ESE84 Wrote:

UTEPDallas Wrote:

HornLakeTiger Wrote:

charles Wrote:

3601 Wrote:

charles Wrote:Alternate between Dallas and Orlando.

Even Britton Banowsky isn't that stupid.

Truthfully, I don't care if it is in Orlando or not. However, the tournament needs to be in Dallas and/or El Paso at least half the time. If you would rather rotate between Memphis and Dallas that's fine also but no way should the tourney be in the east 100% of the time.

I couldn't ever see it going to El Paso.

That's fine....the WAC did the same to UTEP. The last time the WAC Tourney was held in El Paso was in 1985. It was not even 6 months after UTEP left the WAC....and their Commish announced Las Cruces (home to NMSU) will host the WAC Tourney for the next two years.

UTEP is one of the heavyweights in this conference....keep us happy...if not...it'll be too late before Banowsky tries to fix it. Just ask Karl Benson.

Is the WAC really going to Las Cruces? That seems like a strange choice when they also have Reno, Boise, and Fresno, to name three other cities.

Yep. The WAC announced late last year that Las Cruces will host the WAC Tourney starting in 2007. I think Reno will host this year's tourney.

If UTEP was still in the WAC...then Las Cruces would make sense. But I don't see how Las Cruces can support it...and I don't think many fans from other WAC schools will make it to New Mexico.

OwlSD Wrote:

gomemphistigers1 Wrote:the only way it gets to Tulsa would be at ORU's arena...TU's is to small.

Tulsa's arena is fairly new and seats 8,355. Would the CUSA tournament really sell more than 8,355 tickets in Dallas, Houston, or Orlando?

No.

Tulsa hosted the WAC Tournament for 3 years. I remember when UTEP lost to Tulsa in the finals...and the Miners went to the NIT. Tulsa supported the tourney with teams like San Jose, Hawaii, Boise and Nevada. Just imagine the local support when Memphis, UAB, Houston and UTEP play in Tulsa.

I think these cities can host the tourney in the future:
Memphis
Orlando
Birmingham
Houston
Tulsa
El Paso
New Orleans
Dallas

3601 Wrote:

OwlSD Wrote:

gomemphistigers1 Wrote:the only way it gets to Tulsa would be at ORU's arena...TU's is to small.

Tulsa's arena is fairly new and seats 8,355. Would the CUSA tournament really sell more than 8,355 tickets in Dallas, Houston, or Orlando?

No.

The CUSA tournament won't have more than 8K butts in the seats for any game that the host school is not involved in, not even in Memphis. Maybe the old CUSA could have pulled in more people than that to see 2 non-local schools but the NCUSA won't.

Im all for memphis until tulsa can compete again. Then I wouldn't mind somewhere else. Memphis is fun, not to far from us and right now there home court advantage doesn't concern me, since we are not going to be in the mix yet.

charles Wrote:

3601 Wrote:

OwlSD Wrote:

gomemphistigers1 Wrote:the only way it gets to Tulsa would be at ORU's arena...TU's is to small.

Tulsa's arena is fairly new and seats 8,355. Would the CUSA tournament really sell more than 8,355 tickets in Dallas, Houston, or Orlando?

No.

The CUSA tournament won't have more than 8K butts in the seats for any game that the host school is not involved in, not even in Memphis. Maybe the old CUSA could have pulled in more people than that to see 2 non-local schools but the NCUSA won't.

If you are proven wrong, do you agree to never, ever, post on this board again?

GrayBeard Wrote:

charles Wrote:

3601 Wrote:

OwlSD Wrote:

gomemphistigers1 Wrote:the only way it gets to Tulsa would be at ORU's arena...TU's is to small.

Tulsa's arena is fairly new and seats 8,355. Would the CUSA tournament really sell more than 8,355 tickets in Dallas, Houston, or Orlando?

No.

The CUSA tournament won't have more than 8K butts in the seats for any game that the host school is not involved in, not even in Memphis. Maybe the old CUSA could have pulled in more people than that to see 2 non-local schools but the NCUSA won't.

If you are proven wrong, do you agree to never, ever, post on this board again?

+1

charles Wrote:

3601 Wrote:

OwlSD Wrote:

gomemphistigers1 Wrote:the only way it gets to Tulsa would be at ORU's arena...TU's is to small.

Tulsa's arena is fairly new and seats 8,355. Would the CUSA tournament really sell more than 8,355 tickets in Dallas, Houston, or Orlando?

No.

The CUSA tournament won't have more than 8K butts in the seats for any game that the host school is not involved in, not even in Memphis. Maybe the old CUSA could have pulled in more people than that to see 2 non-local schools but the NCUSA won't.

Agreed. However, there are certain cities in which there would only be 4,000 or so fans in the stands even if the host team were playing in a game.

After watching the Big 12 Tourney there, it is my thought that the AAC is a little too big and expensive for C-USA. How do you guys feel about the older arena that the Mavericks used to use, Reunion?

I think Dallas has a good Central location, but I believe in order to get the attendance up, it has to be in a city that has a loyal following to their sports programs.

Here are mine in order:
Memphis
Houston
UAB

3601 Wrote:

charles Wrote:

3601 Wrote:

OwlSD Wrote:

gomemphistigers1 Wrote:the only way it gets to Tulsa would be at ORU's arena...TU's is to small.

Tulsa's arena is fairly new and seats 8,355. Would the CUSA tournament really sell more than 8,355 tickets in Dallas, Houston, or Orlando?

No.

The CUSA tournament won't have more than 8K butts in the seats for any game that the host school is not involved in, not even in Memphis. Maybe the old CUSA could have pulled in more people than that to see 2 non-local schools but the NCUSA won't.

Agreed. However, there are certain cities in which there would only be 4,000 or so fans in the stands even if the host team were playing in a game.

GrayBeard Wrote:

charles Wrote:

3601 Wrote:

OwlSD Wrote:

gomemphistigers1 Wrote:the only way it gets to Tulsa would be at ORU's arena...TU's is to small.

Tulsa's arena is fairly new and seats 8,355. Would the CUSA tournament really sell more than 8,355 tickets in Dallas, Houston, or Orlando?

No.

The CUSA tournament won't have more than 8K butts in the seats for any game that the host school is not involved in, not even in Memphis. Maybe the old CUSA could have pulled in more people than that to see 2 non-local schools but the NCUSA won't.

If you are proven wrong, do you agree to never, ever, post on this board again?

Sure, I'm always up for a bet. Especially a loser leaves town bet. Here's the terms:If any game in this year's CUSA tournament that Memphis is not involved in draws more than 8,000 people I leave. On the other hand, if no game draws more than 8,000(again only counting games that Memphis does not play in) then you leave the board FOREVER. Well, do you accept or are you chicken?

charles Wrote:

GrayBeard Wrote:

charles Wrote:

3601 Wrote:

OwlSD Wrote:

gomemphistigers1 Wrote:the only way it gets to Tulsa would be at ORU's arena...TU's is to small.

Tulsa's arena is fairly new and seats 8,355. Would the CUSA tournament really sell more than 8,355 tickets in Dallas, Houston, or Orlando?

No.

The CUSA tournament won't have more than 8K butts in the seats for any game that the host school is not involved in, not even in Memphis. Maybe the old CUSA could have pulled in more people than that to see 2 non-local schools but the NCUSA won't.

If you are proven wrong, do you agree to never, ever, post on this board again?

Sure, I'm always up for a bet. Especially a loser leaves town bet. Here's the terms:If any game in this year's CUSA tournament that Memphis is not involved in draws more than 8,000 people I leave. On the other hand, if no game draws more than 8,000(again only counting games that Memphis does not play in) then you leave the board FOREVER. Well, do you accept or are you chicken?

Nahhh, my luck hasn't been that good recently (I am a pirate fan). I was just trying to get rid of all of you. I figured that since you are so sure of yourself, that you wouldn't mind putting yourself up for the challenge.

I think Memphis should host the tourney this year + the next 2...then take a look at how all teams are doing both on the floor and in the stands...if more than 1 stands out, rotate the tourney.

GrayBeard Wrote:

charles Wrote:

GrayBeard Wrote:

charles Wrote:

3601 Wrote:

OwlSD Wrote:

gomemphistigers1 Wrote:the only way it gets to Tulsa would be at ORU's arena...TU's is to small.

Tulsa's arena is fairly new and seats 8,355. Would the CUSA tournament really sell more than 8,355 tickets in Dallas, Houston, or Orlando?

No.

The CUSA tournament won't have more than 8K butts in the seats for any game that the host school is not involved in, not even in Memphis. Maybe the old CUSA could have pulled in more people than that to see 2 non-local schools but the NCUSA won't.

If you are proven wrong, do you agree to never, ever, post on this board again?

Sure, I'm always up for a bet. Especially a loser leaves town bet. Here's the terms:If any game in this year's CUSA tournament that Memphis is not involved in draws more than 8,000 people I leave. On the other hand, if no game draws more than 8,000(again only counting games that Memphis does not play in) then you leave the board FOREVER. Well, do you accept or are you chicken?

Nahhh, my luck hasn't been that good recently (I am a pirate fan). I was just trying to get rid of all of you. I figured that since you are so sure of yourself, that you wouldn't mind putting yourself up for the challenge.

Well, I accept the challenge only if its a 2-way bet. If I'm the only one risking anything then no.

(j)UTEP Wrote:After watching the Big 12 Tourney there, it is my thought that the AAC is a little too big and expensive for C-USA. How do you guys feel about the older arena that the Mavericks used to use, Reunion?

I think Dallas has a good Central location, but I believe in order to get the attendance up, it has to be in a city that has a loyal following to their sports programs.

Here are mine in order:
Memphis
Houston
UAB

They (the Big XII) are playing there again this year. It is also the site for the first round matchups for the NCAA tournament.

The reason the Fed Ex Forum got it the first two years is that the event organizers were willing to guarantee the conference office that they would make a profit. Like it or not, until someone at one of the other cities is willing to make the same guarantee, the conference will hold it in Memphis.

charles Wrote:

GrayBeard Wrote:

charles Wrote:

GrayBeard Wrote:

charles Wrote:

3601 Wrote:

OwlSD Wrote:

gomemphistigers1 Wrote:the only way it gets to Tulsa would be at ORU's arena...TU's is to small.

Tulsa's arena is fairly new and seats 8,355. Would the CUSA tournament really sell more than 8,355 tickets in Dallas, Houston, or Orlando?

No.

The CUSA tournament won't have more than 8K butts in the seats for any game that the host school is not involved in, not even in Memphis. Maybe the old CUSA could have pulled in more people than that to see 2 non-local schools but the NCUSA won't.

If you are proven wrong, do you agree to never, ever, post on this board again?

Sure, I'm always up for a bet. Especially a loser leaves town bet. Here's the terms:If any game in this year's CUSA tournament that Memphis is not involved in draws more than 8,000 people I leave. On the other hand, if no game draws more than 8,000(again only counting games that Memphis does not play in) then you leave the board FOREVER. Well, do you accept or are you chicken?

Nahhh, my luck hasn't been that good recently (I am a pirate fan). I was just trying to get rid of all of you. I figured that since you are so sure of yourself, that you wouldn't mind putting yourself up for the challenge.

Well, accept the challenge only if its a 2-way bet. If I'm the only one risking anything then no.

You are the one making the absolute statements. I figured you must know what you are talking about, so you must be willing to stand by your statements. I didn't make such a statement, nor do I really care. I didn't make a bet, but I did challenge you to stand by your statement.

GrayBeard Wrote:

charles Wrote:

GrayBeard Wrote:

charles Wrote:

GrayBeard Wrote:

charles Wrote:

3601 Wrote:

OwlSD Wrote:

gomemphistigers1 Wrote:the only way it gets to Tulsa would be at ORU's arena...TU's is to small.

Tulsa's arena is fairly new and seats 8,355. Would the CUSA tournament really sell more than 8,355 tickets in Dallas, Houston, or Orlando?

No.

The CUSA tournament won't have more than 8K butts in the seats for any game that the host school is not involved in, not even in Memphis. Maybe the old CUSA could have pulled in more people than that to see 2 non-local schools but the NCUSA won't.

If you are proven wrong, do you agree to never, ever, post on this board again?

Sure, I'm always up for a bet. Especially a loser leaves town bet. Here's the terms:If any game in this year's CUSA tournament that Memphis is not involved in draws more than 8,000 people I leave. On the other hand, if no game draws more than 8,000(again only counting games that Memphis does not play in) then you leave the board FOREVER. Well, do you accept or are you chicken?

Nahhh, my luck hasn't been that good recently (I am a pirate fan). I was just trying to get rid of all of you. I figured that since you are so sure of yourself, that you wouldn't mind putting yourself up for the challenge.

Well, accept the challenge only if its a 2-way bet. If I'm the only one risking anything then no.

You are the one making the absolute statements. I figured you must know what you are talking about, so you must be willing to stand by your statements. I didn't make such a statement, nor do I really care. I didn't make a bet, but I did challenge you to stand by your statement.

If I wasn't sure about what I said I wouldn't have proposed the bet. You can decline if you want but the record shows that I didn't back down from my statement nor chicken out of a challenge. All I asked for was equal terms.

charles Wrote:

GrayBeard Wrote:The CUSA tournament won't have more than 8K butts in the seats for any game that the host school is not involved in, not even in Memphis. Maybe the old CUSA could have pulled in more people than that to see 2 non-local schools but the NCUSA won't.

If you are proven wrong, do you agree to never, ever, post on this board again?

charles Wrote:If I wasn't sure about what I said I wouldn't have proposed the bet. You can decline if you want but the record shows that I didn't back down from my statement nor chicken out of a challenge. All I asked for was equal terms.

GB said nothing of a bet. He simply presented you with a challenge...and you chickened out...

Blzer4Life Wrote:

charles Wrote:

GrayBeard Wrote:The CUSA tournament won't have more than 8K butts in the seats for any game that the host school is not involved in, not even in Memphis. Maybe the old CUSA could have pulled in more people than that to see 2 non-local schools but the NCUSA won't.

If you are proven wrong, do you agree to never, ever, post on this board again?

charles Wrote:If I wasn't sure about what I said I wouldn't have proposed the bet. You can decline if you want but the record shows that I didn't back down from my statement nor chicken out of a challenge. All I asked for was equal terms.

GB said nothing of a bet. He simply presented you with a challenge...and you chickened out...

Nonsense, I didn't chicken out. All I did was propose fair and equal terms. For me to be the only one who takes the risk is patently unfair.