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Mar 15, 2023Liked by David Peterson, Eli Powell

"Sorry kids, we're gonna kick you out of your gym class for some SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE BASKETBALL HERE IN MAURICEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL! NEW ORLEANS! NORTHWESTERN STATE! FOR A BID TO THE BIG DANCE!"

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Okay so I just read this in history class and found something... it turns out "the barn at coal creek" is not a barn, it is a wedding reception venue in the middle of nowhere, oklahoma.

The perfect spot for some big 12 basketball.

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So is the SEC. Is this a popular thing I had no idea about?

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Repurposing big barns as event venues is pretty common in most of rural America. They had one near the town I grew up in South Dakota too.

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Ahh. My metro area self would never have known that, most event venues here are, depending on the formality, the local church, fancy restaurant, or chuck e. cheese.

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