Tomorrow isn’t just UK’s first SEC game of the season, it’s UK’s first game in The Pavilion, Ole Miss’ new $96.5 million arena, which opened in January 2015. I’m making the trek to Oxford to cover the game, and, as someone who experienced Ole Miss’ old arena, the Tad Pad, I’m anxious to check out their new home. John Calipari often joked about rats and leaky pipes at the Tad Pad, but anyone who’s been there can assure you they probably weren’t jokes; however, the new place looks gorgeous. Some fun facts:
It only seats 9,500
To Kentucky fans, that sounds ridiculous, but the Pavilion actually seats more than the Tad Pad, which only held 8,700 fans.