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re: VOLS will open up 2015 vs Bowling Green in Nashville
Posted on 12/9/14 at 10:43 am to NorthGAVol
Posted on 12/9/14 at 10:43 am to NorthGAVol
Why in Nashville?
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Posted on 12/9/14 at 10:47 am to DynastyDawg
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Why in Nashville?
Mostly for recruiting and of course for fans in middle/west TN that might have a hard time getting to Knoxville.
Posted on 12/9/14 at 10:47 am to DynastyDawg
We still have a contract with LP Field even though UAB shut down their program. Bowling Green just happened to have an open week.
Posted on 12/9/14 at 10:48 am to DynastyDawg
Butch is all about neutral site games in our main recruiting areas.
2015 - Nashville
2016 - Battle at Bristol (VaTech)
2017 - New Georgia Dome (GaTech)
2018 - Charlotte (WVU)
2015 - Nashville
2016 - Battle at Bristol (VaTech)
2017 - New Georgia Dome (GaTech)
2018 - Charlotte (WVU)
This post was edited on 12/9/14 at 10:52 am
Posted on 12/9/14 at 11:45 am to DynastyDawg
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Why in Nashville?
The city of Knoxville is the only place in the SEC and nation that charges a tax on entertainment/sports held on a state campus - aka UT. It's an old tax that was weasled into the state legislature many years ago but it winds up meaning we're the only team that gets taxed on tickets.
The university has been trying to get the city to change this for years but the city won't (they're dependent). The solution for UT is to simply schedule neutral site games and avoid the tax until the city gets the message. And part of the deal with LP getting tax dollars long ago was that all the universities could use it - otherwise the state refused to allocate funding.
This post was edited on 12/9/14 at 11:48 am
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