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Originally Posted by Sgraff_SRHS06
Chesapeake can also very easily expand. It has been mentioned a number of times in the thread that 70-80 teams are absolutely no problem on the site. From going in Halsey Field House itself, in my opinion, it seems barren with 50-65 teams (in other words, it's not crowded enough). And a second field can easily be supported.
The other thing I would love to see happen is a Super Regional at College Park in either the Comcast Center or Cole Field House, depending on whether the Terps play in the NCAA or NIT. I know there are tons of huge shows over at Cole Field House, so it will certianly not be a problem. The advantage is that it is just a relatively short walk from a potential team social site (Terp Zone). That could probably support 100-120 teams on 2-3 fields.
I'm pretty sure you could get the Dean of Engineering, Dr. Nariman Favradin; or even our president Dr. Mote (a mechanical engineer himself who's done a whole lot to improve Maryland). The only problem is hotels. I would reccomend staying away from college park, mostly because of the crime there.
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I don't think it will, or it should. There simply aren't enough teams at the moment to fill out 2 or 3 fields at any DC/Maryland venue. VCU drains too many teams, especially given the budget of most teams in the area limiting them to 1 or 2 events. This same problem applies to both the NYC and UTC regionals. There is no way without either directly closing other events, or draining them of teams, to fill a super regional. Closing ANY other event to create one larger event is almost always a bad idea, and I would not be happy to see NJ, VCU, Chesapeake, NYC, UTC, Boston, BAE, Peachtree, Bayou, Long Island close to support a "Super Regional" in NYC, Hartford, or Florida (or any other site). More teams doesn't mean more fun.