Comments on: Monitor OKC attendance at Big 12 Tournament http://blog.newsok.com/berrytramel/2009/03/11/monitor-okc-attendance-at-big-12-tournament/ Thoughts from The Oklahoman Sports Columnist Berry Tramel | NewsOK.com Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:41:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 By: KingmanIII http://blog.newsok.com/berrytramel/2009/03/11/monitor-okc-attendance-at-big-12-tournament/comment-page-1/#comment-7119 KingmanIII Sun, 15 Mar 2009 01:45:25 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/berrytramel/2009/03/11/monitor-okc-attendance-at-big-12-tournament/#comment-7119 Berry, Tim–looks like OKC has responded very well:

http://www.ksbitv.com/news/41170877.html

Rotate between KC and OKC every other year.

Hell, why not give Tulsa or Wichita–who are building $200-million arenas with no NBA or NHL tenant–a shot at it?

]]> By: Tim http://blog.newsok.com/berrytramel/2009/03/11/monitor-okc-attendance-at-big-12-tournament/comment-page-1/#comment-7104 Tim Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:48:00 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/berrytramel/2009/03/11/monitor-okc-attendance-at-big-12-tournament/#comment-7104 The big 12 tournament has no business being in Oklahoma City. Kansas City is the college basketball mecca, and has the history of hosting the tournament when the conference was the big 8.

Added to the fact that Oklahoma/Dallas shouldn’t have the tournament because they have a NBA team. As long as KC doesn’t, that is more added incentive because of fans being spread to thin especially in OKC. Sure the Oklahoma/OSU games will have fans, but Iowa State brings thousands to KC. Even thousands of Nebraskans will make the journey if it was a little shorter. Oklahoma still isn’t too far away from KC, and Texas will always travel. The other Texas schools don’t travel for bball anyways so they are mute.

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