Neyland Stadium bowl question

#51
#51
polkalumn01 said:
San Juan... and it is the most dangerous city in The World. Its nothing to look at their daily paper and see ten to fifteen murders usually by shootings from the night before. The Cartel run that place.
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Juarez...or something like that...the rest of that description sounds like what I remember. You just didn't go over there to visit Mexico in that spot. It has really turned nasty there in the last 6-8 years i think?
 
#52
#52
grevehaller said:
boise: Beautiful, but not the smokies. Tater heaven.

El paso: Mexico. Cartels, drugs, and mass killings in the middle of the street. Plus the added attraction of venereal diseases that are resistant to nuclear weapons.

Shreveport: Like new orleans, but seedier.
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fyp.
 
#53
#53
GreveHaller said:
Blind views such as these are the reasons people do not understand the complexity of the college football post season. You might see it as just 'a game' but in the end its much more. Much, much more. Its a week long event with a football game thrown in the middle. And during that week, dollars flow in.

The Sheraton Birmingham, as a host hotel, is proud of the economic benefits our property received during the 2009 Papajohns.com bowl. This is a huge boom for the entire BJCC complex during a time where we traditionally have been slow due to the holidays." -- Mark Noyes, GM, Sheraton Birmingham

Take a look at the study the Fiesta Bowl put together on what the the college post season did for their area of the US. While the Fiesta Bowl made money, it was the surrounding area that benefited the most.

http://www.fiestabowl.org/public/downloads/Fiesta_Events_Economic_Impact_2010-2011_July21_FF.pdf

Wonder why there's no playoffs? Sure the university presidents are concerned that they may lose money but its the communities that are worried the most. Playoffs turn their game from a week of revenue stream to a day.
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Where does my "blind view" come in to play during your rebuttal?
 
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BJSforVols said:
No offense to Knoxville, but it not really a desirable place to come visit from a tourist prespective. Bowl games typically need to have a tourist attraction in order to be successful.
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Um the wig factory/ Sunsphere is awesome!
 
#57
#57
If I am not mistaken , some time ago Doug Dickie was approached with the Idea. He wasn't very supportive of the Idea. Don't recall what the opposition was. Just sharing a Memory.
 
#59
#59
kentucky sucks said:
I wonder why Neyland Stadium doesn't have a bowl game. You'd think it would considering the size and accommidations. Any reasons you folks know of that I might have missed? Has it ever been considered?
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Would have to be a BCS bowl game to fill that sucker up.
 
#60
#60
Jackson_Harris said:
Yes, I have to watch that one because of the blue field. That was a heck of a game yesterday. Ohio just squeezed by Utah State. Maybe if we put down an orange turf? Eastern Washington has a red turf.
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Hah. You know, I work for Fieldturf, we did the Boise field and our SVP of Operations is a huge UT fan and alum, could probably cut UT a deal for sure.
 
#61
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BJSforVols said:
No offense to Knoxville, but it not really a desirable place to come visit from a tourist prespective. Bowl games typically need to have a tourist attraction in order to be successful.
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So what exactly is there to do in Boise besides get disoriented by the smurf turf?
 
#62
#62
No offense, but I went to UT and lived in Knoxville for 9 years and moved to Chattanooga 2 years ago. I like Knoxville, but Chattanooga is a much nicer city. The Smokies are a little too far away to claim as a local attraction. Driving to the entrance of GSMNP is nice, but atleast an hr drive. Not allowing beer sales, semi cold weather, an ok..but not great town, a smaller airport, and a massive stadium that would look funny with 20,000 fans all probably contribute to why Knoxville doesnt get a bowl game.
 
#63
#63
BJSforVols said:
No offense to Knoxville, but it not really a desirable place to come visit from a tourist prespective. Bowl games typically need to have a tourist attraction in order to be successful.
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Boise, Charlotte and Birmingham are much, much more desirable. :unsure:
 
#66
#66
Coastypop said:
How funny and uninformed... Knoxville is only one days drive for over half of the United States population. we are about 25 miles from the third most visited vacation spot in the USA .

The number one tourist location is Hawaii.. the number two is Orlando and the number three is Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg

Guess you have never been here
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Just what everybody wants. Dollywood in late December along with outlet malls and go karts.

The bowl gift package could include tickets to the Dixie Stampede and the official bowl t-shirt with the team logos airbrushed over a unicorn.
 
#70
#70
If Neyland did host a bowl game would any of you guys go to it just for the event if the Vols were not playing?
 
#71
#71
stephenk24 said:
If Neyland did host a bowl game would any of you guys go to it just for the event if the Vols were not playing?
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That's a great question. I've read posts on here about a full stadium, etc. The stadium wasn't full for any game this year. Would the local population support it?

I went the Orange Bowl last year and the stadium maybe was half full, for a BCS game.

Back in '94 the Gator Bowl was held at UF because the stadium in Jax was being renovated. I don't recall how well it was attended. It was the 1st time in a long time UT won a game on that field.
 
#72
#72
mchandl7 said:
The large stadium size isn't much of a selling point when the teams most likely playing in it are going to be 6-6 and bring 10,000 fans max.
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This. Neyland is too big. Teams, especially if they're coming a great distance, would have no way of selling the place out.
 
#73
#73
VolFanHenry said:
This. Neyland is too big. Teams, especially if they're coming a great distance, would have no way of selling the place out.
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UT doesn't sell it out. Not trying to stir the pot but it is the truth.

I don't think the bowl organizers bank on sell-outs because that's rarely the case, even for the BCS games.
 
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GreveHaller said:
your thinking that the only thing about a bowl game is the game, not the attractions, weather, etc..... Blind is seeing only one aspect not the entire picture
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Reread my quote. I'm saying that we have better weather, attractions, etc. than current bowl sites. Maybe you're the blind one.
 
#75
#75
cbbowlingmd said:
Boise, Charlotte and Birmingham are much, much more desirable. :unsure:
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Yes...have you travelled outside Knoxville? Charlotte is a great city that is growing and very popular and quite progressive. Boise is very scenic and pretty unique. Birmingham is ok...not great. I have spent quite a bit of time in Bham and liked it more than Knoxville. It is bigger than Knoxville and is easier to get to and a few degrees warmer. Have you spent any time in Nashville or Chattanooga? Both are way cooler than Knoxville.
 
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