Sullivan South as a host location

[B-Ball Fan]

On a topic completely unrelated to the action on the court, I thought I would make a few positive and negative comments following my trip to Sullivan South on Tuesday night.

 

First, I do have to compliment the school on the following things:

 

1)Concession prices were reasonable. It was nice to see Chick-Fil-A sandwiches offered. On the downside, between games, they ran out of popcorn and sandwiches, so there was quite a wait for the corn to pop and the sandwiches to arrive.

 

2)Huge amounts of legroom in the lower bleachers. Not sure how many rows back this applied, but it was great.

 

3)No music at half or between games. Most schools have crap music that is often inappropriate, and usually played through a sound system that sounds beyond horrible. I would give the whole night a thumbs-up based on this alone.

 

Now for the negatives. I was surprised at the lack of traffic control leaving the game. I didn't see many(if any) deputies helping with traffic at all. I would make a few recommendations that would help drastically:

 

1)Law enforcement directing traffic.

 

2)Tow the cars that park in the "outgoing" lane. This cuts the lane from 2 lanes to 1. Somehow stop the cars from parking in

the road. Cars leaving, now have to merge from the right lane to the left becasue boneheads park in the left lane.

 

3)Make the "incoming lane"(from Moreland) an outgoing lane immediately following the game. If Bristol police can make 11E

one-way for a couple of miles after a race, this could easily be done from the parking lot to Moreland Drive.

 

I'm sure I'm not the first to grumble about traffic flow.

 

Overall a pleasant visit.

[HShoopsfan]

South isn't that bad of a location to hold tourneys around here, however there are lots of better locations in the area I think. I definately don't mind the 10 minute drive as oppose to drving to Science Hill or Tennessee High. I would be in heaven if they had regionals/districts at the DB dome. They in my opinion, have the nicest gym around, especially after the remodeling. Big, bright, and roomie!

[DBWATCHDOG]

QUOTE(B-Ball Fan @ Mar 1 2007 - 12:17 PM) 826394910[/snapback]On a topic completely unrelated to the action on the court, I thought I would make a few positive and negative comments following my trip to Sullivan South on Tuesday night.

 

First, I do have to compliment the school on the following things:

 

1)Concession prices were reasonable. It was nice to see Chick-Fil-A sandwiches offered. On the downside, between games, they ran out of popcorn and sandwiches, so there was quite a wait for the corn to pop and the sandwiches to arrive.

 

2)Huge amounts of legroom in the lower bleachers. Not sure how many rows back this applied, but it was great.

 

3)No music at half or between games. Most schools have crap music that is often inappropriate, and usually played through a sound system that sounds beyond horrible. I would give the whole night a thumbs-up based on this alone.

 

Now for the negatives. I was surprised at the lack of traffic control leaving the game. I didn't see many(if any) deputies helping with traffic at all. I would make a few recommendations that would help drastically:

 

1)Law enforcement directing traffic.

 

2)Tow the cars that park in the "outgoing" lane. This cuts the lane from 2 lanes to 1. Somehow stop the cars from parking in

the road. Cars leaving, now have to merge from the right lane to the left becasue boneheads park in the left lane.

 

3)Make the "incoming lane"(from Moreland) an outgoing lane immediately following the game. If Bristol police can make 11E

one-way for a couple of miles after a race, this could easily be done from the parking lot to Moreland Drive.

 

I'm sure I'm not the first to grumble about traffic flow.

 

Overall a pleasant visit.

 

Try the traffic at a big football game. People park on Moreland so they dont get caught in that mess. South did a good job, could have cut the heat back. It will be interesting to compare crowd size for tonight vs tuesday night. I really thought it would have sold out with 4 equal teams that could have won.

[DBGRAD70]

I agree, parking access is horrible. Just have to expect it.

 

They have opened both lanes as outbound after big football games in the past. They need to seriously work on this. There is a little known exit above the school if the gate is open.

 

Only other comment I would mention is the temperature in the gym. Too HOT!

[DBWATCHDOG]

QUOTE(DBGRAD70 @ Mar 1 2007 - 01:59 PM) 826395086[/snapback]I agree, parking access is horrible. Just have to expect it.

 

They have opened both lanes as outbound after big football games in the past. They need to seriously work on this. There is a little known exit above the school if the gate is open.

 

Only other comment I would mention is the temperature in the gym. Too HOT!

 

SHHHH! dont tell everybody about that exit!

[DBGRAD70]

QUOTE(DBWATCHDOG @ Mar 1 2007 - 02:02 PM) 826395092[/snapback]SHHHH! dont tell everybody about that exit!

 

oops!

 

wasn't there a landslide or something that blocked that old exit?

[Cougarfan22]

QUOTE(HShoopsfan @ Mar 1 2007 - 01:54 PM) 826395073[/snapback]South isn't that bad of a location to hold tourneys around here, however there are lots of better locations in the area I think. I definately don't mind the 10 minute drive as oppose to drving to Science Hill or Tennessee High. I would be in heaven if they had regionals/districts at the DB dome. They in my opinion, have the nicest gym around, especially after the remodeling. Big, bright, and roomie!

 

If u want big bright and roomie then Viking Hall is the only place to host them. Its dumb to host a tourny like this in a dome. And south is way to Hot. need more space.

[DBGRAD70]

QUOTE(Cougarfan22 @ Mar 1 2007 - 02:52 PM) 826395200[/snapback]Its dumb to host a tourny like this in a dome.

 

Explain you comment.

[greenevillefan]

I would prefer the tournament to be at the dome of D.B. I don't like the fact that the floor at South was smaller. I think that Science Hill payed the south A.D. to turn the heat up. They wanted it to be more like a home atmosphere. /biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" />

[PTSportsWriter]

Why not Freedom Hall?

 

Thats a central location. Just off 1-26.

Parking is good.

Many exits out of Freedom Hall as well.

[B-Ball Fan]

QUOTE(Cougarfan22 @ Mar 1 2007 - 02:52 PM) 826395200[/snapback]If u want big bright and roomie then Viking Hall is the only place to host them. Its dumb to host a tourny like this in a dome. And south is way to Hot. need more space.

 

 

I agree about domes, if you are referring to the mini-dome or something like the Georgia Dome. I think DB's would be great. When I went to the Arby's, I thought Viking Hall seemed dark. I'm sure the dark maroon around the floor doesn't help with giving a bright look. Also, their floor seemed a bit "darker" in comparison with the light color of the wood at Thompson-Boling Arena. Maybe the type of wood, or could be from years of refinishing.

 

Freedom Hall would be great.

[noonesfool]

Freedom Hall, besides being very central is the most neutral of any site as well.