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Two years before college basketball’s biggest spectacle comes to the Twin Cities, Minneapolis’ Final Four committee had a dozen representatives studying and taking in the experience the past several days at the University of Phoenix Stadium.
Minneapolis, with U.S. Bank Stadium as a lure, was awarded the 2019 Final Four three years ago. The committee’s local organizers have attended Final Fours in Arlington, Texas, Indianapolis and Houston since that announcement. But more specific details to help their own preparation came from Glendale this year and will be taken from San Antonio in 2018.
“The NCAA does put us together with future hosts from other cities to share information,” said Kate Mortenson, president and CEO of the 2019 Minneapolis Final Four local organizing committee. “We were competing in the bid phase, but now we’re guardians of the event. Everybody wants to see everyone succeed. There are things about Phoenix we can’t replicate [such as the weather]. We also have a different footprint. Phoenix is very spread out. Our location is very compact downtown. That’s a strength that we’ll have. But we learned a ton with how things were going in Phoenix.”
It’s been 16 years since Minneapolis played host to the Final Four at the Metrodome. Local trends, attractions and businesses have changed over the years, along with the number of people attending the event and its financial impact, reportedly at least $70 million.
“It’s a matter of making sure we have the capacity to give people the experiences they want to have,” Mortenson said.
http://www.startribune.com/minneapo...four-notes-in-preparation-for-2019/418283043/
Go Gophers!!
Two years before college basketball’s biggest spectacle comes to the Twin Cities, Minneapolis’ Final Four committee had a dozen representatives studying and taking in the experience the past several days at the University of Phoenix Stadium.
Minneapolis, with U.S. Bank Stadium as a lure, was awarded the 2019 Final Four three years ago. The committee’s local organizers have attended Final Fours in Arlington, Texas, Indianapolis and Houston since that announcement. But more specific details to help their own preparation came from Glendale this year and will be taken from San Antonio in 2018.
“The NCAA does put us together with future hosts from other cities to share information,” said Kate Mortenson, president and CEO of the 2019 Minneapolis Final Four local organizing committee. “We were competing in the bid phase, but now we’re guardians of the event. Everybody wants to see everyone succeed. There are things about Phoenix we can’t replicate [such as the weather]. We also have a different footprint. Phoenix is very spread out. Our location is very compact downtown. That’s a strength that we’ll have. But we learned a ton with how things were going in Phoenix.”
It’s been 16 years since Minneapolis played host to the Final Four at the Metrodome. Local trends, attractions and businesses have changed over the years, along with the number of people attending the event and its financial impact, reportedly at least $70 million.
“It’s a matter of making sure we have the capacity to give people the experiences they want to have,” Mortenson said.
http://www.startribune.com/minneapo...four-notes-in-preparation-for-2019/418283043/
Go Gophers!!
