Jimmy didn't say that "current attendance is irrelevant." At all. He said "Just because the Milwaukee Panthers don't average 15,000 doesn't mean we don't get a say." Which is absolutely true. I agree that UWM should not be left cold without a suitable place to play. If that means that the Arena stays...or UWM plays in the Bradley Center...or they leverage a workable on-campus arena, that's great.

Of course current attendance is relevant. Say what you want about the use of taxpayer money, but the arena is going to be built for the citizens of Milwaukee and the surrounding area for their entertainment. And Marquette basketball has been judged to be more worthy of the investment of entertainment dollars than UWM. That is simply an objective fact no matter what your own hopes and desires might be. I mean, if the 100k alumni of UWM cared so much about their basketball team, shouldn't they be able to draw more people to their games?

And if you have a problem with Marquette as a private enterprise benefiting from the use of public dollars, so will the Bucks and the Admirals. And last I checked, they weren't public entities either. Same with all the private concerts, shows, etc. that will use it. And Marquette pays rent to play in the BC. It isn't free, and the new arena won't either.