OrangeBlue98
- Des Moines, IA
If I could play NCAA basketball emperor for a day, I'd always play games before the Final Four in traditional arenas - no domes. I'd much rather have a smaller crowd and a great atmosphere than risk thousands of empty seats in a dome.I was also at Indy in ‘05. Watching a basketball game in a football arena was “fine”, but very suboptimal. That was a special year to be part of the fan base tho, and agree that downtown Indy around the sports venues is a great experience.
I know that is generally the case in today's day and age, but I'd make that 100% official. For example, I think TD Garden in Boston is going to be an UNREAL environment if UConn is there. Boston is a great sports town anyway, but there's something about a big basketball event in Boston in the Garden's arena lineage. I even hope the NCAA has a parquet floor in the NCAA branding like they did a few years ago - I thought that was one of the coolest things I've ever seen in the NCAA tournament.