BigMouthBilliken Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Per Ben Weixlmann, a "major A-10 announcement" about the tournament championship will be revealed tomorrow. Any ideas or inside info? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshoe Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Id think it is to announce the location of the conference tourney in the years that we got bumped from Brooklyn for the ACC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettFlight5 Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 One of the 2 years is almost assuredly the Verizon Center in DC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyser soze Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 I wouldn't worry too much about A10 tourney locations..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMM28 Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Pittsburgh and DC according to Katz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshoe Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Pittsburgh and DC according to Katz. DC is a good location given all the teams around there. DC isn't available in 2017 because the big 10 is there so Pitt was the next choice. I suppose Atlantic city could have been the choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franchise_08 Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 No news here. Bills will be in the Big East anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMM28 Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 DC is a good location given all the teams around there. DC isn't available in 2017 because the big 10 is there so Pitt was the next choice. I suppose Atlantic city could have been the choice. Will AC be around in 2017? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetorch Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Pittsburgh is not an ideal location. No local fan base, no historical interest in A10 or college hoops in general and just out of the way enough for pretty much all the schools not to travel there. I've given a lot of credit to the new A10 regime but this is a maneuver the former conference leaders would have made. Just when exactly is the Big East going to expand? All talk has dried up for months now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billslasttermdropout Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Just a question, but why not DC and Philly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwyjibo Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 District of Pi is two blocks from the Verizon Center is it not? (Seems like a pretty SLU place already) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
For-DaLove Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Pittsburgh is not an ideal location. No local fan base, no historical interest in A10 or college hoops in general and just out of the way enough for pretty much all the schools not to travel there. I've given a lot of credit to the new A10 regime but this is a maneuver the former conference leaders would have made. Just when exactly is the Big East going to expand? All talk has dried up for months now. Next summer has always been the plan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicCityBilliken Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Next summer has always been the plan I think that's true if the NBE has another year like last year. If the NBE has a good year with 6 or more teams in the Dance I believe expansion will be tabled for the future again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kappy96 Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 A-10 Expected To Announce Sites For '17, '18 Men's TournamentSources said that the Atlantic 10 conference today will announce that it will hold its men's basketball tournament in Pittsburgh's Consol Energy Center in '17 and DC's Verizon Center in '18. The A-10 "had to find an alternative site" once Barclays Center "cut a deal with the ACC to host its men's tournament" in '17 and '18. The A-10 tourney will be at the Brooklyn venue in '15 and '16 and then again in '19-21 (ESPN.com, 9/3). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicCityBilliken Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 A-10 Expected To Announce Sites For '17, '18 Men's TournamentSources said that the Atlantic 10 conference today will announce that it will hold its men's basketball tournament in Pittsburgh's Consol Energy Center in '17 and DC's Verizon Center in '18. The A-10 "had to find an alternative site" once Barclays Center "cut a deal with the ACC to host its men's tournament" in '17 and '18. The A-10 tourney will be at the Brooklyn venue in '15 and '16 and then again in '19-21 (ESPN.com, 9/3). Let me understand this, they are putting it in the town of the A10 'weakest in attendance' member? I can think of 5 other places that are available that would be better. Hope they have long curtains at the Consol Energy Center. The only good thing is its only 2 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taj79 Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 One year in Pittsburgh, then one year at the Phone Booth. Two years total away from the Barclays. DC might be okay as far as attendance is concerned if Mason and GeeDubya are doing/drawing well. VCU WILL always travel. La Salle and Temple are 90 minutes up the road. Richmond also 90 minutes the other way. Davidson has a much shorter hike too than if goign toi NYC or Pittsburgh. I still like Atlantic City but understand its hard to get there from just about anywhere outside of Philly. Those crowds packign the Fordham games atteh Barclays will likely be pissed. The Fordham Crew Club is a force as far as I can tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetorch Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Next summer has always been the plan Really? Everything in the media has said the BE has tabled expansion talk, the conference is very happy with 10 teams, and Fox isn't pushing for an increased number of teams. What is SLU doing now to enter this inevitable discussion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bay Area Billiken Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 BAB has never been to Pittsburgh. This could be a first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownwolves Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Pittsburgh's Consol Energy Center is only two and a half hours from Olean. Or by Canoe down the Allegany River about three weeks - depending on high water. Ya knowI just make !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SluSignGuy Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Pitt is also likely better for Dayton fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 I like Pittsburgh as a place to visit. My daughter went to Carnegie Mellon and I always enjoyed my visits there. If you drive into the city at night, the view of downtown is spectacular, it just opens up as you come out of a tunnel in the mountains and there it: is a glistening jewel of a city between two rivers. Beautiful view. Pittsburgh has a museum dedicated to Andy Warhol which is very worthwhile to see. Also for those architecturally inclined, Falling Water, one of Frank LLoyd Wright's most incredibly beautiful houses, the one with the creek going though it, is about an hour east of Pittsburgh. Go visit it if you can, it is worth it. Keep in mind that the house if chock full of art treasures, the last owner was the curator of modern art at the met in NYC, including Diego Rivera's paintings. Incredible stuff in there! Pittsburgh is not a crumbling little town in the middle of nowhere it is a great city in its own right, and a place that is very different from many other cities. I always liked it a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 I like Pittsburgh as a place to visit. My daughter went to Carnegie Mellon and I always enjoyed my visits there. If you drive into the city at night, the view of downtown is spectacular, it just opens up as you come out of a tunnel in the mountains and there it: is a glistening jewel of a city between two rivers. Beautiful view. Pittsburgh has a museum dedicated to Andy Warhol which is very worthwhile to see. Also for those architecturally inclined, Falling Water, one of Frank LLoyd Wright's most incredibly beautiful houses, the one with the creek going though it, is about an hour east of Pittsburgh. Go visit it if you can, it is worth it. Keep in mind that the house if chock full of art treasures, the last owner was the curator of modern art at the met in NYC, including Diego Rivera's paintings. Incredible stuff in there! Pittsburgh is not a crumbling little town in the middle of nowhere it is a great city in its own right, and a place that is very different from many other cities. I always liked it a lot. ya but what about the bars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Pelican Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 ya but what about the bars? I like Pittsburgh as a place to visit. My daughter went to Carnegie Mellon and I always enjoyed my visits there. If you drive into the city at night, the view of downtown is spectacular, it just opens up as you come out of a tunnel in the mountains and there it: is a glistening jewel of a city between two rivers. Beautiful view. Pittsburgh has a museum dedicated to Andy Warhol which is very worthwhile to see. Also for those architecturally inclined, Falling Water, one of Frank LLoyd Wright's most incredibly beautiful houses, the one with the creek going though it, is about an hour east of Pittsburgh. Go visit it if you can, it is worth it. Keep in mind that the house if chock full of art treasures, the last owner was the curator of modern art at the met in NYC, including Diego Rivera's paintings. Incredible stuff in there! Pittsburgh is not a crumbling little town in the middle of nowhere it is a great city in its own right, and a place that is very different from many other cities. I always liked it a lot. Yeah, but can ya drink the water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quality Is Job 1 Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Yeah, but can ya drink the water? Or have the ice cubes in your drink? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Pittsburgh is in PA not in Mexico. Yes, I drank the water and the ice, something I do not do in Mexico, and did not have any trouble from doing this (in Pittsburgh not in Mexico). As for bars, if that is your thing you should talk about them in your post, I did not visit them in Pittsburgh. The restaurants I have gone to in Pittsburgh range from decent to very good and they generally serve booze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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