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https://lnkd.in/gXW_FarA This a three man podcast video..One guy dominates the conversation in the clip but brings up some good points..The 2024 Semi Finals and Final were all decided by double digits..Some of the fans at the Final Four are far away from the court because it's a basketball court put inside a big football stadium..The guy brought up the point that the NIT as been played at Butler University's historic Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indy or Madison Square Garden in NYC, and those crowds at some of the games are more intense..The environments are better at those historic arenas because those venues were built for basketball viewing..The depth perception at a basketball court in a football stadium is much different and flatter than a steep and verticial perception in a regular basketball arena..I actually worked at the 2024 NIT Semi-Finals and Final at Hinkle Fieldhouse..The final game was a loud environment and felt like the real national championship game..Hinkle Fieldhouse is in Indiana and only holds around 9,000, but Indiana State participated in the NIT championship..The ISU fans were loud..Seton Hall beat ISU 79-77 in 2024 NIT Final..The NCAA wants to make money off of ticket sales, and NFL stadiums have a bigger seating capacity than basketball arenas.. ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? #sportbusiness #hospitality #marketing #eventmanagement #facilitymanagement #logistics

?? You don’t support your team for the trophies… Do you? It’s the end of the football season in England, and it brought both heartbreaks and highs, as has been the way for the last century or so. I know people celebrating a promotion from their lowest-ever tier of professional football (Jenny Fitzmaurice and Yeovil Town ??????). I know people celebrating another season without relegation (Everton and Forest fans ??). And I know people celebrating a record attendance home crowd on the day they were relegated (the legends at Lewes Football Club ?????). Then I look globally and see plenty of ‘in-betweens’. Fans who are dedicated to their team and engaged with them beyond measure, even without a promotion race or a relegation battle in sight. Fans who celebrate each game day, no matter the result. ? Why ? ???? Why are fans of some teams so passionately engaged, despite a relatively empty trophy cabinet? ?? And why are fans of other teams, despite a bursting trophy cabinet, so dispassionate and critical of ‘their team’? But, more importantly, how? ??♂? What on earth is the secret sauce ?? that keeps this happy cult-like behaviour thriving in fans? How do Jesse Cole’s Savannah Bananas ?? baseball team sell out their stadium, if it’s not because they win? (In fact, they rarely seem to talk about their results at all!) How have the NZ Warriors engaged so successfully with their fans that, in his recent article, Scotty Stevenson urged rugby union to take note? ?? ? And how did Lewes FC achieve that record crowd on the same day they got relegated? My hypothesis is, winning helps with fan engagement, but... Belonging, Brand, and Purpose, ...are far more compelling reasons for engagement. ?? Only a small percentage of teams can win a trophy each season, so why pin our hopes and strategy on winning, when creating an environment where fans can belong, feel aligned with a brand or buy into a purpose is far more powerful. #honocoinsights #belonging #brandpurpose

saw this picture last night.It's from the NBA 2K23 game, and it's supposed to be the old Hoosier/RCA Dome in Indy..You can see about half of the dome is being used for a basketball event..The seating configuration doesn't look quite the old stadium, but it's close enough..The old Hoosier/RCA Dome Indy held a fair amount of basketball games from 1987 to 2006..It held the Pan Am games in 1987, multiple NCAA Tournament games, NCAA Men's and Women's Final Fours, IU vs. Kentucky games, IHSAA State Finals, NBA All-Star Game, and Big11Ten Women's Tournaments..It takes a lot of work to set up a basketball event in a football stadium..Tarps have to be put down on the football field turf, portable seating is brought in, and a lot of other little things have to be set up.. ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? #eventmanagement #facilitymanagement #sportbusiness #logistics #hospitality #marketing

What kind of Champion you are, matters! ?????? With the popularity of basketball across our great nation and their being so many great players playing a lot of different tournaments and leagues have been created. This is great for competition, this increases opportunities. However, we live in a world where there can only be one Number 1. American fans, all the players and teams, and the basketball community wants to know the answer to this one simple question, "Who is the best professional basketball team in the USA, outside the NBA"? The United States Basketball Championship USBC is an invitational tournament that seeks to find the top pro basketball team across the country and have them play till there is only 1 United States Basketball Champion, the #1 pro basketball team in America. The great thing about sports is all arguments can be settled on the court. If you want to be the best, you have to prove it and earn it by beating the best. If you want to become a Champion, you have to compete and fight for it. The United States Basketball Championship invites 96 teams nationwide. Every game and every point are important in order to increase your team's chances of lifting that Trophy and earning your name at the top of the list. If you a team or a player this is your opportunity to play, win, and earn your spot in history as well as becoming a National Champion, the Champion of the United States of America in men's professional basketball. #usbn #2024usbc #champion #basketballchampion #championship #basketballchampionship #usabasketball