STrib: Minneapolis to make final pitch for Final Four

[BleedGopher]

per the STrib:

The steering committee for Minneapolis’ bid for a Final Four will present its final pitch in front of the NCAA men’s basketball committee on Tuesday afternoon in Indianapolis.

Minneapolis is one of eight cities that were named finalists to receive a Final Four in the four-year cycle of 2017-20. Representatives from the NCAA visited in August after reviewing a pitch binder containing everything from renderings and the construction schedule of the future Vikings stadium to the transportation options to the Mall of America.

The Meet Minneapolis civic group is specifically bidding for three years, 2018-20, taking into consideration the expected fall 2016 completion of the new stadium, which will host a Super Bowl in February 2018.

“I’m cautiously optimistic,” said Michele Kelm-Helgen, a committee member and the chairwoman of Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority. “I think we’re really putting our best foot forward.”

http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/282177071.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Go Gophers!!

 

[WindyCityGopher]

Perfectly synched to when Pitino will have the squad ready for a Final Four run!

 

[BleedGopher]

STrib: Minneapolis' final bid for Final Four goes 'flawlessly'

The steering committee for Minneapolis’ bid for a Final Four presented its final pitch to the NCAA men’s basketball committee Tuesday in Indianapolis, and now it must wait until Friday to hear whether they struck a winning nerve.

“Our presentation went off flawlessly,” Michele Kelm-Helgen, steering committee spokeswoman and Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority chairwoman, told the Star Tribune on Tuesday afternoon. “We presented everything we wanted to in the way we wanted it to be presented. The committee seemed to react positively. Obviously, we won’t know until Friday.”

The decisions for each of the four years in question, 2017-2020, will be announced on Friday at 4:30 p.m. on CBS Sports’ Inside College basketball show.

http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/282334871.html

Go Gophers!!

 

[Nate]

Does anyone know when it will be announced?

Oops missed the post above mine. I mean *bump*

 

[SelectionSunday]

Does anyone know when it will be announced?

Oops missed the post above mine. I mean *bump*

Tonight.

 

[Winasota Gopher]

Tonight.

Lets win 2 things tonight.

A final Four in Minnesota sporting venue means Winasota Gopher gets to see a final four live!