Devastating news on the sports front: For the first time in 15 years, the NCAA is refusing to bring its regional basketball March Madness to Sacramento, thanks to the shabby condition of Arco Arena. This one really hurts. The NCAA regionals established themselves as one of Sacramento's most popular events. The tournament landed at Arco Arena four times -- in 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2007 -- bringing teams, fans, money and a taste of big-time college hoops to Sacramento.
Now those days are over. The NCAA has rejected Sacramento's bid to host future regional tournaments. Frankly, the idea of the NCAA rejecting our NBA arena is embarrassing to Sacramento.
But don't get the idea that I'm upset at the NCAA. It's not the NCAA's fault. And I'm not surprised by the rejection. I knew this day would come. Any sports fan who has visited Arco Arena lately should have seen it coming.
We have been hearing for years that Arco Arena is not up to standards of world-class sports and entertainment. Those words were originally presumed by many people in Sacramento to be self-serving on the part of the Kings. Each time one of the Kings' competitors in the NBA announced a move to a new arena, it made Arco sink a little lower
Now we have an independent third party -- the NCAA -- joining the chorus. The NCAA is accustomed to college arenas, which are smaller and less flashy than pro hoop buildings. When you're suddenly not good enough for the NCAA and can't even compete with college arenas, it's a sad day.
I've been watching the developments at Cal Expo regarding a potential new arena for the Kings. I know lots of hard work has gone into those discussions. And I'm familiar with the many failed efforts to build a new arena in Sacramento.
Today I fear the Cal Expo discussions -- like so many that came before -- won't bring results fast enough, if at all. Clearly, the time for discussion at Cal Expo is running out.
I can tell you I won't be standing by watching other promoters reject Arco Arena. I won't wait for the question, "Who's next to go?"
The arena issue needs the Mayor's leadership. And that's what it's going to get.
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