NCAA Tourney - Providence vs North Carolina...

[Red Rooster]

I don't think anyone would have complained if Nova had been a 1 seed in the east with the games in Philly. You get a 1 seed you get advantages. don't like it, don't be in the 8/9 line....

it seems like every year there is a game in the state or north Carolina and every year no matter the seed Duke or UNC are placed in that region

It does seem to play out that way. One of those teams will be placed in the state of North Carolina (whether, it's Charlotte, Raleigh, or Greensboro), regardless of seeding.

[DeltaV]

I don't think anyone would have complained if Nova had been a 1 seed in the east with the games in Philly. You get a 1 seed you get advantages. don't like it, don't be in the 8/9 line....

it seems like every year there is a game in the state or north Carolina and every year no matter the seed Duke or UNC are placed in that region

It does seem to play out that way. One of those teams will be placed in the state of North Carolina (whether, it's Charlotte, Raleigh, or Greensboro), regardless of seeding.

I heard about it this year; it is because the NCAA won't play set location games in states which still fly the confederate flag. That used to keep a lot of locations in the South out, so your only real options for 'south' games were North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia.

It was news down here because South Carolina pulled the flag down this year, so now we're eligible to host games: Greenville, Columbia, and Charleston have all submitted bids for the next allocation of first weekend games. Unfortunately, I still see plenty of shit-heel blue around Charleston...

[mpwalsh8]

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it seems like every year there is a game in the state or north Carolina and every year no matter the seed Duke or UNC are placed in that region

It does seem to play out that way. One of those teams will be placed in the state of North Carolina (whether, it's Charlotte, Raleigh, or Greensboro), regardless of seeding.

I heard about it this year; it is because the NCAA won't play set location games in states which still fly the confederate flag. That used to keep a lot of locations in the South out, so your only real options for 'south' games were North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia.

It was news down here because South Carolina pulled the flag down this year, so now we're eligible to host games: Greenville, Columbia, and Charleston have all submitted bids for the next allocation of first weekend games. Unfortunately, I still see plenty of shit-heel blue around Charleston...

There was an article about the NCAA hosting not just basketball but other championships in North Carolina in the Raleigh News & Observer earlier this week.

http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/spt- ... 96017.html

1st/2nd round will be in Greensboro next year, Charlotte the year after. The article also goes into the changes in South Carolina and the expected bids. I already ordered tickets for Greensboro next year. I'll keep buying them - they are fun games to go to and one of these years Villanova is bound to end up here although that likely means a down year of some sort if they do.

[DeltaV]

There was an article about the NCAA hosting not just basketball but other championships in North Carolina in the Raleigh News & Observer earlier this week.

http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/spt- ... 96017.html

1st/2nd round will be in Greensboro next year, Charlotte the year after. The article also goes into the changes in South Carolina and the expected bids. I already ordered tickets for Greensboro next year. I'll keep buying them - they are fun games to go to and one of these years Villanova is bound to end up here although that likely means a down year of some sort if they do.

Yup, thats the same article I read. I'm real excited to see Nova here in Charleston for the November tournament...not sure if I'd go to local first weekend games as I like to flip back and forth and watch everything, but I'd be tempted to pick up tickets if Nova ever ended up down here.

[stever20]

One thing that just was looking on twitter about. North Carolina passed a pretty tough LGBT law that got signed by their governor today. You wonder if that could impact them hosting sub regionals in the NCAA tourney.... Definitely something to watch....