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BMoreX
06-12-2013, 11:55 AM
1. The NCAA will have a portal available in July on its website for Final Four sites to make proposals for 2017-2020; a decision on sites for those years will be made later in 2014. The NCAA won't put any restrictions on the proposals, meaning that a city that doesn't have a dome can make an offer and the NCAA will discuss it. The NCAA has made one decision on domes -- it is done with them in regional finals. Mark Lewis, the NCAA's vice president in charge of championships, said using domes for regionals was a trial run for future Final Fours. But the upcoming Final Four sites have already had the dry run, so the NCAA doesn't need to do this anymore. Lewis said regional finals should be in arenas, and that will be the plan going forward. The next three Final Fours are in Arlington, Texas, in 2014; Indianapolis in 2015; and Houston in 2016.

http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/85451/3-point-shot-uconn-gets-apr-on-track
GoMuskies
06-12-2013, 12:03 PM
Mixed feelings on this. The arenas are obviously much better places to watch a game, but it was comforting knowing that tickets were going to be readily available.
BMoreX
06-12-2013, 12:10 PM
Chris Mack ‏@CoachChrisMack 3m
Great move by NCAA to never play an NCAA Tournament game in a dome prior to the Final Four. Electric atmospheres!!! #MarchMadness
GoMuskies
06-12-2013, 12:11 PM
Chris obviously doesn't have to worry about getting a ticket, either.
XUglow
06-12-2013, 12:29 PM
Chris Mack ‏@CoachChrisMack 3m
Great move by NCAA to never play an NCAA Tournament game in a dome prior to the Final Four. Electric ticket prices!!! #MarchMadness

Fixed that for him.
El Shaqtus
06-12-2013, 02:24 PM
I like this change. I hated the Edward Jones Dome for basketball (and football, and conventions, and anything else).

Next time the NCAA comes to St. Louis, they should use ScottTrade (or whatever it's called by that time).
Cheesehead
06-15-2013, 11:08 PM
I was at Lucas Oil for 2010 Final Four and I had normal seats and I can say in all honesty they sucked. I even decided not to attend the final game and sold them to some guy on the street. I was much happier watching championship game in HD on my flat screen and WITH beer.