nose doom, academics, class..... lots of talk, no substance...... jmho --------------------------------------------- _____________________________
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Posted: 2/24/2013 10:33 AM
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wolfwarrior wrote: My first and only time at the nose dome was the Win-CC game; DT's first one there also.  ___________________________________________________________________
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Posted: 2/24/2013 10:38 AM
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concerts and basketnall. Thats about all they can do there. Not a money maker
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In '96 I went to see KISS on their reunion tour at the Nose Dome and they couldn't use their lifts because they were "too heavy" for the floor. Place sucks.
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Posted: 2/24/2013 1:05 PM
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I would never step foot in that building again unless I was a time traveler and knew the holes were gonna lose
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Posted: 2/24/2013 1:17 PM
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packisbacknow wrote: Place is a dump. Smells like urine and old folks home. Considering it's namesake, that's not a surprise at all.
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Posted: 2/24/2013 1:47 PM
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I'd like to actully win a game there.
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Posted: 2/24/2013 1:57 PM
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The dean dome was built exclusively for basketball and is not properly conditioned for concerts. The arena being unfit, terrible parking and terrible exiting of traffic are big reasons why there are few concerts in chapel hill.
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Posted: 2/24/2013 2:32 PM
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83grad wrote:
wolfwarrior wrote: My first and only time at the nose dome was the Win-CC game; DT's first one there also. Damon Thornton? But who would care about that sort of first?
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Posted: 2/24/2013 2:40 PM
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pack81 wrote:
83grad wrote:
wolfwarrior wrote: My first and only time at the nose dome was the Win-CC game; DT's first one there also. Damon Thornton? But who would care about that sort of first? Only one DT to me no disrespect to Damon. ___________________________________________________________________
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Posted: 2/25/2013 12:20 AM
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UNC interested in renovating Smith Center, AD Bubba Cunningham says blogs.newsobserver.com/uncnow/...cunningham-says |
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Posted: 2/25/2013 12:26 AM
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EasternNCstyleBBQueWolf wrote:
packisbacknow wrote: Place is a dump. Smells like urine and old folks home. Considering it's namesake, that's not a surprise at all. 'Tis rather poetic I must say.
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Posted: 2/25/2013 1:20 AM
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ArmandJ wrote:Overall, it was alright. I enjoyed my time in Cameron a lot better.
The building looked a bit run down and old, I'm surprised they haven't fixed it up.
The fans around me were alright. One redneck couple behind me kept saying the most idiotic things about Gottfried and Leslie and in general being obnoxious.
After the game, the fans were generally civil saying that we had a good team and all.
Shockingly enough, very few people called me Sidney Lowe. Traffic is bad (once again). They really need to fix that. How did you all think about the experience? I've been there once to see a concert and went to the stadium to see a high school football game one time when UNC had a basketball game the same night. It makes me glad we play football and basketball off campus. We are able to actually clear our parking lots kind of fast. |
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Posted: 2/25/2013 3:44 PM
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I had a ****** behind me screaming at the refs the entire game and complaining that unc-chEAT NEVER gets any calls in ACC play. |
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