Arch Madness to move??

by **isumvc1** » March 22nd, 2014, 1:38 pm

from Shockernet

http://www.kansascity.com/2014/03/20/49 ... ities.html

KC, St Louis, Chicago, and Las Vegas asked to bid to host the MVC tourney starting in 2016, let's go to KC!! :bounce:

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by **MissouriValleyUnite** » March 22nd, 2014, 2:33 pm

Far-fetched, but I wonder if Las Vegas is a pitch to Pistol Pete.

I've always been under the impression they wouldn't carry the I-8 votes, but maybe things have changed. If the members are willing to go to Vegas, then they might be fine with 1 annual trip to the former Valley member.

by **MVCfans** » March 22nd, 2014, 2:48 pm

I wonder if there is concern about lagging attendance in STL? Perhaps a change of scenery or rotation would help that.

by **rlh04d** » March 22nd, 2014, 3:50 pm

MVCfans wrote:I wonder if there is concern about lagging attendance in STL? Perhaps a change of scenery or rotation would help that.

Moving it to Koch Arena would certainly help.

by **Wufan** » March 22nd, 2014, 3:54 pm

rlh04d wrote:
MVCfans wrote:I wonder if there is concern about lagging attendance in STL? Perhaps a change of scenery or rotation would help that.

Moving it to Koch Arena would certainly help.

That would be a home court advantage. We would need to play in Intrust Bank Arena.

by **musiccitybulldog** » March 22nd, 2014, 6:09 pm

I don't know what the attendance was this year, but to me it seemed like more people that the past.
How could that be? Seemed more populated at the early session.

by **Snaggletooth** » March 22nd, 2014, 9:15 pm

musiccitybulldog wrote:I don't know what the attendance was this year, but to me it seemed like more people that the past.
How could that be? Seemed more populated at the early session.

Attendance was down ~25% across the board for all sessions. I went through the numbers because I was interested.

by **Snaggletooth** » March 22nd, 2014, 9:40 pm

Play-In Session: -26%
Friday 1: -30%
Friday 2: -36%
Sat: -24%
Sun: -27%

Overall -28%

by **UNIFanSince1983** » March 23rd, 2014, 5:58 am

I think it is fairly obvious why attendance was down this year from last year. We replace Creighton with Loyola. Creighton always brought a lot of fans, and Loyola can't even get >3k at their home games I doubt they are bringing that many to STL.

by **Wufan** » March 23rd, 2014, 7:03 am

I know that Creighton set an attendance record last year. How did last year compare to previous years?