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RE: ACC Championship Locations Going Forward
(03-12-2017 10:04 AM)ULdave Wrote:  
(03-12-2017 07:37 AM)XLance Wrote:  
(03-12-2017 07:17 AM)ULdave Wrote:  
(03-11-2017 04:25 PM)CrazyPaco Wrote:  Where do you feel most Louisville fans come down on location seeing as they don't have the same sort of geographical and historical tie to MSG as Syracuse, Pitt, and BC.
I think the "average" Louisville fan accepts that the tournament is out of reach no matter where the ACC tournament is held. That being the case, those that can go, and have gone to NYC rave about the experience. Those that went to Greensboro were very disappointed in comparison.

So while a site Greensboro makes the tournament accessible to the "average" fan in NC and VA, it does nothing for our fanbase. Additionally this gives the NC schools home field advantage in some circumstances. So I think most Louisville fans prefer "destination" venues (NYC, MIA, ORL) over Greensboro or Charlotte.

You are correct in that the average fan does not have access to tickets until they hit the secondary market.
Generally the tickets are in two price categories. One price for lower arena and another price for upper deck. When I order ticket books, I never know which price I will have to pay. Tickets are distributed on a Rams Club point system and it depends on who orders. The members with the most points get the lower arena and have to pay the higher price. This practice is used for Bowl Game seating as well.
Most tickets that are resold never leave the building. Almost everybody at the tournament has a wad of cash in their pockets used to buy up the ticket books from losing schools fans.
More specifically by average fan I'm referring to "Johnny two kids and a nine to five".A Louisville fan can't catch the game and show up at work tomorrow. A fan in NC could do that. The tournament is much more accessible to the average NC fan than other schools regardless of how the ticket is acquired.

The average fan that you mention couldn't "catch the game and show up to work tomorrow regardless of whether the tournament was played in Greensboro, DC or NYC. And I take it that you are jealous of the fans that can?
The ACC tournament is not about or for the average fan and never has been.
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