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re: Thoughts on neutral site games?
Posted on 8/8/18 at 8:37 am to Landmass
Posted on 8/8/18 at 8:37 am to Landmass
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Thoughts on neutral site games?
Football - If you are paying good donor money for season tickets the neutral site games seem a misuse of AD trust with their fans. While I do like the occasional (say once every 5 or 10 years for any given program) in special venues (say Lambeau Field) then fine. Otherwise they blow goats.
M Basketball - This is a massive pet peeve as they have taken to scheduling 200+ level teams at home then going neutral site for game you actually want to see at 500 per ticket. The better the team, the more they do this and make "donations" and season tickets a very bitter pill to swallow.
W Basketball - Generally this is a grandparents and grandchildren sport so playing games at neutral sites or playing on weekdays (especially at 9pm) ruins attendance and atmosphere.
Baseball - Home and home series are the only way to go with the possible exception of in state rivals who are not in the same conference. As example take UK in SEC and UL in the ACC. Since these are often midweek games do something like this:
Game 1 @ school #1 home field
Game 2 @ school #2 home field
Game 3 @ neutral site in-between or in next biggest city to allow non season ticket holders a chance to see their team.
As for baseball, these early afternoon games (during working hours) and the Thursday games for TV blow goats.
Most of the rest of the sports are best home and home but I am OK with schools (not venues) hosting combined events with multiple teams (say bowling or gymnastics or track & field.
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