SportsBusiness Daily — Sports Business Resources — your sports business news and information source. Learn More
Advanced
Home About Us Advertise With Us Marketplace/Classifieds College & University Program Subscribe/Trial My Account

Friday
September 7, 2007
Print This Issue


 
MOST VIEWED STORIES
View the top 20 stories
 
Recent Issues
Facilities & Venues

NCAA Projects New Final Four Layout Will Pull In Extra $4M

NCAA Projecting $4M In Additional Revenue
From New Final Four Seating Configuration
The NCAA projects $4M in additional revenue from changing the seating configuration for Final Fours from one side of the dome to the center of the building, according to Dave Dye of the DETROIT NEWS.  The first Final Four with the court placed in the center of the dome will be '09 at Ford Field, which will test the configuration during the Midwest Regional this March.  Regional sites in domes last season -- San Antonio and St. Louis -- both drew less than 30,000 per day. Ford Field Senior VP/Business Development & Sales Dave Glazier: "We'll blow them away.  We've already sold 40,000 for the regional.  We're going to have 60,000-plus.  If it's Michigan State, forget about it."  Dye notes the stadium drew a world-record crowd of 78,129 for Kentucky-Michigan State in '03, and Michigan State is "considering another game at Ford Field" during the '08-09 season (DETROIT NEWS, 9/7).


Get A Free Trial To SportsBusiness Daily

Reader Comments

To post comments on this article, log in or register for a free trial.

Related Stories By Company Related Stories By Sport
NCAA Tourney Ticket Sales Slow In N.O.
March 12, 2010 : SportsBusiness Daily

Intel To Have Presence During NCAA Tourney
March 12, 2010 : SportsBusiness Daily

Several Former Athletes Join Likeness Suit
March 11, 2010 : SportsBusiness Daily

CBS To Telecast Men's Final Four In 3D
March 10, 2010 : SportsBusiness Daily

CBS Sells Out MMOD Ad Inventory
March 10, 2010 : SportsBusiness Daily

NCAA Tourney Ticket Sales Slow In N.O.
March 12, 2010 : SportsBusiness Daily

Intel To Have Presence During NCAA Tourney
March 12, 2010 : SportsBusiness Daily

Several Former Athletes Join Likeness Suit
March 11, 2010 : SportsBusiness Daily

ND May Rethink Football Independence
March 10, 2010 : SportsBusiness Daily

CBS To Telecast Men's Final Four In 3D
March 10, 2010 : SportsBusiness Daily

ALSO IN THIS SECTION


A Publication of Street & Smith's Sports Group.
Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (REVISED 2009-06-23) and Privacy Policy (REVISED 2009-06-23).

© 2010 Street & Smith's Sports Group and its licensors. All rights reserved.
The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Street & Smith's Sports Group.