Oh? I thought they had already succeeded. (In proving DT [Downtown Greenville?] as a college basketball environment?). Or did I miss something?
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Yes they have shown basketball games can be played at The Well but I don’t think they have a college basketball environment DT. Getting some recent tournaments there is good but I would think they want a P5 tournament (preseason or postseason) in Greenville every year. Furman wants to play P5 teams every year at The Well and Greenville wants P5 teams knocking down the door to play in Greenville. There’s work to be done still and it’s mutually beneficial to both parties while they work towards Greenville being a destination for CBB.
The logical event would be a Furman, Wofford, Clemson, USC doubleheader. Like the old North/South. Or an event with all SC teams. Add USC Upstate, Winthrop, Coastal and College of Charleston. Wont happen because Clemson and USC would refuse.
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Then the next logical thing would be to include NC or GA schools if Clem/USC won’t attend. They would eventually want in if something like that was played in their backyard. If not, then they can go lose in some other tournament and incur more travel costs with less fans.cavedweller2 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 09, 2022 2:38 pmThe logical event would be a Furman, Wofford, Clemson, USC doubleheader. Like the old North/South. Or an event with all SC teams. Add USC Upstate, Winthrop, Coastal and College of Charleston. Wont happen because Clemson and USC would refuse.
Couple of potentials could be Davidson and Elon! Maybe start small with a 4 team field with Wofford and FU as hosts. USC Upstate and Winthrop are close enough to bring some fans!
Lol I guess I’m thinking of something more like what comes to Fluor Field every year not the current cast of characters coming to The Well to play Furman.
You mean when Furman had a baseball team.FUpaladin08 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 09, 2022 6:17 pmLol I guess I’m thinking of something more like what comes to Fluor Field every year not the current cast of characters coming to The Well to play Furman.
Why not suggest CofC or App State instead of Elon? Are the Cougars and Mountaineers in too high demand for us to attract to such a tournament? Yes, we should be playing Davidson.