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[QUOTE="OttoMets, post: 1528192, member: 716"]
Perhaps you didn't mean to quote me on this one. Since you're just about the last poster I'd expect to miss my earlier point, I'll reply and reiterate that Onondaga County's NCAA hotel problem is just as much a venue problem as it is a capacity problem.

Even if a new Dome's 40,000 capacity would prompt the NCAA to relax its 10,000-room requirement (which is possible, though none of us on here knows what the NCAA capacity in the renovated Dome might be), that doesn't change the fact that this area has very few full-service, upscale hotels of 250+ rooms.

As I said, the market supports ~120-room mid-market hotels. That's all that's built in Carrier Circle, that's what the two Starwood properties at the harbor are, and that's what was built downtown (a Courtyard by Marriott is very different from a Marriott). And the NCAA doesn't use those properties for its events.

Syracuse isn't sniffing any Final Four until about 2025 (if this ever comes to a bid). The new Marriott Hotel Syracuse would certainly meet its standards. And maybe five or so additional suitable hotels will be built in the interim (my hunch is that the hotel built at Destiny would be a limited-service Holiday Inn type property, but we'll see). Anyway, a significant change in Onondaga County's lodging situation is certainly a prerequisite for hosting a Final Four.
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