Will Summit tourney stay in Sioux Falls?

[filbert]

Re: Will Summit tourney stay in Sioux Falls?

When USD joins the conference, would Omaha take a shot at it with them having the Qwest Center. It's only about 2 hours from Vermillion.

I've never been in that facility (been by it a few times) so I dunno what it can offer. I know it seats over 17,000 for basketball.

No.

More likely that the new Independence Event Center (new 6,000 seat hockey arena in Independence, MO just outside Kansas City) would bid on the Summit League.

(I go by the place about weekly, it's at the intersection of I-70 and I-470 in the eastern KC metro area.)

There's nothing in Omaha to either draw Omaha to the Summit League, or the Summit League to Omaha.

Plus, the facility's too big for the league.

[bobcat_01]

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When USD joins the conference, would Omaha take a shot at it with them having the Qwest Center. It's only about 2 hours from Vermillion.

I've never been in that facility (been by it a few times) so I dunno what it can offer. I know it seats over 17,000 for basketball.

[Jack4Life]

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Why in the world would they take the tournament to a dump like Sioux City which has no connection to the tournament and virtually no air service?

Back to the topic of the thread. I don't think SC is a very appealing location for a tourney. SF did a great job and would be nice to be there for 3 more years. I know then it has to move to give other schools a chance for a closer location. I haven't been in the Tyson Center, but other than the newer building, SC doesn't have much more to offer.

[Jack4Life]

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I think the state should go to a super regional or something like that and then bring in four teams in each class to one location and play the one and done format. Then it could be televised for all classes.

[Nidaros]

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I agree. I think the state HS BB touneys should do the same. Nothing like playing for 7th place at noon on Saturday before an empty gym.

There seem to be only two states who follow this format. SD and ND. I this format goes back to the old days when there 300 or more B schools, and it was a struggle to get to the B tourney and they maybe felt bad for the losers in the first round so they decide to play the consolation bracket and assure each team got 3 games no matter what. Times have changed and with women's bb adding three more tourneys, they need to change. It should be one and done without a question. Nebraska with 7 classes boys and girls plays it that way.

[SturgisJeff]

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I agree. I think the state HS BB touneys should do the same. Nothing like playing for 7th place at noon on Saturday before an empty gym.

Michigan Boys play at different locations then play the semis at the same site, four classes ABCD, two semis each class, loser goes home.

[Jack4Life]

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Senseless to play out all eight places. Teams are banged up this time of year and if their not going to the big dance why play it out. Go home when you lose is the only way to have these tourneys. Hotels jack(no pun intended) their rates out of site for any big event anyway.

I agree. I think the state HS BB touneys should do the same. Nothing like playing for 7th place at noon on Saturday before an empty gym.

[1bunnies]

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Another nice option Sioux City could provide would be playing out the whole tournament for places 1-8 with the smaller facility right next door.

This would give out of area fans a better reason to come watch their team, they could book hotels for 5 nights and know they were going to get to watch 3 games. In the current format, they book hotels and "hope" their team makes the finals or rush into town at the last minute (which doesn't work too well when there is a blizzard between Sioux Falls and Fargo).

Don't know if there are any NCAA rules against playing the tourneys out, and the Sioux City facility could be tough to get this time of year with the NAIA tournament locked in down there.

Senseless to play out all eight places. Teams are banged up this time of year and if their not going to the big dance why play it out. Go home when you lose is the only way to have these tourneys. Hotels jack(no pun intended) their rates out of site for any big event anyway.

[SiouxFallsJack]

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Why in the world would they take the tournament to a dump like Sioux City which has no connection to the tournament and virtually no air service?

I couldn't agree more. The only advantage Sioux City has is a newer facility and that's not worth what Sioux Falls has to offer.

[GoJacks]

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KELOLAND is looking at the economic impact the Summit League Tournament brought to Sioux Falls.

It airs twice on Sunday 10:30 a.m. and 10:30 p.m.

[JACKGUYII]

Re: Will Summit tourney stay in Sioux Falls?

Why in the world would they take the tournament to a dump like Sioux City which has no connection to the tournament and virtually no air service?

[SF_Rabbit_Fan]

Re: Will Summit tourney stay in Sioux Falls?

Another nice option Sioux City could provide would be playing out the whole tournament for places 1-8 with the smaller facility right next door.

This would give out of area fans a better reason to come watch their team, they could book hotels for 5 nights and know they were going to get to watch 3 games. In the current format, they book hotels and "hope" their team makes the finals or rush into town at the last minute (which doesn't work too well when there is a blizzard between Sioux Falls and Fargo).

Don't know if there are any NCAA rules against playing the tourneys out, and the Sioux City facility could be tough to get this time of year with the NAIA tournament locked in down there.

[NightHawk78]

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I understand that,but i was responding to Nighthawk who said it was "significantly larger that the Sioux falls arena".

Thanks for the correction; I had read in the past about how the Tyson Events Center was larger than the Arena, but I didn't realize that the basketball capacity was only 6300.

Rep points for your observation!

[jack power]

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yeah but its about 40 years newer then the arena.... I don't think seating is the issue with Sioux Falls, its the fact that its a 50 year old arena, with wood chairs, and a curved roof...

I understand that,but i was responding to Nighthawk who said it was "significantly larger that the Sioux falls arena".

[joeboo22]

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The Arena in Sioux City is nice but only seats 6300 for basketball, about the same as Sioux Falls.

yeah but its about 40 years newer then the arena.... I don't think seating is the issue with Sioux Falls, its the fact that its a 50 year old arena, with wood chairs, and a curved roof...