BOKC Wildcat

One other problem for the BOKC with boys high school games is the girls coaches at two schools (guess which?) are moaning about the boys getting regular season showcase games at the BOKC and the girls don't. I admit very little knowledge about Title 9, but can't they use their eyes and see the crowds at tournament time?

You are correct. I believe that will eventually happen with the bigger schools such as CovCath, NewCath, Holmes, Dixie. Ideally, SMG would LOVE to have those four play Elder, St. Xavier, LaSalle and Moeller in a tournament, but getting all to agree is another story. Also is the complaints from smaller 9th region schools the big 4 get a advantage playing games in the BOKC. The crowds would be great. You are also correct about the NKU crowds this year, absolutely bad. They even mishandled he West Va. game and played it on a Sunday when the Bengals were playing at home against the Steelers. The SMG people will tell you that NKU is not being run effectively when it comes to scheduling. Not sure who is at fault, coaches of administrators, but it sounds as if there is a lot of disconnect with NKU and SMG right now. Obviously, by the bad crowds, the community isn't turned on by NKU basketball even though it is Division I. AS a result SMG would love to have more high school events that bring in crowds and money, something NKU basketball has failed to do.

Good question! First thing is to get that giant The Bank of Kentucky Center sign off the top of the building. Still lots of arguing about that subject between NKU and SMG!

There have been a few facility issues in that end zone being pointed at, but that's what you get when you build retractable bleachers that are poorly schemed out by the construction company. That's another issue the NKU people should have recognized when the place was being first built. But SMG is very happy to have the 9th Region boys tournament (notice I didn't say girls!) because of the fans in attendance. SMG is forced to give NKU lots of prime dates during the winter months for basketball games that few attend and it forces the BOKC to miss out on a lot of acts that would bring more people than NKU basketball ever would bring. I would not be surprised in the near future if all NKU women games are moved to Regents Hall and many of the men's games are put there as well if the attendance does not pick up substantially.

I have worked part time for SMG (the company that runs the BOKC) and there is no truth to this thread about the 9th region NOT being at the BOKC. To be honest, the people who run SMG's operation here enjoy the big crowds the high schools bring and prefer them to the small gatherings that NKU gives us at the BOKC. Yes, the kids get a little rowdy at the high school games, but SMG/BOKC is here to make money and covcath, newcath and the rest bring a lot of people for tickets, parking, concessions. Contrast that to the NKU games (women particularly!) where we are lucky to have 1,000 people show up. SMG would like to move all NKU women games to Regents Hall (one of the games has been moved to Regents Hall next month, I think against Kennesaw State) and that has caused a stir with several of the women's fans, but facts are they had a home game two weeks ago with less than 200 in the stands. The high school games always have 2,000 or more for the big games and a few rowdy students are welcome.