[NU Sports] OT: Chicago bid

[NEONRye at aol.com]

Is there any way that Welsh-Ryan could be torn down and a new arena built  on 
the site?   I assume that United Center and whatever they now call  "The 
Horizon" (where DePaul plays) and I guess the new facility called The  Toyota 
Center (I'm still not sure where it is.) would be major venues for hoops  and 
other indoor sports, such as gymnastics and boxing, a new arena in Evanston  (the 
Ryan Center? the "'Cats Lair"? the "Bienen" Dome?) would sure be a welcome  
addition.  Even if the 'Cats had to play elsewhere for a couple of years,  it 
would be worth it to gain a world-class facility, so that this impediment to  
making a run at an NCAA bid is removed once and for all.  You could have,  say, 
gymnastics at the new Evanston arena, while Ryan Field hosts track or  soccer 
events, or the like.  And Mustard's Last Stand could finally gain  the 
worldwide fame it deserves!  This New Yorker, for one, would sure love  to come to 
Chicagoland for the Games in 2016 (and one of my law partners does  legal work 
for the Olympics, so I might even be able to get some good  ducats).
 
Back in the early '70's I never thought I'd see the day when I would be  
rooting for a "Mayor Daley" to upstage the "Big Apple", but I am pulling  hard for 
this to happen to a great city that I miss very much.
 
Paul Levinson



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