[Editor Note: Originally posted at NEO Babble]

Here’s a memo to the Kent and Pitt people in charge of organizing events around the NCAA Tournament: You might want to contact the Big Buck Brewery in Auburn Hills about how big they actually are.

In this story about how alumni interest in Akron and Kent is booming with the success of their sports programs there was this bit.

The KSU alumni association is sponsoring a pregame reception at 4 p.m. Friday at Big Bucks Brewery and Steakhouse in Auburn Hills — a site scouted out weeks in advance.

Lori Randorf, KSU’s interim executive director of alumni, said graduates throughout the nation helped identify possible reception areas should the Flashes qualify for the NCAA Tournament in their region.

Pitt’s alumni association also tried booking Big Bucks Brewery, but was too late, Randorf said.

Yup, here’s the release from Kent St. Alumni Association.

And here’s the problem. The Pitt Alumni Association still has an event scheduled at Big Buck starting at 4:30.

The Big Buck in Auburn Hills is very big, since it caters to fans going to games at the Palace. But is it really that good an idea to have opposing alum in the same bar? Getting drunk?

Good times.