Tournament staying in KC?

[Crimson King]

Just saw that was probable on another board. Really? OKC and Dallas were both bidding for it. What a bunch of BS.

 

[boksooner]

Just saw that was probable on another board. Really? OKC and Dallas were both bidding for it. What a bunch of BS.

So was Tulsa. I know KC does a great job, but giving a home tourney for KU every year is a little much. They definitely should move it around.

 

[deejay1]

KC was awarded the tourney through the 2020 season.

 

[MsProudSooner]

KC was awarded the tourney through the 2020 season.

Maybe the FBI needs to investigate the Big XII next.

 

[StatGeek]

Maybe the FBI needs to investigate the Big XII next.

:ez-roll:

 

[DenverSooner]

The Big XII is the dumbest conference in the country. It is absurd to give our conference tournament to the State of Missouri when Missouri turned its back on the conference and tried to financially harm its former partners.

 

[Sooner-Bred]

Doesn't make much sense.

Why is the Big 12 awarding so much tournament revenue to the state of Missouri every year, a state that isn't even represented in the Big 12. (The tournament brings in TONS of money to the area, restaurants, bars, hotels, etc.)

WHY?! Makes ZERO sense to me.

It isn't centrally located.

Doesn't always have great weather that time of year (2 years ago it was raining and in the 40's the entire weekend).

It's no bigger than OKC and is MUCH smaller than Dallas.

Why award this tournament to Kansas City every year?

Again, awarding this tournament to a state that isn't even represented in the Big 12 is a complete mystery to me.

 

[ouboomer]

seems like when the tournament is not in KC the turnout is not as strong. OU, OSU, Texas, and Baylor have had some good teams over the years, but lets face it, they don't exactly get the kind of fan support in terms of attendance, but people in the KC area show up.

 

[Sooner-Bred]

The Big XII is the dumbest conference in the country. It is absurd to give our conference tournament to the State of Missouri when Missouri turned its back on the conference and tried to financially harm its former partners.

Haha, posted right at the same time. Great minds think a like

 

[cjhsooner]

Well, OKC did get awarded the baseball championship through 2020. So there is that...

 

[WTSooner]

Well, OKC did get awarded the baseball championship through 2020. So there is that...

I think that is just as dumb.

This stuff should move around. If one site makes the most sense, for whatever reason, fine, they get it every other year, and you can rotate the other years.

But for one state/city/location to get it for 5 or 10 straight years is silly. Even sillier, as has been mentioned above, when that state doesn't even have a Big 12 school in it.

 

[BoulderSooner]

Well, OKC did get awarded the baseball championship through 2020. So there is that...

okc also got the womens tourney every year ..

 

[Zimwillett]

I think that is just as dumb.

This stuff should move around. If one site makes the most sense, for whatever reason, fine, they get it every other year, and you can rotate the other years.

But for one state/city/location to get it for 5 or 10 straight years is silly. Even sillier, as has been mentioned above, when that state doesn't even have a Big 12 school in it.

Yep. If KC gets it through 2020, that will mean they'll have had it for 11 straight years (since 2010) and will have hosted 80% of the Big 12 tournaments since 1997 (to say nothing of their monopoly on the Big 8 tournament).

Of course, other major conferences find a way to move theirs around.

-ACC: since 2005 they've had it in Washington DC, Greensboro, Tampa, Charlotte, and Atlanta. Through 2020 they are going to have it in in DC, Brooklyn (x2), Charlotte, and Greensboro.

-Big 10: They've traded back and forth between Indy and Chicago (majority Indy), but they're going to DC in 2017 and Madison Square Garden in 2018.

-SEC: Atlanta, Nashville, Tampa, and New Orleans have all hosted in the last 10 years. They've committed to several years in Nashville, but have scheduled St. Louis and Tampa to host in between.

These conferences are all making a meaningful effort to expand their brand to large markets within their geographic footprint. Meanwhile, the Big 12 hunkers down in small market city that gives one team an overwhelming advantage. Fail.

 

[Max Power]

Yep. If KC gets it through 2020, that will mean they'll have had it for 11 straight years (since 2010) and will have hosted 80% of the Big 12 tournaments since 1997 (to say nothing of their monopoly on the Big 8 tournament).

Of course, other major conferences find a way to move theirs around.

-ACC: since 2005 they've had it in Washington DC, Greensboro, Tampa, Charlotte, and Atlanta. Through 2020 they are going to have it in in DC, Brooklyn (x2), Charlotte, and Greensboro.

-Big 10: They've traded back and forth between Indy and Chicago (majority Indy), but they're going to DC in 2017 and Madison Square Garden in 2018.

-SEC: Atlanta, Nashville, Tampa, and New Orleans have all hosted in the last 10 years. They've committed to several years in Nashville, but have scheduled St. Louis and Tampa to host in between.

These conferences are all making a meaningful effort to expand their brand to large markets within their geographic footprint. Meanwhile, the Big 12 hunkers down in small market city that gives one team an overwhelming advantage. Fail.

And then wonder why that team fails in March more often than not