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[quote author=fox sports link=topic=20473.msg207852#msg207852 date=1141991240]
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[quote author=fox sports link=topic=20473.msg207078#msg207078 date=1141904999]
No, the EXPO center does not have the same atmosphere of regional tourneys in the past
...no sitting crammed in next to a sweaty neighbor
...no fire marshall locking the doors because the gym was full
...no players flying into the 3rd row of the bleachers to save a wayward pass
Boy, I sure miss those HS gyms......NOT.
If the 15th Region Tournament ever leaves the EXPO it will be a travesty...besides the schools will get a larger financial cut than ever before.
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Foxsports, explain to our members how the schools will get a larger financial cut. I have been told by a school principal that the cut will be less than ever before. In fact the figure quoted to me was less than $3,000. I have attended every 15th region tourney in the last 10 years. I have never sat beside of a sweaty neighbor, I have never seen a fire marshall lock a door. It may have happened, but I have never been turned away. Expo Center is nice for the press, terrible for the players, terrible for the fans and you better have a pocket full of money. You will see the HS crowd get smaller once the new wears off. I for one will not be back thier unless my team is playing. Last year I attended every night at SV.
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Regional tourney a few years ago at PBurg had the fire marshall turn people away until the first game was over and some folks left.
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The then-sports director of East Kentucky Broadcasting got on the radio and told people that if they weren't already there, they might not be able to get into the building because the fire marshal had shut the doors.

And the people who are complaining about the parking fee ... The Pikeville downtown parking garage is free and it's about a one-block walk from the garage to the arena.