It seems that the bid was awarded in 2004 - http://www.tampabaysports.org/press_room/release.php?id=4 Also the SEC has a list of future sites - http://secsports.com/index.php?s=&change_well_id=2&url_article_id=11826 2010 March 11-14 Gaylord Entertainment Center, Nashville, Tenn. 2011 March 10-13 Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Ga. 2012 March 8-11 New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, La. Past Tournament sites though 2005 - http://secsports.com/index.php?s=&url_article_id=6876&change_well_id=2 1979 Birmingham 1980 Birmingham 1981 Birmingham 1982 Lexington 1983 Birmingham 1984 Nashville 1985 Birmingham 1986 Lexington 1987 Atlanta 1988 Baton Rouge 1989 Knoxville 1990 Orlando 1991 Nashville 1992 Birmingham 1993 Lexington 1994 Memphis 1995 Atlanta 1996 New Orleans 1997 Memphis 1998 Atlanta 1999 Atlanta 2000 Atlanta 2001 Nashville 2002 Atlanta 2003 New Orleans 2004 Atlanta 2005 Atlanta
I hope it becomes a regular rotation. Too bad baseball doesn't do the same thing. Hoover may have a nice stadium but it's an advantage for the Gumps and once you've been there once, you've seen everything. I would prefer to spend a few days in Tampa, New Orleans, Atlanta, or Nashville over Birmingham.
conference tournaments should never be on the geographical fringes of the SEC. they should stick to atl, memphis, birmingham---big cities that are centrally located.
