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SEC exploring having basketball tournament at primary site
Posted on 5/29/13 at 9:58 am
Posted on 5/29/13 at 9:58 am
SIAP, I did search.
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The Southeastern Conference's basketball tournament is ready to settle down.
And Nashville, Tenn., could be home.
SEC commissioner Mike Slive says league athletic directors voted unanimously to "authorize the conference to explore a primary site for the men's basketball tournament." Slive stopped short of saying "permanent," but hinted that could change.
Slive said: "We've been very successful with our permanent site in football in Atlanta. We've been very successful in our permanent site in Hoover (Ala.) in terms of baseball, so the ADs felt it was time for us to explore the possibility of a primary site for the men's basketball tournament."
The basketball tournament has been played in Tampa, Fla., Nashville, Atlanta and New Orleans over the past five years. It is scheduled for Nashville in 2015, 2016 and 2019; 2017 and 2018 have not been finalized.
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Posted on 5/29/13 at 9:58 am to Chadaristic
meh.
Posted on 5/29/13 at 9:59 am to Chadaristic
Play it in Nashville or Atlanta.
Posted on 5/29/13 at 9:59 am to Chadaristic
Nashville would work.
Posted on 5/29/13 at 10:00 am to Chadaristic
Personally, I like Nashville the best and would be more inclined to attend there. However, as a whole, I think the tournament would do best in Memphis.
Posted on 5/29/13 at 10:03 am to Chadaristic
As long as it's not played in a football stadium.
Posted on 5/29/13 at 10:04 am to Chadaristic
If he's not saying permanent, does that mean that the SEC tourney would still go to the Final Four location if it's in an SEC state?
Because I wouldn't mind going catch the SEC and Missouri Valley tournaments in STL on a year the Final Four is going there.
Because I wouldn't mind going catch the SEC and Missouri Valley tournaments in STL on a year the Final Four is going there.
Posted on 5/29/13 at 10:14 am to Chadaristic
Please tell me we're not talking about Memorial Gym? Wait, could we be talking about Gaylord? Do they host basketball games there? I went to a concert there about a decade ago but cannot remember ever seeing a basketball game played there, although I suppose it could be used for that?
Posted on 5/29/13 at 10:15 am to Chadaristic
They need to move it to Birmingham. That seems like the site that would cause the least amount of controversy.
Posted on 5/29/13 at 10:17 am to scrooster
I like Nashville as a site. I do have an issue with calling anything permanent.
Posted on 5/29/13 at 10:17 am to scrooster
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Please tell me we're not talking about Memorial Gym? Wait, could we be talking about Gaylord?
Bridgestone Arena
Posted on 5/29/13 at 10:19 am to scrooster
bridgestone, where it was played a couple months ago. Also home to the NHL's predators, and positioned right on broadway. It's an ideal spot for the tournament, IMO.
Posted on 5/29/13 at 10:20 am to Chadaristic
bjcc
Posted on 5/29/13 at 10:23 am to lowspark12
I'd give st louis a bone with 2017 than go to nashville full time.
Posted on 5/29/13 at 10:23 am to lowspark12
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positioned right on broadway. It's an ideal spot for the tournament, IMO.
I am moving to Nashville and my office is right down the street.
Posted on 5/29/13 at 10:25 am to 12
Does this mean birmingham gets baseball full time too?
football = atlanta
basketball= nasvhille
baseball= birmingham
football = atlanta
basketball= nasvhille
baseball= birmingham
Posted on 5/29/13 at 10:27 am to Chadaristic
Move the Basketball tourney and SEC headquarters to Nashville and make it a done deal.
Posted on 5/29/13 at 10:27 am to lowspark12
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bridgestone, where it was played a couple months ago. Also home to the NHL's predators, and positioned right on broadway. It's an ideal spot for the tournament, IMO.
Oh sheesh, I did not know that's where it was played. I never watched one of those SEC basketball tourney games this past year - we sucked so badly I was trying to save myself the pain.
Posted on 5/29/13 at 10:28 am to Chadaristic
Not a fan. I like it rotating. That and I just frankly have no interest what so ever in going to Nashville.
Posted on 5/29/13 at 10:31 am to jb4
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st louis
Hell no. You want horrible attendance?
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