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re: has CFB crested?
Posted on 8/27/13 at 12:31 pm to 08Gatorbait
Posted on 8/27/13 at 12:31 pm to 08Gatorbait
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Something is happening, and I don't like it.
I don't blame TV so much. Perhaps there are many CFB fanboys who insist on watching five games a day instead of attending their favorite team's game.
In reality, it's the fact that Florida is opening with Toledo. Auburn will play Arkansas State and every team has a few "Little Sister for the Deaf and Slow" school on their schedule.
That's what stops consecutive sellouts. I think the playoff system will fix that in later years when it expands. Schools will recognize that they don't have to go undefeated to have a shot at the championship. They'll be more inclined to schedule more big games which will increase revenue rather than play a patsy $1 million dollars and watch their seats stay empty for a few Saturdays.
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Posted on 8/27/13 at 12:39 pm to townhallsavoy
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That's what stops consecutive sellouts. I think the playoff system will fix that in later years when it expands. Schools will recognize that they don't have to go undefeated to have a shot at the championship. They'll be more inclined to schedule more big games which will increase revenue rather than play a patsy $1 million dollars and watch their seats stay empty for a few Saturdays
Still have to make the playoffs though...
Posted on 8/27/13 at 12:41 pm to townhallsavoy
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I don't blame TV so much. Perhaps there are many CFB fanboys who insist on watching five games a day instead of attending their favorite team's game.
In reality, it's the fact that Florida is opening with Toledo. Auburn will play Arkansas State and every team has a few "Little Sister for the Deaf and Slow" school on their schedule.
That's what stops consecutive sellouts. I think the playoff system will fix that in later years when it expands. Schools will recognize that they don't have to go undefeated to have a shot at the championship. They'll be more inclined to schedule more big games which will increase revenue rather than play a patsy $1 million dollars and watch their seats stay empty for a few Saturdays.
True but UF has basically a formula to open with a pathetic team and we sold out for ever. It's just recently we've had issues filling the swamp. I think less and less people want the trouble of going to a game. Cost is growing far to much. Though during the Tebow era you couldn't get a ticket to any game for under 125 bucks and those were nose bleeds.
Still. I don't like this. The crowds aren't as hostile either. The Swamp was straight nasty in the 90's. We hated the other team. Now everyone thinks going to a game means relaxing, half assing the Gator chomp off beat, and only cheering on third down or the fourth. Stand up every play and make noise if your defense is on the field you lazy F*******
Posted on 8/27/13 at 1:15 pm to townhallsavoy
quote:I don't think that is necessarily true. The reason being that in order to play a big time OOC team, you either have to do it as a neutral site game (Atlanta/Houston/Dallas) or else you agree to a home and home series.
In reality, it's the fact that Florida is opening with Toledo. Auburn will play Arkansas State and every team has a few "Little Sister for the Deaf and Slow" school on their schedule. That's what stops consecutive sellouts. I think the playoff system will fix that in later years when it expands. Schools will recognize that they don't have to go undefeated to have a shot at the championship. They'll be more inclined to schedule more big games which will increase revenue rather than play a patsy $1 million dollars and watch their seats stay empty for a few Saturdays.
Once you do that and lose a home game, you lose a ton of revenue from ticket sales, parking, concessions, etc.
I think that Auburn, for example, still makes money when they play Arky State, even if they have to write ASU a million dollar check and play in front of a stadium with only two thirds of the seats full.
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