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Originally Posted by PayneTrain
It's probably worth noting that I omitted that my second favorite venue is one that hasn't hosted an FRC event at least 3 years and my third is one that is universally popular for reasons outside of the actual venue.
I never said it was wrong to like what you like. In fact, my two favorite venues are among the 4 closest to where I live.
What I am asking is, how else would you expect this thread to go?
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I agree that this is the obvious way for this thread to go, but it does actually carry some information. You can figure out which other venues people are likely to have been to by looking at their team number and thebluealliance.com.
For reference, here's the list of venues that I've been to:
Portland's Memorial Colesium
Las Vegas's Thomas & Mack Center
Georgia Dome
Seattle's Century Link Events Center
St. Louis's Edward Jones Dome
Central Washington University's Nicolson Pavilion
Old Oregon City High School gym
Wilsonville High School gym
Oregon State University's Gill Coliseum
I really enjoyed the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, the home of UNLV basketball. It was a really nice venue; the only downside was that there wasn't a whole lot of extra room to put more teams. And while it doesn't really have anything to do with the venue itself I thought the events held there were always well run and you got to see an interesting selection of teams from across the country.
Other northwest teams have mentioned the Memorial Coliseum. That was the first venue I went to. It has a lot of upsides: it's a good size; it's comfortable for spectators; it has easy parking; good accoustics; pit setup is ideal for 60+ teams; it's easy to get to being right off I-5; it's centrally located not only within the Portland area but within the PNW district. If you were looking for a place to house a regional it definately checks all the boxes. But for some reason it's my team's cryptonite.
In 2007 we ranked first on Galileo after qualifying, but in Portland we were 5-3 in at the same point. In 2013 we were ranked 4 in Galileo after qualifiers but in 2-7 in Portland. This year we won two district events and were finalists in a third and then proceded to the district championship in Portland where we went 3-9. The joke around the team is that we should invite our sponsors to see us compete at any event held elsewhere.
Anyway, I'm still a little surprised to hear that the PNW championship would be in Spokane. Of all the decent-sized cities in the northwest this might be the most out of the way for teams. I know the travel to Portland was getting on 4057's nerves last year; I wonder how they'll like their new
nine hour drive.