Despite that success I would guess that we would draw better in Cleveland. This is completely based on perception (and maybe someone can find the numbers), but I would say we have a lot more alumni living in the Cleveland area and a lot more alumni overall than BG. I also think we have a much more loyal alumni base than BG. I've never met anyone that was proud to be a graduate of BG.
Also, if this actually happened I would try my best to make the trip to Cleveland.
You're right. There are a ton of proud alumni in Cleveland. You're also confusing love of our institution with passion for its athletic teams. In 2010, we couldn't sell out a half-curtained off Quicken Loans Arena (a stone's throw from Cleveland Browns Stadium) for a championship game in a sport in which our university has a much longer and prouder history than football. That game featured
free admission with a $1 lottery ticket and we played Akron, which is less than 50 miles away and has a great hoops program. But I'm I'm sure alumni will come out in droves to pay $100, plus $10 to park, and $50 in food and drink to take a friend to a football game against some random BCS team.