? About future btt in nyc

[hawkcub]

Originally posted by ANYCHawk:

Originally posted by JRHawk2003:

The attendance will be terrible at MSG for these games.

Cause tonight's Rutgers Minnesota game was a sell out...

Because an 11 vs. 14 first round match up is the end all be all for this year's tourney.

Posted from Rivals Mobile

 

[SoMplsHawkI]

Originally posted by ANYCHawk:

Originally posted by JRHawk2003:
The attendance will be terrible at MSG for these games.

Cause tonight's Rutgers Minnesota game was a sell out...

There are 100,000 Big 10 alumni living in the NYC area. Attendance is not going to be a problem.

 

[Hawk-A-Doodle-Doo]

Approximate drive times from Big Ten cities to NYC
Lincoln, NE - 21 hours
Minneapolis, MN - 18 hours
Iowa City, IA - 15 hours
Madison, WI - 14 hours
Evanston, IL - 12.5 hours
Champaign, IL - 12.5 hours
Bloomington, IN - 12 hours
West Lafayette, IN - 12 hours
East Lansing, MI - 10 hours
Ann Arbor, MI - 9.5 hours
Columbus, OH - 8.5 hours
State College, PA - 4 hours
College Park, MD - 3.5 hours
East Brunswick, NJ - 1 hour


So in a 14 team league, exactly 3 campuses will be within less than a full workday's drive of the conference's premier post-season basketball event.

But if driving isn't your thing, fear not fellow travelers! It's 2015 and EVERYONE can afford to fly...especially college kids....any time and anyplace they want for mere pennies!

Cheapest flights fom Big Ten cities more than 4 hours away, to NYC-JFK (source Kayak.com 3/12/15)
Lincoln, NE (LNK) - $836 / (OMA) - $500
Minneapolis, MN (MSP) - $732
Iowa City, IA (CID) - $646
Madison, WI (MSN - $554
Evanston, IL (ORD) - $484
Champaign, IL (CMI) - $532
Bloomington, IN (IND) - $532 (requires 70-mile drive to Indianapolis)
West Lafayette, IN (IND) - $532 (requires 60-mile drive to Indianapolis)
East Lansing, MI (LAN) - $806 (drive 70 miles to Detroit - $547)
Ann Arbor, MI (ARB) - No flights. (Drive 43 miles to Detroit - $549)
Columbus, OH (CMH) - $454
State College, PA - n/a
College Park, MD - n/a
East Brunswick, NJ - n/a

Yep. NYC makes perfect sense.

 

[SoMplsHawkI]

Originally posted by Hawk-A-Doodle-Doo:
Approximate drive times from Big Ten cities to NYC
Lincoln, NE - 21 hours
Minneapolis, MN - 18 hours
Iowa City, IA - 15 hours
Madison, WI - 14 hours
Evanston, IL - 12.5 hours
Champaign, IL - 12.5 hours
Bloomington, IN - 12 hours
West Lafayette, IN - 12 hours
East Lansing, MI - 10 hours
Ann Arbor, MI - 9.5 hours
Columbus, OH - 8.5 hours
State College, PA - 4 hours
College Park, MD - 3.5 hours
East Brunswick, NJ - 1 hour


So in a 14 team league, exactly 3 campuses will be within less than a full workday's drive of the conference's premier post-season basketball event.

But if driving isn't your thing, fear not fellow travelers! It's 2015 and EVERYONE can afford to fly...especially college kids....any time and anyplace they want for mere pennies!

Cheapest flights fom Big Ten cities more than 4 hours away, to NYC-JFK (source Kayak.com 3/12/15)
Lincoln, NE (LNK) - $836 / (OMA) - $500
Minneapolis, MN (MSP) - $732
Iowa City, IA (CID) - $646
Madison, WI (MSN - $554
Evanston, IL (ORD) - $484
Champaign, IL (CMI) - $532
Bloomington, IN (IND) - $532 (requires 70-mile drive to Indianapolis)
West Lafayette, IN (IND) - $532 (requires 60-mile drive to Indianapolis)
East Lansing, MI (LAN) - $806 (drive 70 miles to Detroit - $547)
Ann Arbor, MI (ARB) - No flights. (Drive 43 miles to Detroit - $549)
Columbus, OH (CMH) - $454
State College, PA - n/a
College Park, MD - n/a
East Brunswick, NJ - n/a

Yep. NYC makes perfect sense.

Fans are willing to drive that far or pay that much (or more - think Pasadena) to attend bowl games. There's no reason to believe they wouldn't be willing spend the time or money to attend this tournament.




This post was edited on 3/12 2:58 PM by SoMplsHawkI