Teams beating ISU win National Titles
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I almost posted this yesterday. I was going to congratulate OSU on their championship.
I'm not sure why they put the "single seed" caveat in there, it's not needed
I'm not sure why they put the "single seed" caveat in there, it's not needed
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I got this alert from ESPN yesterday, too, and was scratching my head wondering why they added that "single-seed" caveat...
Then I remembered. Ugh.
Then I remembered. Ugh.
We were a 2 seed in 2000. Shameful that MSU got to play the regional final basically at home that year.
Understandable. I still cringe when I hear the name. It should be starred out on this board.
Judging by the fact that it hasn't yet been said in this thread, I'm not sure it needs to be blocked.
Yes, I have no problem playing OSU as a #2 in Dayton, just KU got to play in KC in the first two rounds (I refuse to call that Round 3, smh). They earned with their season performance.
But getting to play a "home" game in a regional final is kinda of a joke. On the other hand, that stuff is awarded years in advance, so some of it cannot be helped. At least Indiana does not get to play in Indianapolis, but I am sure Louisville will not be too far.
Probably isn't as big an issue for the Final Four site since most of the tickets are harder for fans to get a hold of and make it a true "home" situation.
Louisville is good but I don't think they can consistently play as well as they did against CSU. They were nothing short of dominant that game.
It seemed like there were a ton of Ohio State fans there (and then a ton of Indiana fans for the second game, lots of whom snagged empty seats in the Iowa State section after our fans left). Assuming that 75% of the tickets were sold before the teams were announced, Ohio State/Indiana fans must have paid a fortune for tickets on the secondary market.
Does the NCAA get a cut of tickets sold on the ticket sites? I even wonder if they get a cut from the on-site scalpers. There were about 10 guys who showed up at 9am and took positions on the streets around the stadium in Dayton (a few with "I need tickets" signs). It was like this group of scalpers had "permission" from the stadium and police. It made me wonder if they were also paying a fee to someone so that they could be there. And I wish I could have seen what would happen if someone else tried to buy/sell on their turf.
Now, the big question, would Iowa State fans pay the price to pack the arena if we played in Minneapolis, Omaha, or Kansas City?
Does the NCAA get a cut of tickets sold on the ticket sites? I even wonder if they get a cut from the on-site scalpers. There were about 10 guys who showed up at 9am and took positions on the streets around the stadium in Dayton (a few with "I need tickets" signs). It was like this group of scalpers had "permission" from the stadium and police. It made me wonder if they were also paying a fee to someone so that they could be there. And I wish I could have seen what would happen if someone else tried to buy/sell on their turf.
Now, the big question, would Iowa State fans pay the price to pack the arena if we played in Minneapolis, Omaha, or Kansas City?
We won enough to get a #1 in 2000, but still got robbed by the committee. Still played the #1 overall seed in their backyard.
We would have a huge showing in any of those venues. We usually have a great showing in KC for Big12 tourney and it would be even better for the NCAA tourney. If we had been put in the KC bracket this year we would have rivaled KU for number of fans at the games.