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MUScoop => Hangin' at the Al => Topic started by: honkytonk on February 16, 2013, 05:02:00 PM

Title: ACC making move to hold conference tourney at MSG
Post by: honkytonk on February 16, 2013, 05:02:00 PM
 The Catholic 7 would have a legitimate argument that when John Q. Public thinks Big East, he thinks Georgetown and St. John's, not Cincinnati and South Florida. A lawsuit would be messy and expensive.

Is it possible the two sides reach an agreement and everyone puts on a smiley face? Sure. But even the most amicable divorces leave scars.

The Group of Seven may be forced to make a quick decision, because it's crucial for them to keep their league championship tournament at the Garden. Several college basketball sources told The Post the Garden has no interest in a league headlined by UConn and Cincinnati. The Garden is very interested in keeping the Group of Seven league.

But suddenly there's a new player in town. When rumors surfaced the ACC was exploring moving its championship tournament to the Garden, it met a quick end because the ACC wanted to try it on a one-year basis.

Sources said the ACC recently came back to the Garden seeking a five-year deal.

So now the Garden is in a great place: It can go with the ACC, which would bring its tournament to New York for the 2015-16 season. Or it can go with the Catholic 7, which has a deal in place through 2026.

Even if the ACC decided after five years to rotate its tournament site — a move that might be necessary to placate the Southern schools in the league, it would continue to return.

"The Garden is more important to the Catholic 7 than the Catholic 7 is to the Garden,'' said one source.

If this should happen, if the Catholic 7 doesn't get its ducks in a row and the Garden goes with the ACC, there could be, let's call it arena realignment.

Barclays Center has the Atlantic 10 postseason tournament. But if Butler, Xavier and St. Louis, among others, leave the A-10 for the Catholic 7 conference, that league could move to Barclays. Sources said Barclays has even had a couple of "feeling out" conversations with the Big Ten.

Imagine a week like this in the metropolitan area in March — Duke, North Carolina, Syracuse, Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State and all the others — in town. Try getting a hotel room.


entire article:  http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/college/basketball/no_winner_in_name_game_BEN2zMtdOxZqMmA5Ph1NzN
Title: Re: ACC making move to hold conference tourney at MSG
Post by: MarquetteDano on February 16, 2013, 05:08:54 PM
Parts of this just make me laugh.  Going down to the Southeast for clients all of the time I heard consistently:

"Big East was very overrated"
"No one cares about college b-ball in New York City."
"The Garden is old. We have newer facitilies".

And now they take overrated teams like Syracuse, Louisville, etc..  And now they want to play at the Garden.

I can't wait for the back tracking from these ACC fans now.
Title: Re: ACC making move to hold conference tourney at MSG
Post by: honkytonk on February 16, 2013, 05:10:00 PM
Quote from: MarquetteDano on February 16, 2013, 05:08:54 PM
Parts of this just make me laugh.  Going down to the Southeast for clients all of the time I heard consistently:

"Big East was very overrated"
"No one cares about college b-ball in New York City."
"The Garden is old. We have newer facitilies".

And now they take overrated teams like Syracuse, Louisville, etc..  And now they want to play at the Garden.

I can't wait for the back tracking for these ACC fans now.

Syracuse and Louisville are overrated??  :o
Title: Re: ACC making move to hold conference tourney at MSG
Post by: MarquetteDano on February 16, 2013, 05:11:55 PM
Quote from: honkytonk on February 16, 2013, 05:10:00 PM
Syracuse and Louisville are overrated??  :o

Prior to the ACC announcing they wanted them in the conference?   According to ACC fans.... yes.
Title: Re: ACC making move to hold conference tourney at MSG
Post by: ecompt on February 16, 2013, 05:16:43 PM
ACC fans think everyone in the country except Duke and North Carolina are overrated.
Title: Re: ACC making move to hold conference tourney at MSG
Post by: LloydMooresLegs on February 16, 2013, 05:17:36 PM
No way the Big 10 goes to NY.  I call bullish!t. 
Title: Re: ACC making move to hold conference tourney at MSG
Post by: ecompt on February 16, 2013, 05:21:37 PM
There won't be 5,000 fannies in the seats for a Clemson-Miami ACC championship game.
Title: Re: ACC making move to hold conference tourney at MSG
Post by: jt92 on February 16, 2013, 05:32:20 PM
Well if the Catholic 7 invited Dayton they could have it there every year.  What a great venue...at least that is what we are told.
Title: Re: ACC making move to hold conference tourney at MSG
Post by: TallTitan34 on February 16, 2013, 05:41:16 PM
Quote from: honkytonk on February 16, 2013, 05:10:00 PM
Syracuse and Louisville are overrated??  :o

MarquetteDano was saying how ACC fans used to call SU and UL overrated now they have them.
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