OT: Men's Final Four Experience

[Wandering Spectator]

I had the opportunity to take in several events during Final Four week. If you ever get a chance to go, do it. Unlike most other championship events that have a single game, the Final Four spreads out over multiple days with plenty of activities during the weekend.

I finally got around to writing up my experience.

NCAA Men’s Final Four!

I’m not going to lie. I’m not a huge fan of basketball – college or pro. I’ll only casually watch throughout the year – maybe watch a Penn State game or a Suns game. I…

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[Vic Vaselino]

Basketball sucks.

 

[Wandering Spectator]

Basketball sucks.

I tend to agree with you, but I think the Final Four should be a bucket list item for any sports fan. And the NCAA does a great job with this event.

 

[heckmans]

Basketball sucks.

You must be really fun at parties 😳😳😳😳

 

[RickinDayton]

I had the opportunity to take in several events during Final Four week. If you ever get a chance to go, do it. Unlike most other championship events that have a single game, the Final Four spreads out over multiple days with plenty of activities during the weekend.

I finally got around to writing up my experience.

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I had the opportunity to take in several events during Final Four week. If you ever get a chance to go, do it. Unlike most other championship events that have a single game, the Final Four spreads out over multiple days with plenty of activities during the weekend.

I finally got around to writing up my experience.

NCAA Men’s Final Four!

I’m not going to lie. I’m not a huge fan of basketball – college or pro. I’ll only casually watch throughout the year – maybe watch a Penn State game or a Suns game. I…

wanderingspectator.wordpress.com

I have attended two final fours: 1976 in Philadelphia which Indiana won and 2000 n Indianapolis which Michigan State won. The 76 final four had great teams, Indiana, Michigan, UCLA, and Rutgers (Phil Sellers team).

 

[The Spin Meister]

You must be really fun at parties 😳😳😳😳

No one knows….he never gets invited!

 

[Obliviax]

Any of these national sports "Events" are well done and fun to experience. This is true even if you are not a big fan. To me, it is like going to Disney. I no longer care about the rides but marvel at how they manage all of the people, transportation, safety, cleanliness, food, distribution, maintenance, and the operations of it all.

 

[NewEra 2014]

Thanks for your writeup, Wandering Spectator. I was there in Glendale this year as well with my cousin (Purdue grad). We sat on the first level behind the basket where the Purdue students were located. We could see the game just fine, but I would have to believe that people on the 2nd and 3rd deck were watching the TV monitors rather than the action on the court.

I would highly recommend attending the Final Four to any sports fan. It was a first-class event, and the fans were great to each other--much better than a typical football crowd.

 

[Wandering Spectator]

Any of these national sports "Events" are well done and fun to experience. This is true even if you are not a big fan. To me, it is like going to Disney. I no longer care about the rides but marvel at how they manage all of the people, transportation, safety, cleanliness, food, distribution, maintenance, and the operations of it all.

It’s amazing to see it come together. There are ao many details that go unnoticed to the casual fan. And knowing that a lot of this is executed by temporary staff is mind blowing.