Will the Big 12 Tournament come back to OKC?

[OUHoops]

http://newsok.com/will-the-big-12-b...article/3623162?custom_click=headlines_widget

 

[thebigabd]

Big 12 Tournament, live from:

The Charleston Civic Center
Charleston, West Virginia

 

[badger]

I totally support never going back to KC ever again and giving the tourney to OKC/Tulsa/Dallas instead.

 

[oSuJeff97]

Yeah - I do think the big upside of Mizzou leaving the Big 12 is that both OKC and Tulsa are now in play for future Big 12 basketball tournaments.

I get that KC is close to KU, but still... can you have the conference tournament in a state that doesn't include a single team from your conference?

 

[BoulderSooner]

tulsa has little to no chance ...

OKC/Dallas are the future homes of big 12 basketball

 

[WTSooner]

tulsa has little to no chance ...

Uhh.....okay. :facepalm

 

[campbest]

Yeah - I do think the big upside of Mizzou leaving the Big 12 is that both OKC and Tulsa are now in play for future Big 12 basketball tournaments.

I get that KC is close to KU, but still... can you have the conference tournament in a state that doesn't include a single team from your conference?

Las Vegas hosts the West Coast Conference.


I would be ok with a rotation between KC, OKC and Dallas. Personally I love going to the tournament in KC, always have a great time.

 

[seniorsooner]

tulsa has little to no chance ...

not YET, you should say. Tulsa doesn't have the hotel rooms yet. Someday, they will.

 

[WTSooner]

not YET, you should say. Tulsa doesn't have the hotel rooms yet. Someday, they will.

What?

We might not be overflowing with hotel rooms in the downtown area, but we have enough to host an NCAA pod. I'm sure we could handle the Big 12 Tournament.

 

[seniorsooner]

We might not be overflowing with hotel rooms in the downtown area

That's what I was referring to. To Tulsa's credit they are on their way to building up the amount of hotel rooms in/around the downtown area. The other consideration is that in the past hasn't the Big 12 wanted there to be two separate facilities available to host the men's/women's tournaments? Where would the women play? The Reynolds Center?

 

[MsProudSooner]

That's what I was referring to. To Tulsa's credit they are on their way to building up the amount of hotel rooms in/around the downtown area. The other consideration is that in the past hasn't the Big 12 wanted there to be two separate facilities available to host the men's/women's tournaments? Where would the women play? The Reynolds Center?

The Reynolds Center or Maybee Center. Reynolds is a better facility. Maybee probably has better parking.

 

[thebigabd]

The Reynolds Center or Maybee Center. Reynolds is a better facility. Maybee probably has better parking.

The Mabee Center would be way better for this type of deal than the Reynolds Center. Better part of town, way better parking, more seating, etc.

 

[oSuJeff97]

What?

We might not be overflowing with hotel rooms in the downtown area, but we have enough to host an NCAA pod. I'm sure we could handle the Big 12 Tournament.

This.

The idea that Tulsa could not host the Big 12 basketball tournament is beyond ridiculous.

There are enough hotel rooms to host the NCAA Tournament this past year and the freaking U.S. Open and other golf majors at Southern Hills.

Not to mention that at least 3 new hotels will be opened downtown by the time the Big 12 Tournament would come to Tulsa.

As a side note - Tulsa/Grand Lake was just announced as the site for the 2013 Bassmaster Classic. (It sounds funny, but don't laugh - it's an event that will draw 75-100K people.)

The other consideration is that in the past hasn't the Big 12 wanted there to be two separate facilities available to host the men's/women's tournaments? Where would the women play? The Reynolds Center?

This is simple. The men would be in the BOK Center and the women would be in the newly renovated Tulsa Convention Center, which is right across the street from the BOK Center. If you recall, the Tulsa Convention Center was TU's home court before they built the Reynolds Center.

Part of the reasoning for renovating the Convention Center was in anticipation for putting in a bid for the Big 12 basketball tournaments.

 

[seniorsooner]

This is simple. The men would be in the BOK Center and the women would be in the newly renovated Tulsa Convention Center, which is right across the street from the BOK Center. If you recall, the Tulsa Convention Center was TU's home court before they built the Reynolds Center.

Part of the reasoning for renovating the Convention Center was in anticipation for putting in a bid for the Big 12 basketball tournaments.

Wow I didn't know that, that is great!

 

[MsProudSooner]

This.

The idea that Tulsa could not host the Big 12 basketball tournament is beyond ridiculous.

There are enough hotel rooms to host the NCAA Tournament this past year and the freaking U.S. Open and other golf majors at Southern Hills.

Not to mention that at least 3 new hotels will be opened downtown by the time the Big 12 Tournament would come to Tulsa.

As a side note - Tulsa/Grand Lake was just announced as the site for the 2013 Bassmaster Classic. (It sounds funny, but don't laugh - it's an event that will draw 75-100K people.)



This is simple. The men would be in the BOK Center and the women would be in the newly renovated Tulsa Convention Center, which is right across the street from the BOK Center. If you recall, the Tulsa Convention Center was TU's home court before they built the Reynolds Center.

Part of the reasoning for renovating the Convention Center was in anticipation for putting in a bid for the Big 12 basketball tournaments.

I haven't been down there since the renovation. Here's a link to the Tulsa Convention Center Website:

http://www.tulsaconvention.com/default.asp?tulsa=13&urlkeyword=Arena

Apparently, the capacity is 8,900. How does that compare to the Cox Center (formerly Myriad)?

 

[Sooner04]

It will be a VERY sad day when Kansas City no longer hosts the Big 12 Tournament.

And this is coming from somebody who hates KU more than any other soul walking the planet.

 

[bocabull]

Ahh, the good old Tulsa Convention Center, attended many a concert at that venue back in the day and vaguely recall tumbling down the concrete steps at a Journey show.

 

[oSuJeff97]

I haven't been down there since the renovation. Here's a link to the Tulsa Convention Center Website:

http://www.tulsaconvention.com/default.asp?tulsa=13&urlkeyword=Arena

Apparently, the capacity is 8,900. How does that compare to the Cox Center (formerly Myriad)?

According to Wikipedia, the former Myriad holds like ~13,000.

I don't know if the Big 12 has a minimum requirement capacity for the women's tournament, but I would think 8,900 would be large enough. Just a guess though... I've never attended the women's tournament.

Has anyone here attended it?

 

[MsProudSooner]

According to Wikipedia, the former Myriad holds like ~13,000.

I don't know if the Big 12 has a minimum requirement capacity for the women's tournament, but I would think 8,900 would be large enough. Just a guess though... I've never attended the women's tournament.

Has anyone here attended it?

I've attended it in OKC and in Dallas. When OU was in the Finals in OKC, the Myriad was close to full. Reunion Arena in Dallas was never full, no matter who was playing, from what I understand.

 

[campbest]

According to Wikipedia, the former Myriad holds like ~13,000.

I don't know if the Big 12 has a minimum requirement capacity for the women's tournament, but I would think 8,900 would be large enough. Just a guess though... I've never attended the women's tournament.

Has anyone here attended it?

That may not be enough to appease the conference leadership...9k is small.