True about Vandy but I was under the impression that they were a 2 seed before the tournament, so the loss didn't really move them.
I brought this up in another thread. Charlie had Vandy as a 2 seed playing against UCLA and LSU another 2 seed playing UConn because of the stranglehold that the SEC had on the other teams. The SEC is stacked this season. They have the 3, 4, 5 and 6 teams in the country. With how their tournament has played out LSU and Vandy should swap spots. Now Kim takes on the Bruins while Shea takes on the Huskies. At least that’s how it should play out if the committee sees it that way.
and how do you know this or is this just your opinion?
My wife and I went to the tournament last year and spent a lot of money on tickets, our room, meals and parking. But for the first and probably only time in my life I walked away from the casino up about $100. It wasn’t much. But the fact that I didn’t lose money at the casino felt like I just won the lottery.
Yes, but the loss moved them from the highest #2 to the 3rd #2, and a potential matchup with UConn in the Elite 8 rather than UCLA.
Well I know there’s millions associated with the BE tournament at the Mohegan Sun every year from TV revenue, ticket and merchandise sales and the fee that the Mohegan Sun pays to the BE to host the tournament. In 2022 the BE extended their contract with the Mohegan Sun through 2026. I expect they will negotiate another extension after this year’s tournament.
You were getting a “Like” just for the Casa Blanca reference but DOUBLE “Likes”
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There are just a few WBB teams whose fans travel. UConn, Iowa and SC are certainly among them. A number of years back when UConn beat SC in Albany, NY, I was surprised at how many SC fans made the long trip. My wife and I met a group of older ladies from Columbia at dinner one night who were absolutely charming.
I’m not sure where the millions comes from
I’ll say this again. There are multiple sources of revenue involved beyond ticket prices. The Mohegan Sun pays a lot of money for a tournament that spans 4 days. There isn’t much to do in Uncasville, CT outside of the Mohegan Sun. They effectively have a captive audience with thousands of fans paying to stay at their hotel, park their cars, eat at their restaurants and gamble at their casinos.
Absolutely. Nothing, and that includes big music performances or theater gigs, makes ends meet on ticket prices alone. It's kind of a mantra in the music promotion biz that the last three rows are where the profit kicks in. Sponsorship, food, especially beverage, and merch sales are the big dollar draw. Then there's the media rights... Tickets are there just to cover most basic costs.
And here I was feeling good that I brought in $200 for the slots and managed to walk out with $50 in my pocket!
For many existing problems, there is a potential fix that's easy to state. In some rare cases, that fix is implemented and it works.
When was the last time the NCAA did anything right? Uh, never?
If the argument is that conference tournaments aren't indicative of the best team then maybe they should also get rid of the NCAA tournament. Just have a committee vote on the champion.
My impression after watching college basketball for over 50 years is that for every conference winning team that exceeds expectations in the playoffs, there are 10-20 that get beat downs like Creighton. Would have to think hard at what the non-financial benefits are of these scenarios.
I’m a bit puzzled by your comment. Wouldn’t it necessarily follow that if one team “exceeds expectations” then another team would fail to meet expectations? Isn’t that the nature of sports competition?
