Very interesting article. The best, and most memorable, final fours I've ever been to were at Byrd. I'd like to see it go back to Byrd and I prefer on campus sites in general.
It was interesting to see that their research indicates 300 mile driving radius. Would agree with that 100%.
If they think attendance was poor in Foxboro what the heck is attendance going to be like if they ever move it out West?
Biggest mistake I could see is moving the FF to the weekend after Memorial Day. The biggest draw imho for going to the FF is not having to take a day off on Monday (or Tuesday). They need to keep championship weekend right where it is AND make sure the start time is early - 1pm. Game used to tip off at noon. Anything later in the day makes getting home at a reasonable hour (from a 5 hour drive) impossible.
But if they every move the championship game to a regular weekend when people don't have the built in holiday day off then forget it, attendance would surely tank.