The MECCA Floor

[TallTitan34]

Will be reassembled Friday.

http://newaukee.com/2013/08/12/our-mecca/

[TallTitan34]

[reinko]

Anyone else picturing a bad ass bags board??

[GGGG]

Never been a better basketball floor. 

[77ncaachamps]

Old school is the new wave!

[The Love House]

Here's a couple classic photos of the floor back in the day ...

I wish that Marquette could have retained the concept of the counter-posed "M's" on their new floor at the Bradley center and simply changed the 'MECCA' at mid-court to 'Marquette'.  But I'm sure there probably would have been trademark/copyright issues with that. All I know is that the floors at the Bradley center have always been very bland and boring by comparison.

[The Love House]

Another cool photo of the MECCA designer as well as a more reasonably sized version of the Butch Lee photo...sorry about that.

[Nukem2]

Never been a better basketball floor. 

It was ugly in 1977 and its still ugly.

[KenoshaWarrior]

Anyone else picturing a bad ass bags board??

Never got into that whole "bags" thing.  Very "Big Ten"/WIAC for me.   I much rather play Washers or just sit down and drink

[MUfan2]

Never got into that whole "bags" thing.  Very "Big Ten"/WIAC for me.   I much rather play Washers or just sit down and drink

Wow you're the worst.

[DienerTime34]

Never got into that whole "bags" thing.  Very "Big Ten"/WIAC for me.   I much rather play Washers or just sit down and drink

There's a bags "thing"?

[GGGG]

Bags, washers, bocce, jarts, etc. are all basically the same thing.  Something to throw around when drinking.  (Except that jarts are outlawed tools of death...)

[GGGG]

It was ugly in 1977 and its still ugly.

Oh come on.

I remember when the BC opened and they came out with a floor that was green and gold.  (Bucks, MU compromise.)  It was dull as dull could be.  At least MECCA was unique.

[Nukem2]

Oh come on.

I remember when the BC opened and they came out with a floor that was green and gold.  (Bucks, MU compromise.)  It was dull as dull could be.  At least MECCA was unique.

Well, it was certainly unique, but still ugly.  To each his ow, I hated that floor as it was distracting.  Personally, I'd like for all floors to be standard ala the NCAA tourney.  More interested in the game.

[KenoshaWarrior]

Wow you're the worst.

I refused to play bags during once because the board was a Badger bags board.
#Commitment

[mr.MUskie]

Bags, washers, bocce, jarts, etc. are all basically the same thing.  Something to throw around when drinking.  (Except that jarts are outlawed tools of death...)

outlawed tools of death = FUN!!

[Coleman]

That floor is hideous. I can respect the history of what happened on that floor, but the design is hideous.

[tower912]

outlawed tools of death = FUN!!

Old school jarts were fun, except for the time that I partially impaled my little brother with one.    The new ones aren't nearly as cool, but I completely understand the change. 

[seakm4]

Bags, washers, bocce, jarts, etc. are all basically the same thing.  Something to throw around when drinking.  (Except that jarts are outlawed tools of death...)

No love for the testicle toss?

[KenoshaWarrior]

Old school jarts were fun, except for the time that I partially impaled my little brother with one.    The new ones aren't nearly as cool, but I completely understand the change. 

What is a Jart (A little before my time)

[4everwarriors]

Contraction for a jagoff's fart

[Skitch]

A jart is a shart while wearing jorts

[Mr. Nielsen]

I walked on the floor tonight. It looks great!

[WI inferiority Complexes]

What is a Jart (A little before my time)

Lawn darts.  I have some in my garage that I'm holding onto in case I ever need to kill a grizzly bear.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawn_darts

[muwarrior87]