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[QUOTE="A Clockwork Orange, post: 5004969, member: 16"]
The problem is the vast majority of old-guard ACC fans LOVE Greensboro. It's ACC tradition, and it's one they are proud of. I can't fault them for that. It's where the ACC grew up and where many memories are for the original members.

I'm not even talking about UNC and Duke fans. I'm talking about UVA and Georgia Tech fans. For them, it's history.

It's similar to how we all feel about MSG and the BET.  It's our history. It's also objectively a much better place to hold a prestige tournament. I'm always talking to ACC fans, and most HATE the idea of NYC being a player. They say there's no chance they would travel there, it's too expensive, too big a city, etc. Southern pastoralism at its finest.

Charlotte is okay with them, but they would rather it be in Greensboro yearly. I've tried to explain that there is nothing like big-time college hoops in the Mecca of college basketball. They disagree; worse, they can't imagine a better scenario than Greensboro for a tournament.

It's tradition and history. Look how they hold onto the remnants of the Lost Cause (some, at least). It is difficult for many Southerners to turn their back on their history. It's why I've always suggested DC as the compromise. Big city, equidistant between most of the teams, etc. They hate it being in Washington slightly less than they did it being in NYC, but not by much.
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