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Post by BBFran on Jul 16, 2010 9:18:46 GMT -6
The vast majority of fans who travel to Green Bay for Packer games travel from other parts of Wisconsin. Most neither need nor want hotel accommodations, and most will have their own transportation.
Where would you put potentially 40-50,000 people coming to Green Bay from out of state? How would you get them to Green Bay? How would you get them around town? And what the hell would they do there apart from the game itself? They wouldn't all fit in the casino and I can't think of any other attractions.
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Post by buppie05 on Jul 16, 2010 10:32:14 GMT -6
Alright, I'm not gonna come on here and try to battle the big 10 guys, but I will say this. They have enough bars in GB to suffice, and sometimes that's all you need.
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Post by pantherdon on Jul 16, 2010 12:28:11 GMT -6
How many of them are under age students?
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Post by Pantherholic on Jul 17, 2010 0:14:34 GMT -6
They have enough bars in GB to suffice, and sometimes that's all you need. If the point to lure the championship game is to have a winter version of spring break then I guess that's a selling point but Jim Delaney isn't going to be sold on local establishments selling towers of beer. If you look at the SEC and Bevo Conference, their games are played in MAJOR markets/cities as well as being located close to a geographic center amongst the teams in the conference. The Longhorn conference is more difficult to accomplish this considering the NFL stadiums are in either the 2nd northern most state (I'm not including CU or NU since they'll be gone in a year) or the southern most state but considering Texas controls the conference anyways, it's close to Austin and that's all that matters. The city of Chicago/Soldier Field has hosted a World Cup and was a finalist for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Ford Field has hosted a Super Bowl AND Final Four within the last four years. Indianapolis/Lucas Oil Stadium already hosts the B10 Bball tourney, hosted the Final Four this past year, will host the Super Bowl in '12 and will host another Final Four in '15. Lambeau Field has hosted the Frozen Tundra Hockey Classic...once. Needless to say, there's no logistical reason why Lambeau should be strongly considered.
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Post by PantherU on Jul 18, 2010 20:34:05 GMT -6
I think that Ford Field is going to remain the MAC Championship's stomping ground. If the Big Tenwelve wants a title game in an NFL dome, Lucas Oil is the obvious choice: the stadium itself is better, the immediate area (and not so immediate area) around downtown Indy is infinitely more attractive than downtown Detroit, and you have a decent mid-point for the Big Ten fans; Detroit is much closer to the eastern members than the western members.
I will say this though, the thought of Cornhusker fans flooding Detroit is a funny one.
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Post by Pantherholic on Aug 18, 2010 18:56:47 GMT -6
BYU is going independent in football and will join the WAC for all other sports. www.sltrib.com/sltrib/cougars/50131959-88/byu-football-television-conference.html.csp There's been word that the WAC has offered Boise St to re-join the conference w/out penalty. If this is true AND it happens, the MWC is all but eliminated from football relevance and it takes a major hit baseketball wise too. TCU will need to abandon ship and fast!
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Post by Pantherholic on Aug 18, 2010 19:13:03 GMT -6
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Post by Pounce Needs Pals on Aug 18, 2010 19:14:47 GMT -6
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Rawls
Junior
Everyone's Entitled To My Opinion
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Post by Rawls on Aug 18, 2010 20:47:17 GMT -6
R.I.P. WAC if this actually happens.
Hawai'i would survive, but SJSU, NM State, La Tech, Idaho and USU would have uncertain football futures for certain.
Damn Mormons...
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Rawls
Junior
Everyone's Entitled To My Opinion
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Post by Rawls on Aug 26, 2010 19:59:48 GMT -6
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Post by Pantherholic on Aug 27, 2010 13:39:28 GMT -6
Utah State is quite possibly the dumbest school in this round of re-shuffling. To decline a MWC invite to stay loyal to a potentially crumbling conference was idiotic for someone of their stature.
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Post by PantherU on Aug 27, 2010 22:27:23 GMT -6
Utah State signed the $5 million contract to stay in the WAC, the first school to do so. I'm sure that they would change their mind now since that contract is void.
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Post by uwmfutbol on Aug 28, 2010 9:22:37 GMT -6
Utah State is quite possibly the dumbest school in this round of re-shuffling. To decline a MWC invite to stay loyal to a potentially crumbling conference was idiotic for someone of their stature. I missed this. Is there a link to the story?
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Post by ghostofdylan on Aug 28, 2010 10:19:19 GMT -6
If Utah State's pledge to remain in the WAC prior to the departure of Nevada and Fresno St. is rendered null and void, here's how the re-made Mountain West Conference appears:
Mountain Division BYU Utah State Boise State Colorado State Air Force Wyoming
Desert/Pacific Division TCU New Mexico Nevada UNLV Fresno State San Diego State
That's a pretty dynamic athletics league.
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Post by uwmfutbol on Aug 28, 2010 12:51:14 GMT -6
With BYU, Boise State and TCU (among other solid teams), it'd be a travesty if the winner of that conference didn't get an automatic BCS bid.
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