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<blockquote data-quote="Parks 788" data-source="post: 4332845" data-attributes="member: 14646"><p>Meh, the extra monies coming into Norman and OKC is minimal.&nbsp; Room rates up 40%?&nbsp; Maybe but Tennessee fans need a place to stay when they travel the 11 hours to Norman for the game.&nbsp; The thing is, OU is a notable team and UTenn even more so this season so, sure it&#039;s a &quot;big&quot; game.&nbsp; Doesn&#039;t mean it has anything to do with being in the SEC.&nbsp; Any highly ranked team from any conference will bring more of the visitors fans.&nbsp; Take, Ohio State, USC, Michigan, Oregon, Penn State and many others will have a stong following thus long road trip or fly to watch the game.&nbsp; The longer distance you travel for games the longer your visit tends to be and again, that isn&#039;t an SEC thing.&nbsp; In the end, how many UTenn fans were at the game?&nbsp; Don&#039;t expect being in the SEC to solve any OKC Metro budget woes.&nbsp; Feel good story for sure but don&#039;t believe the hype.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Parks 788, post: 4332845, member: 14646"] Meh, the extra monies coming into Norman and OKC is minimal. Room rates up 40%? Maybe but Tennessee fans need a place to stay when they travel the 11 hours to Norman for the game. The thing is, OU is a notable team and UTenn even more so this season so, sure it's a "big" game. Doesn't mean it has anything to do with being in the SEC. Any highly ranked team from any conference will bring more of the visitors fans. Take, Ohio State, USC, Michigan, Oregon, Penn State and many others will have a stong following thus long road trip or fly to watch the game. The longer distance you travel for games the longer your visit tends to be and again, that isn't an SEC thing. In the end, how many UTenn fans were at the game? Don't expect being in the SEC to solve any OKC Metro budget woes. Feel good story for sure but don't believe the hype. [/QUOTE]

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