As Eagle columnist Bob Lutz noted the other day, 2008 should see some planning for how to blow the roof off the downtown arena with a big opening event for January 2010. It may be too soon to book Bruce Springsteen, Garth Brooks, “Hannah Montana†or Celine Dion (the last will open Tulsa’s BOK Center next November), but it’s not too soon to schedule a big basketball game. Lutz nominates Wichita State versus Kansas State. “We know by now Bill Self at Kansas doesn’t want to play Wichita State — certainly not in Wichita,†Lutz wrote. “But K-State’s (Frank) Martin seems like the kind of guy who doesn’t back down from anything. So, the Wildcats should come to Wichita to give the arena the kind of big first event it deserves,†complete with banquet, autograph ceremony, past stars, etc. Sounds like a fine idea for somebody to get going on.
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