Do like the West Coast conferences and place it in Vegas, everyone wants to go to Vegas. Or since the league's center of gravity is to the east, place it in Atlantic City like the A-10.

New Orleans can be our Vegas and crowds will look full at Tulane

(03-12-2015 08:35 PM)_C2_ Wrote:  Do like the West Coast conferences and place it in Vegas, everyone wants to go to Vegas. Or since the league's center of gravity is to the east, place it in Atlantic City like the A-10.

Atlantic City is a ghost town

Spring Break Tournament Weather

Temperature n Hartford today:
High: 40 degrees
Current (night): 33 degrees

Orlando: High of 86
Current (night) 75

Never heard anyone vacation in Hartford in early March.

(03-12-2015 08:38 PM)NBPirate Wrote:  

(03-12-2015 08:35 PM)_C2_ Wrote:  Do like the West Coast conferences and place it in Vegas, everyone wants to go to Vegas. Or since the league's center of gravity is to the east, place it in Atlantic City like the A-10.

Atlantic City is a ghost town

Hey man. My place down the Shore is 5 mins. from AC. Dont hate.

Place it in NYC then. You're bound to get some casual spectators looking for something to do and random fans of the conference looking for an excuse to visit NYC.

Cool Snookie and J Wow can come

Atlantic city was a great spot for the A-10 tournament. AC or the Palestra would be my vote.

I say have it in D.C.

There's a big basketball community there. It's not a terrible drive from several schools. And it's the most "American" city.

(03-12-2015 08:48 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  Cool Snookie and J Wow can come

Seaside Heights is 1-1.5 hours away from AC. That would essentially be like saying SMU is in Waco.

(03-12-2015 09:21 PM)JHG722 Wrote:  

(03-12-2015 08:48 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  Cool Snookie and J Wow can come

Seaside Heights is 1-1.5 hours away from AC. That would essentially be like saying SMU is in Waco.

I drove a girl from SMU to Austin to meet my parents and we went through Temple, Texas and she asked if that was where Temple University was. I just smiled and knew this was a fling

(03-12-2015 09:23 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  

(03-12-2015 09:21 PM)JHG722 Wrote:  

(03-12-2015 08:48 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  Cool Snookie and J Wow can come

Seaside Heights is 1-1.5 hours away from AC. That would essentially be like saying SMU is in Waco.

I drove a girl from SMU to Austin to meet my parents and we went through Temple, Texas and she asked if that was where Temple University was. I just smiled and knew this was a fling

Hahahaha

(03-12-2015 07:22 PM)HuskyU Wrote:  

(03-12-2015 07:17 PM)b0ndsj0ns Wrote:  Palestra. That's the answer. Pretty centrally located for all the good basketball teams, smaller arena, and just cool in terms of it's historical significance.

I agree.

(03-12-2015 07:33 PM)NBPirate Wrote:  Palaestra would be really cool

This is a concept was brought up when the conference was formed and the more I think about it, I could really support the tourney being anchored in The Palestra with occasional hosting by programs that will draw good crowds.

(03-12-2015 05:57 PM)MemTiger90 Wrote:  So uconn fans dogged memphis fans last year for the low attendance for non-memphis games. Uhhhh....

So.....the voices in your head are UCONN fans?

(03-12-2015 07:46 PM)panicstricken Wrote:  Ive been to one conference tourney

2000 WAC tourney in Fresno.

It was the most magical weekend of my life.

Hyperbole, thy name is panic!!

(03-12-2015 07:50 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(03-12-2015 07:17 PM)b0ndsj0ns Wrote:  Palestra. That's the answer. Pretty centrally located for all the good basketball teams, smaller arena, and just cool in terms of it's historical significance.

None of these are reasons to think fans would travel significant distances for the AAC tournament. It just doesn't have that much appeal.

Even though it gives Memphis an advantage, best to just let them host it and their fans will show up or at least enough will that attendance won't be an abject embarrassment.

The problem for Memphis is the FedEx Forum is too big. Location and festivities are solid.

(03-12-2015 09:30 PM)DefCONNOne Wrote:  

(03-12-2015 05:57 PM)MemTiger90 Wrote:  So uconn fans dogged memphis fans last year for the low attendance for non-memphis games. Uhhhh....

So.....the voices in your head are UCONN fans?

Maybe UConn is evil

(03-12-2015 09:23 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  

(03-12-2015 09:21 PM)JHG722 Wrote:  

(03-12-2015 08:48 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  Cool Snookie and J Wow can come

Seaside Heights is 1-1.5 hours away from AC. That would essentially be like saying SMU is in Waco.

I drove a girl from SMU to Austin to meet my parents and we went through Temple, Texas and she asked if that was where Temple University was. I just smiled and knew this was a fling

Haha........that's when you ask for road head.

(03-12-2015 09:30 PM)DefCONNOne Wrote:  

(03-12-2015 05:57 PM)MemTiger90 Wrote:  So uconn fans dogged memphis fans last year for the low attendance for non-memphis games. Uhhhh....

So.....the voices in your head are UCONN fans?

The Boneyard was a Memphis bash fest that week

(03-12-2015 09:09 PM)invisiblehand Wrote:  I say have it in D.C.

There's a big basketball community there. It's not a terrible drive from several schools. And it's the most "UNAmerican" city.

FYP