off topic- that was awful- shame on the NCAA

[tjones1]

Originally Posted by mutantducky

Turning the channel I came across quite possibly the ugliest floor I have ever seen in the Memphis- Kansas game. I think it was St. Louis arena. But what made it really bad were the ads. First the REESE'S near the ft line. But then to top it off Bud Light on the sides.
This is FU$%ing college hoops. Sure the NCAA are whores during tourney time but this is the worst I've seen it for a regular game. Looked worse than a hockey rink. And of course Bud Light will stop at nothing to get younger drinkers, advertising on a floor where most of the players are under 21 along with many of the students watching the game.

It was in St. Louis at the Scottrade Center, which is a hockey rink as well. Looks like you got it all.

I didn't really care for the floor but other than that no big deal.

[eyezen]

Originally Posted by ref3808

It was indeed an ugly floor. One of the worst I've seen. Alcohol advertising at NCAA sporting events is, to me, awkward at best. It's just one of many things that socially and morally I find myself at odds with these days.

I'm not quite saying you're a prude, but I can't see how alcohol advertising can give one moral pause. It's legal and perfectly acceptable in moderation. And just because half the athletes may be underage, the audience to which they play is overwhelmingly of age.

Originally Posted by tjones1

It was in St. Louis at the Scottrade Center, which is a hockey rink as well. Looks like you got it all.

I didn't really care for the floor but other than that no big deal.

Agree, the floor was atrocious (I always liked the deep blue floor that they've had, goes with the building. But now that the Billikens have moved out I guess someone thought it was time for a change).

But the Bud light ad is a non event. For one the event was in St Louis, and AB still (even being foreign owned now) has a large corporate and cultural presence in this area. It's also the site of the annual Busch Bragging Rights game between Mizzou and Illinois.

But the floor is baaaaaad. I always thought basketballs in the FT semi circle/three point area is gimmicky at best. Like the stupid outfield arch at Busch.

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