(04-14-2014 02:52 PM)oldtiger Wrote:  

(04-14-2014 02:36 PM)cotton1991 Wrote:  

(04-14-2014 12:55 PM)oldtiger Wrote:  

(04-14-2014 12:39 PM)KNIGHTTIME Wrote:  

(04-14-2014 12:30 PM)oldtiger Wrote:  The Hartford decision is a good one and well deserved by UConn and their fans. One year in Orlando, but don't understand the decision for 2 years at all. I'm not complaining because once the Tigers lost the crowds didn't show for the tournament here, but there must be unknown factors in the 2nd year for Orlando.

Congrats UConn fans/Hartford and UCF fans/Orlando.

My guess is Orlando made a huge financial commitment for the AAC championship. Really shocked that the city did anything for UCF or our conference.

I would have figured it would rotate between Memphis, Uconn, and Cincy.

...and I think that it will eventually. We got bit with a loss in the first round and it lessened our support for the tourney.. It happens and I understand the conference pulling out of Memphis for a few years. It will be back in this city at some point and be rotated among appropriate cities. I'd think that Dallas would be a legitimate host also based on SMU's progress and the city itself.

I doubt if it had anything at all to do with Memphis losing early and the subsequent less than full games.

Conference tourneys seem to be going the way of the dinosaur. I read a month or so ago, how the ACC tourney which used to be a hot ticket played to some less than stellar crowds this year, ditto the SEC tourney which probably had some first round games even less attended than the AAC tourney.

Coaches were complaining as well--it seemed that some considered conference tourneys a waste of time that just gets in the way of the ncaa tourney.

Well, since you brought the subject up........

I hate conference tournaments. Teams play hard all year to determine conference standings and the difference between #1 and #2 is merely a different seeding. It cheapens the conference season. Obviously the ADs/Presidents don't agree with me, so I haven't brought it up in this conference before.

See for me I go the other side. I love the regular season but I also really love the conference tournament. If a team is playing well in conference all season and has a decent OOC resume they will be a lock for the NCAA. I love seeing that middle of the pack team knowing their only shot to get in is win the tournament fighting for their life every game and pulling off the upset. St Joes in the A10 this season was a prime example. That along with being a college basketball junkie sitting and watching 4 straight days of games is like being a kid at Christmas. Connecticut is an easy drive for me so I will round up the guys and make that road trip for sure.