Stay at NKU or return to WKU?

[BigBlue05]

You want me to do updates?........Then it better stay here, love that it's less than 10 minutes from the house.

Amen brother!!

[BirdBrain]

I don't doubt that, but if you look at the population within two hours of each I bet NKU has a huge advantage, probably two times the population within 2 hours vs WKU

 

Population may be true, attending a whole 'nother thing....First session yesterday, probably less than was at Fieldhouse for Boys Regional Final Tuesday. I would guess 1,000 or less and that included the bussed in students.

[BirdBrain]

You want me to do updates?........Then it better stay here, love that it's less than 10 minutes from the house.

 

Meh....it's ok...:clap:

[Lawnboy13]

Meh....it's ok...:clap:

 

:stop: :lol2:

[TheDeuce]

The Civic Center in Frankfort would be perfect size for the girls tourney.

[scon36]

Move it back to WKU.

[AllenR]

How long is it at NKU?

[BiggestFan]

If you want more central then I'd vote for Frankfort -all a tournament is there and I think it works out well-being there several times

[Johnny_Utah]

I would say EKU, Frankfort, or how about Johnson Arena at Morehead State? I would say Memorial too, but too many people have a love/hate relationship with UK "hosting" things imo.

 

If you throw Morehead into the mix, it would get that area in the mix of hosting a state level championship and is just an hour from Lexington. If you havent been to Morehead in a while it has really changed since I went to college there in the mid-90's.

 

Pasquales on Main Street is still the place to go for their Stromboli too. :up:

[gchs_uk9]

As to the convenience of the location issue, my guess is that there are a lot more Kentucky residents within 2 hours of NKU than there are within two hours of WKU.

 

According to this site, the state center of population is in Willisburg, Washington County. Per Google Maps, Willisburg is 1:52 minutes from Western Kentucky University, 1:58 minutes from Northern Kentucky University.

 

State Centers of Population >> Twelve Mile Circle >> maps, geography, travel

[Johnny_Utah]

Frankfort Convention Center - 5000+ seating capacity

Johnson Arena @ Morehead- 6500 seating capacity

Diddle Arena @ WKU - 7326 seating capacity

BB&T @ NKU - 10,000 seating capacity

Memorial @ UK - 10,000 seating capacity

[DragonFire]

Population may be true, attending a whole 'nother thing....First session yesterday, probably less than was at Fieldhouse for Boys Regional Final Tuesday. I would guess 1,000 or less and that included the bussed in students.

 

This is on track with what I was about to ask. Does anyone know how attendance compares between these years at NKU and before at WKU?

[NEERFAN]

How long is it at NKU?

 

I believe it was a 2 year contract.

[SidelineBall]

Agreed, NKU allows for more teams to have a nice fan base for support and the facility is very nice. Not a bad seat there. It's a Win/Win for the participating teams and the Sweet 16.

[scon36]

I'm sure as far as the KHSAA is concerned, it will go to the highest bidder. I haven't heard of WKU and BG want back in or if NKU wants to hold on. I haven't heard if any others want to enter the mix either. It will be interesting to see who really wants it.