Who was the GD idiot responsible for this?

What an embarrassment. No one will go to this.

Not even SMU fans.

What?

How can anyone make any sense of this post?

I didnt realize until today that the AAC tourney is in Ft. Worth?

I am shocked and baffled

Does that make sense?.

I was hoping for Tulsa's BOK center in 2020, Memphis' FEF in 2021, and then Ft Worth (Dickies arena) in 2022...but the conf office didn't agree

Cincinnati and/or Memphis would be great venues. Great basketball towns, easy to get to.

Ft. Worth is probably the worst basketball city in the United States.

(02-08-2020 07:50 PM)CliftonAve Wrote:  Cincinnati and/or Memphis would be great venues. Great basketball towns, easy to get to.

with an insane advantage to get an auto bid

(02-08-2020 07:12 PM)panicstricken Wrote:  Who was the GD idiot responsible for this?

What an embarrassment. No one will go to this.

Not even SMU fans.

I don't know how you missed it. It has been discussed all over this board.

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Im a little baffled as to how I missed it.

But come on...Ft. Worth good lord.

Can you imagine how empty is going to be. I could see WSU traveling well but everyone else will bring literally 100s

I am with you Panic. I think it is a terrible idea. Very Big Bearcat fan, but I will not get on a plane to watch the conference tournament. It would be better in Vegas or a rotation of the teams that attend their games. Memphis, Cincy, Wichita hits nearly all the regions.

Been harping on FT Worth awhile now.
Glad somebody else noticed

At least it's not stoors. Not sure why the league insists on having it on outskirts of league. Cincinnati, Memphis new Orleans make the most sense to me. Phili would be fine too.

(02-08-2020 07:12 PM)panicstricken Wrote:  Who was the GD idiot responsible for this?

What an embarrassment. No one will go to this.

Not even SMU fans.

This is another one of those bonehead moves that Aresco periodically makes. The first was selling the Big East name. The second was not going with the A12 as a conf name (Yeah I get we have 11 teams but the BIG and Big 12 make it work). The third is hiring the Ad agency that does our crappy advertising (I cringe every time I see our TV ads). The fourth is moving AAC to Dallas and have a tourney in FW. Why not Memphis, or hell, Atlanta? I get we don’t have teams in Atlanta but it’s in the center of our footprint and easy to get to. I just don’t understand Aresco’s fascination with Dallas metro.

For the record, I think he does a good job otherwise.

I'd travel to new Orleans without a second thought for the conference tournament

(02-09-2020 09:03 AM)bearcatmark Wrote:  I'd travel to new Orleans without a second thought for the conference tournament

I don't know. Ours is in New Orleans and attended by dozens. But it has been at Lakefront Arena in the middle of nowhere and will now be at Smoothie King. One good thing is only Saturday and Sunday games will be in NOLA, with early rounds on campuses.

This is kind of like choosing a place for a CCG. No matter what place you pick half the conference will hate it.

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Memphis
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Philadelphia

Those 4 make the most sense.

(02-09-2020 08:55 AM)PowderKeg! Wrote:  

(02-08-2020 07:12 PM)panicstricken Wrote:  Who was the GD idiot responsible for this?

What an embarrassment. No one will go to this.

Not even SMU fans.

This is another one of those bonehead moves that Aresco periodically makes. The first was selling the Big East name. The second was not going with the A12 as a conf name (Yeah I get we have 11 teams but the BIG and Big 12 make it work). The third is hiring the Ad agency that does our crappy advertising (I cringe every time I see our TV ads). The fourth is moving AAC to Dallas and have a tourney in FW. Why not Memphis, or hell, Atlanta? I get we don’t have teams in Atlanta but it’s in the center of our footprint and easy to get to. I just don’t understand Aresco’s fascination with Dallas metro.

For the record, I think he does a good job otherwise.

I don't get it either. Like Orlando, there's going to be nobody there.

(02-09-2020 09:43 AM)BcatMatt13 Wrote:  Memphis
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Philadelphia

Those 4 make the most sense.

This

I think they should play it in Jerry World.

Just set the court right out there in the middle of the field and watch that place sell out.

(02-08-2020 07:12 PM)panicstricken Wrote:  Who was the GD idiot responsible for this?

What an embarrassment. No one will go to this.

Not even SMU fans.

Haven't you heard, they're changing it to donkey basketball, except on cows.