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<blockquote data-quote="Tevo" data-source="post: 1767973" data-attributes="member: 185365"><p>For each team's Game 1, you're right. You can only have, generally, 1/10th (14th?) of the stadium with your fans. But as soon as the first 2, 3, 5 teams lose, those fans usually bail, selling their remaining tickets to whomever is outside trying to buy them. If OSU, in Columbus, were to win their first game, their 2nd game would have FAR more OSU fans, than if, say, Rutgers or Minnesota won their 1st game. The promixity to your fan base makes it very easy to start filling the stadium with the less-committed-but-eager-to-watch-a-winner fans who wouldn't commit to buying the whole ticket package before the tournament started.</p><p></p><p>This also happens in Chicago, when Illinois wins, but because there are SO many B1G fans from all schools in Chicago, it also works for any other schools that win their Game 1's. Indy is also centrally located enough that fans from Illinois or OSU or UM might drive in to buy up loser's tickets for Game 2. Detroit, less so, but maybe. Columbus? The vast majority of loser tickets would be bought by OSU fans and they'd have a real advantage.</p><p></p><p>The only caveat is that OSU fans don't really give a crap about basketball.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tevo, post: 1767973, member: 185365"] For each team's Game 1, you're right. You can only have, generally, 1/10th (14th?) of the stadium with your fans. But as soon as the first 2, 3, 5 teams lose, those fans usually bail, selling their remaining tickets to whomever is outside trying to buy them. If OSU, in Columbus, were to win their first game, their 2nd game would have FAR more OSU fans, than if, say, Rutgers or Minnesota won their 1st game. The promixity to your fan base makes it very easy to start filling the stadium with the less-committed-but-eager-to-watch-a-winner fans who wouldn't commit to buying the whole ticket package before the tournament started. This also happens in Chicago, when Illinois wins, but because there are SO many B1G fans from all schools in Chicago, it also works for any other schools that win their Game 1's. Indy is also centrally located enough that fans from Illinois or OSU or UM might drive in to buy up loser's tickets for Game 2. Detroit, less so, but maybe. Columbus? The vast majority of loser tickets would be bought by OSU fans and they'd have a real advantage. The only caveat is that OSU fans don't really give a crap about basketball. [/QUOTE]
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