Originally Posted by xubrew
Last, and certainly not least, hosting sucks. It really does. Your own team can't play there, so there is a good chance that if your school is in the tournament you won't get to go with the team because you'll be stuck at home doing event management.
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UD has staff that is forced to do this already. There are plenty of people that are forced to head back to Dayton from wherever the men's team is playing...or come into the away venue late due to something going on at the Arena. UD has enough staff to cover the duties with an away game and have enough people on hand every year. It may suck for those employees, but the revenue generation and good publicity is the plus. Arena staff can handle the game day at UD while the athletics administrators do what they have to do with the team. They do it all the time.
I agree with other's above. UD's problem hosting past the First Four is what other big city venues don't have to worry about. Decent food, lodging, entertainment, and bars within walking distance or a 2 second Uber ride from the venue. UD is VERY limited in this capacity and the surrounding area. I want to park my ride for the day and walk. Anything on campus that is close is packed to the gills with just a portion of the fans.