[Snorlax94]

There’s such a double standard in the explanations.

Why it that when attendance is low at a Stanford Fiesta Bowl, it’s because Stanford fans don’t travel well, but when demand is low for an Alabama-Clemson championship game, it’s the fault of the host city and its residents?

I glanced at some hotel listings, and while  major luxury chains have inflated their rates ridiculously, there are still some perfectly solid hotels for around 220.  The horrific bay area rates are for peak business travel periods. Weekends and holidays are usually reasonable around here.

The Bay Area has way more transportation than most cities in the US (3 major airports), has decent weather for this time of year, has many of the US’s most famous landmarks, and the best food in the country (I think the Bay Area now has more Michelin stars than LA, nyc or vegas), yet somehow, if bowl demand is low it is somehow the region’s fault?

[Snorlax94]

There’s such a double standard in the explanations.

Why it that when attendance is low at a Stanford Fiesta Bowl, it’s because Stanford fans don’t travel well, but when demand is low for an Alabama-Clemson championship game, it’s the fault of the host city and its residents?

I glanced at some hotel listings, and while  major luxury chains have inflated their rates ridiculously, there are still some perfectly solid hotels for around 220.  The horrific bay area rates are for peak business travel periods. Weekends and holidays are usually reasonable around here.

The Bay Area has way more transportation than most cities in the US (3 major airports), has decent weather for this time of year, has many of the US’s most famous landmarks, and the best food in the country (I think the Bay Area now has more Michelin stars than LA, nyc or vegas), yet somehow, if bowl demand is low it is somehow the region’s fault?