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Message: [QUOTE="DefenseBB, post: 4610882, member: 7492"] I am not sure what to really make of the 2 region effort. While the attendance improvement was impressive, I still think the NCAA had hoped for more. They put three current attendance titans in Seattle and a fourth perennial fan group with Iowa, UConn and Louisville with Tennessee a they only averaged 10.1K fans. That is a tad disappointing. In Greenville, they had SC, LSU to anchor that SEC locale yet they too could not match SC seasons attendance numbers. As noted by some posters ([USER=66]@Phil[/USER]) I think the NCAA needs to lower the cost a bit as let’s face it, the real revenue is from TV and having a packed house of 14,000 fans is awesome. Seattle had some sections completely curtained off and the VPI and tOSU Final on Monday did not have the same vibe as the Iowa/Louisville game despite the tickets “sold” vs. in attendance numbers. Also, I am irritated that in 2026 Fort Worth, Sacremento AND Phoenix were all selected as West of the Mississippi locales. Really? I want to give a piece of my mind to the Committee knuckleheads who agreed to that. I do think the larger cities afford easier travel and access so maybe we can build on this set up next year. [/QUOTE]