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Message: [QUOTE="Tonyc, post: 2588626, member: 73"] If Im the NCAA committee I want to put fannies in the seats and that means where I can draw the most people and UConn Tenn S Carolina etc need to host regionals for that to happen. So all this crap about UConn having regionals in their backyard is about money and promotion of the game and if you want the regionals in your back yard then your team needs to be a draw. If they arent then your going to play someplace that does draw fans of an opponent. I can bet Albany which is a couple of hours from UConn is almost sold out at ticket prices higher then in most places. Heck in Bridgeport it was over $35 a ticket and $20 to park. Bridgeport sold out in a couple of days before anyone knew but did suspect UConn would be playing in Bridgeport. The NCAA is holding a National Championship and they need to be able to finance it so they are going to hold the regionals in places that will make the most money. Having UConn close to home will do that. Hold the National Championship Final Four in NY or Hartford would sell out at any price if UConn was in the running. IMO if I were the NCAA committee I would hold the NC at MSG in New York and charge $50 a ticket and UConn being number 1 that game would sell out before the pairing were announced and I would by a block of tickets down front half court. [/QUOTE]