He opened this article with those seats, out of context, and closed with a farewell to those seats with context.

One major point that I noticed is that he allowed the family to talk a lot about the history of the seats and what those seats have meant to his family for the past 30 years. The emotions were raw and the frustrations were felt there. Like with the line about "the Green Tide and Roll Green Roll." That was unhappiness towards the situation.

Breaking down the numbers and making it simply for the reader to understand

Another start that makes the reader go "huh?" Grabs the attention of the reader and then explains the context of what he is trying to convey.

More imagery to make the reader feel like they are there in the middle of Levi Stadium witnessing Clemson's celebration and Alabama's pain.

What is cool about this opening is that Casagrande is setting the scene as he is opening the article. He is drawing in the reader, making them wonder why the is Tua hiding from the confetti, and "who are the angry people staring into the distance" or "why is the band celebrating?" He then reveals the context of the setting he is illustrating; it is the College Football Championship game in Santa Clara. He flashbacks to 2 years prior when the game was closer to show how much can change in just a short amount of time between two teams on the same mission

What is good about this section is how simple Casagrande broke down the buyout clause in Johnson's contact and later explaining how much Johnson made in the previous year as the head basketball coach at Alabama. By putting off of those resources in one place, the reader does not have to look it up themselves.