Rumor is NPPL's last 2 events will be Vegas and San Diego. The result would be a season of HB, Tampa, Denver, Vegas and SD.
Is a Left coast bias in the works?
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Forgive me Geographic incompetence, but where is Denver? Middle/Left/Right?
EDIT ADDED: Denver is in Colorado which is separated from Cali by Nevada, Utah and those pesky Rocky Mountains. Colo may appear middle-ish on a map but it ain't. TFP
EDIT ADDED: Denver is in Colorado which is separated from Cali by Nevada, Utah and those pesky Rocky Mountains. Colo may appear middle-ish on a map but it ain't. TFP
I guess ol' Chucky doesn't want to travel far...
Shame really, I was hoping to visit Miami later this year...
Shame really, I was hoping to visit Miami later this year...
I would imagine that the bias has to do with climate (which was a big problem for the NPPL last year), expense (mostly of venues, but also of player amenities like hotels and restaurants), and proximity to airports.
It seems to me like the Eastern US is rainier and more expensive than the West. More population density makes for more expensive venues and more legal restrictions (the health codes in Wyoming are not what they are in Miami).
All the same, I feel like the series should be as evenly distributed as possible. Everyone should have an event close enough to them that they could drive. Ideally, there would be an event in the Northeast, the Southest, the Midwest, the Northwest, and the Southwest. I'd like to see Philadephia or NY or Pittsburg, Orlando or Miami or Tampa, Chicago or Denver or St Louis, Seattle or Portland, and Huntington (or LA or San Diego).
The NW is actually really nice in the hottest part of the summer, it would beat the hell out of Chicago for a July event. Chicago in the early summer or early fall would be nice, before or after the main humid heat comes through. Huntington is almost cold at the beginning of the year, it might be better for mid summer, when other places are really hot. It seems like it would be possible to follow good weather around the country and spread out more evenly.
I guess that there is a fair amount of lobbying that goes on to get tournaments in certain parts of the country, and a lot has to do with what venues can be had.
Baca-Denver is about 40 hours drive from the left coast, about 45 hours from the right coast. It is somewhat more west than east, but it is about as close to Southern California as Chicago is to Tampa. I see what you are saying about everything being West, and it is West of center, but those two states and those pesky mountains make at least a 2 day drive.
It seems to me like the Eastern US is rainier and more expensive than the West. More population density makes for more expensive venues and more legal restrictions (the health codes in Wyoming are not what they are in Miami).
All the same, I feel like the series should be as evenly distributed as possible. Everyone should have an event close enough to them that they could drive. Ideally, there would be an event in the Northeast, the Southest, the Midwest, the Northwest, and the Southwest. I'd like to see Philadephia or NY or Pittsburg, Orlando or Miami or Tampa, Chicago or Denver or St Louis, Seattle or Portland, and Huntington (or LA or San Diego).
The NW is actually really nice in the hottest part of the summer, it would beat the hell out of Chicago for a July event. Chicago in the early summer or early fall would be nice, before or after the main humid heat comes through. Huntington is almost cold at the beginning of the year, it might be better for mid summer, when other places are really hot. It seems like it would be possible to follow good weather around the country and spread out more evenly.
I guess that there is a fair amount of lobbying that goes on to get tournaments in certain parts of the country, and a lot has to do with what venues can be had.
Baca-Denver is about 40 hours drive from the left coast, about 45 hours from the right coast. It is somewhat more west than east, but it is about as close to Southern California as Chicago is to Tampa. I see what you are saying about everything being West, and it is West of center, but those two states and those pesky mountains make at least a 2 day drive.
Geez, Gyro, what you driving? A Yugo? I've made the Tampa to Chicago drive in an easy two day run. About 18-19 total driving hours. Yeah, yeah, I know--those pesky mountains, but still, 40 hours? Pedal faster.
Obviously the west coast sucks.
They ought to have more events in the middle of the country...
Somewhere with a major airport, warm, not too humid (that's Houston out ) and with a huge number of strip joints... hmmm I wonder where there is such a place?
In reality it's a shame Houston isn't going to be a venue, but they did pick a silly date for a Houston event.
Oh, and back to my point, the West Coast sucks.
They ought to have more events in the middle of the country...
Somewhere with a major airport, warm, not too humid (that's Houston out
) and with a huge number of strip joints... hmmm I wonder where there is such a place? In reality it's a shame Houston isn't going to be a venue, but they did pick a silly date for a Houston event.
Oh, and back to my point, the West Coast sucks.
I'd love to see one in Memphis. The airport isn't necessarily major, nor do I know anything about the strip-club tally for the city... and it does get pretty fargin hot and humid, but it's close to me, and that's the important thing.Originally posted by manike
Obviously the west coast sucks.
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Oh, and back to my point, the West Coast sucks.
Or say, if I felt like driving further (8hrs instead of 2), Dallas *would* be ok. I wonder what Texas Stadium rents out for... or the Cotton Bowl would be nice.
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There is at least one good strip club in Memphis, IIRC.
Baca- OK, Chicago is closer to Tampa (than Denver is to So Cal), you're right. Whose point does that prove again?
Oh, and whatever happens, Denver must be kept as a NPPL stop forever. It is going to be huge with the Warped tour right there.
Baca- OK, Chicago is closer to Tampa (than Denver is to So Cal), you're right. Whose point does that prove again?
Oh, and whatever happens, Denver must be kept as a NPPL stop forever. It is going to be huge with the Warped tour right there.
1--My point. As usual.Originally posted by gyroscope
1--Baca- OK, Chicago is closer to Tampa (than Denver is to So Cal), you're right. Whose point does that prove again?
2--Oh, and whatever happens, Denver must be kept as a NPPL stop forever. It is going to be huge with the Warped tour right there.
Which was that you must drive slower than an old lady. A check of any map will disclose that in direct mileage LA is closer to Denver by a couple hundred miles than Tampa to Chitown. Even taking into account the lack of paved roads in between that still leaves you to explain a 40+ hour drive, grandma. 2--Apparently the altitude causes periodic flights of fancy.