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<blockquote data-quote="Samuel S" data-source="post: 129455014" data-attributes="member: 1754664">A valid point about home attendance being flat (actually down) but not so valid about visiting new places.&nbsp; I'm fairly well traveled but still have a lot of places I want to visit. However, among places I have never had a burning desire to see are Ames, Stillwater, Manhattan, Lubbock, Waco, Norman and Lawrence. I feel safe in saying the only reason I would ever visit those places would be for a game. Austin is literally the only place in the league that is interesting to me and I've been there (Go, if you get the chance).&nbsp;&nbsp; Some of our former opponents in the BE of potential ones in the ACC are also&nbsp; in less than thrilling locales but that's where being convenient comes into play. A trip halfway across the country to a podunk college town is much more of an ordeal than a drive to a school in any of the surrounding states or NC.&nbsp;&nbsp; We can be honest and realistic about what would have been best for the program and still glad to be in the Big 12. It's unquestionably only the 4th best of the Power 5 for us, but we weren't doing the selecting and should be at the very least relieved it picked us.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Samuel S, post: 129455014, member: 1754664"] A valid point about home attendance being flat (actually down) but not so valid about visiting new places. I'm fairly well traveled but still have a lot of places I want to visit. However, among places I have never had a burning desire to see are Ames, Stillwater, Manhattan, Lubbock, Waco, Norman and Lawrence. I feel safe in saying the only reason I would ever visit those places would be for a game. Austin is literally the only place in the league that is interesting to me and I've been there (Go, if you get the chance). Some of our former opponents in the BE of potential ones in the ACC are also in less than thrilling locales but that's where being convenient comes into play. A trip halfway across the country to a podunk college town is much more of an ordeal than a drive to a school in any of the surrounding states or NC. We can be honest and realistic about what would have been best for the program and still glad to be in the Big 12. It's unquestionably only the 4th best of the Power 5 for us, but we weren't doing the selecting and should be at the very least relieved it picked us. [/QUOTE]

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