One thought I had this morning as I drove to work.....
UOhio started a thread and asked why basically the majority of the Utes on the board did not make it to the SUGAR BOWL. Everyone seemed to have legit excuses. Many of them were ties to finances, which is totally understandable.
If we were in a playoff regime, wouldn't it stand to reason that as the round progressed, it would be harder and harder to fill the stadium, not vice versa? So for example, if the U was now off to Round 2, to be played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, how many people could afford to go back to back across the country? Especially with Christmas, poor economy, etc.?
Obviously I am not asking for a literal count of how many here could afford it, but rather as a hypo.
Can most fan bases absorb 3 or 4 cross-country trips in a 4-8 week period, plus hotel, tickets, etc.? I would say that it would be tough to do that.
I guess the first rounds could be home games for the higher ranked team, but some fanbases would still have to travel.
Also, while some here may say, "hey, if the U made it that far, I would go, no matter what," but based on the straw poll for the SUGAR BOWL, I don't really believe that.
What are your thoughts? Keep in mind, I use Utah only as an example. My questions would apply to all fanbases.
One advantage the "national" schools have is that there are Irish and Buckeye fans all over the country. Not quite so many for the regional and local schools.
UOhio started a thread and asked why basically the majority of the Utes on the board did not make it to the SUGAR BOWL. Everyone seemed to have legit excuses. Many of them were ties to finances, which is totally understandable.
If we were in a playoff regime, wouldn't it stand to reason that as the round progressed, it would be harder and harder to fill the stadium, not vice versa? So for example, if the U was now off to Round 2, to be played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, how many people could afford to go back to back across the country? Especially with Christmas, poor economy, etc.?
Obviously I am not asking for a literal count of how many here could afford it, but rather as a hypo.
Can most fan bases absorb 3 or 4 cross-country trips in a 4-8 week period, plus hotel, tickets, etc.? I would say that it would be tough to do that.
I guess the first rounds could be home games for the higher ranked team, but some fanbases would still have to travel.
Also, while some here may say, "hey, if the U made it that far, I would go, no matter what," but based on the straw poll for the SUGAR BOWL, I don't really believe that.
What are your thoughts? Keep in mind, I use Utah only as an example. My questions would apply to all fanbases.
One advantage the "national" schools have is that there are Irish and Buckeye fans all over the country. Not quite so many for the regional and local schools.
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