Re: Tourney

[Joe Feeley]

All of this is well and good, but it is still easier to drive 90
minutes to Louisville and stay with Bill Frigge's in-laws :)

Joe

--- jon breiner <address@hidden> wrote:
> If you track flights to NYC on a daily/weekly basis you can book
> flights
> (not on Delta) for $80-120.  Denise and I have been to NYC twice in
> the last
> few years and paid $82, and $90-something for our round-trip
> tickets on US
> Air.  I use Yahoo to track about a dozen cities on a regular basis
> and check
> them a couple times a week.  There is a Days Inn (or is it a
> comfort inn -
> or both?) in mid-town that is reasonable, and many smaller
> restaurants where
> you can eat well for under $10 or eat at some deli's.  NYC can be
> done at
> reasonable prices, especially if you have been there before and
> know what to
> do and where to go.
>
> I just checked and right now you can get tickets from Cincy for
> $123, but I
> did not check departure days and times.  I looked for hotels from
> 3/11-3/14
> (which would be the BE tourney for this year) and they range from
> low $100's
> into the $200's depending on what you want.  I would not want a
> Hilton/Embassy Suites type hotel for NYC as you are paying close to
> a 100%
> premium for the name.
>
> Finally, according to Mapquest, the drive is around 10 hours.
>
> jon b
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Keith Wedinger" <address@hidden>
> To: <address@hidden>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 9:51 AM
> Subject: RE: [UC Basketball] Tourney
>
>
> > I don't know about driving there in 8.  10 maybe.  And it's not
> that bad
> > of a drive.  Now, staying in NYC for the tourney as well as
> eating there
> > will be a tad expensive unless you stay in Jersey and drive into
> > Manhattan for the games.
> >
> >
> > J. Keith Wedinger
> > Bearcatnews.com
> > Sciotofootball.com
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Dan Marshall [mailto:address@hidden
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 9:41 AM
> > To: address@hidden
> > Subject: RE: [UC Basketball] Tourney
> >
> > 16 - 22 hours?  to NYC????
> >
> > geez, can't you drive there in 8?
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: jon breiner [mailto:address@hidden
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 8:44 AM
> > To: address@hidden
> > Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Tourney
> >
> >
> > It would likely take about 16-22 hours to get to NYC by train. 
> Does
> > anyone wonder why Amtrak is having financial issues?
> >
> > jon b
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Dan Marshall" <address@hidden>
> > To: <address@hidden>; <address@hidden>
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 2:53 PM
> > Subject: RE: [UC Basketball] Tourney
> >
> >
> > That could be fun taking the train.... Could you imagine a train
> car
> > full of Bearcat fans... That would be fun!
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: oleskl [mailto:address@hidden
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 2:52 PM
> > To: address@hidden
> > Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Tourney
> >
> >
> > Joe, if you book a few weeks ahead of time for your airfare and
> get
> > online for a hotel room, NYC can be a somewhat inexpensive trip.
> Right
> > now you can get a ticket on Delta out of Cincinnati (which is
> usually a
> > very expensive airport) for $180. If that's still too expensive,
> they're
> > starting a Cincinnati-NYC Amtrak trip very soon, if it hasn't
> started
> > already.
> > > From: Joe Feeley <address@hidden>
> > > Date: 2003/11/04 Tue PM 02:10:59 EST
> > > To: Bearcat Forum <address@hidden>
> > > Subject: [UC Basketball] Tourney
> > >
> > > I am not a fan of the tournament being in the same place every
> year. I
> > > would like to go to NYC every few years, but the travel time
> and
> > > massive expense of NYC will mean I will eventually break my
> string of
> > > consecutive conference tournaments.
> > >
> > > I haven't thought about the improvement to the women's schedule
> as
> > > well. Will UConn playing at Shoemaker finally give us a huge
> crowd?
> > > Joe
> > >
> > > --- jon breiner <address@hidden> wrote:
> > > > As a regular attendee of the conference tourneys, I like it
> in NYC!
> > > > I hate the ones here in town.  Last time we got a hotel room
> and I
> > > > hope we
> > > > do that again.
> > > >
> > > > jon b
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Dave Malaska wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Two items of interest:
> > > > > First, report has USF making promises of increasing its
> athletic
> > > > department
> > > > > budget to match mid-level BE programs, along with facilities
> > > > upgrades. Does
> > > > > UC have to do either?
> > > > >
> > > > > Also, I kind of like having the C-USA basketball tournament
> come
> > > > to town.
> > > > > Does the new BE continue having its tourney at MSG? I'm torn
> on
> > > > this one.
> > > > > New York is a HUGE venue,  but I like that Joe Local Fan can
> run
> > > > down to the
> > > > > US Bank Arena and watch the tournament.
> > >
> > >
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