Re: What if the Committee Decides to Makes Changes to the Tournament Design?
All of your questions are legitimate. But in evaluating the proposal, remember that no one is claiming it's perfect -- just significantly better than the status quo. Consider:
Gotta believe that ticket prices would come down to some extent, given that there would be no need to rent outside facilities. Nevertheless, would the NCAA be the ones to set the prices? Probably, but that can't be worse than it is right now. As far as people not getting their usual seats, that would likely be true, especially if your school sells split season packages. But what if your fanbase had to travel hundreds of miles to get to a neutral site? By comparison, isn't having slightly worse seats in your own building a mere trifle? And wouldn't the gas cost quickly outdistance the Ticketmaster fees?
Could be. But at least you're selling just the tickets to a local event, not travel packages. Short notice travel packages are much tougher sell.
Again, the proper comparison is with the status quo, not with a hypothetical (but unattainable) perfect system.
Originally posted by Almington
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Gotta believe that ticket prices would come down to some extent, given that there would be no need to rent outside facilities. Nevertheless, would the NCAA be the ones to set the prices? Probably, but that can't be worse than it is right now. As far as people not getting their usual seats, that would likely be true, especially if your school sells split season packages. But what if your fanbase had to travel hundreds of miles to get to a neutral site? By comparison, isn't having slightly worse seats in your own building a mere trifle? And wouldn't the gas cost quickly outdistance the Ticketmaster fees?
I also wonder if some people are overestimating the number of tickets that can be sold with just one week notice, particularly for teams 6, 7, and 8 where fans may not have been expecting to host.
Again, the proper comparison is with the status quo, not with a hypothetical (but unattainable) perfect system.
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