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Makes sense. While the NFL game would likely have a crowd larger than the 30K the volleyball tourney will bring, it’s a one-time event vs. an annual event.
Why couldn’t volleyball tournament have been moved to gainbridge, and Lucas Oil host the NFL game? Seems with all the sports venues downtown…we should have been able to accommodate the request. Isn’t that what Indy is known for?!
“The Colts have triggers in their contract with the Capital Improvement Board that allows the team to take precedence in the event it has a playoff game that overlaps with an existing convention or event. That trigger did not go into effect because the game will not include the Colts.”
What would the city have done in this scenario? Moved the volleyball tournament to gainbridge or state fair grounds, and figured out transportation contingencies.
Indy should have gone all out to make this work. Would have helped cement indy’s reputation as a top sports and convention city. Why do you think the NFL approached the city in the first place? Why not go to Nashville or Cleveland or some other nearby-ish NFL city?
“ Why not go to Nashville or Cleveland or some other nearby-ish NFL city?‘
Unless it’s a Super Bowl awarded as payoff for a city buying a new stadium, the NFL isn’t going to award a key game in late January to a facility without a dome in a cold-weather city.
I suggest going downtown that weekend and seeing how big the volleyball tournament is. It’s 131 volleyball courts taking over every inch of the Convention Center and part of Lucas Oil… and they’re already to overflow courts at a few of the volleyball clubs in Indy.
And, oh yeah, it’s already scheduled to where they have both morning and afternoon waves of teams. So, effectively, it’s filled twice.
And one more thing if you go. Bring earplugs. It’s pretty loud.
https://results.advancedeventsystems.com/event/PTAwMDAwMjg4NDQ90/court-schedule
“Would have helped cement Indy’s reputation as a top sports and convention city.” Really? Would it really help Indy to bail on a contract for a major annual event only a few weeks out, just to host a one-time football game involving two out-of-town cities? To badly mistreat one organization just because some sexy opportunity walked through the door at the last minute? That’s most certainly NOT a good look for a city serious about hosting events. Yes, it would have been an exciting event to host, but not worth inflicting long-term damage on the city’s reputation as a competent and honest and dependable host for conventions and major events.
For those griping that more needs to be done for downtown Indy, tournaments like Central Zone are a small piece of that. Sure, it’s only 2-3 hotel nights (at most), but these tournaments draw from across the entire Midwest.
And they fill the convention center on weekends, which can dovetail with during the week corporate uses.
I can’t speak to whether AAU has similar tournaments but it wouldn’t surprise me.
I agree with Joe and Steve…
What’s wrong with Volleyball?
During the Summer Olympics, wasn’t Volleyball one of the top viewed sports?
Aren’t we supposed to be the
Amateur Sports Capital of the World?
Michael G did you not read the entire article? It plainly states that ALL the hotel rooms are booked for the Volleyball tournament thus leaving no where downtown for the NFL fans to stay even if Gainebridge was considered as an alternative site.If you must comment please take into consideration all the facts otherwise just sit down and relax .
Just the very fact that the NFL inquired is good for indianapolis. Everyone involved in planning and operating large events knows Indy is second to none in carrying out big events, especially sporting events.