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I can't even believe for a second that enough people would boycott the ACC championship game to make even a remote dent in sales. If there is a financial angle, it is more likely a problem with political pressure on sponsors.
The game bombed in Tampa and Jacksonville, and had done well in Charlotte. The ACC will lose money, lots of it.
Where else can they go besides Tampa or Jax? Miami? Ha. FedEx Field and risk a weather boon? Ha.
The Carrier Dome may be available.
NCAA is a business, just like the ACC is a business. This is a business decision. They know because of social factors some people would choose not to attend these events if they were held in the state. That means loss of revenue. If this was about social outrage it would have happened a lot, lot earlier than now. It's all about the accountants doing a cost/benefit analyst and saying they will make more money elsewhere.