Walter Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 At US Bank Arena...let's hope they do some upgrades before then. Other sites include: Portland Milwaukee Pittsburgh Fort Worth Buffalo Greenville San Diego Don't think UC would be eligible to play there since they are the host school, but I assume X would be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plantmanky Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Already requested off work those days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumper_Dad Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Good news for Cats and Cards, you can pretty much pencil them into Cincy that weekend unless they fall off of the wagon between now and then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dallaslaredo Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 shocked it was picked. what a dump. At 42 years old, and last major renovation 20 years ago, would it set record for oldest arena to host games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted April 18, 2017 Author Share Posted April 18, 2017 shocked it was picked. what a dump. At 42 years old, and last major renovation 20 years ago, would it set record for oldest arena to host games? UD arena hosts the First 4 and was built in either '69 or '70. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nkufan23 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Renovations have been in the works for over a year. Not sure how it's progressing but I'd assume the NCAA would've never went for the bid with the arena in its current state. They must expect to move forward and have the renovations complete in time for hosting the tourney games. Reno renderings can be seen at the following link. US Bank Arena renovation concept art - Gallery U.S. Bank Arena - A New Vision Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincySportsFan Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 At US Bank Arena...let's hope they do some upgrades before then. Other sites include: Portland Milwaukee Pittsburgh Fort Worth Buffalo Greenville San Diego Don't think UC would be eligible to play there since they are the host school, but I assume X would be. How exactly does that work? Because if it's not the home court for either UC or X, then I don't see how you could exclude one, but allow the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MentschTrachtGottLacht Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Pending completion of $200 Million renovations. Don't hold your breath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pura Vida Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Already requested off work those days. This makes me thoughtful about the future…. what’s gonna be going on in all our lives in 5 years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gchs_uk9 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 How exactly does that work? Because if it's not the home court for either UC or X, then I don't see how you could exclude one, but allow the other. Each site has a host school whether they play there or not. If you are the host school you can't play NCAA tournament games in that arena. It's why Kentucky played at Yum and Louisville played at Rupp recently, but neither got to play in their home arena. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDeuce Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 How exactly does that work? Because if it's not the home court for either UC or X, then I don't see how you could exclude one, but allow the other. It depends on how many games a team plays there during the course of the year. If a team plays more than 10% (I think that's the number, so about three games) at a certain venue, they can't play there. UC and X could both play at US Bank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted April 19, 2017 Author Share Posted April 19, 2017 Pending completion of $200 Million renovations. Don't hold your breath. Sounds like he is willing to put forth some of the money but wants public funding as well. Shocker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted April 19, 2017 Author Share Posted April 19, 2017 It depends on how many games a team plays there during the course of the year. If a team plays more than 10% (I think that's the number, so about three games) at a certain venue, they can't play there. UC and X could both play at US Bank. UC would first have to get a protected seed but even if that happens, I still don't think they could play there. If you read the NCAA rules, no host institution can play at the host site. There might be ways around that since UC doesn't play any games there but no clue what they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincySportsFan Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Each site has a host school whether they play there or not. If you are the host school you can't play NCAA tournament games in that arena. It's why Kentucky played at Yum and Louisville played at Rupp recently, but neither got to play in their home arena. Well in those two instances you mentioned, the Yum Center is actually the home court for Louisville, as is Rupp for UK...so, I see allowing them to play on each other's court, but not their own. But, that's not the case here. And why would UC be listed as the host school, instead of X? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEERFAN Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 I hadn't heard of the renovation plans but my guess is if they are asking for public funds, it's a long shot. Love the thought but I don't see this happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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