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Originally Posted by Atocep
I don't see the setup announced lasting very long. The semi final games are going to be very tough to sell to fans. How many fans are going to go to be willing to pay for the tickets, make hotel and travel arrangements to see the semi final games, and then do the same for the final?
You'll likely see these games moved to the home team's stadium within a couple of years and then a entirely new set of issues arise when a school out in the middle of nowhere with a 35k seat stadium qualifies.
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On the ride home I heard the opinion that this is essentially (with the bidding on venue) turning into a second Super Bowl. How many SB attendees are fans of the participants vs those there for an
event? It's possible that some fans could be priced out of the final, so they'll go to the semis (and, there's a chance the team won't move on). Or if they're that devoted they'll just pony up for both.
edit: And I kinda doubt the 35k scenario will happen. Boise St could barely even sniff a BCS game that mattered, they or a similar team isn't going to be installed as one of the top two by a committee.