I agree only Eugene cares about T&F.
But then small towns in the South have 40,000 for high school football and it's not for money or for elites.
Elites need money to live on.
For our sport to grow it must be showcased in the best possible places, under the most optimum conditions.
TV advertisement revenue in the most important of all.
Attracting the east coast TV audience is of supreme importance given that's where the majority of the U.S. population resides.
Having meets where the superstars live and train helps cut down on expenses for what is normally a battalion sized group.
5-star accomodations and 1st Class airfare that the meet organizers must bear are outrageously expensive.
Plus, who doesn't want to run at a meet in your own backyard.
The Adidas meet in Carson this past Saturday had the right combination of these requirements.
I hope to see more specialized productions at Home Depot, such as a 1 hour World Class Distance Carnival using 2 tracks simulataneously, and a 1 hour World Class Sprint/Hurdle special, etc., both with ONLY Olympic and IAAF WC (indoor, outdoor, senior cross country) medalists invited.
We need to continue the innovation we saw at Adidas on Saturday.
We need new ideas, new packaging, new media from TV producers, Doug Logan, Mark Wetmore, etc. to carry our sport forward.