re: I wish SECCG would rotate venues like Big 12

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After the Indy Bowl folds, Shreveport will be available

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If the Weedeater Bowl folds, it won't be because of the economy but because they didn't get their bailout from all those Gumps who made the trip to town every December

They're redoing Ladd

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It's never a fair balance and that needs to be corrected.

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you're right, it looked like bama dominated 70-30

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Well most people here do, but 10 out of 12 SEC schools are closer to Atlanta than New Orleans, and there's fricking nothing in Mississippi that would be a middle ground for the south. The Big 12 has more big cities that are viable options.

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Its hard to see how NO isn't a viable option. Hurricance season is way over by the SECCG, and if the Superdome is good enough for the Sugar Bowl its good enough for the SECCG. With the exception of Arky all SEC West schools are fairly close to NO.

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I noticed the same thing. I was really surprised at how badly Bama fans outnumbered those from UF. Why can't LSU get those kinds of numbers when we go to ATL?

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Well, Atlanta really is not that far away from AL.


I've always heard that the SECCG wouldn't be in New Orleans because "traditionally" the winner of the SEC goes to the Sugar Bowl and it would be hard/boring for fans to go to the same city twice.

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Last year we played UT - and Atlanta is real close to Knoxville plus there's a ton of UT fans that live in that northwest corner of Georgia.

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I realize that. My question is if LSU fans have the same opportunity to purchase tickets as the UT, UF, USC, etc. fans, then why don't they? ATL has a large LSU alumni chapter and last year we knew at least a week ahead of UT that we'd be in the SECCG, but they still outnumbered us 3:1. This year is the first time since the game has been in ATL that I recall seeing the West team bring more fans than the East champ.

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but 10 out of 12 SEC schools are closer to Atlanta than New Orleans

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New Orleans has Southwest Airlines and therefore flights into the city on Any carrier is far cheaper than flights into Atlanta.

So is New Orleans

NO other champ game can hold a candle to ours, SEC schools bring in more dollars on tv, tickets, anything, we are college football, all other conferences can suck it

I agree, I would like to see in New Orleans every now and again, but I understand why they don't put it in New Orleans ... because the SEC champion goes to the Sugar bowl in the same city.

I did comment last night that the Big12 championship wasn't even a sellout. My brother and sister (who go to Texas), said "it's cold." I said the Big12 championship location sucks likes yall's tiebreakers ... Put that game in a Dome, it's December, of course it's going to be cold!

I'm glad the SEC championship game is in a dome ... although I'd like to see it in New Orleans every now and again and i hate that the East has a fan advantage usually, I'm very content with the SECCG being in Atlanta. I enjoy Atlanta, enjoy the Dome, enjoy the atmosphere, and really like the fact that the "goal" has becmome to "get to Atlanta." Not to mention I would definitely not enjoy going to NOLA for the SECCG and then a month later for the Sugar Bowl. I love NOLA and all, but I enjoy getting out of Baton Rouge/NOLA in Dec/Jan and traveling to somewhere "new."