UCF v UF, Amway Arena

I saw the UCF Knights play the Florida Gaylords at the new Amway Arena last Wednesday night for $17. It was fun. The Knights won. It was almost sold out. I had to sit two rows from the back. Wasn't the reason they built half an arena at UCF that they couldn't haul ass over to Downtown? The new arena is basically the old arena with one more section added to it. That is one too many. If you are offered seats in the upper bowl, do not accept them. It is too far away. The arena is still pretty generic. They have some cool, new bars, but, it's not a giant upgrade from the old place. The one area in which it excels is in VIP seating and pamepering (exactly what a town with a median income of 28k demands). I also think that the one side of the arena that does not have wrap around lighting is distracting the shooters. Both teams shot horribly at that end. Then again it could be the lights from the Ozone bar.