2012 regionals awarded

[TigerFan86-87]

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Well... ya. Rochester is the middle of nowhere too. Being in Rochester you might as well be a midwesterner. Anything west of Amherst is like another continent as far as most people in eastern NE are concerned.

See!
Thank You for so eloquently (or not ) making my point for me.

Remember, though... Somewhere between Rochester and Buffalo (Batavia, maybe?) is the geographic center of the college hockey universe . Someone with more time on their hands than myself figured that out a few years ago on this board. I remember in the arguments about the regional they had here in 07 figuring out that somewhere between 60-70% (I can't remember exactly) of the D-I schools were within an 8 hour drive of here.

[Nick Papagiorgio]

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See!
I remember in the arguments about the regional they had here in 07 figuring out that somewhere between 60-70% (I can't remember exactly) of the D-I schools were within an 8 hour drive of here.

Pointless statistic, because that's too far for us HE fans to drive!!

[boot_walt_kyle]

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See!
Thank You for so eloquently (or not ) making my point for me.

Remember, though... Somewhere between Rochester and Buffalo (Batavia, maybe?) is the geographic center of the college hockey universe . Someone with more time on their hands than myself figured that out a few years ago on this board. I remember in the arguments about the regional they had here in 07 figuring out that somewhere between 60-70% (I can't remember exactly) of the D-I schools were within an 8 hour drive of here.

But what about the colorado school and UNO and Alaska, they are pretty far away

[bigmrg74]

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Where would you rather spend the weekend: Amherst or Manchester? Amherst or Boston?

As you say, 94 miles is "stupid short", so, even if you're driving to the Regional, why not drive that extra "stupid short" distance and not be in the middle of nowhere?

And, if you're flying to the regional, you're probably going to fly into either Manchester, Boston, or possibly Providence. Why leave any of those cities to drive to the middle of nowhere, when there are viable options much closer?

You're not going there for the nightlife or things to do. People didn't go to Fort Wayne last year to go check out the Johnny Appleseed Memorial. Hell, I think a lot of people that stayed for the regional final that night either went to the mall there, or to the movies....

[slurpees]

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Hell I was contemplating going to a home/home series between Sacred Heart and AIC last year just so my friends and I could take over the AIC arena.

it'd be tough out dueling the usual noise rivals, cockroaches and dust mites.

[thecomicbookguy]

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You're not going there for the nightlife or things to do. People didn't go to Fort Wayne last year to go check out the Johnny Appleseed Memorial. Hell, I think a lot of people that stayed for the regional final that night either went to the mall there, or to the movies....

I agree, but it makes it more enticing. I'm sure most of us will go just about anywhere for hockey, but this isn't about diehard hockey fans. It's about the less-than-diehards.

All of this is also missing the other big reason not to have a regional at UMass - the 2005 regional was awful.

[GB Puck Fan]

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But did any of the "better" eastern arenas bother to bid?

[thecomicbookguy]

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But did any of the "better" eastern arenas bother to bid?

Probably, but what does that matter?

I'm not kvetching about that regional, I'm giving reasons why it would be smart for the NCAA to avoid Amherst in the future.

[GB Puck Fan]

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It could matter in that:

1) Instead of blaming the NCAA for a poor choice, I would want to know if indeed there other bids. I seem to recall some complaints about multiple years at Yost, but turns out no one else bid...

2) If there were other bids, why were they rejected? Simply for variety's sake or because they were financially inferior?

Upshot: maybe fans who want to see regionals at certain locations should encourage them to bid - and bid competitively.

[thecomicbookguy]

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It could matter in that:

1) Instead of blaming the NCAA for a poor choice, I would want to know if indeed there other bids. I seem to recall some complaints about multiple years at Yost, but turns out no one else bid...

2) If there were other bids, why were they rejected? Simply for variety's sake or because they were financially inferior?

Upshot: maybe fans who want to see regionals at certain locations should encourage them to bid - and bid competitively.

Once again: I'm not complaining about the 2005 choice.

One would think that you westerners would have plenty of time to work on your reading skills on all those long drives.

[bigmrg74]

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I agree, but it makes it more enticing. I'm sure most of us will go just about anywhere for hockey, but this isn't about diehard hockey fans. It's about the less-than-diehards.

All of this is also missing the other big reason not to have a regional at UMass - the 2005 regional was awful.

F the Fairweathers!!! Real fans saddle up and ride!

[thecomicbookguy]

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F the Fairweathers!!! Real fans saddle up and ride!

Sorry, I, and the NCAA, would like to see arenas a little more full than that.

[bigmrg74]

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Sorry, I, and the NCAA, would like to see arenas a little more full than that.

Its not the NCAA's responsability to build a fanbase that will travel more than 2 hours away for a regional.

[thecomicbookguy]

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Its not the NCAA's responsability to build a fanbase that will travel more than 2 hours away for a regional.

Maybe not, but it is their responsibility to have regionals in places that people actually want to visit.

(Also, I think it kind of is their responsibility, at least in part. D-I hockey is one of their products. They should take some responsibility for selling it.)

[bigmrg74]

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Maybe not, but it is their responsibility to have regionals in places that people actually want to visit.

(Also, I think it kind of is their responsibility, at least in part. D-I hockey is one of their products. They should take some responsibility for selling it.)

The NCAA only organizes the event, the schools are the ones that need to sell it.

And get the breeches!!!