ACC tourney in Brooklyn?
The Big Ten will have its tournament in Chicago or Indiannapolis like they always do. For the Big Ten to go to New York for its tournament would be similar to the ACC having the ACC tournament in Chicago. It's the extreme edge of the conference geographically. It would be a hardship for all the midwestern fans to leave their region to come to New York just to get some exposure even though Rutgers is close to New York. It would be an extreme hardship for all the ACC fans to leave the ACC regions to get to Chicago for some exposure even though Notre Dame is close to Chicago.
Jim Delaney might want to do something like that and at some point he might try to, but the travelling basketball fans of Indiana, Ohio State, Michigan State, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, etc. would hate it.
There's plenty of B1G alumni in the NYC metro area to make a tournament work. Rutgers being in the B1G is NOT moving the needle other than to say B1G as a metro NYC presence. NYC is a destination - so even for traveling fans to go to one of the most visited cities in the world for a tournament is not a hardship.The Big Ten will have its tournament in Chicago or Indiannapolis like they always do. For the Big Ten to go to New York for its tournament would be similar to the ACC having the ACC tournament in Chicago. It's the extreme edge of the conference geographically. It would be a hardship for all the midwestern fans to leave their region to come to New York just to get some exposure even though Rutgers is close to New York. It would be an extreme hardship for all the ACC fans to leave the ACC regions to get to Chicago for some exposure even though Notre Dame is close to Chicago.
Jim Delaney might want to do something like that and at some point he might try to, but the travelling basketball fans of Indiana, Ohio State, Michigan State, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, etc. would hate it.
You beat me by a second! haNYC is home to MANY B1G alum from all of those schools you mentioned. It would have zero problem playing a tournament in New York if it was coupled with a regional powerhouse like UCONN. Put it on a rotation to keep the midwestern fans happy if you want, but Barclay's or MSG would have no issue whatsoever selling tickets and marketing, which is what this is all about anyway.
NYC is home to MANY B1G alum from all of those schools you mentioned. It would have zero problem playing a tournament in New York if it was coupled with a regional powerhouse like UCONN. Put it on a rotation to keep the midwestern fans happy if you want, but Barclay's or MSG would have no issue whatsoever selling tickets and marketing, which is what this is all about anyway.
The ACC is going to rotate their tourney, so at most, you will see the tourney every other year in NY. There is no way that they give up having the tournament almost every other year in Greensboro and honestly, Greensboro is the center of the ACC and makes most sense.
Believe it or not, South Bend and Louisville are closer to Greensboro than NYC. Pittsburgh to Greensboro is only 60 miles longer than to NYC. Syracuse is closer to Greensboro than South Bend and Louisville are to NYC,
The Big Ten will have its tournament in Chicago or Indiannapolis like they always do. For the Big Ten to go to New York for its tournament would be similar to the ACC having the ACC tournament in Chicago. It's the extreme edge of the conference geographically. It would be a hardship for all the midwestern fans to leave their region to come to New York just to get some exposure even though Rutgers is close to New York. It would be an extreme hardship for all the ACC fans to leave the ACC regions to get to Chicago for some exposure even though Notre Dame is close to Chicago.
Jim Delaney might want to do something like that and at some point he might try to, but the travelling basketball fans of Indiana, Ohio State, Michigan State, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, etc. would hate it.
I don't have the link for it, but it does appear that the B1G is at least exploring the idea of having the tourney in NYC. Considering that Maryland, Rutgers, and PSU are short drives, it isn't really on the periphery per se. Even for fans living in Wisconsin and Minnesota, NYC is a short 2.5 direct flight, and not burdensome to go to. No more so than for Iowa fans to get to Indianapolis (easier probably without connecting flights).
Do Rutgers and Penn State send a lot of fans to a basketball tournament? I'm not sure they would even be playing in most of it. If they want to be close to Maryland, they should have it in Washington, DC. I don't doubt the Big Ten is looking at New York. Jim Delaney is talking about getting office space there. He's obsessed with it, but it's not very practical. Sure people could fly for 2 and a half hours. I'm not sure I'd call that flight short though.I don't have the link for it, but it does appear that the B1G is at least exploring the idea of having the tourney in NYC. Considering that Maryland, Rutgers, and PSU are short drives, it isn't really on the periphery per se. Even for fans living in Wisconsin and Minnesota, NYC is a short 2.5 direct flight, and not burdensome to go to. No more so than for Iowa fans to get to Indianapolis (easier probably without connecting flights).
Do Rutgers and Penn State send a lot of fans to a basketball tournament? I'm not sure they would even be playing in most of it. If they want to be close to Maryland, they should have it in Washington, DC. I don't doubt the Big Ten is looking at New York. Jim Delaney is talking about getting office space there. He's obsessed with it, but it's not very practical. Sure people could fly for 2 and a half hours. I'm not sure I'd call that flight short though.
Do Rutgers and Penn State send a lot of fans to a basketball tournament? I'm not sure they would even be playing in most of it. If they want to be close to Maryland, they should have it in Washington, DC. I don't doubt the Big Ten is looking at New York. Jim Delaney is talking about getting office space there. He's obsessed with it, but it's not very practical. Sure people could fly for 2 and a half hours. I'm not sure I'd call that flight short though.
Right now bstimpy RU has trouble getting fan's involved in going to the Hale Center let alone NYC as much as I hate to say it! Even WBB hit a speed bump the last couple of yrs but its looking like CVS has them back on track in the final yr of her contract.Back in the 70s RU mens hoops was a tough ticket but waned in the late 80s/early 90s but I really think their 2 or so yrs away from reestablishing themselves if EJ turns out to be what we hope he is? I know recruiting in hoops seems upbeat and his name resonates in DC/NY/NJ but especially DC!Do Rutgers and Penn State send a lot of fans to a basketball tournament? I'm not sure they would even be playing in most of it. If they want to be close to Maryland, they should have it in Washington, DC. I don't doubt the Big Ten is looking at New York. Jim Delaney is talking about getting office space there. He's obsessed with it, but it's not very practical. Sure people could fly for 2 and a half hours. I'm not sure I'd call that flight short though.
With the new adds the B1G doubled the population FP including PSU in the 90s so NYC makes perfect sense!The corrider between Balt/DC to NYC is heavily populated.btw even I lost interest in hoops around the late 90s except for WBB due to bad coachin decisions at RU and won't go back until I see they care!Do Rutgers and Penn State send a lot of fans to a basketball tournament? I'm not sure they would even be playing in most of it. If they want to be close to Maryland, they should have it in Washington, DC. I don't doubt the Big Ten is looking at New York. Jim Delaney is talking about getting office space there. He's obsessed with it, but it's not very practical. Sure people could fly for 2 and a half hours. I'm not sure I'd call that flight short though.
Until this year I was thinking CVS was past it to my dismay but I hope she has them back to top 20 status minimum? Tyler Scief i believe her name is? A true Fr seems to be a real decent point g who can create and shoot!Rutgers sent 392 fans to a home game. So, no.
As a matter of fact, I have never meet someone that claimed to be a RU fan. In the past I have meet some people that were lady RU fans, but CViv has personally killed all of them.
Rutgers and Penn St basketball don't matter at all, so that has no bearing on where a tournament will be played. The Big 10 has tons of alums in the NYC area and for a trip every four or five years, it is very attractive. Neither conference will move their tournament to NYC full time.
Do Rutgers and Penn State send a lot of fans to a basketball tournament? I'm not sure they would even be playing in most of it. If they want to be close to Maryland, they should have it in Washington, DC. I don't doubt the Big Ten is looking at New York. Jim Delaney is talking about getting office space there. He's obsessed with it, but it's not very practical. Sure people could fly for 2 and a half hours. I'm not sure I'd call that flight short though.
I went to college in eastern PA between Penn State and Rutgers. Maybe 80% of the student body was from PA or NJ. There were Penn State/Rutgers fans... They just didn't follow or care about their basketball programs.
I think the B1G playing in NYC is for its Midwestern alumni living in the city.