hchs Posted March 9, 2010 Posted March 9, 2010 Please don't take this as a slam at the BOK Center where the 2009 10th Region Tournament was held. I attended last year, attended the year before that when it was at Montgomery Co., and have attended every 10th Region Tournament for nearly 40 years. The BOK Center is a magnificent facility and I heard only raves from the players and coaches who participated in the tournament directly last year. They loved playing there. However, the atmosphere last year, compared to the atmosphere this year at the Mason County Fieldhouse......there is no comparison!! I would guess a crowd in excess of 5000 tonite in the Fieldhouse. Bands playing, fans cheering, bodies packed close to each other...it brought back a lot of fond memories. Last year, I really don't think the crowd was as big...if it was, it was swallowed up by the much-bigger arena. I simply think the BOK Center, though a great facility, just doesn't have the same ambiance of either the Fieldhouse or the Montgomery Co. facility. The atmoshphere tonight, and thorughout the tournament, is what has made the 10th Region Tournament second to none among regional tournaments in this state.
Voice of Reason Posted March 9, 2010 Posted March 9, 2010 If those 5,000 at the Fieldhouse tonight show up at the BOK along with the 5,000 that were at the ninth region final this year, now that would be awesome... packed house at 10,000 for two regional finals. I would love to be there for that.
Sting Posted March 9, 2010 Posted March 9, 2010 I don't think anybody would argue about the atmosphere. My argument is that the losing team in the final game had to make three very long trips, while the team that won the tournament got home field advantage.
bigblueinsanity Posted March 9, 2010 Posted March 9, 2010 I don't think anybody would argue about the atmosphere. My argument is that the losing team in the final game had to make three very long trips, while the team that won the tournament got home field advantage. Here we go again. :lol::deadhorse:
mhighfield Posted March 9, 2010 Posted March 9, 2010 I don't think anybody would argue about the atmosphere. My argument is that the losing team in the final game had to make three very long trips, while the team that won the tournament got home field advantage. It was played inside,Not outside..
mhighfield Posted March 9, 2010 Posted March 9, 2010 If those 5,000 at the Fieldhouse tonight show up at the BOK along with the 5,000 that were at the ninth region final this year, now that would be awesome... packed house at 10,000 for two regional finals. I would love to be there for that. But the 10th Region has way to good of basketball to play 2nd fiddle to the 9th,And we all know thats what it was last year..
mhighfield Posted March 9, 2010 Posted March 9, 2010 Please don't take this as a slam at the BOK Center where the 2009 10th Region Tournament was held. I attended last year, attended the year before that when it was at Montgomery Co., and have attended every 10th Region Tournament for nearly 40 years. The BOK Center is a magnificent facility and I heard only raves from the players and coaches who participated in the tournament directly last year. They loved playing there. However, the atmosphere last year, compared to the atmosphere this year at the Mason County Fieldhouse......there is no comparison!! I would guess a crowd in excess of 5000 tonite in the Fieldhouse. Bands playing, fans cheering, bodies packed close to each other...it brought back a lot of fond memories. Last year, I really don't think the crowd was as big...if it was, it was swallowed up by the much-bigger arena. I simply think the BOK Center, though a great facility, just doesn't have the same ambiance of either the Fieldhouse or the Montgomery Co. facility. The atmoshphere tonight, and thorughout the tournament, is what has made the 10th Region Tournament second to none among regional tournaments in this state. :thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb:
Plato Posted March 9, 2010 Posted March 9, 2010 After sitting the Mason Co student section behind the opposing team's bench in both the semi-finals and the finals I'd guess that some coaches and AD's might not be as inclined to return to the Fieldhouse. This year was Pendleton/Harrison district's turn to host and Pendleton is treated like a red-headed step child with the student section/bench issue. I wouldn't be surprised if that district doesn't do something different next time around (BOK? Montgomery? Use Mason Co but have a district rep be in charge instead of the Mason administration?) I wish PaNDA had taken a pic of the Mason student section directly behind GRC's bench tonight. The students were leaning over the bench players and coaching staff to point and yell. It would have been as easy to tell that the placement was the wrong call as the video of the Franklin Co - Henry Clay shot.
mhighfield Posted March 9, 2010 Posted March 9, 2010 After sitting the Mason Co student section behind the opposing team's bench in both the semi-finals and the finals I'd guess that some coaches and AD's might not be as inclined to return to the Fieldhouse. This year was Pendleton/Harrison district's turn to host and Pendleton is treated like a red-headed step child with the student section/bench issue. I wouldn't be surprised if that district doesn't do something different next time around (BOK? Montgomery? Use Mason Co but have a district rep be in charge instead of the Mason administration?) I wish PaNDA had taken a pic of the Mason student section directly behind GRC's bench tonight. The students were leaning over the bench players and coaching staff to point and yell. It would have been as easy to tell that the placement was the wrong call as the video of the Franklin Co - Henry Clay shot. Clark had the chance to pick the bench they wanted,NOBODY put them there COACH HUMPHERY chose to take that bench...Same went for Pendleton..
mhighfield Posted March 9, 2010 Posted March 9, 2010 What people fail to realize here is these coach's were trying to throw Mason off putting them on the visitors bench,Nobody forced them to sit in front Mason's student section they chose to..
paNDA Posted March 9, 2010 Posted March 9, 2010 After sitting the Mason Co student section behind the opposing team's bench in both the semi-finals and the finals I'd guess that some coaches and AD's might not be as inclined to return to the Fieldhouse. This year was Pendleton/Harrison district's turn to host and Pendleton is treated like a red-headed step child with the student section/bench issue. I wouldn't be surprised if that district doesn't do something different next time around (BOK? Montgomery? Use Mason Co but have a district rep be in charge instead of the Mason administration?) I wish PaNDA had taken a pic of the Mason student section directly behind GRC's bench tonight. The students were leaning over the bench players and coaching staff to point and yell. It would have been as easy to tell that the placement was the wrong call as the video of the Franklin Co - Henry Clay shot.
Plato Posted March 9, 2010 Posted March 9, 2010 Clark had the chance to pick the bench they wanted,NOBODY put them there COACH HUMPHERY chose to take that bench...Same went for Pendleton.. The upper bracket is the home team. There shouldn't be a choice. Mason is the tournament site, but it isn't the MCIT. The venue should be the same for every team. Home team sits on the bench by the stage with their fans behind the scorer's table. Guest team sits on the other end with their fans on the opposite side. There were 2 games in this tournament where Mason fans (and most importantly - the student section - should have been on the opposite side of the gym. Coach Humphrey shouldn't have to choose if he thinks it would be better for his team to sit where they drew or give that up so Mason could sit where they are most comfortable. I'm with you guys that the Fieldhouse is an incredible place to play the tournament and the atmosphere tonight was just awesome. However, this was a bush league decision that was made by the Mason administration. It was wrong, unfair and bias toward the home team. I'm not taking away anything from the Mason Co. team. They earned the win. That being said, if I'm Coach Humphrey and I know I can't get the host to run the tournament seating in a fair and equitable way, I would have chosen the other bench.
Plato Posted March 9, 2010 Posted March 9, 2010 [ATTACH]31270[/ATTACH] Thanks paNDA. Great pics. If you could have waited until Coach Graham sat down we could have gotten a better feel of the intensity the crowd caused.:lol: Do you have one from the 2nd half when GRC took their time-outs out onto the floor to get away from the student section?
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