[Farm93]

[quote author=Farm93 link=topic=5902.msg43513#msg43513 date=1336433530]
The ND Game in 2013 in China works IF the 2014 ND game is at Stanford.  This, of course, will not happen because SC owns the even year Thanksgiving visit from ND.

Since ND is not going to be off cycle against our Big Game on their side, it might be possible to break the peak and valley problem by moving the Big Game cycle.  Big Game 2013 in Shanghai would solve that problem.

No doubt that Stanford and C.a.l are the two schools that would actually draw a crowd in China.  Ex-pats, locals fond of the schools, and school alums willing to travel would make it viable.  I am almost not kidding.  Hard to imagine any other two schools in the conference doing a better job at drawing a crowd.

Then we would see which school has the most REAL loyal fans.

I can't tell whether this is tongue-in-cheek.
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In truth I was torn.  I don't really want it to happen, but I would probably be willing to bet decent money that in the next 30 years a Big Game will go to China or another venue outside of the Bay Area, at least once.  And I would definitely be willing fly to that country to see it too.

I was serious that Stanford would draw better than any other program if the game was in China.  Beijing and Shanghai have ex-pats that would probably be more likely to check out Stanford than say ASU.  And the China love affair with top tier USA universities means that the Stanford brand is far stronger than Colorado, Utah or SC.

If the Pac-12 turned the game into an opportunity to learn about the universities AND football, I would guess the crowd could be significant for that Stanford game.

Odd, but true, IMHO that Stanford is the Pac-12's best brand for an event in China, even if that event is a football game.

[Farm93]

[quote author=Farm93 link=topic=5902.msg43513#msg43513 date=1336433530]
The ND Game in 2013 in China works IF the 2014 ND game is at Stanford.  This, of course, will not happen because SC owns the even year Thanksgiving visit from ND.

Since ND is not going to be off cycle against our Big Game on their side, it might be possible to break the peak and valley problem by moving the Big Game cycle.  Big Game 2013 in Shanghai would solve that problem.

No doubt that Stanford and C.a.l are the two schools that would actually draw a crowd in China.  Ex-pats, locals fond of the schools, and school alums willing to travel would make it viable.  I am almost not kidding.  Hard to imagine any other two schools in the conference doing a better job at drawing a crowd.

Then we would see which school has the most REAL loyal fans.

I can't tell whether this is tongue-in-cheek.
[/quote]

In truth I was torn.  I don't really want it to happen, but I would probably be willing to bet decent money that in the next 30 years a Big Game will go to China or another venue outside of the Bay Area, at least once.  And I would definitely be willing fly to that country to see it too.

I was serious that Stanford would draw better than any other program if the game was in China.  Beijing and Shanghai have ex-pats that would probably be more likely to check out Stanford than say ASU.  And the China love affair with top tier USA universities means that the Stanford brand is far stronger than Colorado, Utah or SC.

If the Pac-12 turned the game into an opportunity to learn about the universities AND football, I would guess the crowd could be significant for that Stanford game.

Odd, but true, IMHO that Stanford is the Pac-12's best brand for an event in China, even if that event is a football game.