It's interesting to note that if Wisconsin beats Duke on Monday night for the national title, it will be just the third school with a football stadium that seats 70,000 or more to win an NCAA title in the 2000s.
Michigan State did it in 2000, Florida did it twice in 2006 and 2007, and of course Wisconsin would be the third. Interestingly, Kentucky (67,000) and UNC (63,000) are next in football stadium seating capacity for NCAA title program this century.
Going by today's football seating capacity, it's interesting to note that only Arkansas and UCLA had that distinction in the 1990s, just Michigan in the 1980s, and only UCLA and Michigan State in the 1970s have that distinction.
I'd love to know what you guys think about this and why it may be the case.
This is also posted on the BB board but I've asked that people come over here for their comments.
This post was edited on 4/5 3:26 AM by Andrew Jones
Michigan State did it in 2000, Florida did it twice in 2006 and 2007, and of course Wisconsin would be the third. Interestingly, Kentucky (67,000) and UNC (63,000) are next in football stadium seating capacity for NCAA title program this century.
Going by today's football seating capacity, it's interesting to note that only Arkansas and UCLA had that distinction in the 1990s, just Michigan in the 1980s, and only UCLA and Michigan State in the 1970s have that distinction.
I'd love to know what you guys think about this and why it may be the case.
This is also posted on the BB board but I've asked that people come over here for their comments.
This post was edited on 4/5 3:26 AM by Andrew Jones
