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9 thoughts on “The inside story: How Indianapolis landed the NCAA headquarters

  1. Great story, I hope our current leaders can read this and be inspired on what can happen when everyone puts personal agendas aside and works towards a

  2. Thank you for this article. Very well done. I don’t even like sports and enjoyed this article. This has almost changed my mind on how much of my tax money is going to fund things I don’t even go to. It doesn’t sound like a rah rah sales job. Very interesting and just explaining what happened over the years.

  3. What a great story Greg. I’m at work and should be working, but I couldn’t put your story down. Fascinating insight because I always assumed our history in amateur sports and hosting events was our biggest selling point and that we had an inside track from that angle. It was ingenious and creative how the team put together a winning package and especially beating out the home team (KC). Thank you for a great read.

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