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B12 Women's Tourney Changes Format for 2011

ISU_REV said:
If it was in Oklahoma City or Dallas at least there would be more things to do while the people at those places make you feel welcome. The KC area is a dump IMO.
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Did you go to Oklahoma City 2 years ago? I did and there is not that much more to do in OK City than watch the games. Besides we get alot more fans when we play in Hilton south then in OK City.
 
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kcdc4isu said:
Did you go to Oklahoma City 2 years ago? I did and there is not that much more to do in OK City than watch the games. Besides we get alot more fans when we play in Hilton south then in OK City.
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Yes we did. If the weather would have been normal instead of freezing rain, there would have been more to do. I just do not get a great feeling when we are in KC.
 
ISU_REV said:
Yes we did. If the weather would have been normal instead of freezing rain, there would have been more to do. I just do not get a great feeling when we are in KC.
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My guess if you asked most fans if they would rather go to KC or OKC, they would choose KC. When the tourney was in Dallas, it was a joke with average at best attendance and Dallas is a pro sports town, they honestly could care less about the B12 tourney, especially since they have the Super Bowl in 2011. We draw MUCH better in KC. Do I think Civic Auditorium is a great venue, no - but I'll take a three hour drive vs. a seven hour drive anytime. We've pulled off far more magic in KC than we ever did in Dallas, or OKC. I'll take the two championships in KC, the OT win over K-State, the last second buzzer beater to beat CU by Angie Welle, and another one by Lyndsey Medders that all happened in KC anytime. THe other playing option in KC is to play the women's tourney at Kemper and according to the KC folks I talked to, they said that would kill it.

This is a temporary fix anyway, once Nebby and CU are gone, you will only have two opening round games instead of four so all you will need to do in the conference is finish in the top six to get the opening round off. I wouldn't be surprised to see the tourney go back to four days when you go to 10 teams. I'm guessing they'll play Wednesday-Saturday.

I can always find plenty to do in KC, guess it's just a matter of opinion.
 
ISU_REV said:
If it was in Oklahoma City or Dallas at least there would be more things to do while the people at those places make you feel welcome. The KC area is a dump IMO.
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Municipal auditorium? Downtown KC in general? I've heard that since the Sprint Center has opened its got a much better feel.

I love the tourney in KC, and as someone from KC, I would agree downtown KC is not great. Haven't really gotten to experience the Sprint Center yet. Muni needs a new ceiling, sound system, and seats, but I love the art deco of Muni and the Music Hall. The energy seems good there too.
 
Can't say much for Dallas since I haven't been there, but OKC has bricktown and KC has the P&L District and I've found plenty to do there during the tourney. Maybe I'm just easily entertainable.

Besides - I dig the pic the Big 12 site used for this story. Poppens is gettin it!
 
CyclonePower88 said:
Can't say much for Dallas since I haven't been there, but OKC has bricktown and KC has the P&L District and I've found plenty to do there during the tourney. Maybe I'm just easily entertainable.

Besides - I dig the pic the Big 12 site used for this story. Poppens is gettin it!
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I am actually in the background in that picture, sitting about four rows up on the right side next to the tunnel.
 
ISU_REV said:
I personally like the other format better. It would be OK if it was being held somewhere other than KC.
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Are you serious? KC is the consummate place for the tourney. The city loves ISU, there is lots to do there, great eating, and ISU draws major crowds. They don't call it Hilton South for nothing!!
 
acoustimac said:
Are you serious? KC is the consummate place for the tourney. The city loves ISU, there is lots to do there, great eating, and ISU draws major crowds. They don't call it Hilton South for nothing!!
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The feelings about KC probably stem from a while ago when we had our vehicle vandalized in the downtown area when we were at Municipal. It was in the middle of the afternoon, a window was broken, and some valuable stolen. We talked to others that year that had the same thing happen.

The other thing is the attitude of the workers at the tourney. They act like they hate being there. On the other hand, the Oklahoma location was cleaner and the workers were friendlier.

I will go anywhere to watch the Cyclone basketball teams play, but I don't have to like the locations.

I will say that The University of California is a very nasty area too, but I got to see a very good win.
 
ISU_REV said:
The feelings about KC probably stem from a while ago when we had our vehicle vandalized in the downtown area when we were at Municipal. It was in the middle of the afternoon, a window was broken, and some valuable stolen. We talked to others that year that had the same thing happen.

The other thing is the attitude of the workers at the tourney. They act like they hate being there. On the other hand, the Oklahoma location was cleaner and the workers were friendlier.

I will go anywhere to watch the Cyclone basketball teams play, but I don't have to like the locations.

I will say that The University of California is a very nasty area too, but I got to see a very good win.
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The trick to this is to use the KC shuttle bus system as much as you can.
 
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