How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). The men's team opened the new arena on January 7 against Alabama, with the women's basketball team making their debut in the new arena on January 10 against Florida. The final game overall was on Januwhen the Ole Miss women defeated Vanderbilt 55–52. The final game for the men's team at Tad Smith Coliseum was on December 22, 2015, with the Rebels defeating Troy 83–80 in overtime. In July 2014, Ole Miss broke ground on a new arena named The Pavilion at Ole Miss, which was completed during the 2015–16 basketball season. Prior to the building of the Coliseum, the team played in Old Gym (now the Martindale Student Services Center), a 2,500-seat gym built in 1929.
The largest crowd ever at the building was on February 10, 2007, when 9,452 fans watched the Rebels defeat the No. "Tad" Smith, former three-sport letterman, coach, and athletic director at the university. It was renamed on March 25, 1972, to honor C. The building opened during 1965–1966 as Rebel Coliseum. A Confederate cemetery lies behind the building. It is located to the southwest of the center of campus, west of Vaught–Hemingway Stadium and across the street from the Robert C. The outside of the building includes red Mississippi brick and blue vinyl-covered steel siding. In addition to this upgrade, Daktronics provided a custom sound system for the newly renovated arena. Overall the display measures approximately 17 feet (5.2 m) high by 24 feet (7.3 m) wide and also features four dedicated scoring sections. Two ring displays are also part of the center hung structure and are able to show a variety of graphics, animations and statistical information. These upgrades included a unique new center hung video display, featuring four LED boards approximately 7 feet (2.1 m) high by 13 feet (4.0 m) wide. The seats were replaced in 2001 with navy blue upholstered seats. The floor, 130' from end to end with its Rebel red and blue trim, is located 12 feet (3.7 m) below the surrounding ground level.
From its exterior, it looks like a giant hub cap. The circular building, similar to many arenas constructed at the time, has a 272-foot (83 m) diameter white steel-framed, Neoprene-covered roof which tops out at 89 feet (27 m) above the court. It has also hosted many concerts, including Widespread Panic in September 1995 and The Allman Brothers with Gov't Mule in November 1995. Through the first part of the 2015–16 basketball season, it was home to the University of Mississippi Rebels men's and women's basketball teams, but was replaced by a new arena, The Sandy and John Black Pavilion, in January 2016. "Tad" Smith Coliseum is an 8,867-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of the University of Mississippi.
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