Opening weekend of NCAA location question

[Warrior of Law]

If MU is at Columbus or Des Moines, preferably, I'd like to road trip for a game.  For anyone who can predict these outcomes (i.e., locations for 1st/2nd round games), what variables should I be watching over the next 13 days?  As it stands, there is a 25% chance they'd be in Ohio or Iowa.

[rocky_warrior]

Book a cancelable hotel in both locations now, worry about it later

[Miss Katie’s]

Book a cancelable hotel in both locations now, worry about it later

+1.  No harm in having bookings made you can cancel later.   

And read this:

http://www.crackedsidewalks.com/2023/02/march-travel-plans.html?m=1

[Dr. Blackheart]

Just know the NCAA have hold blocks on rooms that will be released once the brackets are released.  Teams are assigned to host hotels by seeding.

[HowardsWorld]

Ill be down in Pompano Beach, Fl for the first two rounds. Im hoping they go there although I don't see that happening

[wiscwarrior]

Was in Pompano Beach for MU's entire NCAA championship run in '77 Maybe you should just stay. 

[i71_dawg]

If MU gets a 3 seed, there's a very good chance it's gonna be Columbus (see Cracked Sidewalks breakdown of that linked above).

[real chili 83]

Which location do people PREFER?

For me, Des Moines (I've only said that 20 times).

It's not a bad town at all, by any means.  It's no Milwaukee, but you can find lots to do there.  I heard Columbus is decent too.

Des Moines makes most sense, due to location.  For Chicago and for that matter, Milwaukee, and Mpls, it's an easy peasy drive.  If I'm not mistaken, that's our 3 largest alumni bases.

[MUfan12]

Book a cancelable hotel in both locations now, worry about it later

Family connections would take me to Des Moines if they somehow sneak in there. Booked the room today.

[Jay Bee]

Family connections would take me to Des Moines if they somehow sneak in there. Booked the room today.

Why not stay w family?

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

Which location do people PREFER?

For me, Des Moines (I've only said that 20 times).

It's not a bad town at all, by any means.  It's no Milwaukee, but you can find lots to do there.  I heard Columbus is decent too.

Des Moines makes most sense, due to location.  For Chicago and for that matter, Milwaukee, and Mpls, it's an easy peasy drive.  If I'm not mistaken, that's our 3 largest alumni bases.

Columbus
I visited for work recently and I had no idea what to expect and it was much more interesting than expected.  German Village and The Brewery District with the brick roads.  Walked around by the capitol building and 2 blocks from the capitol I found intriguing that they tore down a mall and built a New England Style Green and named it Columbus Commons.

[pbiflyer]

Yeah, that area is nice, a food market close by. I like wolfs ridge brewing. Pins Mechanical is an upscale Kozs.
Parlay Sporting Club is a good sports bar with nice staff, though turns into a nightclub at night..

[mu_eyeballs]

I went to OSU after MU and stayed.  Columbus has grown tremendously over the last 25 years.  The Downtown and near downtown area really had nothing when I moved here...but since Nationwide Arena opened it spurned development from downtown to OSU Campus.  Now all three pro-sports have stadiums in the area and it continues to grow. 

[i71_dawg]

I went to OSU after MU and stayed.  Columbus has grown tremendously over the last 25 years.  The Downtown and near downtown area really had nothing when I moved here...but since Nationwide Arena opened it spurned development from downtown to OSU Campus.  Now all three pro-sports have stadiums in the area and it continues to grow.

Yeah Columbus is one of the few Northern/ Midwest/Rust belt cities that is really growing & building....companies have headed there....people with money have headed there....young, highly educated Ohioans flock there.

Cool city....would think that location could pull in many MU alums in Ohio, Michigan, PA, Indiana....and not too far a drive from Chicago and Milwaukee.

[real chili 83]

Columbus is doable, but a bit more of a haul from Chicago and Milwaukee.

Do we have to call it The Columbus?

Sounds like a great town.

[We R Final Four]

Columbus is doable, but a bit more of a haul from Chicago and Milwaukee.

Do we have to call it The Columbus?

Sounds like a great town.

C-Bus

[rocket surgeon]

either city has got to have a nice homeless encampment, chaz or cities of love or whatever they call em now
   bring your own spaghetti'Os and little dogs or baked beans with that little piece of fat in it. 

[cheebs09]

either city has got to have a nice homeless encampment, chaz or cities of love or whatever they call em now
   bring your own spaghetti'Os and little dogs or baked beans with that little piece of fat in it.

[wadesworld]

Lol. So good.

[rocket surgeon]

She’s probably going to need braces

[wadesworld]

She’s probably going to need braces

She certainly won’t be going to you.

[ATL MU Warrior]

either city has got to have a nice homeless encampment, chaz or cities of love or whatever they call em now
   bring your own spaghetti'Os and little dogs or baked beans with that little piece of fat in it.

Does anybody care to translate this into English?

[pbiflyer]

Does anybody care to translate this into English?

Meth is a helluva drug.

[Coleman]

Buddy got into his own supply of nitrous

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

The Seinfeld Anti-dentite episode makes more and more sense everyday.