Vols, Oregon & others shafted on sites.

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hUTch2002 said:
The only issue there is people in CA don’t care like those in Omaha do. Otherwise, it’s perfect.
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Would there really be any place where people would care unless a local team is in the game? The Bowl games have built brands and matchups tend to be worked out to ensure a good turnout. It would take an area that is willing to build a brand like Omaha has done regardless of who is playing.

The game would be in late January, so you have to factor in weather, appeal to activities within the area etc. That is why many of the Bowl destinations are where they are - weather, other activities that folks can partake in over a few days or so.

Omaha is also more in the middle of the US, so like a meeting in the middle.

I do agree at some point they will need to break away from the bowl connections - right now they are still hardwired to a team from the PAC10/B1G uses the Rose Bowl, SEC uses the Sugar Bowl etc. It shouldn't matter - determine the locations at the start of the year and tie it to the seeding and let the chips fall where they may.
 
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Power_Sweep_Vol said:
Because it's a dump compared to the newer venues. You see the difference in amenities when you see the vols play in NFL stadiums like Bank of America couple years ago or vs Pitt in 22
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There was nothing special about the Pitt stadium. Location was very good, but nothing special IMO.

I will say Neyland > Bryant-Denny Stadium. That place is even more antiquated.
 
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volfan102455 said:
Would there really be any place where people would care unless a local team is in the game? The Bowl games have built brands and matchups tend to be worked out to ensure a good turnout. It would take an area that is willing to build a brand like Omaha has done regardless of who is playing.

The game would be in late January, so you have to factor in weather, appeal to activities within the area etc. That is why many of the Bowl destinations are where they are - weather, other activities that folks can partake in over a few days or so.

Omaha is also more in the middle of the US, so like a meeting in the middle.

I do agree at some point they will need to break away from the bowl connections - right now they are still hardwired to a team from the PAC10/B1G uses the Rose Bowl, SEC uses the Sugar Bowl etc. It shouldn't matter - determine the locations at the start of the year and tie it to the seeding and let the chips fall where they may.
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Agreed. Tough to find somewhere that commits like Omaha.
 
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Vfl2407 said:
My question on that is this:
Four teams already know they are in the quarterfinals.
Oregon plays the Vols/OSU winner in the Rose Bowl which seats 92,000.
Has Oregons allotment already been distributed to their ticket office to sell?
Plus, is the Rose selling any seats to the general public? Are they doing so already?
If so, you’d think Oregon fans would eat those up while Vol and Buckeye fans generally would wait until their result is known.
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I would think a significant number of tickets will be held back until UT or tOSU fans have an opportunity to buy them. Regardless, with the time constraints I expect the stands will be overwhelmingly filled with Oregon fans. I was in the Palm Springs area a couple of winters ago and noticed a huge number of cars from Washington and Oregons. Friend says they are there by the thousands every winter.
 
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TennesseeTarheel said:
As long as we're wishing, why shouldn't Neyland host the NC? It is certainly a premier venue with a mild climate, sort of.
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We all love Neyland but it is far from a premier venue. There's been more complaining about the seats this year than I can recall...and rightfully so. I was at the UF game and saw it firsthand.
 
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volfan102455 said:
There was nothing special about the Pitt stadium. Location was very good, but nothing special IMO.

I will say Neyland > Bryant-Denny Stadium. That place is even more antiquated.
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I agree about the stadium in Pitt. It wasn't that impressive, IMO. PNC Park however, very nice!
 
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J C Higgins said:
I would think a significant number of tickets will be held back until UT or tOSU fans have an opportunity to buy them. Regardless, with the time constraints I expect the stands will be overwhelmingly filled with Oregon fans. I was in the Palm Springs area a couple of winters ago and noticed a huge number of cars from Washington and Oregons. Friend says they are there by the thousands every winter.
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It’s sad that we might have to play in basically four straight road games the further we advance.
TOSU in Columbus
Oregon in Pasadena
Texas in Dallas
Georgia in Atlanta

Oh well…it is what it is. Wish we’d beaten freakin Arkansas. Sigh. 😞
 
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Vfl2407 said:
The winner of Clem/Texas vs ASU quarterfinal advances to Dallas for the semifinal to play vs winner of Vols/TOSU vs Oregon quarterfinal.
Why should #5 seeded Texas get to play in Dallas especially if it’s against #1 Oregon.

In the other bracket, UGA could play three games in the south at New Orleans, Miami, and Atlanta (national title).
Georgia always gets to play in Atlanta for SEC titles and never plays Florida in Gainesville.
Seems like a pretty good “built in advantage” for UGA.
Hopefully, The new Titans stadium in Nashville will be approved for some of those type of games.
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they can't determine the poll and seedings based on where teams might play. That would be chaotic.
 
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RDU VOL#14 said:
I honestly would have no problem w/ The Rose Bowl being the National Title game every year. Make it the football version of Omaha for baseball. Expand home games into the quarterfinals and then use traditional bowl sites for the Final 4. That’s never going to happen, but could be cool .
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Why way out there. The Rose bowl is actually a bad view inside overall to watch a game and the stadium is very old. It should rotate among all the big bowls like it always has in my opinion.
 
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I think the CFP was tied to the Conference Champions. Rose - B10, Sugar -SEC, Cotton Big 12, Orange ACC. Texas is out of place but just remember it is about the $$$$$.

It is quite obvious that the Commissioners drank more than they had a plan to do this right. Maybe they will get this fixed after this year.
 
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Woodlawn VOL said:
Why way out there. The Rose bowl is actually a bad view inside overall to watch a game and the stadium is very old. It should rotate among all the big bowls like it always has in my opinion.
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Correct about the Rose Bowl as related to spectator viewing. Same with the Coliseum. Stadium seating slopes up gradually making almost all seats much further from the field than at Neyland. The Coliseum is worse than the Rose Bow in that regard because there's 400 meter track around the stadium which results in even greater distance from the field to stands.

Separately .....as I've posted before I think the crowd will be overwhelmingly Oregon and the opponents support significantly diminished compared to previous Rose Bowl games. In previous years both teams and fans knew they were playing 3 to 4 weeks before the game. This year the Vols or Buckeyes will have 9 days (5 working days) to make all travel arrangements and get there.

On the other hand, there may be enough anti-Duck fans from other old PAC 10 schools there that will support the Ducks opponents.
 
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@ Oh, hi ho, State
Oregon @ the Rose Bowl
Texas in Dallas
Georgia in Atlanta

Nobody will have anything to say if we can pull off all of that. GoVols 🍊
 
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Vfl2407 said:
The winner of Clem/Texas vs ASU quarterfinal advances to Dallas for the semifinal to play vs winner of Vols/TOSU vs Oregon quarterfinal.
Why should #5 seeded Texas get to play in Dallas especially if it’s against #1 Oregon.

In the other bracket, UGA could play three games in the south at New Orleans, Miami, and Atlanta (national title).
Georgia always gets to play in Atlanta for SEC titles and never plays Florida in Gainesville.
Seems like a pretty good “built in advantage” for UGA.
Hopefully, The new Titans stadium in Nashville will be approved for some of those type of games.
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J C Higgins said:
Correct about the Rose Bowl as related to spectator viewing. Same with the Coliseum. Stadium seating slopes up gradually making almost all seats much further from the field than at Neyland. The Coliseum is worse than the Rose Bow in that regard because there's 400 meter track around the stadium which results in even greater distance from the field to stands.

Separately .....as I've posted before I think the crowd will be overwhelmingly Oregon and the opponents support significantly diminished compared to previous Rose Bowl games. In previous years both teams and fans knew they were playing 3 to 4 weeks before the game. This year the Vols or Buckeyes will have 9 days (5 working days) to make all travel arrangements and get there.

On the other hand, there may be enough anti-Duck fans from other old PAC 10 schools there that will support the Ducks opponents.
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I agree there is less timing, but Tennessee always travels well. I’m not saying it will be packed but I would never underestimate a Vol crowd. And can you imagine if Tennessee was in the championship in Atlanta. Same with Georgia, I imagine even Texas would travel very well to Atlanta though.😆
 
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Volfan76 said:
One of the things they have to consider is weather. There was a reason that the national championsip was always in pasedena for years was that it rarely rains and temps are always mild. NFL has the same issues. The superbowl is always in the southern(latitudinally speaking) part of the country. Looking for venues and cities that can handle the capacity along with potential weather problems, it leaves a limited number of possible locations. I don't know if any college stadiums that have domes and few people are going to spend money to go to Oregon this time of year. I agree though that the sec game needs to be floated.
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That's a curious statement, can you explain please.
 
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J C Higgins said:
I would think a significant number of tickets will be held back until UT or tOSU fans have an opportunity to buy them. Regardless, with the time constraints I expect the stands will be overwhelmingly filled with Oregon fans. I was in the Palm Springs area a couple of winters ago and noticed a huge number of cars from Washington and Oregons. Friend says they are there by the thousands every winter.
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Lots of people from the Northwest have second homes in warmer southern areas of the West. Palm Springs, Tuscon, San Diego, etc. It's not a long drive, plus I believe Eugene has very cheap non stop flights to Palm Springs
 
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GoDucks349 said:
Lots of people from the Northwest have second homes in warmer southern areas of the West. Palm Springs, Tuscon, San Diego, etc. It's not a long drive, plus I believe Eugene has very cheap non stop flights to Palm Springs
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Do you know if the Oregon ticket office has already been given their Rose Bowl ticket allotment to sell.
If so, how many tickets did they get?
 
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Vol737 said:
Would love to see the SECCG rotated between ATL, New Orleans, Nashville and Jacksonville.
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All great cities, to get mugged in. Nashville not so much on the crime side but Nashville has its own problems. Those are 4 locations I wouldn't want to go attend a game.
 
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pimo1 said:
All great cities, to get mugged in. Nashville not so much on the crime side but Nashville has its own problems. Those are 4 locations I wouldn't want to go attend a game.
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I’ve lived in some and frequently visited all of those cities with never one problem.
 
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pimo1 said:
All great cities, to get mugged in. Nashville not so much on the crime side but Nashville has its own problems. Those are 4 locations I wouldn't want to go attend a game.
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Been to all of those cities and more, a lot. Grew up in ATL. Know where not to go, go with groups and if you’re by yourself just pay attention to people around you. Been to the SECCG and the Sugar Bowl. Been to NOLA probably 50 times or for work. Just gotta be smart about it. The crowds that come for championship games are a good deterrent given the large numbers. I travel with a decoy wallet. Someone wants my wallet, they’re going to get it. Toss it on the ground and haul @$$ the other direction.
 
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