C-USA Spring Meetings

[Dawg06]

I was about to say that. It'll have a cavernous feel to it. It'll be difficult to fill a 18.5k capacity arena.

For selfish reason, I would love it in the Big D. I don't care about the eastern CUSA schools, the CUSA world should revolve around Tech!

Regarding Nashville, SEC will come back in '15 and '16

2014 SEC Basketball Tournament – March 13-16 Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Ga.
2015 SEC Basketball Tournament – March 12-15 Bridgestone Arena, Nashville
2016 SEC Basketball Tournament- March 10-13 Bridgestone Arena, Nashville

So what if the SEC is also in Nashville? Las Vegas could handle the WCC, WAC, Mountain West, and Pac-12.

[inudesu]

I say we take the 'Belt's old spot in Hot Springs.

Dawgpix will vote for this.

[qng001]

I say we take the 'Belt's old spot in Hot Springs.

Dawgpix will vote for this.

Blah...

[Dawg06]

If only 12 teams will likely qualify for the tournament, you have to look at which teams are most likely not to qualify and which teams are expected to advance.

Official MBB RPI
28. Middle Tennessee
31. Southern Miss
54. Louisiana Tech
68. Charlotte
96. UTEP
111. FIU
145. UAB
149. WKU
208. Marshall
218. Florida Atlantic
247. North Texas
260. UTSA
318. Old Dominion
324. Rice

Old Dominion won't be down there for long. They have been the best new C-USA basketball program over the last five years.

You also have to look at which teams will support their basketball team. No wonder why UTEP is hosting the tournament next year.


Nashville is centrally located to the schools with the best basketball support.
- 30 minutes from Murfreesboro
- 1 hour from Bowling Green
- 2.5 hours from Birmingham
- Drivable from several other schools


Nashville Municipal Auditorium (capacity 9,654)
- Home of the OVC tournament a week before the C-USA tournament.
- Could be home to entire men's C-USA tournament and semifinals and finals of women's tournament.
- First and second rounds of women's tournament could be help at Belmont, Lipscomb, or even Middle Tennessee.


Nashville is a tourist destination.
http://www.visitmusiccity.com/

We already play bowl games in Texas and Florida.

[qng001]

So what if the SEC is also in Nashville? Las Vegas could handle the WCC, WAC, Mountain West, and Pac-12.

I only care about Tech's sake, I think we can have a better crowd in the Big D. I don't care about the rest of the CUSA schools.

[Dawg06]

I only care about Tech's sake, I think we can have a better crowd in the Big D. I don't care about the rest of the CUSA schools.

Of course I want what's best for Tech, too. That'd be a tournament in Ruston or Bossier City, but I know that won't happen. I'm looking at it from a C-USA perspective, and I have a hard time seeing Texas or Florida land the next C-USA basketball tournament unless it's in El Paso again.

[qng001]

Of course I want what's best for Tech, too. That'd be a tournament in Ruston or Bossier City, but I know that won't happen. I'm looking at it from a C-USA perspective, and I have a hard time seeing Texas or Florida land the next C-USA basketball tournament unless it's in El Paso again.

Dr Pepper Arena (Frisco) serves RC Cola. Just saying, a throwback drink for me.

[Dawgpix]

San Antonio does not work very well logistically. You have the Rodeo in San Antonio at the end of February and then battle the Spurs to cram in many of their home games early in March.

I really don't think this is true, especially with UTSA coming in next year. Also SA is a major airport with pretty cheap flights. Rodeo is in Hemisphere arena, Spurs are in AT&T, I would push to get it in the Alamo Dome; closer to downtown and off of 281 straight shot from Airport.

Last time I went to Rodeo San Antonio in 2010 it was at AT&T and it IS A BIG DEAL. Spurs have to leave town for, what, three weeks? Sold out just about every night. Major concert with a different artist after each night rodeo. Pumps millions into a college scholarship fund for students desiring an ag career.

[Dwayne From Minden]

I say we take the 'Belt's old spot in Hot Springs.

Dawgpix will vote for this.

I would too

[HoDo-Tech70]

Conference basketball tournaments are either about 1) $$$ or 2) a neutral site for fairness in competition. I've never been to a tournament that provided both $$$ and a neutral site. Las Vegas provided a neutral site, but I suspect the $$$ generated was not as high as the tournaments in Reno or Las Cruces. The selection of El Paso as the 2014 tournament site is all about generating revenue, primarily from the fans of UTEP. It seems to me that C-USA has historically chosen tournament sites that generate greater ticket sales. I don't expect we'll see a neutral site for C-USA tournaments.

[Dawgpix]

I would too

Of course I would.

Commercial Air travel is conveniently 60 minutes away in Little Rock.
Private jet flights can land at HOT.

[Dwayne From Minden]

Something in the redneck Riviera of FloraBama would suffice also

[oledawg66]

So what's coming out of the meetings?

[PawDawg]

So what's coming out of the meetings?

BVDV will let us know soon.

I feel so good about our future knowing that he is representing us in these meetings.

[RougeDawg]

Does Mobile have a nice arena? That is pretty central and close to Florabama.