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Posted on 3/8/22 at 6:38 am to iconucon
Simple. Cannot give Atlanta to the ACC.
Posted on 3/8/22 at 6:41 am to Mizzou4ever
And before they added all the other teams, Atlanta was pretty much central of all schools.
Posted on 3/8/22 at 6:43 am to iconucon
Atlanta is the capital of the South. It needs to stay there. There’s nowhere else it could go, except for maybe Nashville. Houston is way too far south and east. New Orleans is a dump. Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa are possibilities but again, geographically it doesn’t make sense. Atlanta is and should be the only option.
Posted on 3/8/22 at 6:52 am to Oklahomey
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Houston is way too far south and east
Houston is south and east...of Denver.
Posted on 3/8/22 at 7:21 am to Clark14
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The answer is to beat them and go yourself, you’ve done it twice.
not quite; in one of the years they went they lost at home to uga 34-0.
So maybe, "beat them but if you can't, pray for a miracle and you can go yourself".
Posted on 3/8/22 at 7:22 am to auisssa
This is really simple.
ATL is THE market of captive eyeballs for the SEC.
Its most SEC teams largest alumni base outside their home state.
It’s a new indoor arena for a Dec game
Atlanta is a convention town and already hosts larger events than the SECC. Hotels, flights, restaurant capacity, etc are commensurate with crowds.
The game has been there for near 30 years without incident.
The SEC will not take the risk of losing ATL as a host site to the ACC.
I’m not opposed to doing it elsewhere if the SEC could keep our priority status at the Benz.
ATL is THE market of captive eyeballs for the SEC.
Its most SEC teams largest alumni base outside their home state.
It’s a new indoor arena for a Dec game
Atlanta is a convention town and already hosts larger events than the SECC. Hotels, flights, restaurant capacity, etc are commensurate with crowds.
The game has been there for near 30 years without incident.
The SEC will not take the risk of losing ATL as a host site to the ACC.
I’m not opposed to doing it elsewhere if the SEC could keep our priority status at the Benz.
Posted on 3/8/22 at 7:46 am to Finchboyz
I can assure you that no matter what, the Georgia Dome will not see another championship game.
Posted on 3/8/22 at 8:12 am to iconucon
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but not for fans from aTm, Arkansas and Missouri -- and soon, Texas and Oklahoma
TV reception is the same from Atlanta as anywhere else so I don't see how having the game at the Benz has any affect on these fanbases.
Posted on 3/8/22 at 8:25 am to mouse_cop
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Kansas City. True southern cities with warm weather and NFL stadiums.
Kansas City has warm weather in December?
Posted on 3/8/22 at 8:25 am to Pulpwood Patterson
The new Nashville stadium will take it.
Posted on 3/8/22 at 8:27 am to iconucon
Always expected LSU fans to make these kind of threads....very idiotic post
Posted on 3/8/22 at 8:34 am to Inadvertent Whistle
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I can assure you that no matter what, the Georgia Dome will not see another championship game.
I was wondering if anyone else caught that. OP’s informed.
Posted on 3/8/22 at 8:34 am to mouse_cop
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Atlanta is a yankee city these days
I guess if anyone knows a yankee city it's a Missouri fan.
Posted on 3/8/22 at 8:35 am to iconucon
If it moves, the only thing that makes sense is a rotation with Atlanta and Dallas. NOLA already has plenty of SEC action. Nashville just bleeds SEC kids off from Atlanta and now Dallas and isn't a significant hub of SEC influence in any way. Houston isn't as central for the newcomers and offers nothing Dallas wouldn't offer.
Posted on 3/8/22 at 8:43 am to iconucon
No matter where you put any CG, SOMEBODY will claim it's unfair because _______ team is closest to it.
Posted on 3/8/22 at 8:53 am to iconucon
Y'all know Jerry will throw some money around to try to get the game in Arlington. I'd wager that it's the most watched conference championship game in the entire country, and not just southern folks watching it. I wouldn't be surprised to see it moved to Dallas for a little bit if they do indeed end up rotating. Atlanta made sense before they SEC started expanding more out West, but now with OK, UT, A&M, Ark, Mizzou, a more central location is needed, or just something that isn't so far east.
Posted on 3/8/22 at 8:56 am to iconucon
Why are you worried? MiZzzou hasn't had to make the trip in almost a decade and it took UGA being down in ridiculous fashion for you to back your way into the East as it was.
Posted on 3/8/22 at 8:58 am to iconucon
quote:You care where a championship game is played? The locale is what interests you?
And, frankly, it's boring for it to be in the same locale every year.
quote:And how many times have they played in Atlanta for championship game?
I get that Atlanta is somewhat of a central location in the SEC, but not for fans from aTm, Arkansas and Missouri
Posted on 3/8/22 at 9:01 am to DawgsLife
Has ATM never played in the SECCG? Surely such a storied program has at least won the west once or twice? Maybe they can rise up to the level of MSU and Missouri one day and represent their division? With Auburn and LSU down, it's now or never.
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