Nope. I think it would be cool. Make the Rose Bowl our de-facto home field.
That would be cool if you could choose your stajum to play the game at.
Nope. I think it would be cool. Make the Rose Bowl our de-facto home field.
I am not sure I like this either?
What if CU and Oregon win their division, don't play each other, and tie? Then whoever win a tie-breaker gets a HUGE advantage.....
Quick: Name the original four major bowls and the stadiums they played in.
Now tell me about the stadiums they are played in now.
Can you imagine a championship game at Folsom in December? That would be simply ridiculous.
The biggest factor in going to an eventual neutral site CCG will be Branding. The Dr. Pepper Big XII championship game that is guaranteed to be played in front of 70,000 people with Dr. Pepper plastered all over everything will cause Dr. Pepper to shell out some bucks for the naming rights.
How much will a major advertiser bid on naming rights for the Pac-12 CCG if the live game attendance could vary from 40,000 to 95,000?
The TV ratings will certainly play a major factor in that payout, but the live attendance is a big factor as well, and typically TV ratings follow live attendance as well. Probably not a strong correlation for a CCG, as that would generate more interest than a regular season game of course, but the game day experience needs to be felt by the TV crowd as well.
Getting the smaller stadiums in the Pac-12 up to 60,000 + might help keep the CCG as a top-seed host game. But as soon as San Francisco or Los Angeles builds a new NFL stadium, they might be too tempted to move the game there.
The sackman is a moron. This is a great idea.
Rose - then Rose - now Rose
Sugar- then Tulane - now Super Dome
Cotton- then Cotton - now Jerry World
Orange- then Orange- now Sun Life Stadium
I'm sure you are trying to make a point here...