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Post by VB48 on May 5, 2016 8:32:55 GMT -5
#1 higher seeds HOST the play in match on Tues. -only 2 teams,parents,staff have to travel -guranteed a nice set of fans. #2 make sure host Finals site is STILL in session and NOT on a graduation weekend. #3 tie in a spring convention for coaches to attend and key note speakers/seminars. ...... PSU has been as good a host site as most any in the past 30 years and 3 to 4 times its hosted. The numbers in attendance prove it. Those years ranged from 2011 almost 4000 (OSU/UCSB) most recently to 5000+ in 1982 when the track was 3 deep of standing room only for the finals. People are ignorant to think PSU isnt a GREAT site for a Final 4. It is one of the more successful. Don't fool yourself into thinking that So Cal sites automatically mean 2-4000 people let alone 1,000 spectators. Any other constructive suggestions are welcome. My only point of contention is about the finals week thing. Why? Because it basically excludes teams that start earlier in the year than other schools. Thus schools are hurt and cant host do to some arbitrary rule about when the school year starts and as thus have no say in the hosting matter. As long as the host can have fans in the stands, no one cares if it is finals week.
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Post by Scipio Aemilianus on May 5, 2016 10:08:25 GMT -5
Do you think the rabid fans of Nebraska would come out in force to watch the men play? They sell out Husker matches consistently Yes. Definitely more than a city that has no volleyball ties (Columbus?). Volleyball hotbed like Nebraska would be great place as seats would be filled by fans of the game. U ofWashington could possibly work too. BYU and Hawaii are other great places and they have men's teams so they are a couple of the best options
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2016 10:12:49 GMT -5
is this a men's forum or women's forum. I am so confused right now...
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Post by ciscokeed on May 5, 2016 13:44:43 GMT -5
Lol. I understand. Thus the I wonder whether Nebraska fans would embrace the men's game. They sell out a large arena night in and night out. They love volleyball. They have no men's team. Would their love for volleyball transfer to men's college. Coach Cook might give them a push- he was a heck of a player (especially sand) in his day
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Post by timduckforlife on May 5, 2016 16:42:42 GMT -5
Do you think the rabid fans of Nebraska would come out in force to watch the men play? They sell out Husker matches consistently Yes. Definitely more than a city that has no volleyball ties (Columbus?). Volleyball hotbed like Nebraska would be great place as seats would be filled by fans of the game. U ofWashington could possibly work too. BYU and Hawaii are other great places and they have men's teams so they are a couple of the best options Seattle is a good place for volleyball, but from personal experience, I'm not sure if it would work. I went to the regional finals 2 years ago for the women. Washington was in it but lost to Nebraska. BYU played Nebraska in the regional finals to get to the final 4. But since UW was not there, the entire top section of the stadium was virtually empty. Thus, they may not be any different than PSU. Meaning there is a ton of interest as long as their team is in it, but probably not if they are not. Thus its questionable if it would work for Mens Volleyball.
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Post by paidlive on May 5, 2016 22:19:04 GMT -5
Grow the game, in the face of BB adversity.
St. Louis Nashville (NOT because of proclaimed media connections, tho) Memphis Cincinnati
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