2018 NC NOT in KC??

[Bigsix98]

Re: 2018 NC NOT in KC??

Good thing they moved it from Florence to the land of milk and honey Kansas City

Fixed it for ya..........Good thing UNA moved from DII to the land of milk and honey FCS

Don't you have another board to get on now

[TUNA]

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Good thing they moved it from Florence to the land of milk and honey Kansas City

[IUPNation]

Move it to Hershey, Pennsylvania!!!!

[Twincitiesmav]

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IF - and that's a big IF at this point - the MIAA wants to try to put in a bid in connection with one of the local schools (MoWest, UCM - schools within an hour of KC) I could see them doing that. Pretty much everything would stay the same, except the game location. All the other logistical stuff would already be in place. Just my guess. Although I have always said that Edmond would be a great place for the NC game if it wasn't in KC. They have the perfect size stadium for it!

Such a unfortunate thing to happen. I hope all parties involved will receive a payout due to breaching a contract. Hopefully a site will be chosen soon.

[GrifFan]

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nm

[BearcatDude]

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IF - and that's a big IF at this point - the MIAA wants to try to put in a bid in connection with one of the local schools (MoWest, UCM - schools within an hour of KC) I could see them doing that. Pretty much everything would stay the same, except the game location. All the other logistical stuff would already be in place. Just my guess. Although I have always said that Edmond would be a great place for the NC game if it wasn't in KC. They have the perfect size stadium for it!

[whodat]

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It seems to me that there have always been two challenges to this game - one, the challenge of booking very late travel and the cost because of it, and two, the seeming lack of cross-promotional opportunities to entice football fans who would normally not come to this game to go. To simply try to combine D2 and D3 together may add a few more butts in seats, but it really doesn't solve either of the two above problems.

So, a better approach might be to have the game(s) in places like Orlando or Las Vegas where you could entice non-participating school football fans to the game in exchange for locally attractive giveaways (Disney discounts, casino giveaways, etc.). Travel to these locations is pretty ubiquitous from many airports, and can be cheaper. My experience is Vegas is cheaper for last minute travel. They could play at UNLV until the new Raider stadium is constructed. Orlando has a bunch of facility options, and usually great weather. I think if you seek to solve these issues, the best options will become evident.

There is always talk of ease of auto travel being important. No doubt that should weigh as a factor. But it should not be THE factor.

It may be tough to pull off for this year so late in the calendar, but I hope someone takes a bigger view of the challenge.


And yes, Sporting KC sucks. WTF!!

[Twincitiesmav]

[BearcatDude]

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We were all hoping it would change in a big city. But, it didn't. Glad we have the stats to prove that and move on with just getting it in a good location for this season and beyond.

Not that they weren't a good location...just not the savior location (when the MIAA isn't in it).

LOL - You remember who played in the last game right? A school with zero alumni buy in, and Commerce. There were about 7 fans there from West Fl and the rest were from Commerce.

[Runnin' Cat]

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The Tacoma Dome. Indoors. Hosted IAA games in the 80s.

[UNALions]

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And the first year the attendance was on par with what Braley was getting at the end of it's run. Small sample size but it seems the only way KC pull a "big" crowds is if local NW Missouri is in the game. Face it, absent the truly "local" team in the game, this game is going to draw somewhere between 4 and 9 thousand. Local and casual fans from the local community are just not going to attend in big numbers for a game they don't really care about.

We were all hoping it would change in a big city. But, it didn't. Glad we have the stats to prove that and move on with just getting it in a good location for this season and beyond.

Not that they weren't a good location...just not the savior location (when the MIAA isn't in it).

[UNALions]

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Florence, Ala., and Bentonville, Ark. were the other finalists last time.

I just emailed folks in Florence and here in Pensacola.

We shall see how this all unfolds.

Sure didn't see this coming!

[UNALions]

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I believe that was the previous- the first time that KC won it. Not sure who the finalists were this last time- when it was announced in the spring

They moved up the dates so early last time no one knew the bids were open!!

[boatcapt]

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And before then? The two highest since 2002, including the highest ever

And the first year the attendance was on par with what Braley was getting at the end of it's run. Small sample size but it seems the only way KC pull a "big" crowds is if local NW Missouri is in the game. Face it, absent the truly "local" team in the game, this game is going to draw somewhere between 4 and 9 thousand. Local and casual fans from the local community are just not going to attend in big numbers for a game they don't really care about.

Only chance you have to move the needle (and that is probably only into the 11K range) is to put the game in a destination location were tourists go to outside of the football game. I'd be much more inclined to go to a game in December in Orlando with all there is to do outside of the game that to go to KC for a 3 hour football game.

[Fightingscot82]

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Ummm...4,259 last year is the lowest DII Champ game attendance since 2010 (4,027) and 4th lowest attendance since the inception of the DII NC Game in 1973.

I imagine that unless there is an adjacent team playing attendance will continue to creep down. Nobody local is going for the hell of it. Those days are gone. Too many options to watch something without leaving your indentation on the couch. Cost of travel is the big prohibition. Unless your kid is playing in the game or you're directly affected by the outcome its a hard sell.