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Minneapolis to host 2024 Big Ten Tournament
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<blockquote data-quote="Fighter of the Nightman" data-source="post: 1759512" data-attributes="member: 590800"><p>Again just to stress … I’m cool with Indy. I love seeing a UC packed with orange, reminding everyone that this city (while spread among many fan bases) is our turf at the end of the day. However, (A) Indy’s downtown is one of the most underrated in the US, especially for something like this, and (B) Illini fans make that place Champaign East, as well … we DOMINATED the reduced crowd in 2021, and we had as many fans as INDIANA did this year, maybe even more!</p><p></p><p>I also understand NYC, as it really is a great marketing opportunity and an event at MSG is epic. What I don’t understand is locations that aren’t centrally located AND reliant on one team’s fan base to sell tickets like Minneapolis, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit, etc. What those arenas/cities are like is irrelevant … Chicago, Indy and NYC, while each provides a few teams an advantage of sorts, are the only sites approaching “neutral.”</p><p></p><p>As I literally saw on an IU board RE: this news and found quite flattering … “Minny, IU and ILL can’t fill the place up on their own.” Glad our fan base has regained its reputation!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fighter of the Nightman, post: 1759512, member: 590800"] Again just to stress … I’m cool with Indy. I love seeing a UC packed with orange, reminding everyone that this city (while spread among many fan bases) is our turf at the end of the day. However, (A) Indy’s downtown is one of the most underrated in the US, especially for something like this, and (B) Illini fans make that place Champaign East, as well … we DOMINATED the reduced crowd in 2021, and we had as many fans as INDIANA did this year, maybe even more! I also understand NYC, as it really is a great marketing opportunity and an event at MSG is epic. What I don’t understand is locations that aren’t centrally located AND reliant on one team’s fan base to sell tickets like Minneapolis, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit, etc. What those arenas/cities are like is irrelevant … Chicago, Indy and NYC, while each provides a few teams an advantage of sorts, are the only sites approaching “neutral.” As I literally saw on an IU board RE: this news and found quite flattering … “Minny, IU and ILL can’t fill the place up on their own.” Glad our fan base has regained its reputation! [/QUOTE]
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