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Originally Posted by Syndic
I love the idea of having an arena where the Statesman building is now. That'd be perfect from a city/entertainment perspective. I can't imagine a more marquee venue than that in the city of Austin. It'd be great for local music. However, in that scenario, It might be better for the city and the university to build separate arenas. That would allow UT to build a smaller, more intimate one somewhere on campus. On the other hand, it could be good for basketball recruiting to have such a cool place to play, so, I don't know.
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Another good option I always thought would be at the southeast corner of highways 290 east and 183 (aka Ed Bluestein). There's a huge chunk of land there just ripe for a massive project. Heck maybe even a theme park adjacent to a new arena!