While I agree with you....its not like BYU fans have been flocking to it lately

Feb 25, 2020
11:23:35am

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It has been the Gonzaga Invitational Tourney since BYU joined the league. There has not been a demand for a bigger venue.

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A BYU/Gonzaga final could sell out a 20,000 seat arena, but who would want that

BlueK

2/25/20 11:15am

Maybe a Saturday game. I don't think a Tuesday night game would.

byubyu

2/25/20 11:16am

RE: A BYU/Gonzaga final could sell out a 20,000 seat arena, but who would want

MajorZeus

2/25/20 11:17am

Gonzaga wouldn't want it

BlueK

2/25/20 11:19am

Are you suggesting Gonzaga success is based on small audience or arenas?

MajorZeus

2/25/20 11:24am

Gonzaga controls the process for getting tournament tickets. Harder to do if

BlueK

2/25/20 11:30am

How does Gonzaga control the process.?

Count Cougar

2/25/20 11:41am

they buy season basketball tickets from schools like LMU, Pacific, etc.

BlueK

2/25/20 11:50am

So, they are just smarter and more assertive to get tickets.

Count Cougar

2/25/20 11:54am

sure, they are more assertive about the process. But not a valid argument for

BlueK

2/25/20 11:57am

Zag fans know they will be in the final game

HighHorse

2/25/20 3:00pm

Well...there were 19,000 in Provo....so yeah

WJCougar

2/25/20 11:18am

Would a BYU/Gonzaga NCAA final sell out 80,000? And would people be happy?

zerigke

2/25/20 11:21am

Not the point. The current venue is a joke

BlueK

2/25/20 11:22am

While I agree with you....its not like BYU fans have been flocking to it lately

WJCougar

2/25/20 11:23am

not true. It's sold out. The only way to get tickets is from online scalping

BlueK

2/25/20 11:25am

Game the system to get tickets? That just sounds weird.

Eddie

2/25/20 11:33am

Yeah, your assumptions are incorrect

BlueK

2/25/20 11:46am

Well - I can see how the other teams wouldn't complain about Zags buying...

Eddie

2/25/20 11:55am

buying season tickets to totally different schools is gaming the system

BlueK

2/25/20 12:01pm

No. That's not the argument at all.

Eddie

2/25/20 12:06pm

I don't want a fight. I just don't see valid arguments for not upgrading the

BlueK

2/25/20 12:14pm

This is true too. Absent a Gonzaga/BYU final, a bigger arena would not sell out

zerigke

2/25/20 11:27am

The venue size depresses the demand.

gwalker

2/25/20 12:29pm

I agree that Orleans is a joke. Bigger capacity would be awesome!

zerigke

2/25/20 11:25am

final four tickets are always hard to get

BlueK

2/25/20 11:31am

Was frustrating when they extended the contract with the Orleans Arena.

Mr. Scoobs

2/25/20 11:25am

The Orleans is at best the 4th best basketball arena in Vegas. Sad they re-upped the contract there.

TCuz

2/25/20 11:31am

It's a huge advantage to Gonzaga to keep it small. The rest of the schools don't

BlueK

2/25/20 11:33am

The whole thing is weird. Even less of an incentive to buy all-session passes with the triple bye.

TCuz

2/25/20 11:48am

Plus, they're leaving alot of money on the table by not offering walk-up sales.

cosmohio

2/25/20 12:59pm

Yeah, it really doesn't make any sense to me at all when they did that. The only

westsidecoug

2/25/20 1:22pm

I'd go annually if I could get inexpensive tickets and it was Wed-Sat format

Doogal McCougar

2/25/20 11:40am

it's never going to be inexpensive in a tiny venue

BlueK

2/25/20 11:52am

Yeah, it's dumb to not make the conference tournament more accessible.

Doogal McCougar

2/25/20 12:42pm

It's never going to be inexpensive. That's not the demographic

Schultz is back

2/25/20 2:06pm

They would not sell out a 20,000 seat arena. Maybe this year?? Maybe... but every other year we've been in the WCC, we

HarlemCoug

2/25/20 2:17pm

There are a lot more factors into the venue choice you’re leaving out that go

BYU H2O POLO

2/25/20 5:00pm

I am guessing the WCC is expecting BYU to leave at some point and

md7Coug

2/25/20 3:38pm

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