NCAA Tournament sites

[DreamWeaver69]

What a crap list of cities for the first two rounds:

Albany
Des Moines
Birmingham
Columbus
Orlando
Sacramento
Greensboro
Denver

I guess pray for Denver? Woof city!

[Sandstone Outcropping]

I think the pod system is really dumb. How do you have teams from two different "Regionals" playing in the same location. Spread it out to 16 locations that are actually located in the "Regions".

:angrygeezer:

[Woogy]

That's how it was way back when, with more than a few even on campuses.  IIRC, that was even a talking point trotted out when trying to get buy in to build Bramlage.

[BIG APPLE CAT]

I think the pod system is really dumb. How do you have teams from two different "Regionals" playing in the same location. Spread it out to 16 locations that are actually located in the "Regions".

:angrygeezer:

seems like that would be hard to do since you don't necessarily know which locations would make sense geographically until selection sunday. That said, I'm not sure San Jose is ever an appropriate choice for a host site under any circumstances whatsoever.

[KST8FAN]

That's how it was way back when, with more than a few even on campuses.  IIRC, that was even a talking point trotted out when trying to get buy in to build Bramlage.

I am old enough to remember 1st round games in Lawrence, KS


Tom

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[wetwillie]

Have to imagine at our current trajectory we are in Des Moines.

[DreamWeaver69]

Yeah and it will be annoying as hell, because KU fans will drive up the ticket prices. I'd bet good $ we end up at the same location together, but on opposite brackets, like Omaha in '08

[michigancat]

you live in suburban kansas city my dude

[DreamWeaver69]

And when I travel for games, I like to go to fun cities, not these hayseed towns.

[Spracne]

Yeah and it will be annoying as hell, because KU fans will drive up the ticket prices. I'd bet good $ we end up at the same location together, but on opposite brackets, like Omaha in '08

 

[DreamWeaver69]

I'd probably rank those destinations as:

1. Denver
2. Orlando
3. Sacramento
4. Columbus
5. Greensboro
6. Birmingham
7. Albany
8. Des Moines

[Sandstone Outcropping]

Yeah and it will be annoying as hell, because KU fans will drive up the ticket prices. I'd bet good $ we end up at the same location together, but on opposite brackets, like Omaha in '08

In defense of the pod system, gotta say it was really fun to watch sad KU fans trudge out of the Chesapeake Energy Center in OKC right before watching Jake and friends dispatch BYU in 2010.

[mocat]

Des Moines would be cool imo

[Gooch]

Yeah and it will be annoying as hell, because KU fans will drive up the ticket prices. I'd bet good $ we end up at the same location together, but on opposite brackets, like Omaha in '08

In defense of the pod system, gotta say it was really fun to watch sad KU fans trudge out of the Chesapeake Energy Center in OKC right before watching Jake and friends dispatch BYU in 2010.

This whole weekend birf'd so many good gE.com stories.

[Sandstone Outcropping]

Yeah and it will be annoying as hell, because KU fans will drive up the ticket prices. I'd bet good $ we end up at the same location together, but on opposite brackets, like Omaha in '08

In defense of the pod system, gotta say it was really fun to watch sad KU fans trudge out of the Chesapeake Energy Center in OKC right before watching Jake and friends dispatch BYU in 2010.

This whole weekend birf'd so many good gE.com stories.

That was like a few weeks after gE was born, IIRC.

[DreamWeaver69]

Yeah and it will be annoying as hell, because KU fans will drive up the ticket prices. I'd bet good $ we end up at the same location together, but on opposite brackets, like Omaha in '08

In defense of the pod system, gotta say it was really fun to watch sad KU fans trudge out of the Chesapeake Energy Center in OKC right before watching Jake and friends dispatch BYU in 2010.

Yeah, that was a blast. Forgot about that one.

[wetwillie]

The more exciting piece is that KC is hosting the second weekend this year.  Imagine cats S16/E8 games at T-Mobile.

[mocat]

That is p cool. When was the last time kc hosted other than the opening weekend?

[Trim]

In defense of the pod system, gotta say it was really fun to watch sad KU fans trudge out of the Chesapeake Energy Center in OKC right before watching Jake and friends dispatch BYU in 2010.

This whole weekend birf'd so many good gE.com stories.

[Kid In the Hall]

Des Moines would be cool imo

In defense of Des Moines, they do have this place, which almost makes it tolerable

https://thehighlifelounge.com/

[Gooch]

In defense of the pod system, gotta say it was really fun to watch sad KU fans trudge out of the Chesapeake Energy Center in OKC right before watching Jake and friends dispatch BYU in 2010.

This whole weekend birf'd so many good gE.com stories.

The squawks were so angry. The security guard that slid up beside us was a god damn ninja. He appeared out of nowhere.

[BIG APPLE CAT]

Des Moines would be cool imo

In defense of Des Moines, they do have this place, which almost makes it tolerable

https://thehighlifelounge.com/

a 100% true story about the HLL. My college roommate and the kid who lived across the street from me growing up - didn't know each other, never met each other - and they both happened to be at the HLL at the same time. How do i know this? b/c my childhood friend called me that day and said he got to talking to the guy at the bar next to him and asked him where he went to school and he said "k state" and he was like, "oh, do you know BAC?"

That had to have been like 12 years ago and i still get excited about telling that one. praise be the HLL!

[DreamWeaver69]

WOW! What a story!

[Spracne]

I thought it was a very lovely story. Thank you for sharing. And you tell it so well!

[BIG APPLE CAT]

as always wacky, thanks for everything!