fourthandshort said:By the way, I would fully assume that NCAA has marketing people trying to identify more optimal host cities for various playoff events. They would be stupid if they didn't take a proactive interest in convincing prospective host cities and venues. They do this for a living and stand to benefit from better venues and more stability so they don't have to worry about accepting a bid from someone who can't deliver on a venue. They have to make sure the prospective hosts know what they are doing. So the idea that NCAA sits back passively in this regard, and simply waits for the best bid ... makes no sense to me. The bid MUST be evaluated. No different than olympics, just much smaller scale ... and far less corrupt.
if they don't do this ... yeesh.
Unfortunately, the FCS championship likely means much more to a place like Frisco then it does for a place like New Orleans. Thus, I don’t see it moving from there for the foreseeable future. I say unfortunately because the actual city of Frisco offers nothing really different than what you see in just about every cookie-cutter suburban metropolitan area in the country. Not sure how many people would go to Frisco for a trip if there wasn’t a meaningful game being played there. One thing Dallas does have is good central location, weather, and plentiful and inexpensive nonstop airfare options.
I am not holding my breath, but I would love making a weekend of it in New Orleans, Vegas, Florida, Memphis, Nashville, St.Louis, and yes...even Chattanooga.