They picked Scheels Arena over REA because it was the only non-campus site that bid for it. If they hadn't bid Scheels it may have gone to the Ralph. Notre Dame got it because they were the only ones that bid for it in that region. No off campus sites bid.
That explains allot. I have t-shirts older than you. Next time you start blowing about W2s, know that the people that make real money in this world don't get W2s.They send them out.