Behind Enemy Lines: Thompson-Boling Arena

Over the past few seasons, I’ve been fortunate enough to cover some of UK’s SEC road games for KSR. Along the way, I’ve also been reviewing the venues across the SEC, and on Tuesday, I visited Tennessee’s Thompson-Boling Arena for the first time. Before I give you my thoughts, here are my past reviews:Thompson-Boling Arena

Opened: December 2, 1987

Capacity: 21,678

Exterior: 2The first thing I thought when I saw Thompson-Boling Arena was “man, that looks like Rupp.” That will be a common theme throughout this review, but Tennessee’s arena has the same exterior paneling as Rupp Arena, albeit the building is a slightly more interesting shape.

Interior: 4.5In 2007, Thompson-Boling underwent an…