There are so many Bucknuts in Cleveland that it's almost as bad a Columbus. Make no mistake -- it's a home game for them. They'll probably get a big cut of the gate and throw a bone to their massive fan base in NE Ohio at the same time. CSU is not a very big threat to beat them, so there's almost no downside to a quick trip up north.
 

All of this is true. At the time the arena was planned, the Cavs still played in Richfield and CSU had outgrown its gym (and it really, really was a gym). They were on the rise after the mid-80s Sweet Sixteen run and playing their bigger games at the Public Hall, which seats 10,000 but isn't really ideal for hoops and is not on campus. They needed to do something, so they did something big. At the time, it made sense.

CSU has been trying for decades to get away from its commuter school roots and image, and the arena was an early and big part of that effort. They've since done great work to improve the campus and the school, but the projections for the arena never came to fruition because the Quicken Loans Arena opened three years after their arena. Compounding the problem of a newer, bigger and better competing facility is the fact that the Vikings are largely unloved and ignored in Cleveland. This is a town that plays that &*^%$#*( Sloopy song at every baseball game, and the crowd goes wild every time.

Akron U. 

I'm crying because I am laughing.