Moody Center

[cdain3 3454]

[Pancho 44712]

Moving right along!

 

[Somnio 751]

 

[Somnio 751]

 

[Somnio 751]

 

[Guest Lobo]

So we're all agreed then...first basketball game in 2022, when the crowd gets quiet...we start slowly chanting. "Moody........Moody.......Moody.......Moody"  (to the tune of "Rudy).

[Dnaguy 11920]

On 9/5/2021 at 6:32 PM, Lobo said:

So we're all agreed then...first basketball game in 2022, when the crowd gets quiet...we start slowly chanting. "Moody........Moody.......Moody.......Moody"  (to the tune of "Rudy).

 

[ghost 1]

First time seeing any of the construction progress and it looks fabulous!! Hopeful to catch an event once open.

[SL Xpress 7513]

There will be an important event around November next year. You could catch that.

[Guest Lobo]

there will be many, many events.  Fantastic events.  Tremendous, even.  

But yeah, we'll be hosting top-5 Gonzaga in November of 2022.  That will be fucking epic.

Some concerts before then.  And of course, monster truck pulls.  

[Somnio 751]

[TrashMaster G 17547]

On 9/13/2021 at 4:58 PM, Somnio said:

The white boxes on the roof... Are those the missile batteries?

[rantanamo 143]

Nope, we past that

 

[LTtxfan 49144]

 

[Sal 1088]

 

[cdain3 3454]

[Underdog 28584]

Anyone know who the first opponent for UT at FEC was?  Might be interesting to invite them as MC opponent. 

[Pancho 44712]

I don’t think we will be playing ou for the first game at moody in November.

[Guest Lobo]

3 hours ago, Underdog said:

Anyone know who the first opponent for UT at FEC was?  Might be interesting to invite them as MC opponent. 

I like your style.  But yeah, as Pancho stated we won’t be playing Oklahoma to open play 40 years later.  As cool as that would be.  
however, the alternative being discussed is actually much cooler.  A local non-Conf midweek opponent to start out and then first weekend of college hoops, we will host Gonzaga in the loudest basketball game in the history of the state of Texas 

[Dondrysdale1 363]

Let it be Tech after we pay the buyout and we are in SEC to begin next season

[TKthunder2 4985]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaminade_Silverswords

[Guest Lobo]

That fucking 2012 loss to them was so fucking embarrassing.  I still can't believe we didn't finish dead last in that tournament after a double-digit loss to Chaminade.  Then went on to score 50 points in like a triple-OT game with USC.  How the fuck you only score 50 points in an hour-and-a-half game? But somehow we salvaged a win and took 7th place instead of dead last.  That was the start of the unraveling of the Barnes era.  

It also led to a horrible decision to invent the drink, "The Chaminade."  A combination of CHAMpagne, jack daniel's marINADE, and my tears. 

Anywhoodles...really looking forward to concerts there.  Austin suddenly has a wide selection of indoor venues that actually have good sound/concert vibe.  

 

[TKthunder2 4985]

I love that someone included the second sentence.

Quote

In the 2012 invitational, Chaminade defeated the Texas Longhorns in the opening round by a score of 86–73. It was the second career loss to Chaminade for Texas coach Rick Barnes, who previously lost in 1991 as the coach of the Providence Friars.

 

[Jiggy-Z 3432]

On 9/7/2021 at 8:08 AM, Lobo said:

there will be many, many events.  Fantastic events.  Tremendous, even.  

But yeah, we'll be hosting top-5 Gonzaga in November of 2022.  That will be fucking epic.

Some concerts before then.  And of course, monster truck pulls.  

....and an Erwin Center favorite:

[Guest Lobo]

I thought they had to stop those things because the elephants got addicted to opioids or some shit?

[TrashMaster G 17547]

On 9/27/2021 at 3:04 PM, Underdog said:

Anyone know who the first opponent for UT at FEC was?  Might be interesting to invite them as MC opponent. 

Not sure who the first opponent was, but the first event there was a Lawrence Welk concert.

[Guest Lobo]

Welk, "Remember ladies and gentlemen.....you can take the sisters out of the Finger Lakes but you can't take your Finger Lakes out of the sisters.  Unless it's dribbling a basketball.  I mean, uh....Good Night Austin!" 

[MAUFRAIS 6619]

they should sell off all those framed concert/event pictures from around the concourses.  dibs on bonnie raitt!

[Guest Lobo]

1 hour ago, MAUFRAIS said:

they should sell off all those framed concert/event pictures from around the concourses.  dibs on bonnie raitt!

I can already tell if I'm drunk enough, I'm gonna try to steal one of those on the way out of a basketball game this Winter.  Dammit, why you gotta put that evil in my head Ricky Bobby?!? 

[HookEm 2463]

Maybe this is covered above. If so, apologies.

How will season tickets work in the new arena?  Will existing season ticket holders (at the Erwin Center) get a chance to pick their new seats according to some process that has already been communicated?  I assume they will use the new stadium to extract more money out of season ticket holders in some fashion.

[The Ace of Aces 5175]

Moody Center's grand opening will continue to April 29 with a George Strait / Willie Nelson concert. There are a few shows before this one, but that's a heck of a show.

https://www.statesman.com/story/entertainment/music/2021/10/11/george-strait-willie-nelson-moody-center-opening-center-ut-austin-concerts/6088606001/

[billfromlaketravis 11448]

I would have preferred Robert Earl Keen and Lyle Lovett open for George Strait, but that's a pretty good lineup. Should sell out and blow the roof off the new arena. 

[LonghornSean 3989]

Get to work, Surly graphic designers

 

[LonghornSean 3989]

On 10/5/2021 at 3:28 PM, HookEm said:

Maybe this is covered above. If so, apologies.

How will season tickets work in the new arena?  Will existing season ticket holders (at the Erwin Center) get a chance to pick their new seats according to some process that has already been communicated?  I assume they will use the new stadium to extract more money out of season ticket holders in some fashion.

They haven't said anything other than current season ticket holders will have priority.  Priority to fork over a lot of cash, I'm guessing.

 

I've heard that some major suite and high value ticket holders have started to have meetings with some of the higher ups.

[realgreggym 835]

On 9/27/2021 at 3:04 PM, Underdog said:

Anyone know who the first opponent for UT at FEC was?  Might be interesting to invite them as MC opponent. 

Underdog, I was there so let me try to remember. This may take a while.😁

[taybo20 2825]

Actually interested in the court designs. 

[Rivers 80]

Been driving by it everyday lately and it's looking nice!

Edited October 20, 2021 by Rivers

[Pancho 44712]

 

[Js1 85287]

I prefer the bottom 2. 

[SizzleChest 8283]

Those are all pretty awful.

[Underdog 28584]

Top left, take off horn/kd logos.  

[hobbes2702 13029]

The cactus is terribad. Top left is the best but the others aren’t awful. Bottom right would be better without the skyline and bottom left would be better with a smaller horn and wood inside the arc instead of white

[Pancho 44712]

Well those are just 4 that the AD posted on Twitter. There are tons more submissions. 

[realgreggym 835]

Just have a nice average size longhorn at mid court. Less is sometimes better than more.

[conVINCEd 21469]

Top left.  The other three suck.

[Underdog 28584]

1 hour ago, realgreggym said:

 Less is sometimes better than more.

Been trying to convince my wife that for 40 years.  

[realgreggym 835]

32 minutes ago, Underdog said:

Been trying to convince my wife that for 40 years.  

I would love to help but I would probably make things worse...

[Okcool 786]

On 10/18/2021 at 2:08 PM, LonghornSean said:

They haven't said anything other than current season ticket holders will have priority.  Priority to fork over a lot of cash, I'm guessing.

 

I've heard that some major suite and high value ticket holders have started to have meetings with some of the higher ups.

I spoke to the LHF last week and was told the same. They are currently holding meetings with those donors interested in capital contributions of $100K + for Moody. 

[idigTexas 2284]

I love the Screaming Bevo logo but not in combo with the standard logo.  I wouldn't mind it featured at center court as an occasional alternative, but I don't using both logos at the same time. 

The Austin skyline is not iconic enough to be used in any capacity. 

And who is the dumbass that used saguaro cacti?  Using cacti at all is bad, but if you are going to do it, at least stick to something that is abundant in our state and common to Austin.  

I know there are submissions, but of the four in that link, I prefer the bottom left.  

 

 

[LTtxfan 49144]

Not a fan of this look...