Omaha's new arena is on schedule to open in time for the 2003 hockey/basketball seasons, and will seat 14,500 for hockey and 16,000 or so for basketball. I don't see why the Civic can't host a regional with 8,300 seats if Yost can get one at what, 6,500? Plus given that the NCAA has a good relationship with Omaha from the CWS, you'd think we'd have an "in" to getting a regional bid. It certainly helped us land the NCAA Volleyball Final Four in 2006 or 2007 in the new arena, that's for sure. A lot of UNO fans don't want the team to move since it could mean a lot of empty seats and because there's nothing wrong with the Civic outside of narrow concourses. The sightlines and atmosphere at the Civic are great, plus a move to the new arena will probably just add to an already highly noticeable corporate ticket problem. That said, I personally disagree with the majority of UNO fans on the issue and want them to move. It may mean a quieter crowd in the short run and even though the Bullpen is great, I'd rather move now before people get really attached to the Civic and plus I think that the new arena would give UNO the best long term growth potential in its fan base. We may have to suffer through a few years where paid attendance is around 10,000 and actual is around 8,000 (compared to the Civic where every game is a paid sellout of 8,300 but there's usually 1,000+ no shows - but I think eventually both of those could climb provided UNO continues to provide an entertaining product on the ice.