On 26 Apr 2002 at 11:06, John T. Whelan wrote, in part:
> One question, if they go to four neutral-site regionals, is whether
> all the hosts will be assured of playing at home.  In other sports the
> hosts are explicitly *not* allowed to play at home.  This wasn't
> practical when there was only one regional in each region, but becomes
> an option when you can just send the host to the other regional in
> their region.

Will schools bid for a tournament in which their team CANNOT participate?

Can the NCAA increase, or even maintain, revenue w/o some teams playing at
home?

Will sufficient fans turn out to a site that they cannot plan for well in
advance?

Will sufficient fans turn out to a longer and entire (8-team) regional?

cheers, wayne


Wayne T. Smith                         Systems Group - UNET
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