Big Ten Attempt to Play Tourney in MSG Not Going Well

[Eric15]

That Greensboro arena is in a strip mall... surrounded by tattoo parlors and quickie motels.

I assume that was the deciding factor as to why Louisville wanted to join the ACC.

 

[djorange1989]

a few good teams at the top, but man does the Big 10 suck this year

 

[Frozen]

a few good teams at the top, but man does the Big 10 suck this year

Fixed it for you.

 

[cliftonparksufan]

 

[jncuse]

Might as well just do it in Vegas

 

[Scooch]

It’s pretty funny that I’m sure that was created to be clever, and yet what it really does is underscore how stupid playing the B1G tourney in NYC is.

These conferences are so lost. Sure, disrupt the season and alienate fans in a misguided attempt to “own” the New York market. It’s ludicrous.

 

[Frozen]

It’s pretty funny that I’m sure that was created to be clever, and yet what it really does is underscore how stupid playing the B1G tourney in NYC is.

These conferences are so lost. Sure, disrupt the season and alienate fans in a misguided attempt to “own” the New York market. It’s ludicrous.

Agreed. Not only that, but it shows how stupid it is for RU to try to entice players to go there because they're "right next to NYC." They're 31 friggin miles away. It's an hour-long train ride to get to Manhattan from RU:

New Brunswick to New York Penn Station on 02/28/2018 ( Plan a reverse trip )

Origin
Departure

Destination
Arrival

Total Travel
Time

04:14 AM
Northeast Corridor #3806 05:21 AM 67 minutes

04:49 AM
Northeast Corridor #3808 05:40 AM 51 minutes

05:06 AM
Northeast Corridor #3700 06:07 AM 61 minutes

05:23 AM
Northeast Corridor #3810 06:18 AM 55 minutes

05:34 AM
Northeast Corridor #3702 06:38 AM 64 minutes

05:52 AM
Northeast Corridor #3812 06:48 AM 56 minutes

06:07 AM
Northeast Corridor #3704 07:02 AM 55 minutes

06:23 AM
Northeast Corridor #3814 07:20 AM 57 minutes

 

[cuse10]

The B1G overplayed their hand. There are a fair number of alumni in the NYC metro area that went to those schools, but it pales in comparison to the Big East and lesser extent, ACC. If Rutgers was ever good at basketball, it would help, but NYC is not B1G country.

 

[SUMBA]

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[OrangeDW]

Still a ripoff.

 

[MSOrange]

The lower bowl looks decent for Iowa Illinois but the upper is totally empty.

 

[Scooch]

8 minute interview with Delaney about the BIG tourney being at MSG:

Jim Delany Talks Big Ten Tourney, Expanding Footprint

 

[longtimefan]

So, we made a mistake moving our tournament to NYC. Let's compound the stupidity by not playing our semi-final doubleheader at night.

That's the ticket.

 

[nzm136]

Sooooo, PSU, UMD, and RU aside, every B1G school is a million miles west.

...and they're going out of their way to call that out?

Maybe they could temporarily adopt a Red Sox logo to be less popular in NYC. Actually, scratch that idea. At least the Red Sox are relevant.

 

[nzm136]

Does it come w/ a free hot dog?

 

[Jasoncuse]

So, we made a mistake moving our tournament to NYC. Let's compound the stupidity by not playing our semi-final doubleheader at night.

That's the ticket.

Seriously. Today screamed mid-major. You're holding 2 of your marquee games at 2 and 4:30? Play at 7 and 9:30 with a well lubricated crowd and you'll have an atmosphere.

 

[jncuse]

So, we made a mistake moving our tournament to NYC. Let's compound the stupidity by not playing our semi-final doubleheader at night.

That's the ticket.

I am sure that was all a CBS decision.

 

[Zippy1808]

I am sure that was all a CBS decision.

entirely.

 

[longtimefan]

I am sure that was all a CBS decision.

Absolutely. But you paint yourself into that corner by limiting your options to CBS. One unintended consequence of "claiming NYC".