Dear lord...

I'm reminded of the words of famous Austrian psychiatrist Alfred Adler who said: "It lies in the nature of a neurotic to wish to diminish the feeling of inferiority by constant proofs of his superiority."

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/blog/the_dagger/post/Oregon-s-new-arena-features-a-memorable-basketba?urn=ncaab-283060

Ugly. And I'm not exactly sure why the pi-alpha-pi logo has anything to do with matthew knight. I get that the middle A then end pi looks like ATT, but it's more than a little bit stretch to see the first letter as an M.

I like it. But intimidating? it makes me want to roast marshmallows.

RicoRico;413976 said:

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I like it. But intimidating? it makes me want to roast marshmallows.

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Funny, my first thought was also of camping....

SacCityBear;414111 said:

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Are there any pictures of what it looks like in reality?

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My apologies.... I don't think this thing (even the building) is up yet....

It's a Rorschach Test. I see a duck missing a three.

What an Oregon Duck sees when his team is flat on its back after another PacXII drubbing.

SacCityBear;414111 said:

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Are there any pictures of what it looks like in reality?

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Can't wait for the locker room photos. plasma screens in every locker!

When you look at the pic DO posted, it looks like a jr. high or rec. league court that hasn't been revarnished since the '70s, and the "Matt" (pi-Alpha-pi) looks like an homage to Stonehenge.

Oh, it looks good on you though Oregon.

Lower level $37.00.Surprising anything in the lower level was available.

No results of games played on that monstrosity should be considered official. Too distracting. All Oregon home games should be forfeited to the visiting teams until it is gone.

annarborbear;415078 said:

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No results of games played on that monstrosity should be considered official. Too distracting. All Oregon home games should be forfeited to the visiting teams until it is gone.

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In that case, all of Boise State's home football games should be ruled a nullity.

NCAA should actually institute a rule against Boise-type playing fields.

Moby Arena sports these disorienting "ram horns" in a light brown shade over clear finished hardwood.

Drunk - it looks like Charlie's Sheen's bedsheet under ultraviolet light. Reminds me of Tom Wolfe's description of so many modern art pieces in public spaces - from the "turd in the plaza" school of art.

This arena is going to knock that socks of every team that comes To play the ducks. The entire complexes way above first rate and the fans will understand that it takes a few years to build a champ. Trouble ahead.

The floor decor means zip unless the team can dominate there -- then the floor would become part of the 'mystique' of success. Until that time, the floor risks becoming the doormat trademark, with comments like, "Oh look, its the woods, and you know what Bears do in the woods."