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Post by NorthCarolinaHOYA on Mar 14, 2009 14:47:02 GMT -5
I know this topic has been mentioned before but can someone please explain to me why the BET is held every year at MSG and not rotated around to arenas? It seems every other conference rotates its conference tournament to different locations which is great for fans.
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SirSaxa
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Post by SirSaxa on Mar 14, 2009 14:53:08 GMT -5
I know this topic has been mentioned before but can someone please explain to me why the BET is held every year at MSG and not rotated around to arenas? It seems every other conference rotates its conference tournament to different locations which is great for fans. Hoya for life! is this really a serious question? The BE is in MSG every year...exactly where everyone other conference in America would hold their post season tournament -- if they could. It is the media capital of the world, the world's most famous arena, and fans from every team in the conference look forward to the annual trip to the Big Apple for the greatest post season conference tournament in America. |
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Post by hoopsmccan on Mar 14, 2009 15:04:24 GMT -5
The Sun Dome usually has a circus scheduled for early March, so they are forced to settle for the Garden.
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Post by Bay99 on Mar 14, 2009 15:05:42 GMT -5
SirSaxa said it all, but if I were to formulate my own answer it would be:
Because it's awesome.
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Post by royski on Mar 14, 2009 15:07:14 GMT -5
Every other conference also doesn't rotate their tournaments, Pac-10 is always at Staples Center to my knowledge. Of course we play at MSG. We're the Big EAST, and we get to play our tournament at the Mecca of bball in NYC. Sorry, but that sounds so much better than rotating through the area.
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Post by RDF on Mar 14, 2009 15:09:22 GMT -5
Who in their right damn mind would want it rotated? That is the dumbest thing the league could do and really--are you a fan of the league?
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EasyEd
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Post by EasyEd on Mar 14, 2009 15:12:34 GMT -5
Next year it should be rotated to McDonough.
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Post by Jack on Mar 14, 2009 15:12:49 GMT -5
Yeah, if you have never been, there is nothing like it. MSG and NYC in March is amazing- the Big East actually rotated sites early in their history (Syracuse, Providence)*, but once they settled on the World's Most Famous Arena, they found their home. If the Big East ever has their long-rumored split, the fight for which half gets their tournament at MSG will be huge.
* Providence (1980), Syracuse (1981), Hartford as well (1982).
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Post by FLHoya on Mar 14, 2009 15:17:04 GMT -5
MSG and the Big East are synonymous as far as I'm concerned.
Anybody think the same about the ACC and Atlanta? The SEC and Tampa? Yeah, didn't think so.
I've been to two Big East Tournament finals and a Final Four. In terms of atmosphere, the Final Four comes in third. I would have paid a very large sum of money to be at the Garden for the Thursday night session for the Pitt-WVU and Cuse-UConn games, and I hate three of those teams.
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Post by lichoya68 on Mar 14, 2009 15:19:39 GMT -5
AGREE WITH ALL THE COMMENTS we are LUCKY that its at the garden yup great tourney great city alot of buzz.. i went to the first bigeast tourney in providence and the third which was in cuse and CUSE AND PROVIDENCE AINT NEW YORK NOPE AINT NEW YORK go hoyas cant wait tilL NEXT year in the big apple WE ARE GEORGTOWN AND WE WILL BE BACK YUP ;D ;D ;D
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Post by kghoya on Mar 14, 2009 15:21:45 GMT -5
why in the world is the sec tournament in tampa? the one time i actually need an explanation from hifi is is too busy mowing urban meyer's front lawn
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Post by royski on Mar 14, 2009 15:23:42 GMT -5
Yeah, if you have never been, there is nothing like it. MSG and NYC in March is amazing- the Big East actually rotated sites early in their history (Syracuse, Providence), but once they settled on the World's Most Famous Arena, they found their home. If the Big East ever has their long-rumored split, the fight for which half gets their tournament at MSG will be huge. It would have to be the bball half, no? We'd have St. John's as a pretty big chip in that debate. |
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Post by lichoya68 on Mar 14, 2009 15:28:31 GMT -5
ACTUALLY THREE ROTATED BEFORE MSG ... PROV UCONN AND CUSE .... HARTFORD AINT SO GREAT EITHER ...GO HOYAS... GO MADISON SQUARE GARDEN... GO HOYAS ;D ;D ;D
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Post by hoopsmccan on Mar 14, 2009 15:43:19 GMT -5
MSG and the Big East are synonymous as far as I'm concerned. Anybody think the same about the ACC and Atlanta? The SEC and Tampa? Yeah, didn't think so. I've been to two Big East Tournament finals and a Final Four. In terms of atmosphere, the Final Four comes in third. I would have paid a very large sum of money to be at the Garden for the Thursday night session for the Pitt-WVU and Cuse-UConn games, and I hate three of those teams. Which of those team don't you hate? |
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Post by FLHoya on Mar 14, 2009 16:39:45 GMT -5
MSG and the Big East are synonymous as far as I'm concerned. Anybody think the same about the ACC and Atlanta? The SEC and Tampa? Yeah, didn't think so. I've been to two Big East Tournament finals and a Final Four. In terms of atmosphere, the Final Four comes in third. I would have paid a very large sum of money to be at the Garden for the Thursday night session for the Pitt-WVU and Cuse-UConn games, and I hate three of those teams. Which of those team don't you hate? I don't hate Pittsburgh. I respect the way WVU plays, but the fanbase is too much of a negative. |
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Post by DanMcQ on Mar 14, 2009 16:53:34 GMT -5
FLHoya, fanbase aside, you've gotta respect Huggie Bear, the anti-Jay Wright, who wore the same clothes three days in a row at the BET this year. Strong stuff.
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Post by vcjack on Mar 14, 2009 16:54:19 GMT -5
Long ago when I lived in New York and wasn't a fan of any BE team I went with my uncle to some BET games every year just for the fun of it, and this was early 90's when the conference wasn't really good.
Its a New York tradition
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Post by tjm62 on Mar 14, 2009 17:45:35 GMT -5
Plus, a fair alternative would have it being played in Cincinnati... or Milwaukee... or any of the home-areas in our grossly expanded league.
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Post by NorthCarolinaHOYA on Mar 14, 2009 17:56:13 GMT -5
Yes a huge fan of the hoyas and personally I have never been to BET. I have attended few Knicks games but never BET. I remember once going to MSG during the BET but didn't have tickets but yes the atmosphere was amazing from the outside and just hanging out around the arena. I only ask the question because other conferences rotate and was wondering if this was ever talked about and not trying to talk down MSG.
I guess another reason while watching the ACC tournament several commentators mentioned how empty the Georgia Dome seemed to be during the games.
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Post by rosslynhoya on Mar 14, 2009 18:11:08 GMT -5
I guess another reason while watching the ACC tournament several commentators mentioned how empty the Georgia Dome seemed to be during the games. Did they somehow make it seem like this was a good thing?!? |
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