To PLAY AT the CONSOL or NOT to PLAY at the CONSOL. That is the question. While this issue is near and dear to us as Duquesne fans, it's disappointing that the announcement of the historic first college game at the CEC between the Dukes and Pitt has yet to be made without any or practically unnoticeable attention in the media. As I recall, the media lobbied to a degree to make the "City Game" the last college game played at the Mellon (now Civic [as I believe God intended it to be named]) Arena prior to Duquesne's official announcement on September 1, 2009, ... (more) -- Duquesne Dukes Basketball Forum

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Date Posted: Saturday, July 31, 08:41:47pm
Author: Always a Duke
Subject: To PLAY AT the CONSOL or NOT to PLAY at the CONSOL. That is the question. While this issue is near and dear to us as Duquesne fans, it's disappointing that the announcement of the historic first college game at the CEC between the Dukes and Pitt has yet to be made without any or practically unnoticeable attention in the media. As I recall, the media lobbied to a degree to make the "City Game" the last college game played at the Mellon (now Civic [as I believe God intended it to be named]) Arena prior to Duquesne's official announcement on September 1, 2009, ... (more)
In reply to: Mulder 's message, "I am amazed that GA had no agreement to play the Pitt game at Consol in the future when he decided to move the game last year to the arena." on Saturday, July 31, 08:24:19pm

... at a joint press conference with Pitt. Some might argue, "What's the rush? There's no delay on Pitt's part, is there? It's a month from Sept 1." In my opinion, the announcement of the arrangement for the "City Game" in the brand new CEC should have already occurred in keeping with the hoopla given by the media and CEC management to the other firsts that will be happening at the new facility. The success of the final "City Game" at the Mellon Arena should have elevated the importance of getting this all worked out much earlier than the date the decision was made for last year's game. Isn't there at least one sports journalist out there who's willing to at least raise the question with the Pitt Athletic Department? Perhaps the historic importance of the "City Game's" being the CEC's inaugural college B-ball game doesn't carry the same significance when it's Pitt that has to give up playing on its homecourt at the Pete.

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It sems as though the hitoric event significance only applies to the last game in Pitt's view. Maybe DU needs to ask the Consol management help to apply some historic selling to the first game in the new arena. (NT) -- CLK, Sunday, August 01, 03:15:34pm
"Historic Importance", "Historic Event Significance"...why according to AlwaysADuke and CLK, the Duquesne Duke student body must be marching in the streets of the Bluff over this. Oh wait, what? All I hear are the crickets chirping? Never mind. (NT) -- Jason2012, Monday, August 02, 07:45:24am
- "Historic significance" was the tem used by Jamie Dixon in describing last year's game, and was IMHO the public pressure Pitt applied in getting DU to move its home game. (NT) -- CLK, Monday, August 02, 08:14:13am
It's quite obvious, that Pitt is Greg Amodio's Daddy! Pitt is pulling all the strings on the Amodio puppet, and will hold out until Pitt is guarnteed at least 60-65% of the gate and concessions before they sign a deal to play at CEC. (NT) -- Jason2012, Tuesday, August 03, 08:33:27am
- It's their home game , I would have no issue with giving them 65% of the revenue or more. 20-30% of something on a neutral court is better than 0% of nothing in Oakland. We need the exposure and the atmosphere much more than a higher share of revenue. (NT) -- DuHope, Tuesday, August 03, 09:49:41am
- That is a bit harsh. I do think that Pitt did a good job of pressuring DU to give ups its home game last year, with the "do the right thing" approach. Regrettably, there appears to be no pressure on Pitt to do the right thing this year. I also do not think this is about money. I do not think Pitt wants to share the spotlight with DU on the first game played at the new arena. (NT) -- CLK, Tuesday, August 03, 10:34:30am
  - You're way too sensitive. Pitt doesn't spend much time thinking about Duquesne. (NT) -- Jason2012, Tuesday, August 03, 02:09:07pm
    - Just enough to keep Dukes from getting any spotlight. What's under YOUR arm ? (NT) -- Somerset24, Tuesday, August 03, 03:09:51pm
      - Why, do you have an armpit fetish? The Dukes will get a spotlight when there is something to shine on. (NT) -- Jason2012, Tuesday, August 03, 06:45:01pm
        Tell him, Jason! -- El Duque, Tuesday, August 03, 08:50:32pm
        And sir, do you have a $#!+ fetish? Class, thy name is Duquesne. (NT) -- Jason2012, Tuesday, August 03, 10:42:21pm
        Schizophrenia, thy name is Pitt... for there's no way you aren't PghPete as well as Jason2012. (NT) -- MFE08, Wednesday, August 04, 09:31:17am
        I ain't here on "business" baby; I'm only here for fun. (NT) -- El Duque, Wednesday, August 04, 12:27:13pm

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