This stinks

johnny green go · March 16, 2004

According to the Sun Belt official site....next year's SBC basketball tournaments will be played on the campuses of UNT and TWU. I'm guessing that they will just have the women's games (some of them) over there at TWU. But, to me......ALL GAMES SHOULD BE PLAYED AT THE SUPER PIT.

Last I checked TWU wasn't in the Sun Belt. But, hey maybe Wright Waters has added them for football in 2007.

UNTFan23 · March 16, 2004

Won't we have full control of the Liberty Christian property by this time? I know there is a gym that will be used for volleyball games and basketball practices.

UNTLifer · March 16, 2004

TWU??? Liberty Christian????? What about the old "Snake Pit?"

CMJ · March 16, 2004

TWU??? Liberty Christian????? What about the old "Snake Pit?"

The Snake Pit seems too obvious a choice.

Maybe the teams will warm up there, otherwise it makes no sense not to use it.

NT80 · March 16, 2004

WKU didn't need two gyms this year to host both tourneys did they? Why do we?

Gakusei · March 17, 2004

WKU didn't need two gyms this year to host both tourneys did they? Why do we?

It'll allow all teams to participate instead of just 8.

GrayEagle · March 17, 2004

I assume that we will only have a two-day tournament. Fourteen games in two days doesn't fit well for one location. I do agree that it would be better to use the Snake Pit for the second location than TWU.

However, there is likely a good reason for doing this. They may have reserved the Pit for pre-game practice but if we have acquired Liberty Christian by that time why not use it for practice? Then the Pit could be available for early round games. I believe that even the Student Rec Center has basketball courts which could be used for warmup.

Another reason might be a step on the road to merging TWU and UNT into one university. Don't quote me on that but it could be a possibility.

GrandGreen · March 17, 2004

I have never been there, but I assume that TWU's gym is much better than the Snake Pit. The objective of the two site tournament is to redue the time away from school for the players.

NT80 · March 17, 2004

Another reason might be a step on the road to merging TWU and UNT into one university. Don't quote me on that but it could be a possibility.

I would like that idea!

Also, TWU recently announced it was ending it's journalism department, in part because UNT has a good one, and that too could be a sign of the future melding of the two schools, plus it would save state higher education tax $$.

Edited March 17, 2004 by NT80

March 18, 2004

I assume that we will only have a two-day tournament. Fourteen games in two days doesn't fit well for one location.

A three round tournament in two days doesn't work.

GrayEagle · March 18, 2004

A three round tournament in two days doesn't work.

I agree because two of the teams would have to play two games in one day and while that's possible it isn't practical, especially with so much at stake.

My favorite would be four Saturday games at each location, four Sunday games at the Super Pit and the two championship games on Monday night.

I think that you could get the maximum attendance with that format, no one gets screwed because they got a day's less rest and those that had to work on Friday still attend.

One potential problem is that the women's NCAA and NIT may start a week earlier than the men's.

UNTLifer · March 19, 2004

I emailed RV and here is his response.

John,

The men's gym has lines going in every direction and would be a bad venue by today's standards. We are only going to play three games at the most at TWU. This is being done so that all 11 teams can participate instead of just eight. So most of the tournament will be at the Super Pit. Thanks for your concern and I look forwark to seeing you soon.

Rick V.

Stan R · March 19, 2004

I emailed RV and here is his response.
John,
The men's gym has lines going in every direction and would be a bad venue by today's standards. We are only going to play three games at the most at TWU. This is being done so that all 11 teams can participate instead of just eight. So most of the tournament will be at the Super Pit. Thanks for your concern and I look forwark to seeing you soon.
Rick V.

Is he referring to concession stand lines? If so his is right..

UNT_92_Fan · March 19, 2004

anyone been in there in awhile??? THere's Volleyball line, basketball lines, indoor soccer lines, four square lines, all kinds of line...its hard to try to play intermurals in there let alone a real NCAA game....RV is right on this one...