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SpRiNgLiMe

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Where would you like them to play the tournament to ensure total neutrality? Siberia? Mexico City? Darfur?

And this coming from a fan base that longed and pined for the Selection Committee to place us in Omaha so the fans could drive to the game.

Sorry for not clarifying my stance on this. I don't see an issue with UK playing in Atlanta for the Regional. I do have an issue with them playing the 2nd and 3rd rounds in their own state. I honestly think they should have been put in Dayton about the same distance as Ames to Omaha :smile:) or maybe even Auburn Hills.

That being said, I do think it's fine for the selection committee to create "the easiest road" by loading the weakest 2 and 4 seeds in the same region as the #1 overall. I don't expect you to believe what I believe, I just don't believe in giving that atmosphere edge (which I think is a BIG deal) to anyone in a tournament that has 8 locations to pick from for the 2nd and 3rd rounds.

Again, no problem with Atlanta, just the 2nd and 3rd round location they received.
 
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Where would you like them to play the tournament to ensure total neutrality? Siberia? Mexico City? Darfur?And this coming from a fan base that longed and pined for the Selection Committee to place us in Omaha so the fans could drive to the game.
Sorry for not clarifying my stance on this. I don't see an issue with UK playing in Atlanta for the Regional. I do have an issue with them playing the 2nd and 3rd rounds in their own state. I honestly think they should have been put in Dayton about the same distance as Ames to Omaha :smile:) or maybe even Auburn Hills.That being said, I do think it's fine for the selection committee to create

same with Duke and UNC also
 

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Sorry for not clarifying my stance on this. I don't see an issue with UK playing in Atlanta for the Regional. I do have an issue with them playing the 2nd and 3rd rounds in their own state. I honestly think they should have been put in Dayton about the same distance as Ames to Omaha :smile:) or maybe even Auburn Hills.

That being said, I do think it's fine for the selection committee to create "the easiest road" by loading the weakest 2 and 4 seeds in the same region as the #1 overall. I don't expect you to believe what I believe, I just don't believe in giving that atmosphere edge (which I think is a BIG deal) to anyone in a tournament that has 8 locations to pick from for the 2nd and 3rd rounds.

Again, no problem with Atlanta, just the 2nd and 3rd round location they received.
Except Kentucky didn't have the easiest road to the final four.