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southie replied to the thread Committee top 16 reveal tonight!.The word "competitive" is extremely subjective and open to interpretation. My point was that Tennessee's 2-point loss (at home) to... -
I don’t think the logistics are a road block. The issue is probably more general availability and potential revenue. Madison square...
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southie replied to the thread Committee top 16 reveal tonight!.The cities we've seen so far for the women's Regionals are Spokane, Seattle, Portland, Sacramento, Birmingham, Greenville, Fort Worth...
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southie replied to the thread Committee top 16 reveal tonight!.Okay. But, NET is only one metric used by the committee, right?
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southie replied to the thread Committee top 16 reveal tonight!.I mean, I don't agree with the poster believing they don't "deserve" do be invited to the tourney. But, I don't think a "close" loss is...
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southie replied to the thread Committee top 16 reveal tonight!.Yeah, no. But, if ever there was a decision to revive pre-determined neutral sites for the first two rounds, I wouldn't be opposed to...
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southie replied to the thread Committee top 16 reveal tonight!.I guess I disagree with that, or I don't understand what you mean by "already"; like "when", specifically, do you mean? After the...
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Southie, to answer your first question, I drove to Birmingham last year and Greenville two years before (2023). Did not fly to Albany...
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southie replied to the thread Committee top 16 reveal tonight!.I think cities with NBA/NHL teams just don't want to bid because they have to make their arenas available for an entire week. That also...
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Keep in mind that regionals and finals locations are subject to competitive bidding. Yes, the cities have to have a good arena, hotel...
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southie replied to the thread Committee top 16 reveal tonight!.Yeah, I don't get the fascination every season since changing from 4 to 2 Regional sites to have one in the Pacific time zone...
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I've complained about the west overrepresentation for years. Fewer than 1/6th (17%) of all D1 college teams are west of the Rockies...
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Southie, from my past experience attending Regional games, "the home field advantage" is rarely present. Certainly it was there when...
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You're overlooking general fans who go just to watch some good games. Those are locals who might not have a favorite or whose favorite...
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southie replied to the thread Committee top 16 reveal tonight!.Since the tournament went to 2 regional site locations, which ones did you attend? Just curious. Like last year in Spokane, WA how...
