We need UAB to drop a couple more and make them play an extra game in the tournament!
We need UAB to drop a couple more and make them play an extra game in the tournament!
I didn't calculate tiebreakers. Just used projected seeding from https://www.teamrankings.com/ncb/con...c-usa-bracket/
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I'd take that bracket setup right now! But if Rice could move up to #4 and UAB fall to #5 it would be really "good for attendance" at the C-USA tournament. One more game for the home team.
We need UAB to lose in the first round so that C-UAB get's the least possible gate at the Birmingham "neutral sight".
I hope we change venues next year. Please have it in DFW.
I say we throw in a bid for DFW. ODU being the newb in the conference needs to wait their turn.
For about the next 30 years. They've hosted for too long. DFW just makes excellent sense for getting the CUSA tournament as part of a regular rotation:
Easy to get in and out of (American Airlines' HQ)
Plenty of capacity on hotels and restaurants
Very experienced at hosting BIG EVENTS
Proactivity would be a joint bid between TECH and North Texas for Frisco
Tech host MBB in Allen and UNT host WBB in Frisco (or vise versa).
I really think the host school thing needs to go away. CUSA HQ needs to run it and if they need warm bodies let the schools send people as needed before the tourney starts. Plan it out in advance and make a schedule. Quit being small time.
They worked it out for baseball. They can work it out for basketball. Fewer people per team to travel and better revenue stream.