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RE: who is gonna win the AAC tourney?
(03-08-2018 11:21 PM)C0|db|00ded Wrote: (03-08-2018 11:11 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote: (03-08-2018 11:06 PM)C0|db|00ded Wrote: (03-08-2018 10:41 PM)CornellCoog Wrote: Here's where I'd consider;
1) Memphis- Fed Ex Forum. Downtown. Beale Street. Somewhat central but close enough to some of the better fan bases. Airport is decent sized.
2) DFW- SMU, Tulsa, UH, and Wichita are easy drives. Massive airport serving DFW and major Southwest hub at Love Field. I'd prefer Dallas over Fort Worth though. More to do if "cowboy" isn't your thing.
3) New Orleans- It would be a slam dunk if Tulane fans could turn out more than 2,000 fans. People love to party there and the arena is 2 minutes from the Quarter. Tons of hotels and a decent sized airport.
New Orleans is the only city in our conference that's truly a destination city. Orlando could be included if you're 10 years old or have a 10 year old. I'm a grown ass man and I love New Orleans. That could become a conference defining location and help to bolster a budding Tulane program. We'd never have to worry about Tulane dominating the attendance either as their fanbase isn't massive.
Having it in Memphis is bad because Memphis is a big school with a healthy fanbase. The only place less fair than Memphis would be within 250 miles of Wichita. We would absolutely take the place over.
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I disagree on your Memphis assessment...
Memphis is 9hrs or less driving distance for 6 or 7 AAC schools...Cincy, UH, SMU, WSU, Tulsa, Tulane AND you get the Memphis crowd.
The games would be much better attended on the whole in Memphis.
Plus, Memphis is a great town with awesome bbq and Biel St.
It should be in Memphis annually.
You missed my entire point. We don't want the Memphis crowd, just like you wouldn't want the Wichita crowd which would outnumber the Memphis crowd 19 out of 20 years if the tournament was within 3 hours of our city. It needs to be in a central location but also not too close to a strong fanbase. New Orleans is centrally located but south and it's in the best city for tourism.
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i understood your point, I just disagree. And its not about getting the Memphis crowd. Its about the 6 other schools that are in 5-9 hrs drive. Memphis folks aren't going to attend SMU vs UH, but SMU and UH fans would if it was in memphis, for example. Point is, i don't think Memphis fans are going to sell out the arena for EVERY AAC game, which appears to be your fear.
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03-08-2018 11:24 PM |
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RE: who is gonna win the AAC tourney?
(03-08-2018 11:24 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote: (03-08-2018 11:21 PM)C0|db|00ded Wrote: (03-08-2018 11:11 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote: (03-08-2018 11:06 PM)C0|db|00ded Wrote: (03-08-2018 10:41 PM)CornellCoog Wrote: Here's where I'd consider;
1) Memphis- Fed Ex Forum. Downtown. Beale Street. Somewhat central but close enough to some of the better fan bases. Airport is decent sized.
2) DFW- SMU, Tulsa, UH, and Wichita are easy drives. Massive airport serving DFW and major Southwest hub at Love Field. I'd prefer Dallas over Fort Worth though. More to do if "cowboy" isn't your thing.
3) New Orleans- It would be a slam dunk if Tulane fans could turn out more than 2,000 fans. People love to party there and the arena is 2 minutes from the Quarter. Tons of hotels and a decent sized airport.
New Orleans is the only city in our conference that's truly a destination city. Orlando could be included if you're 10 years old or have a 10 year old. I'm a grown ass man and I love New Orleans. That could become a conference defining location and help to bolster a budding Tulane program. We'd never have to worry about Tulane dominating the attendance either as their fanbase isn't massive.
Having it in Memphis is bad because Memphis is a big school with a healthy fanbase. The only place less fair than Memphis would be within 250 miles of Wichita. We would absolutely take the place over.
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I disagree on your Memphis assessment...
Memphis is 9hrs or less driving distance for 6 or 7 AAC schools...Cincy, UH, SMU, WSU, Tulsa, Tulane AND you get the Memphis crowd.
The games would be much better attended on the whole in Memphis.
Plus, Memphis is a great town with awesome bbq and Biel St.
It should be in Memphis annually.
You missed my entire point. We don't want the Memphis crowd, just like you wouldn't want the Wichita crowd which would outnumber the Memphis crowd 19 out of 20 years if the tournament was within 3 hours of our city. It needs to be in a central location but also not too close to a strong fanbase. New Orleans is centrally located but south and it's in the best city for tourism.
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i understood your point, I just disagree. And its not about getting the Memphis crowd. Its about the 6 other schools that are in 5-9 hrs drive. Memphis folks aren't going to attend SMU vs UH, but SMU and UH fans would if it was in memphis, for example. Point is, i don't think Memphis fans are going to sell out the arena for EVERY AAC game, which appears to be your fear.
Which is why I like it in Fort Worth, most the schools have a alumni base there, it's technically a neutral location, easy cheap travel. Memphis will go, Cincy will go, SMU will go, Tulsa, wsu, Houston. I doubt it's an expensive or tough flight from Philly or the NE.
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03-08-2018 11:30 PM |
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billybobby777
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RE: who is gonna win the AAC tourney?
ECU is 4th out of 12 in the voting.
After beating UCF tonight, amazing things will happen for ECU.
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03-08-2018 11:31 PM |
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RE: who is gonna win the AAC tourney?
(03-08-2018 11:24 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote: (03-08-2018 11:21 PM)C0|db|00ded Wrote: (03-08-2018 11:11 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote: (03-08-2018 11:06 PM)C0|db|00ded Wrote: (03-08-2018 10:41 PM)CornellCoog Wrote: Here's where I'd consider;
1) Memphis- Fed Ex Forum. Downtown. Beale Street. Somewhat central but close enough to some of the better fan bases. Airport is decent sized.
2) DFW- SMU, Tulsa, UH, and Wichita are easy drives. Massive airport serving DFW and major Southwest hub at Love Field. I'd prefer Dallas over Fort Worth though. More to do if "cowboy" isn't your thing.
3) New Orleans- It would be a slam dunk if Tulane fans could turn out more than 2,000 fans. People love to party there and the arena is 2 minutes from the Quarter. Tons of hotels and a decent sized airport.
New Orleans is the only city in our conference that's truly a destination city. Orlando could be included if you're 10 years old or have a 10 year old. I'm a grown ass man and I love New Orleans. That could become a conference defining location and help to bolster a budding Tulane program. We'd never have to worry about Tulane dominating the attendance either as their fanbase isn't massive.
Having it in Memphis is bad because Memphis is a big school with a healthy fanbase. The only place less fair than Memphis would be within 250 miles of Wichita. We would absolutely take the place over.
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I disagree on your Memphis assessment...
Memphis is 9hrs or less driving distance for 6 or 7 AAC schools...Cincy, UH, SMU, WSU, Tulsa, Tulane AND you get the Memphis crowd.
The games would be much better attended on the whole in Memphis.
Plus, Memphis is a great town with awesome bbq and Biel St.
It should be in Memphis annually.
You missed my entire point. We don't want the Memphis crowd, just like you wouldn't want the Wichita crowd which would outnumber the Memphis crowd 19 out of 20 years if the tournament was within 3 hours of our city. It needs to be in a central location but also not too close to a strong fanbase. New Orleans is centrally located but south and it's in the best city for tourism.
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i understood your point, I just disagree. And its not about getting the Memphis crowd. Its about the 6 other schools that are in 5-9 hrs drive. Memphis folks aren't going to attend SMU vs UH, but SMU and UH fans would if it was in memphis, for example. Point is, i don't think Memphis fans are going to sell out the arena for EVERY AAC game, which appears to be your fear.
New Orleans isn't bad location-wise and it's miles beyond Memphis as a destination city. The eastern schools are screwed regardless.
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03-08-2018 11:36 PM |
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RE: who is gonna win the AAC tourney?
(03-08-2018 11:24 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote: (03-08-2018 11:21 PM)C0|db|00ded Wrote: (03-08-2018 11:11 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote: (03-08-2018 11:06 PM)C0|db|00ded Wrote: (03-08-2018 10:41 PM)CornellCoog Wrote: Here's where I'd consider;
1) Memphis- Fed Ex Forum. Downtown. Beale Street. Somewhat central but close enough to some of the better fan bases. Airport is decent sized.
2) DFW- SMU, Tulsa, UH, and Wichita are easy drives. Massive airport serving DFW and major Southwest hub at Love Field. I'd prefer Dallas over Fort Worth though. More to do if "cowboy" isn't your thing.
3) New Orleans- It would be a slam dunk if Tulane fans could turn out more than 2,000 fans. People love to party there and the arena is 2 minutes from the Quarter. Tons of hotels and a decent sized airport.
New Orleans is the only city in our conference that's truly a destination city. Orlando could be included if you're 10 years old or have a 10 year old. I'm a grown ass man and I love New Orleans. That could become a conference defining location and help to bolster a budding Tulane program. We'd never have to worry about Tulane dominating the attendance either as their fanbase isn't massive.
Having it in Memphis is bad because Memphis is a big school with a healthy fanbase. The only place less fair than Memphis would be within 250 miles of Wichita. We would absolutely take the place over.
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I disagree on your Memphis assessment...
Memphis is 9hrs or less driving distance for 6 or 7 AAC schools...Cincy, UH, SMU, WSU, Tulsa, Tulane AND you get the Memphis crowd.
The games would be much better attended on the whole in Memphis.
Plus, Memphis is a great town with awesome bbq and Biel St.
It should be in Memphis annually.
You missed my entire point. We don't want the Memphis crowd, just like you wouldn't want the Wichita crowd which would outnumber the Memphis crowd 19 out of 20 years if the tournament was within 3 hours of our city. It needs to be in a central location but also not too close to a strong fanbase. New Orleans is centrally located but south and it's in the best city for tourism.
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i understood your point, I just disagree. And its not about getting the Memphis crowd. Its about the 6 other schools that are in 5-9 hrs drive. Memphis folks aren't going to attend SMU vs UH, but SMU and UH fans would if it was in memphis, for example. Point is, i don't think Memphis fans are going to sell out the arena for EVERY AAC game, which appears to be your fear.
No, I think his fear is that when Memphis gets really good again, you're gonna have 15,000 Memphis fans there up against your Cincy team, or my WSU team in a de facto road game for the conference tournament championship. That makes things a little bit low major if you catch the drift.
Otherwise, yes, Memphis is a good location.
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03-08-2018 11:49 PM |
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RE: who is gonna win the AAC tourney?
ECU got 4th in the voting. Lost early to UCF but I predict a W In the CBI or CSN or whatever it is and another win and another until ECU wins it.
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03-08-2018 11:56 PM |
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RE: who is gonna win the AAC tourney?
(03-08-2018 11:19 PM)AndShock Wrote: (03-08-2018 11:18 PM)Wheatshock Wrote: (03-08-2018 11:11 PM)shock Wrote: (03-08-2018 10:57 PM)AndShock Wrote: (03-08-2018 10:54 PM)TripleA Wrote: LOL. Yeah, those are all conference-centric.
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03-09-2018 09:25 AM |
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RE: who is gonna win the AAC tourney?
I'm picking Wichita because its hard to beat a good team 3 times. I would say that IF cincy did beat WSU 3 times this season I'm praying that they meet again in the NCAA because I witnessed UC beating Memphis 4 times in 1 season (1992 NCAA Midwest Region Final, GMC Tournament Final & 2 GMC regular season) and its an unique experience
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03-09-2018 09:53 AM |
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RE: who is gonna win the AAC tourney?
(03-09-2018 09:53 AM)tigerjeb Wrote: I'm picking Wichita because its hard to beat a good team 3 times. I would say that IF cincy did beat WSU 3 times this season I'm praying that they meet again in the NCAA because I witnessed UC beating Memphis 4 times in 1 season (1992 NCAA Midwest Region Final, GMC Tournament Final & 2 GMC regular season) and its an unique experience
We split this year.
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03-09-2018 09:57 AM |
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RE: who is gonna win the AAC tourney?
Cheating refs. ECU was robbed.
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03-09-2018 10:01 AM |
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RE: who is gonna win the AAC tourney?
(03-09-2018 09:57 AM)Wheatshock Wrote: (03-09-2018 09:53 AM)tigerjeb Wrote: I'm picking Wichita because its hard to beat a good team 3 times. I would say that IF cincy did beat WSU 3 times this season I'm praying that they meet again in the NCAA because I witnessed UC beating Memphis 4 times in 1 season (1992 NCAA Midwest Region Final, GMC Tournament Final & 2 GMC regular season) and its an unique experience
We split this year.
well dang. at least I got my stupid out of the way early today.
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