Re: Boring 2018 Bracketology Thread - Here we go again...
You're right about Duluth being off campus. SCSU's arena is on campus. However, I don't believe being on or off campus is the issue. The NCAA doesn't want any team to host in their home arena, so both of those options would be out. By way of their rule, which they don't always follow - Minnesota can't host at Mariucci (although they did so fairly recently), but they can host a few miles away at Xcel.
Omaha is the best example. They got their new on campus barn and moved out of the CenturyLink. So, if they so elected, they could and likely would be awarded a regional in downtown Omaha at their former arena.
The system as currently constructed works fine out east. The west/midwest will continue to be a mess under the neutral site format, but the coaches don't want to change it. If we allow #1 seeds to host, even if all the logistics work, that just ensures a handful of power teams from power conferences host more often than not. The rich get richer.
Originally posted by Numbers
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Omaha is the best example. They got their new on campus barn and moved out of the CenturyLink. So, if they so elected, they could and likely would be awarded a regional in downtown Omaha at their former arena.
The system as currently constructed works fine out east. The west/midwest will continue to be a mess under the neutral site format, but the coaches don't want to change it. If we allow #1 seeds to host, even if all the logistics work, that just ensures a handful of power teams from power conferences host more often than not. The rich get richer.
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