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re: Slive's love affair with Atlanta
Posted on 3/15/14 at 11:39 am to KSGamecock
Posted on 3/15/14 at 11:39 am to KSGamecock
It's also worth mentioning that what makes New Orleans a great city to visit actually hurts it imho when it comes to hosting an event like a conference basketball or baseball tournament. There are too many distractions in New Orleans that draw casual fans away from such events. N.O. does really well with the mega sports events (Super Bowl, BCS title games, Final 4) that are going to be packed regardless of where they are.
I had a group of friends who went to N.O. when the SEC tourney was there several years ago with the intention of going to the games. They never made it out of the French Quarter
Admittedly they weren't huge hoops fans but that's what I'm reminded of when people lament so many things being in Atlanta or the SEC baseball tourney being in Hoover.
I had a group of friends who went to N.O. when the SEC tourney was there several years ago with the intention of going to the games. They never made it out of the French Quarter
Admittedly they weren't huge hoops fans but that's what I'm reminded of when people lament so many things being in Atlanta or the SEC baseball tourney being in Hoover. This post was edited on 3/15/14 at 11:40 am
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Posted on 3/15/14 at 11:47 am to Govt Tide
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It's also worth mentioning that what makes New Orleans a great city to visit actually hurts it imho when it comes to hosting an event like a conference basketball or baseball tournament.
The #1 thing that hurts NOLA is the jacking up of the prices when the tournament comes to town. If a room that normally goes for 125 gets jacked to 250 it leaves a bad taste in the mouth of the fans no matter how appealing the Quarter may be. It would be great if the SEC got concessions from host cities to "freeze" rates to more travel friendly wallets.
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