“We're not Indiana or Illinois, where people go no matter who's playing. Here, attendance is determined by who is playing in the event and what kind of following that team has.”
“I was at the first state tournament in Lakeland in 1977, and except for the scoreboards, it looks the same as it did in 1977. They've done a lot of upgrades on the exhibition halls, but the arena has been neglected. It's showing its age, and that could be a negative.”
