Ok, so there’s been a lot of talk about how many of the tickets to tonight’s game are now below face value. And I understand the host venue will lose about $10MM on the event.
I contend that there is no reason for the national championship game to be played in a venue other than Miami, New Orleans, Dallas or Atlanta. Why? Because in the last 40 years, there’s only been 11 occurrences where a team from the South didn’t either win it outright or share a championship. For purposes of this argument, I’ve included Oklahoma and South Florida in the definition of the South. Please note this is not an SEC discussion, but rather the South in general.
Is there a compelling reason to think otherwise? Because regardless of participants next year, New Orleans won’t have any trouble selling out.