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What They Are Saying: Basketball Championships to Pensacola

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NEW ORLEANS – Following the Sun Belt Conference's announcement to take its 2021-25 men's and women's basketball championships to Pensacola, Fla., here is a snapshot of what people are saying across media outlets and social media:

Call it “March Madness, Pensacola-Style” or even “The Road to Pensacola.” However the brand shakes out, Pensacola has nudged its way back into one of the most popular college sports landscapes. - Pensacola News Journal (Sun Belt Conference Aims to Build 'March Madness, Pensacola-Style')

On Tuesday, the Sun Belt conference announced the Sun Belt men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will move from New Orleans to Pensacola starting in 2021.