Move It Or Lose It

Tonight, Kentucky fans were packed like sardines in Nashville's Bridgestone Arena for the Kentucky-Vanderbilt game.  Sardines, swimming in a sea of Blue.  Watching a horrible version of Wildcat Basketball playing a horrible version of Commodore Basketball.

Contrast tonight's fan turnout with what we witnessed for most other SEC Tournament games not featuring the Wildcats. 

This year's iteration of INXS pulls in bigger crowds.

As a result, I've come to a tentative conclusion.  I believe the time has come to move the SEC Tournament to Lexington, Kentucky.  Permanently.

Play Kentucky's SEC Tournament games in Rupp Arena.  All non-Kentucky games get played in dinky Memorial Coliseum.  Chances are they still won't sell out but attendance will look better on television.

Sure, a move to Lexington for the SEC Tourney grants Kentucky with a formidable, likely unassailable advantage.  But who cares?

Clearly, no one.  Except for the Big Blue Faithful. 

The fans of other SEC schools don't care about SEC basketball in any significant way.  Let Kentucky fans host the Tournament since they're the only ones who care.  Continuing to play the SEC Tournament on a neutral floor is a farce since no one but Big Blue will ever show up.

The turnstiles have spoken.