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Besides Greensboro has proven itself that it can successful host events far bigger than the ACC Tournament.
Bigger in what way? What events are those?
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Originally Posted by gsoboi78
Honestly there really is no point in moving the headquarters to Charlotte though.
Ease of travel is a big reason to do so. I'm conference employees and visitors get tired of stopping in Charlotte every time they fly in or out of GSO.
Ease of travel is a big reason to do so. I'm conference employees and visitors get tired of stopping in Charlotte every time they fly in or out of GSO.
Visitors from where? Greensboro pretty much has direct flights to all areas in the ACC territory.
Visitors from where? Greensboro pretty much has direct flights to all areas in the ACC territory.
Really? Here's a list of ACC cities PTIA doesn't serve with direct flights: Boston, Tallahassee, Miami, Syracuse, Louisville, Charlottesville, Blacksburg, South Bend, Pittsburgh, Greenville/Spartanburg and Raleigh/Durham. All served by direct flights from CLT.
You don't think coaches, university administrators, vendors, media partners, event venue managers, etc. travel to conference headquarters for meetings and conferences? And conference employees don't travel to the universities, event venues, media partners, etc.? And ease of travel isn't a major consideration?
Are you seriously are claiming GSO, with direct service to 5 cities compares with CLT with direct service to 177 cities. Really?
Last edited by Edward Teach; 02-06-2020 at 11:06 AM..
Really? Here's a list of ACC cities PTIA doesn't serve with direct flights: Boston, Tallahassee, Miami, Syracuse, Louisville, Charlottesville, Blacksburg, South Bend, Pittsburgh, Greenville/Spartanburg and Raleigh/Durham. All served by direct flights from CLT.
There are direct flights to Miami from GSO, but you've made your point.
There are direct flights to Miami from GSO, but you've made your point.
My bad. PTIA has direct flights to 13 cities, not 5, and does include Miami. Their website is confusing. So there's two ACC university locations with a direct flight.
I suspect that the Coliseum will land a Women's Basketball Regional and Men's 1st and 2nd round games. I would love to see A&T's track land a East Regional. I regret not going when it was here in 2013.
I remember Jim Boeheim complaining about the ACC tourney being in Greensboro in 2017. He said "There's no value to playing in Greensboro. None." It was so funny the response from Greensboro when he lost in the first round of the NCAA.
Whenever there is a tourney here in Greensboro, the fans come and have no problem filling up the arena.
The excitement in Greensboro for the ACC Tournament is just different from everywhere else. Nothing changes that. Not cities with bigger populations and big city life or airlines connections. Non of that matters to Greensboro which rolls out the red carpet for the ACC Tournament. The Greensboro Coliseum is also the largest host venue.
The excitement in Greensboro for the ACC Tournament is just different from everywhere else. Nothing changes that. Not cities with bigger populations and big city life or airlines connections. Non of that matters to Greensboro which rolls out the red carpet for the ACC Tournament. The Greensboro Coliseum is also the largest host venue.
All of the other bigger cities do the same thing. Yes, some of it is also a prestige factor (it's considered more "prestigious" to hold the tournament in NYC or DC vs Greensboro). The bigger cities also have more hotels for travelers and more for those travelers to do. I do expect that Greensboro will continue to land the NCAAT once every 3-4 years for the foreseeable future though.
As for ACC HQ, my understanding is that it's a near foregone conclusion that the ACC will be relocating to Charlotte upon the retirement on John Swofford (probably the next 3-5 years). Ease of travel is a big consideration.
I believe that the ACCT should remain in Greensboro permanently, but that's my personal opinion. It will continue to rotate among several host cities. It makes no sense for the ACC HQ to relocate to Charlotte or anywhere else. If it were to be relocated to another city, due to ease of travel concerns, it would be to D.C. or NYC.
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