Interesting fact - there are 33,000 hotel rooms in the Indy
by akaRonMexico (2020-11-16 14:51:38)

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Metro area. I didn't think there would be nearly enough for an event this size but it could actually work.

i may be mistaken...
by joeyg  (2020-11-17 01:20:18)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

but i seem to recall the NFL more or less making upgraded hotels (i.e., JW Marriott) and additional rooms a requirement of rewarding Indianapolis the 2012 Super Bowl. I am not sure how explicit the deal was publicly but that's what was indicated to me.
Indianapolis has the 500 every year
by jclay  (2020-11-16 21:07:12)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I suspect the 500 draws more fans than the NCAA Tournament on a given weekend.
And importantly, a large % of the rooms are downtown
by ribs  (2020-11-16 14:55:07)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Most of the largest hotels are connected via a network of tunnels and enclosed walkways. You can get all over downtown Indy without even setting foot outside. One big, (sterile?) connected bubble.

I would guess the convention center would be set up with multiple floors, along with Banker's Life and Lucas Oil Stadium, at least for the early rounds. It wouldn't be hard to have 4-6 games going on simultaneously.

Why would they want to have more than the traditional four
by Carlos Huerta  (2020-11-16 16:07:25)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

games max going on at the same time?
Who knows, they might not.
by ribs  (2020-11-16 16:10:41)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

But an expanded field or compressed schedule could require it.