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Originally Posted by bob
This deal does nothing to change the half full stadium situation. ND / Clemson games were going to sell out anyway. Those aren't the games they need to worry about selling. Its the Duke / NC ones.
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Let's be honest: nothing is going to sell those out, not unless the opponent suddenly gets really good AND Tech suddenly gets good too.
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Seems like that would make you more money too.
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The difference seems fairly negligible if you think about it.
Attendance for Alcorn State & Bowling Green this year was right at 40,000 each. Miami -- who draws better than the vast majority of possible opponents - drew 48,000. 8,000 more seats at about $40 a ticket is $320k ... in an athletic department budget of $84 million.
Mercer, Jacksonville State, Tulane, and Georgia Southern have all outdrawn the majority of conference opponents in the past few years.