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Message: [QUOTE="TheFarmFan, post: 3076083, member: 9403"] I mean, is it fair that the top 16 teams get to host solely because it helps fan attendance? No. But they've conceded giving top 16 teams an edge because it helps turnout. This would too - I actually think waiting so long to announce it simply undermines the stated goal of the top 16 teams getting to host their first two rounds: enhanced ticket sales and fan attendance. Even the first two rounds are not yet concrete, as they could be either Friday-Sunday or Saturday-Monday, and they could be as early as Friday at noon or as late as Monday at 8 p.m. In my case, I can only attend the weekend game (either the round one Saturday game or *hopefully* round two game Sunday), so I basically need to plan on being available the entire weekend because I don't yet know which day, and which time, the game will be held. That's a really wide window to keep open and for alums who aren't local, we still need to make travel arrangements even to catch one of the two games at home. And in theory, there's no reason why they couldn't set the game days and times for the top 16 teams, even if they don't yet announce which brackets/regions they're in, or who their opponents will be. And yeah, it gets even worse in terms of attending regional finals, because the difference between getting to Portland and getting to Greensboro is extremely significant. [/QUOTE]