SANTA CLARITA IS A POOR CHOICE FOR A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME...
Round four of the ongoing Alabama and Clemson saga is on Monday night. Ticket sales are slumping. The prices are dropping to watch the game. It's no big deal. The national media, tired of watching Alabama and Clemson in general, play for a national champion, and Alabama in particular, are happy to sling some mud on the game. The truth and this is the truth, is that Alabama and Clemson fans only have so much money to spend on trips. Whether it is from South Carolina or Alabama, the flight to San Jose or San Francisco is expensive.
The bigger truth is that the NCAA had no business in selecting Santa Clara, California. College football is not popular in the Bay area. Only one college with any football renown is Stanford. Cal-Berkley is further north in Oakland. Those two schools don't get the blood flowing as far a football is concerned. So why did the NCAA pick, Santa Clara? God only knows, but here is my take.
1. The palatial PAC 12 headquarters is in San Fransico. Only an hour to the Levi Stadium.
2. The 49's football franchise is losing money hand over fist with Levi Stadium. They offered the NCAA so many discounts and incentives to host the game. It is kinda like buying a new car 50% off sticker.
3. If you have ever been there you'll never want to go back. It has no atmosphere which is one thing college football loves.
4. One side of the stadium looks like a modern glass covered building. The luxury suites dominate the Stadium. The heat bounces off the glass like a mirror. It also soaks up the sound. Welcome to the world's largest microwave.
5. There is no local support for the game. Bay area people think Southerners are red-neck hicks. But they love selling you $18.50 hamburgers. The atmosphere outside the stadium is kinda like going to the hospital to visit a sick friend.
I find this selection so repugnant to all that college football makes famous. This is not an anti-Cali sentiment. I love California. I've lived in California. If the NCAA was so anxious to award the game to the West Coast they should have chosen LA. The Coliseum would have been a festive locale. That stadium has the history and the grandeur to make an expensive trip to the West Coast worthwhile But by all means, go to Santa Clara. Enjoy the Vegan restaurants. The bean sprouts are popular. And you can experience all four seasons in one day.
Round four of the ongoing Alabama and Clemson saga is on Monday night. Ticket sales are slumping. The prices are dropping to watch the game. It's no big deal. The national media, tired of watching Alabama and Clemson in general, play for a national champion, and Alabama in particular, are happy to sling some mud on the game. The truth and this is the truth, is that Alabama and Clemson fans only have so much money to spend on trips. Whether it is from South Carolina or Alabama, the flight to San Jose or San Francisco is expensive.
The bigger truth is that the NCAA had no business in selecting Santa Clara, California. College football is not popular in the Bay area. Only one college with any football renown is Stanford. Cal-Berkley is further north in Oakland. Those two schools don't get the blood flowing as far a football is concerned. So why did the NCAA pick, Santa Clara? God only knows, but here is my take.
1. The palatial PAC 12 headquarters is in San Fransico. Only an hour to the Levi Stadium.
2. The 49's football franchise is losing money hand over fist with Levi Stadium. They offered the NCAA so many discounts and incentives to host the game. It is kinda like buying a new car 50% off sticker.
3. If you have ever been there you'll never want to go back. It has no atmosphere which is one thing college football loves.
4. One side of the stadium looks like a modern glass covered building. The luxury suites dominate the Stadium. The heat bounces off the glass like a mirror. It also soaks up the sound. Welcome to the world's largest microwave.
5. There is no local support for the game. Bay area people think Southerners are red-neck hicks. But they love selling you $18.50 hamburgers. The atmosphere outside the stadium is kinda like going to the hospital to visit a sick friend.
I find this selection so repugnant to all that college football makes famous. This is not an anti-Cali sentiment. I love California. I've lived in California. If the NCAA was so anxious to award the game to the West Coast they should have chosen LA. The Coliseum would have been a festive locale. That stadium has the history and the grandeur to make an expensive trip to the West Coast worthwhile But by all means, go to Santa Clara. Enjoy the Vegan restaurants. The bean sprouts are popular. And you can experience all four seasons in one day.
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