Springfield bidding for A-10 Tournament

SignMan · Post by **SignMan** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:34 am

RE:
Atlantic City
Cincinnati
Dayton
Pittsburgh
Springfield

AC...only there once for the Lou Roe game; not a gambler; doesn't overly interest me...

Cinci... been there for the A-10s... There are some decent eats if you know where to go...but X fans aren't into supporting it unless X is playing... UD fans an hour away will support it more than the X fans...

Dayton...been there...guaranteed good crowd from UD fans and they are pretty good fans... easy for me with childhood best friend/UMie there to stay and social with (ditto if in Cinci)

Pittsburgh...been there many times and the city is pretty cool once you learn to navigate the sections by car...which is pretty easy once you figure it out... Shadyside, Squirrel Hill, The Strip, The Cultural District (Theatres), et al give you plenty to do there...

Springfield... nice commute; less $$$...

Swampy · Post by **Swampy** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:53 am

SavageNYCQueens wrote:
Marty Peretz wrote:Not a good location for the tourney, as much as I'd like it to be there. It's a bit too far from Philly to ensure that those fans make the trip. Besides us, there's not a team in the conference within a 5 hour drive to Springfield. The A-10 has become a mid atlantic, even mid west conference with few exceptions.
I compelety agree. As a UMass fan, I would love for the A-10 Tournament to be held in Springfield. We would get somewhat of a homecourt advantage.

Buuuuuut the rest of the teams in the conference would hate this. Springfield hosting this event is pretty unrealistic. In my opinion, places like Atlantic City have a lot more to offer as far as touristy stuff to do and less time to get time there for most teams.

Please expound. Please tell us exactly what 'touristy stuff' there is to do in AC after you leave one of the casinos. I'm not talking about Philly, I'm talking about AC.

Swampy · Post by **Swampy** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:07 am

InnervisionsUMASS wrote:I'm more concerned about the horror of Kosty having to travel to Springfield if it was held there. The outcry would be beyond belief!

BwaaaaaHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

InnervisionsUMASS · Post by **InnervisionsUMASS** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:47 am

DoctorJ · Post by **DoctorJ** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 10:51 pm

I would LOVE to see it come to Springfield.

Honestly, I think Boston would be the best location even if it isn't on the list.

Rocks22 · Post by **Rocks22** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 8:09 am

The Hoophall president thinks Springfield is one of the two finalists:

http://www.wwlp.com/dpp/sports/wwlp_spo ... 52140_rev1

Jackman · Post by **Jackman** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 9:01 am

Well, it'd be smart to say that Springfield is one of the two finalists even if it's not, because then we can claim we finished second. I have a hard time believing they're not the underdog after everyone except maybe Pittsburgh. Would be wonderful if it worked out though. UMass missing the tournament this year would not have helped their bid.

LS71 · Post by **LS71** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 9:42 am

Having it here is one way to ensure my attendance!

Speaking of college basketball tournaments in Springfield, the NCAA D2 Elite Eight is back this month.

Great hoops...cheap tickets. A great combination, IMHO.

Post by **MikeUMA** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 12:39 pm

Rocks22 wrote:The Hoophall president thinks Springfield is one of the two finalists:

http://www.wwlp.com/dpp/sports/wwlp_spo ... 52140_rev1

On the other hand, nobody's gonna come out and say "Nah, we have no shot."

Rocks22 · Post by **Rocks22** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 1:48 pm

Exactly why I qualified it with "Hoophall president thinks..."

Post by **MikeUMA** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 7:57 pm

Matty V is reporting that Atlantic City has won three more years of hosting the tourney.
http://www.gazettenet.com/node/228089

Max11 · Post by **Max11** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:56 pm

That's too bad, but AC is really the 2nd best option behind Springfield. If UMass ever makes it to the semis, I'd make my way there.

BostonBert · Post by **BostonBert** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 10:55 pm

Swampy wrote:
Marty Peretz wrote:In my opinion, places like Atlantic City have a lot more to offer as far as touristy stuff to do and less time to get time there for most teams.
Please expound. Please tell us exactly what 'touristy stuff' there is to do in AC after you leave one of the casinos. I'm not talking about Philly, I'm talking about AC.

I think hes referring to the casinos as the touristy stuff. I have been to 2 of the 3 tournaments in AC and I think the entire city is a dump. I will say that in only 2 years time they have made significant improvements to the surrounding areas of the boardwalk. In AC's defense, the casinos do offer a lot of things aside from gambling. There were a ton of shows (comedy, music, etc) going on while I was there both times. The clubs and partying scene was actually surprisingly good. And the better casinos offer really nice pools, spas, etc. Shopping has become a big draw there to with the opening of a ton of new stores in and around the area of the Sheraton off the boardwalk. (Not to mention that some of the casinos have shopping malls in them) So there is other stuff to do than gamble if you aren't into that, but for a lot of folks that is enticing. It's not extremely hard to find things to do there.

Sheck · Post by **Sheck** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 1:08 am

MikeUMA wrote:Matty V is reporting that Atlantic City has won three more years of hosting the tourney.
http://www.gazettenet.com/node/228089

I think this is the right decision. Give AC another chance with the new Friday-Saturday-Sunday format. I think you'll see increased attendance for the semis and finals.

AlPatino · Post by **AlPatino** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 5:54 am

More on AC here.

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/126/ ... 37147.html

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