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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2020 12:03:10 GMT -5
Madison doesn't seem like the right place to host the Final Four to me. Milwaukee? Sure.
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Post by BadgerAce42 on Jan 31, 2020 12:07:06 GMT -5
Madison doesn't seem like the right place to host the Final Four to me. Milwaukee? Sure.
I mean... Omaha?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2020 12:08:24 GMT -5
Omaha, presumably, has other things like adequate hotel rooms within a reasonable proximity to event locations
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Post by Wiswell on Jan 31, 2020 12:31:14 GMT -5
Agree that convention space and hotel space is too far (and too limited) from the Kohl Center. Milwaukee would definitely work. Most of the hotels in Madison are clustered in the east and west and the larger hotels aren't all that large, relative to a Minneapolis or Milwaukee.
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Post by SportyBucky on Jan 31, 2020 14:22:38 GMT -5
Madison doesn't seem like the right place to host the Final Four to me. Milwaukee? Sure.
OKC? Are you literally kidding me? Madison has hosted before and it filled the Kohl Center, which seats 17,230. It draws from Milwaukee, Chicago and other midwestern locations...by car. It has a top-flight program at its university. I think it's pretty ideal.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2020 14:49:53 GMT -5
Having been to many such events over my lifetime, Madison just seems inconvenient. The Kohl Center is fine, and will fill up. But, that is just 1 part of an event. I am assuming that the Alliant Energy Center is capable of hosting the AVCA, but having never planned such an event, my assumption is just that most convention centers are similar.
If you're in Milwaukee, you can stay at a downtown hotel and be within walking distance of the convention center and Fiserv Forum. In Madison, you either stay near downtown or campus and have to rent a car or rely on public transit to get to the convention center, or you have to stay out by the convention center and rent a car/use public transit/uber to get to the Kohl Center. Clearly, Milwaukee is the better option here. Not to mention the fact that abundant restaurants/nightlife options also exist near the Fiserv/Convention Center. Restaurants and nightlife options are fine in downtown/campus area in Madison (Mostly...not sure if the Inntowner would qualify here), but not by the convention center.
I have not been to Omaha, so I won't comment. Also don't know how things are in OKC. If New York would ever be a place for this, I would like that. Pittsburgh, Boston, DC, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, Vegas, Atlanta, New Orleans, Indianapolis, Austin, Minneapolis and Nashville are all cities I would prefer over Madison. Just off the top of my head.
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Post by SportyBucky on Jan 31, 2020 15:23:18 GMT -5
Having been to many such events over my lifetime, Madison just seems inconvenient. The Kohl Center is fine, and will fill up. But, that is just 1 part of an event. I am assuming that the Alliant Energy Center is capable of hosting the AVCA, but having never planned such an event, my assumption is just that most convention centers are similar. If you're in Milwaukee, you can stay at a downtown hotel and be within walking distance of the convention center and Fiserv Forum. In Madison, you either stay near downtown or campus and have to rent a car or rely on public transit to get to the convention center, or you have to stay out by the convention center and rent a car/use public transit/uber to get to the Kohl Center. Clearly, Milwaukee is the better option here. Not to mention the fact that abundant restaurants/nightlife options also exist near the Fiserv/Convention Center. Restaurants and nightlife options are fine in downtown/campus area in Madison (Mostly...not sure if the Inntowner would qualify here), but not by the convention center. I have not been to Omaha, so I won't comment. Also don't know how things are in OKC. If New York would ever be a place for this, I would like that. Pittsburgh, Boston, DC, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, Vegas, Atlanta, New Orleans, Indianapolis, Austin, Minneapolis and Nashville are all cities I would prefer over Madison. Just off the top of my head. I'm sure they'll have shuttles. I am not saying there aren't better cities...but OKC and Omaha?!?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2020 15:53:02 GMT -5
Yeah, they may have shuttles. I just prefer places that don't require them.
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Post by mad1 on Jan 31, 2020 16:16:06 GMT -5
Having been to many such events over my lifetime, Madison just seems inconvenient. The Kohl Center is fine, and will fill up. But, that is just 1 part of an event. I am assuming that the Alliant Energy Center is capable of hosting the AVCA, but having never planned such an event, my assumption is just that most convention centers are similar. If you're in Milwaukee, you can stay at a downtown hotel and be within walking distance of the convention center and Fiserv Forum. In Madison, you either stay near downtown or campus and have to rent a car or rely on public transit to get to the convention center, or you have to stay out by the convention center and rent a car/use public transit/uber to get to the Kohl Center. Clearly, Milwaukee is the better option here. Not to mention the fact that abundant restaurants/nightlife options also exist near the Fiserv/Convention Center. Restaurants and nightlife options are fine in downtown/campus area in Madison (Mostly...not sure if the Inntowner would qualify here), but not by the convention center. I have not been to Omaha, so I won't comment. Also don't know how things are in OKC. If New York would ever be a place for this, I would like that. Pittsburgh, Boston, DC, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, Vegas, Atlanta, New Orleans, Indianapolis, Austin, Minneapolis and Nashville are all cities I would prefer over Madison. Just off the top of my head. I'm sure they'll have shuttles. I am not saying there aren't better cities...but OKC and Omaha?!? There are plenty of hotels in downtown Madison. There is another hotel being planned almost across the street from the Madison convention center, Monona Terrace. Possibly the convention could be held at Monona Terrace. Even if it had to be held at the Alliant energy center it's a 10 minute ride. Apparently you missed the recent article in the Washington Post about how "everyone loves Madison". www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/lifestyle/vacation-ideas/things-to-do-in-madison/
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2020 17:50:22 GMT -5
I love Madison as much as the next person. Still would prefer many other cities as a Final Four visitor.
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Post by wibadgervbfan on Jan 31, 2020 17:54:15 GMT -5
Also a hotel is being built directly behind the Kohl Center right now.
Just looked up an old article and they say it will be 176 room, so not huge, but a decent size for the space it is at.
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Post by badgerbreath on Jan 31, 2020 18:12:24 GMT -5
I just walk from the Terrace to the Kohl Center. It's not that far. I like places where I can walk and explore.
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Post by Wiswell on Jan 31, 2020 22:30:04 GMT -5
As someone who works downtown and goes through campus every day, I'm pretty sure I know what hotels are where and what is being built. The hotel by the Hilton is not a sure thing. They are still dickering about the support platform and right now it's just a garage. It's right out my window.
I think the Monona Terrace is big enough for convention part but it is 1.5 miles away. What I don't know is whether there is enough hotrl space for everyone else.
Also, there's only a single modest sized garage by Kohl Center. Yes, everyone manages now, but that's a home crowd where everyone knows the nooks and crannies.
I'd love to see FF but the infrastructure isn't quite right. If only we had a train that stopped right at the Union South platform...
The Monona terrace has never hosted a convention the size this would be. Their biggest "convention" is Ironman. It's really just a staging area.
Alliant Energy would be awful. It's perfect for farm related things but not something like this.
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Post by mad1 on Feb 1, 2020 11:39:01 GMT -5
As someone who works downtown and goes through campus every day, I'm pretty sure I know what hotels are where and what is being built. The hotel by the Hilton is not a sure thing. They are still dickering about the support platform and right now it's just a garage. It's right out my window. I think the Monona Terrace is big enough for convention part but it is 1.5 miles away. What I don't know is whether there is enough hotrl space for everyone else. Also, there's only a single modest sized garage by Kohl Center. Yes, everyone manages now, but that's a home crowd where everyone knows the nooks and crannies. I'd love to see FF but the infrastructure isn't quite right. If only we had a train that stopped right at the Union South platform... The Monona terrace has never hosted a convention the size this would be. Their biggest "convention" is Ironman. It's really just a staging area. Alliant Energy would be awful. It's perfect for farm related things but not something like this. madison.com/wsj/sports/college/volleyball/wisconsin-badgers-bid-to-host-ncaa-championships-in-volleyball-women/article_860c6458-16b8-5430-819d-62fe151a1596.htmlIt's in the works.
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Post by Wiswell on Feb 1, 2020 16:42:56 GMT -5
Badgers honored at MBB game. I studied this photo and don't see anyone in a medical boot (as we so often see in the post season).
I also thought Clark was supposed to get surgery but she seems ok there.
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