Move the Tournament Around Again

I'm 100 miles from Dallas and 100 miles from OKC and I will take KC every year. If you don't go to the tournament you just don't get it.
 
WTSooner said:
Have you been to downtown Tulsa lately? 100% different then it was even 12-18 months ago, and still growing/improving/changing.

I admit that our entertainment area downtown might be a little bit farther away from the arena than some of the other options, but we're talking 2-3 blocks farther, not a mile.

The NCAA had nothing but great things to say when we hosted the Tourney a few years back.
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Was in Tulsa the end of January...stayed at the Aloft Hotel across from BOK, my brother also lives and works there.

The NCAA had nothing but great things to say, but the attendance *at the last regional* was 7th best out of the the 8 sites (2011).
 
boksooner said:
World class management. Great accoustics. Quality local food options.
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I could care less about the management and acoustics for a weekend of bball.

Do you mean they have local food options at the concessions?
 
Crimson King said:
I'd rank arenas: BOK, AA, Sprint, OKC, with not enough separation to justify exclusion.

Local interest: KC, TUL (speculation), OKC (it's an NBA town now), DAL

Gathering area: P&L, Bricktown, Brady District/Downtown, Victory Park

Geography relative to teams: TUL and OKC (tie), KC, DAL

We go every year, so I'd love to see it in as many different cities as possible. But if it gets lost in Dallas, worse geography/alumni bases would mean even less interest in Houston or SA. Des Moines and Wichita just not big enough, and St. Louis is no longer in the conference footprint.
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drugs stop taking them

AA is far in away the best of the bunch with sprint and the Peake tied for second .. BOK is last among the 4 ..
 
campbest said:
The NCAA had nothing but great things to say, but the attendance *at the last regional* was 7th best out of the the 8 sites (2011).
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We had some pretty mediocre teams to watch if I remember correctly. I know Illinois and UNLV were there. Maybe KU.
 
usedtobe1 said:
It is a valid point. The Sprint Arena is in Missouri although part of KC is in Kansas ….. and about 40 miles from Lawrence. Missouri has zero B12 members, Kansas 2, Iowa 1, Oklahoma 2, and Texas 5. It's ridiculous for the tournament to be held in Kansas City every year IMHO.

I think OKC and Tulsa should get some consideration as should DFW. Personally, I love going to the Riverwalk in San Antonio ….. gone to 2 Final 4's there and it's great.
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4 texas schools .. (still mad about that it should be 3 and we should have Louisville and WVU )
 
BoulderSooner said:
a couple of wide concourses ..... and that is it

inside the arena (seating court video screen is subpar )
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That is what I thought as well. I went there for the first time in January for a Garth concert. I was pretty excited to check out the arena b/c I heard about how great it was. I left less than impressed. Reminded me more of the only Ford Center before the upgrades
 
Sooner24 said:
I'm 100 miles from Dallas and 100 miles from OKC and I will take KC every year. If you don't go to the tournament you just don't get it.
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I've gone to the tournament and I get it. I even went to the pre-season Big 8 tournaments in KC back in the 70's. I'm 200 miles from Dallas, 450 to OKC, and 700 to KC. I live in Houston. My strong preference is for it to rotate so that fans from different areas can attend.

Heck, Houston might have the nicest arena of all at Toyota Center, but I'm not advocating it to be held there. Nobody here would care.
 
usedtobe1 said:
I've gone to the tournament and I get it. I even went to the pre-season Big 8 tournaments in KC back in the 70's. I'm 200 miles from Dallas, 450 to OKC, and 700 to KC. I live in Houston. My strong preference is for it to rotate so that fans from different areas can attend.

Heck, Houston might have the nicest arena of all at Toyota Center, but I'm not advocating it to be held there. Nobody here would care.
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Dang you're old! ;)
 
SoonerBounce13 said:
That is what I thought as well. I went there for the first time in January for a Garth concert. I was pretty excited to check out the arena b/c I heard about how great it was. I left less than impressed. Reminded me more of the only Ford Center before the upgrades
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that was my first trip to BOK as well ..
 
Sooner24 said:
Dang you're old! ;)
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Yep, no denying that. I'm old. Those preseason Big 8 tournaments were fun. They held them over the holidays (just before Christmas?). Really cold. Every team played 3 games in 3 days. I remember going to Saturday morning games for 7th place when there weren't 100 fans in the arena. By Saturday night the place was packed …. usually KU (Ted Owens), Missouri (Norm Stewart), or K-State (Jack Hartman) were in the finals. My roommate (Missouri fan) was from St. Joe's so we stayed with his parents…. I had recently graduated from OU and had gone to work for Conoco in Ponca City. Dave Bliss was the OU coach when I was going. We would sit in the stands and visit with the players and coaches during the early games. Those were good times.

We went for 3-4 years before we both got married and started families….. probably coupled with them not playing the pre-season tournament anymore. I still went to a few of the post-season tournaments in KC.
 
Sooner04 said:
If San Antonio would have the tourney inside the Alamodome it could be fun. Words cannot express what a dump the SBC Center is. Coupled with the location, woof.

You guys need to go to a Big 12 Tourney in KC sometime. It's a blast. Total community involvement.

And are there any Pac-12 schools in Nevada? I don't believe there are any WCC schools in Nevada either. I doubt any of their fanbases give a lick about that.
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Because its Vegas. I am all for moving our tournament to Vegas
 
Sooner24 said:
Dang you're old! ;)
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Careful now! Don't go making fun of the senior citizens on this board. We're not so old that we couldn't rise up and crush youngsters like you.

Haven't you ever heard of "Old Farts United," sometimes referred to as the OFU? Our members are everywhere, millions of us just waiting for the call to spread our wings. And, I don't mean angel wings. :)
 
AdaSooner said:
Careful now! Don't go making fun of the senior citizens on this board. We're not so old that we couldn't rise up and crush youngsters like you.

Haven't you ever heard of "Old Farts United," sometimes referred to as the OFU? Our members are everywhere, millions of us just waiting for the call to spread our wings. And, I don't mean angel wings. :)
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Settle down grand pa. We dont need you breeaking a hip. :p

You know im just kidding
 
AdaSooner said:
Careful now! Don't go making fun of the senior citizens on this board. We're not so old that we couldn't rise up and crush youngsters like you.

Haven't you ever heard of "Old Farts United," sometimes referred to as the OFU? Our members are everywhere, millions of us just waiting for the call to spread our wings. And, I don't mean angel wings. :)
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I'll be 60 this year so I'm no spring chicken. :o
 
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