Summit tourney, 2015

[Kemo]

Re: Summit tourney, 2015

Too bad ORU couldn't pull that one out. They were running on fumes at the end of the game (particularly Omegano) and wouldn't have been very fresh tomorrow.

BTW. Where did all that parity go? #1 vs. #2 in both finals.

[OldHare]

Re: Summit tourney, 2015

Rumor in the Denny is that they are pro musicians hired by ORU to be their pep band.

That is no rumor. Lots of local talent. $125 per game.

[zooropa]

Re: Summit tourney, 2015

That means the men's combined session record has been broken with the championship game yet to be played.

The 2015 tourney so far is about 1200 short of the total record with both championship games yet to be played.

Also worth chewing on:

In 2014, the Valley tournament drew 57,520 combined to 10 sessions (men's and women's).

The Summit Tournament is going to eclipse that attendance total in 8 sessions.

I wouldn't be surprised if the Summit Tournament outdraws "Arch Madness" this year, if not in total then definitely in a per-session average.

[goon]

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Rumor in the Denny is that they are pro musicians hired by ORU to be their pep band.

You mean all those 40 year old guys aren't actually undergrad college pep band?

[filbert]

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You mean all those 40 year old guys aren't actually undergrad college pep band?

Could be non-trads, you know.

[filbert]

Re: Summit tourney, 2015

Also worth chewing on:

In 2014, the Valley tournament drew 57,520 combined to 10 sessions (men's and women's).

The Summit Tournament is going to eclipse that attendance total in 8 sessions.

I wouldn't be surprised if the Summit Tournament outdraws "Arch Madness" this year, if not in total then definitely in a per-session average.

This tournament could very well raise eyebrows which have not already been raised regarding the Summit League (and, specifically, SDSU's fan support). What this means going forward, I have no idea. But it is not a bad thing.

[goon]

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Could be non-trads, you know.

Is that their pep band name. Jim and the non trads.....

[zooropa]

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This tournament could very well raise eyebrows which have not already been raised regarding the Summit League (and, specifically, SDSU's fan support). What this means going forward, I have no idea. But it is not a bad thing.

Tournaments likely to outdraw the Summit (M&W):

Big Ten
Big Twelve
Big East
Pac 12
SEC
ACC
Mountain West

And yes, we all know whose fans are driving attendance at this tournament.

The idea that the 8th best attended conference tournament in the country is in a city with a metro of 250k is just ridiculous.

[SDSUSmitty]

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Could be non-trads, you know.

I know the "local" guys playing in the Oral Roberts pep band, great musicians. One of the trombone players was Jon Hegg of the Hegg Brothers who those of you from Sioux Falls know who they are. ORU hired local talent every Summit tournament they've been here.

[ndsubison1]

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Too bad ORU couldn't pull that one out. They were running on fumes at the end of the game (particularly Omegano) and wouldn't have been very fresh tomorrow.

BTW. Where did all that parity go? #1 vs. #2 in both finals.

when was the last time a non fav won the summit? theres always big upsets in other tourneys, but for some reason not the summit.

as for the game, im predicting sdsu. just being objective. we'll have to play a complete game and have more than 2 players play well to win imo.

[MontanaRabbit]

Re: Summit tourney, 2015

I think the top seed has won every year except the first year SDSU won when we beat WIU. The women's side has been the opposite. The top seed has lost more than they've won I believe.

[SturgisJeff]

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love Stu Whitney downplaying last nights game in the argus. i think it would have been different if usd had won. how many other tournaments have schools paying local students to cheer for them (wiu) (oakland free t shirts), local musicians to play for them (oru)?

[scbison]

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love Stu Whitney downplaying last nights game in the argus. i think it would have been different if usd had won. how many other tournaments have schools paying local students to cheer for them (wiu) (oakland free t shirts), local musicians to play for them (oru)?

Judging by the attendance at the other Mid-major tourneys on ESPN I would say not many. Even though there are the Duke and Carolina fans who live in Fargo and are "diehard", yet have never seen them play live. Maybe these SD kids just really wanted to be WIU fans.

[filbert]

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I know the "local" guys playing in the Oral Roberts pep band, great musicians. One of the trombone players was Jon Hegg of the Hegg Brothers who those of you from Sioux Falls know who they are. ORU hired local talent every Summit tournament they've been here.

Yah. I forgot the /sarcasm tag.

[jackrabit1]

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Maybe ORU should have shelled out the dough to have "Spooncat!" be the official ORU band. LOL