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GrizWhiz said:The Griz-Spuds game today looked like it was being played in a mausoleum. Maybe 200 fans were there. This can't go on. It is an embarrassment.
Ever see the movie "Ground hog day"
GrizWhiz said:The Griz-Spuds game today looked like it was being played in a mausoleum. Maybe 200 fans were there. This can't go on. It is an embarrassment.
GrizWhiz said:The Griz-Spuds game today looked like it was being played in a mausoleum. Maybe 200 fans were there. This can't go on. It is an embarrassment.
grizband said:Billings has successfully hosted conferences/events much larger than the Big Sky Conference tournaments. It's not the perfect city, but certainly capable of hosting this basketball tournament. Not a sporting event, but the 2016 Goldwing motorcycle rally involved approximately 10,000 tourists; a similar BMW rally in July 2016 attracted 7,500 riders to Billings.GrizLA said:putter said:It will be interesting to see what the crowds are like in Billings for the NAIA championship tournament. Could be a good gauge if they were to bid on the Big Sky tournament again. With no one showing up at the games in Reno the league office may look at more than just recreation opportunities and tune into butts in the seats.
Well, the issue is housing for the athletes, the coaches, the families, the fans, and whatever media will be there. Is Billings up to that? I haven't been there for years, so it must have become quite the city. But, the Dakota school leaving sorta puts Billings on the edge of the territory, so to speak. Still, the attendance would be better, I'm sure.
GrizWhiz said:The Griz-Spuds game today looked like it was being played in a mausoleum. Maybe 200 fans were there. This can't go on. It is an embarrassment.
'68griz said:GrizWhiz said:The Griz-Spuds game today looked like it was being played in a mausoleum. Maybe 200 fans were there. This can't go on. It is an embarrassment.
I totally agree. But, have you watched any of the other tournaments? Aside from the ACC, Big 12 and Pac-12, attendance isn't much better. I think it's just a general lack of interest in the conference tournaments.
GrizWhiz said:I know this, if the tournament was in Billings, Spokane or even Butte, I would go. Reno, though, is out of the question.
ok, Helena then...... :thumb:HelenaHandBasket said:GrizWhiz said:I know this, if the tournament was in Billings, Spokane or even Butte, I would go. Reno, though, is out of the question.
Honestly, why do people keep throwing Butte into the discussion?
GrizWhiz said:I know this, if the tournament was in Billings, Spokane or even Butte, I would go. Reno, though, is out of the question.
HelenaHandBasket said:It should be obvious to all that the fans are way down the list when determining the tournament location. I am not sure how much this will change when they select the next location.
HelenaHandBasket said:GrizWhiz said:I know this, if the tournament was in Billings, Spokane or even Butte, I would go. Reno, though, is out of the question.
Honestly, why do people keep throwing Butte into the discussion?
EverettGriz said:This tournament is about one thing: Money to the conference.
This tournament's location is also about one thing: Saving athletic departments a few grand by allowing them to book flights early.
Which begs two obvious questions: What is the BSC doing with the extra money other than paying it's leadership more? (Anyone see any other improvements over the past two years -- the spectacular, anxiously awaited app that did nothing more than link to the watchbsc site excluded...)? And why do we have conference members who cannot afford $1800 in airfare?
EverettGriz said:Basket, I don't think they make much. But they make far more in ad revenue than they would if the tournament was on-campus, where it belongs.
HelenaHandBasket said:EverettGriz said:Basket, I don't think they make much. But they make far more in ad revenue than they would if the tournament was on-campus, where it belongs.
You will never see an on-campus tournament as long as all teams particiapate.
EverettGriz said:HelenaHandBasket said:EverettGriz said:Basket, I don't think they make much. But they make far more in ad revenue than they would if the tournament was on-campus, where it belongs.
You will never see an on-campus tournament as long as all teams particiapate.
And therein lies your problem.
HelenaHandBasket said:EverettGriz said:HelenaHandBasket said:EverettGriz said:Basket, I don't think they make much. But they make far more in ad revenue than they would if the tournament was on-campus, where it belongs.
You will never see an on-campus tournament as long as all teams particiapate.
And therein lies your problem.
But I don't think it is a problem having all teams participate.