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Pretty entertaining here. We laugh and joke sometimes about being left out in the Big Ten pecking order, but somehow they left off the University of Minnesota and the city of Minneapolis.
The Greater Columbus Sports Commission and The Ohio State University Department of Athletics has partnered on a new website, Cities of the Big Ten (www.citiesofthebigten.com), to promote the destinations that represent the member institutions of the Big Ten Conference to visiting fans.
The website includes both Rutgers and Maryland, but says nothing about the University of Minnesota or Minneapolis as a city. See below photos:
Here's the full press release:
COLUMBUS (September 26, 2014) - The Greater Columbus Sports
Commission and The Ohio State University Department of Athletics has partnered on a new website, Cities of the Big Ten (www.citiesofthebigten.com), to promote the destinations that represent the member institutions of the Big Ten Conference to visiting fans.
Nearly 120 years after its inception, the Big Ten remains a national leader in intercollegiate athletics on and off the field. The Cities of the Big Ten
host hundreds of athletic events throughout the year and continue to extend the ultimate in hospitality to the enthusiastic followers of conference teams.
With the introduction of Nebraska in 2011 and Maryland and Rutgers in 2014, there was no better time to create
a landing-page website that will direct visitors to each city’s information on transportation, hotel, dining and
entertainment options when traveling to Big Ten Conference events. Each city agreed to collaborate in cross-promoting each other with the goals being to increase travel by fans to Big Ten events and enhance the sports tourism experience for fans by providing easy access to information needed in planning.
“We applaud the cities of the Big Ten for taking the initiative to build this website for fans to use when traveling
to each campus,” said Big Ten Deputy Commissioner Brad Traviolia. “This will be a great resource for each
school’s fan base, especially the new fans that we’ve welcomed to the conference over the last few years.”
“Columbus and Ohio State are proud to partner with our other fellow cities and universities of the Big Ten
to provide top-notch resources and destination information to visiting athletes and fans,” said Greater
Columbus Sports Commission Executive Director Linda Logan. “Our city has a lot to offer in hotel, dining and
entertainment options and we’re excited to showcase our convenience and amenities to the great fans of the Big
Ten.”
About the Big Ten Conference: The Big Ten Conference is an association of world-class universities whose member
institutions share a common mission of research, graduate, professional and undergraduate teaching and public
service. Founded in 1896, the Big Ten has sustained a comprehensive set of shared practices and policies that enforce
the priority of academics in student-athletes’ lives and emphasize the values of integrity, fairness and competitiveness.
The broad-based athletic programs of the 14 Big Ten institutions provide nearly $200 million in direct financial aid to
almost 9,500 student-athletes for more than 11,000 participation opportunities on 350 teams in 42 different sports.
The Big Ten sponsors 28 official conference sports, 14 for men and 14 for women, including the addition of men’s and
women’s lacrosse as official sports for the 2014-15 academic year. For more information, visit www.bigten.org.
Since 2002, the Greater Columbus Sports Commission has hosted more than 270 new sporting events that have
generated close to $345 million in visitor spending, while retaining annual events that have generated an additional
$225 million in visitor spending to benefit our local economy. For more information, visit www.columbussports.org.
The Greater Columbus Sports Commission and The Ohio State University Department of Athletics has partnered on a new website, Cities of the Big Ten (www.citiesofthebigten.com), to promote the destinations that represent the member institutions of the Big Ten Conference to visiting fans.
The website includes both Rutgers and Maryland, but says nothing about the University of Minnesota or Minneapolis as a city. See below photos:
Here's the full press release:
COLUMBUS (September 26, 2014) - The Greater Columbus Sports
Commission and The Ohio State University Department of Athletics has partnered on a new website, Cities of the Big Ten (www.citiesofthebigten.com), to promote the destinations that represent the member institutions of the Big Ten Conference to visiting fans.
Nearly 120 years after its inception, the Big Ten remains a national leader in intercollegiate athletics on and off the field. The Cities of the Big Ten
host hundreds of athletic events throughout the year and continue to extend the ultimate in hospitality to the enthusiastic followers of conference teams.
With the introduction of Nebraska in 2011 and Maryland and Rutgers in 2014, there was no better time to create
a landing-page website that will direct visitors to each city’s information on transportation, hotel, dining and
entertainment options when traveling to Big Ten Conference events. Each city agreed to collaborate in cross-promoting each other with the goals being to increase travel by fans to Big Ten events and enhance the sports tourism experience for fans by providing easy access to information needed in planning.
“We applaud the cities of the Big Ten for taking the initiative to build this website for fans to use when traveling
to each campus,” said Big Ten Deputy Commissioner Brad Traviolia. “This will be a great resource for each
school’s fan base, especially the new fans that we’ve welcomed to the conference over the last few years.”
“Columbus and Ohio State are proud to partner with our other fellow cities and universities of the Big Ten
to provide top-notch resources and destination information to visiting athletes and fans,” said Greater
Columbus Sports Commission Executive Director Linda Logan. “Our city has a lot to offer in hotel, dining and
entertainment options and we’re excited to showcase our convenience and amenities to the great fans of the Big
Ten.”
About the Big Ten Conference: The Big Ten Conference is an association of world-class universities whose member
institutions share a common mission of research, graduate, professional and undergraduate teaching and public
service. Founded in 1896, the Big Ten has sustained a comprehensive set of shared practices and policies that enforce
the priority of academics in student-athletes’ lives and emphasize the values of integrity, fairness and competitiveness.
The broad-based athletic programs of the 14 Big Ten institutions provide nearly $200 million in direct financial aid to
almost 9,500 student-athletes for more than 11,000 participation opportunities on 350 teams in 42 different sports.
The Big Ten sponsors 28 official conference sports, 14 for men and 14 for women, including the addition of men’s and
women’s lacrosse as official sports for the 2014-15 academic year. For more information, visit www.bigten.org.
Since 2002, the Greater Columbus Sports Commission has hosted more than 270 new sporting events that have
generated close to $345 million in visitor spending, while retaining annual events that have generated an additional
$225 million in visitor spending to benefit our local economy. For more information, visit www.columbussports.org.
