Okay, so each of the "Big Three" have close to home sites over the next three years. Greenville is about 100 miles from Columbia. Not a home court but we've played a number of SEC tournaments there in the last few years.
Grisset used her 5th year this year. Littleton will have the option.
or why not the Midwest where WBB is so popular? Will anybody even show up in Washington state?
And reduce the chances of Stanford being sent as the number 2 seed to the 2017 Lexington regionals instead of Stockton (80 miles from Stanford) when Oregon State was a higher #2 seed!
Did anyone from the Midwest bid for these regionals? Dallas hosts a regionals in 2026. Like Albany/Bridgeport has bid and hosted a lot in the past 10 years because UConn fans will fill seats, when these regionals will bid on, 3 Northwest teams had recently made the Final Four-- Oregon (2019), Oregon State and Washington in 2016. 11,000 attended the Portland regionals in 2019.
I think UConn fans will enjoy Greenville next year. The downtown is small but tightly compressed with every major hotel. All clean and newish. Restaurants and bars galore. Park your car and walk to the games and after gatherings. Great March weather (but for thunderstorms)MSGRET (with my endorsement) has advocated the following suggestion, I'll do it again. If the NCAA is going to "screw-up" the regionals going forward like it appears they are going to, Play the 16 team regional games in Las Vegas.
Plenty of different venues that can accommodate ALL of the games. If necessary, games could be played at the same time. Plenty of Hotels and great restaurants along with plenty of adult entertainment choices after the games.
Several conferences already play their conference tournament games there every year. Attending fans could take their choice of the different games they would like to attend. You can Uber/cab it all over town. No need for a car. Curb to curb service from your hotel to the arena/venue.
A lot of fans will be forced to travel with this new proposed 2 site plan. One site for ALL games would be better. No one likes change, but sometimes change is inevitable. I know there are a plethora of fans that don't like this suggestion. They won't like the 2-site idea either, but it's coming. Pick your poison. You could do a lot worse.
no idea but the great turnout in Iowa proves fans will come and I think they would buy tickets even if their teams weren't involved....
Kinda like Nebraska fans and the college world series.
I have been talking about Vegas the last 2 days. You could have a girl's and women's basketball festival with contests, Hall of Famers, clinics, youth tournaments, mini basketball camps, exhibitors and exhibitions, and the like plus a great place for food and entertainment for the whole family. To grow the game you need a place the young players want to go to and the parents or grandparents want to take them to also. If I get on a plane to go 3,000 miles it will not be just to see games. I want other reasons also such as to make it a vacation. Seattle, Spokane and Portland ain't exactly the same nor are the other sites. Like someone said, when was the last time the NCAA did something right? They bungled the whole transfer hardship exemptions so badly they just scrapped it for the transfer portal. Do not think for a minute that was anything other than getting rid of potential future lawsuits due to the capriciousness of their decisions.MSGRET (with my endorsement) has advocated the following suggestion, I'll do it again. If the NCAA is going to "screw-up" the regionals going forward like it appears they are going to, Play the 16 team regional games in Las Vegas.
Plenty of different venues that can accommodate ALL of the games. If necessary, games could be played at the same time. Plenty of Hotels and great restaurants along with plenty of adult entertainment choices after the games.
Several conferences already play their conference tournament games there every year. Attending fans could take their choice of the different games they would like to attend. You can Uber/cab it all over town. No need for a car. Curb to curb service from your hotel to the arena/venue.
A lot of fans will be forced to travel with this new proposed 2 site plan. One site for ALL games would be better. No one likes change, but sometimes change is inevitable. I know there are a plethora of fans that don't like this suggestion. They won't like the 2-site idea either, but it's coming. Pick your poison. You could do a lot worse.
There is however a conspiracy in the NCAA against common sense and business acumen.
South Carolina has four seniors and one graduate student this year. The seniors are Destanni Henderson, Victaria Sexton, Destiny LIttleton, Elysa Wesolek, and the grad student is Lele Grissett. Henderson will be drafted if she declares for it. Sexton might as well. Sexton has been a pest in UConn games in my view. So, not so dire with that in mind.
Well, since the Washington Huskies are on the outs for the tournament, how could you find a more neutral site? Besides, Seattle is a great town to visit and the Climate Change Arena is good for basketball. Loved watching the Sonics there.
They didn't/ don't use the upper teir for any of first round or the regional games in the bigger arenas. They drop the upper curtain and only use the bottom.
I have lived in Greenville since 1994 and have seen tremendous growth in this area. What the city has done to the downtown area is nothing short of awesome. It really is a treat to spend a couple of hours downtown. There's so much to do. You MUST visit Falls Park if you come to visit.I think UConn fans will enjoy Greenville next year. The downtown is small but tightly compressed with every major hotel. All clean and newish. Restaurants and bars galore. Park your car and walk to the games and after gatherings. Great March weather (but for thunderstorms)
https://s3.amazonaws.com/newsimg.fu...153332/aerial-downtown-greenville-cropped.jpg
I tend to agree that this is a bad move but on the other hand, I have to believe they did some serious research before making this decision. We’ll just have to wait and see, I guess.
I think UConn fans will enjoy Greenville next year. The downtown is small but tightly compressed with every major hotel. All clean and newish. Restaurants and bars galore. Park your car and walk to the games and after gatherings. Great March weather (but for thunderstorms)
https://s3.amazonaws.com/newsimg.fu...153332/aerial-downtown-greenville-cropped.jpg
Simpsonville here. Greenville has exploded...but so has Simpsonville. My sister moved here 4 years ago after our father passed away, and bought a home in my neighborhood. When we're stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic on Fairview Road, in front of all the restaurants and shopping centers that have popped up in the last 28 years, I always just shake my head and say "When I first moved to Simpsonville, none of this was here!"
And Dorka, Aliyah and Nika. I’ll take that in a heartbeat and wait to see what freshman and/or current bench player steps up.
I agree with all that you say, except…”Boston is not a WNBA All-Star”. Sure not now, but unquestionably in the future.
I’ve heard from friends who vacationed there that it’s a wonderful place. Hope to be there (from Charlottesville) next March.
I think UConn fans will enjoy Greenville next year. The downtown is small but tightly compressed with every major hotel. All clean and newish. Restaurants and bars galore. Park your car and walk to the games and after gatherings. Great March weather (but for thunderstorms)
https://s3.amazonaws.com/newsimg.fu...153332/aerial-downtown-greenville-cropped.jpg
