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Some things in her all Bobcats can relate to. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/31/sports/ncaabasketball/a... Back to Top LuckySparrow General User Member Since: 10/15/2012 Location: Illinois Post Count: 1,754 Status: Offline     RE: Nevada 16 Underway in empty Arena    Posted: 3/31/2016 3:19:35 PM  Don't think fans will travel for this. Bowls have the advantage of being around the holidays. What a day at the Convo.....Wow! Back to Top colobobcat66 General User Member Since: 9/1/2006 Location: Watching the bobcats run outside my window., CO Post Count: 4,548 Status: Offline     RE: Nevada 16 Underway in empty Arena    Posted: 3/31/2016 3:44:21 PM  I still like the concept of waiting 2-3 weeks to play the first game, and playing it in Las Vegas, a fun place to vacation by most accounts. Not being over the holidays has the advantage of cheaper fares and no place is easier to get to, often with discount airlines and airfares available. It just seems like it aught to work. It obviously didn't this year though. Back to Top Pataskala General User Member Since: 7/8/2010 Location: At least six feet away from anybody else Post Count: 9,364 Status: Offline     RE: Nevada 16 Underway in empty Arena    Posted: 4/1/2016 10:05:20 AM  They need to hold it during spring break. They also need to have it at an arena that isn't 50 feet away from the slots. Wonder how many people might've chosen gambling over b-ball. One year when we visited friends in Vegas we went to see the musical "Chicago" at Mandalay. Even though it had Hal Linden I really didn't care for it, so at halftime I walked down the ramp and played slots for an hour or so. Got back just in time for the final curtain. We will get by. We will get by. We will get by. We will survive. Back to Top giacomo General User Member Since: 11/20/2007 Post Count: 2,734 Status: Offline     RE: Nevada 16 Underway in empty Arena    Posted: 4/1/2016 4:59:16 PM  Who really wants to see this drek? It's not surprising at all. Back to Top BillyTheCat General User Member Since: 10/6/2012 Post Count: 10,401 Status: Offline     RE: Nevada 16 Underway in empty Arena    Posted: 4/1/2016 11:24:40 PM  Pataskala wrote: They need to hold it during spring break. They also need to have it at an arena that isn't 50 feet away from the slots. Wonder how many people might've chosen gambling over b-ball. One year when we visited friends in Vegas we went to see the musical "Chicago" at Mandalay. Even though it had Hal Linden I really didn't care for it, so at halftime I walked down the ramp and played slots for an hour or so. Got back just in time for the final curtain. Hold it during "who's" spring break? Not all breaks are equal. Back to Top Pataskala General User Member Since: 7/8/2010 Location: At least six feet away from anybody else Post Count: 9,364 Status: Offline     RE: Nevada 16 Underway in empty Arena    Posted: 4/3/2016 11:27:48 AM  BillyTheCat wrote: Pataskala wrote: They need to hold it during spring break. They also need to have it at an arena that isn't 50 feet away from the slots. Wonder how many people might've chosen gambling over b-ball. One year when we visited friends in Vegas we went to see the musical "Chicago" at Mandalay. Even though it had Hal Linden I really didn't care for it, so at halftime I walked down the ramp and played slots for an hour or so. Got back just in time for the final curtain. Hold it during "who's" spring break? Not all breaks are equal. Since the primary purpose of this tourney is to make (or not lose much) money, one consideration should be to pick teams whose schools will be on spring break that week. We will get by. We will get by. We will get by. We will survive. Back to Top brucecuth General User Member Since: 12/21/2004 Post Count: 1,837 Status: Offline     RE: Nevada 16 Underway in empty Arena    Posted: 4/3/2016 12:57:07 PM  Yep...empty arenas, kinda like the stadiums when MAC teams go to bowl games... Back to Top Alan Swank General User Member Since: 12/11/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 7,221 Status: Offline     RE: Nevada 16 Underway in empty Arena    Posted: 4/3/2016 1:14:22 PM  brucecuth wrote: Yep...empty arenas, kinda like the stadiums when MAC teams go to bowl games... These are business ventures plain and simple. To make money you need a product to sell and as long as there are advertisement dollars/tourism dollars/participant dollars to fund them, they'll keep popping up. I was reading an article in today's NY Times about Fightball, a one on one basketball sport that reminds me a bit of MMa with the winner getting $100,000 - basically no holds barred basketball. Who would have thunk people would pay to see it. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/03/nyregion/in-fightball-b... Last Edited: 4/3/2016 1:23:37 PM by Alan Swank Back to Top Showing Replies:   1 - 9  of 9 Posts Jump to Page:   1 View Other 'Ohio Basketball' Topics                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               WHO'S ONLINE There are 235 Active Visitors on BobcatAttack.com 234 Guests 1 Registered User:   bobcatsquared There are no other users looking at this page.

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