March Madness starts in November
Well hashed over before, but the only reason the BC sold out in 2014 was the placement of the government school here. Even that really did not do it as seats were available for basically face on game day. Unless said government school returns in 2017, look for lots of empty seats. Too many fans have come to the realization that it's not worth it to pay inflated prices to the corrupt NCAA, paying inflated food prices and being locked into watching only the game on the floor (no cutting away to other games during the TV-related longer timeouts) when you could stay at home or hit a sports bar, watch 4 games at once for a fraction of the price. [/rant].
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Seems expected, wish we could watch Marquette play here. I'll be more interested when we get a regional final and a chance to host our own team in that. Seriously, I wish Madison would actually bid on this. The d-bags just take advantage of us hosting to get a home crowd environment, it'd be nice if they returned that favor.
Can't be that, all these places are hosting and are smaller than the Kohl Center.
Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence 12,400
Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines 16,110
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena 14,000
Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita 15,000
Taco Bell Arena in Boise 12,644
Viejas Arena in San Diego 12,414
I think Madison doesn't host because they're committed to either the HS tournaments or the new Big Ten hockey tournament at the Kohl Center now.
Last edited by Litehouse; 11-17-2014 at 02:22 PM.
I can't imagine Des Moines, Wichita, Spokane and Boise fare much better than Madison in those departments. There's obviously a difference between the first weekend and the Regionals on the second weekend, which is what Madison hosted a few years ago, but I'm not sure why Madison doesn't try for the 1st weekend, other than the scheduling conflicts.
Every year the Bradley Center has hosted, has sold-out.
Last edited by MU/Panther; 11-17-2014 at 03:11 PM.
March Madness starts in November