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G-PIP

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Personally, I prefer Tampa, New Orleans or St. Louis as a tournament venue. But it seems like more UK fans prefer Nashville (or maybe Atlanta as a close second?) over the other locations. If that's the case, then I'm glad its in Nashville. I'm just less likely to want to go to Nashville, and will instead usually wait go to UK's NCAA first round and (hopefully) regional site games instead.
 

bloar

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Why would anyone prefer this tournament in a Dome over a basketball/hockey style arena. If you're in a Dome the only good seats that you can see the court and not stand and watch the large scoreboard are $$$ tix equivalent to the comments of price gouging for KY fans. Downtown St. Louis - light the fuse and run. Atlanta - seriously. at least in NashVegas you can walk to most places and don't have to rent a car. Ever tried walking late night in downtown ATL or STL? I speak from experience with all of these cities..

Well Done SEC!
 

Friedas_Boss

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Why would anyone prefer this tournament in a Dome over a basketball/hockey style arena. If you're in a Dome the only good seats that you can see the court and not stand and watch the large scoreboard are $$$ tix equivalent to the comments of price gouging for KY fans. Downtown St. Louis - light the fuse and run. Atlanta - seriously. at least in NashVegas you can walk to most places and don't have to rent a car. Ever tried walking late night in downtown ATL or STL? I speak from experience with all of these cities..

Well Done SEC!

 

DelkBowl

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Holy lol...

Are you trying to imply that the other 13 *schools would have a problem with a *city’s financial gain from hosting the SEC tournament?

Which school has ties to a city that would have an issue with Nashville making money off of hosting?

Athens? Oxford, Starkville, College Station, Gainesville, Knoxville, Lexington, Columbia’s, Auburn, Tuscaloosa, Fayetteville?

I need an explanation if possible.
Sure this is easy. When Lexington does not host it, all the businesses in Lexington don't bring in extra revenue from the fans. It's not about the university but the businesses in the towns/cities. Bring in 10s of thousands of fans to the community and i'm guessing at least 7 of them will spend a dollar.
 

Friedas_Boss

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Sure this is easy. When Lexington does not host it, all the businesses in Lexington don't bring in extra revenue from the fans. It's not about the university but the businesses in the towns/cities. Bring in 10s of thousands of fans to the community and i'm guessing at least 7 of them will spend a dollar.

So what's your solution?

Move Lexington to Nashville so it's closer to the rest of the SEC member institutions?

"Mommy, it's not fair."
 

TheAnonymous13

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Why would anyone prefer this tournament in a Dome over a basketball/hockey style arena. If you're in a Dome the only good seats that you can see the court and not stand and watch the large scoreboard are $$$ tix equivalent to the comments of price gouging for KY fans. Downtown St. Louis - light the fuse and run. Atlanta - seriously. at least in NashVegas you can walk to most places and don't have to rent a car. Ever tried walking late night in downtown ATL or STL? I speak from experience with all of these cities..

Well Done SEC!

St. Louis was a terrible host city.
 
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DelkBowl

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So what's your solution?

Move Lexington to Nashville so it's closer to the rest of the SEC member institutions?

"Mommy, it's not fair."
Good lord you are missing the point. Rotate the venue each year so every city gets a shot. Every 14th year, $21 million dollars is more than 0 years getting 21 million dollars. Travel distance excuse is stupid if you have to travel every year.
 

ORCAT

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Good lord you are missing the point. Rotate the venue each year so every city gets a shot. Every 14th year, $21 million dollars is more than 0 years getting 21 million dollars. Travel distance excuse is stupid if you have to travel every year.

And I thought Vandy people were supposed to be smart.
 

Friedas_Boss

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Good lord you are missing the point. Rotate the venue each year so every city gets a shot. Every 14th year, $21 million dollars is more than 0 years getting 21 million dollars. Travel distance excuse is stupid if you have to travel every year.

Gotcha, so you're a liberal.

That makes sense and I won't even begin to argue with you.
 

Friedas_Boss

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And I thought Vandy people were supposed to be smart.

So you think the SEC Tournament should be rotated between the 14 SEC cities as well?

Good lord, our country is in trouble...

Could somebody explain to @Deli owl that no SEC fans are traveling to Starkville, MS for the SEC Tournament and that there won't be a 21 million dollar economic impact on their city?
 

DelkBowl

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So you think the SEC Tournament should be rotated between the 14 SEC cities as well?

Good lord, our country is in trouble...

Could somebody explain to @Deli owl that no SEC fans are traveling to Starkville, MS for the SEC Tournament and that there won't be a 21 million dollar economic impact on their city?
You’re right. We should never want that dirty money in Lexington. We have a real economist on our hands here folks. Smdh