attila Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 Which venue would be better as a host? Both good arenas centrally located, Tech’s gym looks better and more updated than MTSU when watching the D-2 tourney a couple weeks ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pioneer42 Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 4 minutes ago, attila said: Which venue would be better as a host? Both good arenas centrally located, Tech’s gym looks better and more updated than MTSU when watching the D-2 tourney a couple weeks ago. Glass House is a great venue. More centrally located. Already got teams and fans having to drive 4-5 hours to Cookeville for football. Got to make it fair for everyone. Nothing wrong with MTSU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
option76 Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 (edited) 1 hour ago, pioneer42 said: Glass House is a great venue. More centrally located. Already got teams and fans having to drive 4-5 hours to Cookeville for football. Got to make it fair for everyone. Nothing wrong with MTSU. Football is in Chattanooga. From talking to Gatlinburg Pittman fans they said it was a 4 hr drive for them to MTSU. I do wish MTSU would do some updating. Edited March 16 by option76 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tradertwo Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 30 minutes ago, option76 said: Football is in Chattanooga. From talking to Gatlinburg Pittman fans they said it was a 4 hr drive for them to MTSU. I do wish MTSU would do some updating. They're riding golf carts if it takes them four hours...I'm between 4 and 4-1/2 from Gatlinburg to the west, yet I'm 2+hours from Murfreesboro. Doesn't add up. Regardless...Murfreesboro is the geographical center of Tennessee, can't get more equal than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
option76 Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 4 minutes ago, tradertwo said: They're riding golf carts if it takes them four hours...I'm between 4 and 4-1/2 from Gatlinburg to the west, yet I'm 2+hours from Murfreesboro. Doesn't add up. Regardless...Murfreesboro is the geographical center of Tennessee, can't get more equal than that. I like MTSU just wish they would do some updates. And I would think 4 hrs is close. It’s 2 hrs to Gatlinburg from Jamestown and 2 hrs to Murfreesboro too. I wish football was back in Murfreesboro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbg Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 For a much better walk up crowd the tournament should be moved to Lipscomb University or Belmont University. Personally I would look into moving the tournament to Municipal Auditorium in Nashville but you always get the “it’s too expensive to park” from some people. It’s interesting that those same people couldn’t care less about paying to park when they show up to party in downtown Nashville on the weekends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebelwoman87 Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 I’ve never been to a basketball game at TTU but I’ve been to the Glass House several times. I think it’s nice. No complaints here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pioneer42 Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 41 minutes ago, cbg said: For a much better walk up crowd the tournament should be moved to Lipscomb University or Belmont University. Personally I would look into moving the tournament to Municipal Auditorium in Nashville but you always get the “it’s too expensive to park” from some people. It’s interesting that those same people couldn’t care less about paying to park when they show up to party in downtown Nashville on the weekends. Be a nightmare for parking. Why would anyone gripe about MTSU?? Perfect venue. Got good parking. Great hotels, restaurants....etc...don't understand it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbg Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 48 minutes ago, pioneer42 said: Be a nightmare for parking. Why would anyone gripe about MTSU?? Perfect venue. Got good parking. Great hotels, restaurants....etc...don't understand it. The walk up crowd in Nashville would add between 25% and 50% to the attendance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustABlueFan Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 (edited) Let's call it like it is. The Glass House is a dated disgusting mess. It takes 15 minutes to walk to the bathroom because your feet get stuck at every step. Nobody empties the garbages, half the snack bar people look high. Tech is a much cleaner, comfortable facility. Move it. Edited March 16 by JustABlueFan Missing word :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pioneer42 Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 7 minutes ago, JustABlueFan said: Let's call it like it is. The Glass House is a dated disgusting mess. It takes 15 minutes to walk to the bathroom because your feet get stuck at every step. Nobody empties the garbages, half the snack bar people look high. Tech is a much cleaner, comfortable facility. Move it. TSSAA rents it right?? Why is it all on MTSU?? Shouldn't TSSAA make sure programs are printed and floors are cleaned between games and trash is taken out. I rent my houses. Not my responsibility to clean my renters mess. Let's call it like it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bkbfan4ever Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 Real question in my mind is why is everything in the middle part of the state. Why doesn’t all state championship events rotate between East, West and Middle. Where is it fair that the middle Tennessee teams always get to play close to home. They should have to travel once every three years instead of East and West having to travel every year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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