‘Better than going to Disney World': Fans revel in CFP debuts at campus sites
Associated PressForget the cost, the frenzied planning and the timing around the holidays. We never knew that we’d actually have this type of opportunity.” SMU, Indiana, Penn State and Tennessee are all first-time participants in the playoff at campus sites starting Friday night, joining a club dominated over the first 10 years by the titans of the sport that this year includes Clemson, Georgia, Ohio State and Texas. “I’ve been an SMU fan close to 30 years now, and I’ve never seen this level of excitement,” Howard said. “If you’re an IU fan, you kind of have post-traumatic stress disorder all the time,” said Timber Tucker, an Indiana season ticket holder since 2000. “It just feels like we’re playing with house money.” Heading to the Horseshoe From the moment Ohio State was matched against Tennessee, Earl Brown began searching for tickets.