Future NCAA LAX Championships Site Selections

[OrangeXtreme]

Future NCAA Championships Site Selections released

Quarterfinal sites:

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[Orangtiz]

Hartford Connecticut? Are you kidding me

 

[creatorsgam]

Hartford Connecticut? Are you kidding me

Yeah, that's a step or 3 backward from Foxborough, Philly, and Baltimore.

 

[PhatOrange]

Drawing a blank, where's the FF this year?

 

[creatorsgam]

Drawing a blank, where's the FF this year?

Gillette.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Past Attendance Semis / Finals:

Philadelphia 2016 33,137 / 26,749
Philadelphia 2015 29,123 / 24,215
Baltimore 2014 30,428 / 25,587
Philadelphia 2013 28,444 / 28,224
Foxborough 2012 31,774 / 30,816

 

[Hoo's That]

O X - Just as an FYI. Today is April 18th, not April 1st.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

O X - Just as an FYI. Today is April 18th, not April 1st.

46 miles from the Rent to Mohegan Sun.

 

[ctlax]

46 miles from the Rent to Mohegan Sun.

And 50 miles from the rent to Foxwoods.

 

[cuseguy]

Hartford.

Works for me.

45 minute drive.

 

[TexanMark]

Hartford.

Works for me.

45 minute drive.

Tailgate in your backyard?

 

[Hoo's That]

Hartford.

Works for me.

45 minute drive.

Tailgate in your backyard?

Uh oh! {Insert eyes bulging out emoji here.}

 

[shandeezy7]

I get moving out of large football stadiums, but Hartford? Not exactly a prime Memorial Day Weekend destination spot (no offense, Hartford).

 

[Hoo's That]

I get moving out of large football stadiums, but Hartford? Not exactly a prime Memorial Day Weekend destination spot (no offense, Hartford).

Maybe this signals scaling things back a bit by the NCAA and trying to encourage schools to bid for on-campus venues? (Yeah, I do know Fairfield isn't in Hartford.)

 

[Delmar]

Is Hartford some sort of deal with Bristol, Connecticut? Is there value in being close to the Mother Ship?

That's my guess.

 

[CuseIsInTheHouse]

I'm not going to hold it against the NCAA for trying out a new market. There's not an easy solution to the attendance problem. Hartford is still driveable for most fan bases. Half filling an NFL stadium is bad look. If it doesn't work, they won't go back. I prefer The Rent over moving it Denver, Dallas, Georgia, or California for a year. What other better options did the NCAA even have for mid-sized stadiums? Red Bull Stadium seems like a decent fit. Anywhere else?