I'm not arguing, I'm just discussing.
I find this whole topic interesting, that's all.
Didn't realize the cost was the main issue for so many.
Thanks.

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Posted by Mizzeaux

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Posted on 3/15/14 at 11:15 am to EKG

As far as attendance figures, I don't understand why there aren't any more people at the tournament. Within the last week I've been offered free tickets to three conference basketball tournaments here in Vegas.

When you see the WAC, WCC, Pac 12, or MWC tournaments here in Vegas, there aren't nearly as many empty seats. The fact that the SEC tournament is in the Georgia Dome makes even more of a case for throwing tickets out of a helicopter and hoping people show up.

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Posted by Cheese Grits

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Posted on 3/15/14 at 11:33 am to EKG

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I'm not arguing, I'm just discussing.

Rant these days is so much trolling it is hard to tell sometimes. You are usually a good poster so I made the effort to trow up some data to clarify the point.

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I find this whole topic interesting, that's all.

The problem is so many want it close to them that this thing gets brought up all the time. I know this is new to TAMU and MU, but it is old hat to everybody else. The reality is you have to look at who really attends vs folks who just want it near them. Suppose Houston got picked and TAMU did not make the last 2 days? It would be a ghost town and look terrible on TV and be miserable at the gate.

B1G is copying the SEC when they moved their CCG to Indianapolis as most of the teams that will attend can drive. As NCAA attendance numbers are dropping for the early rounds they have to stop catering to the corporate folks and move back to the fans who will actually attend and make the venues look full.

I have spoken to folks inside the AD's offices and they understand TV is the "deal with the devil" but most will not have their jobs down the road so strategic thinking is all short term - much like corporate America these days.

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Didn't realize the cost was the main issue for so many.

The problem is the post season is just a money grab but the trade off is declining long term fan interest and attendance. Best thing they could do is shrink the SEC tourney to just 8 teams over F, S, and S or 4 teams on just S & S but that will never happen until TV gets less of the equation and gate gets more. My gut tells me we are riding a sports bubble similar to the recent housing bubble. long term it will self correct or the market will crash as the folks with less money will stop attending due to cost.