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Posted on 10/2/11 at 9:15 am to WonderWartHawg
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Both AD's seem agreeable to keeping it the way it is from what I read in the paper. $5 mil per game has a way of encouraging that.
That might be political speak though. Out of curiosity, I just did some rough math for the A&M side of things.
30,000 student tickets @ $50 each: $1.5 million
50,000 regular priced tickets ~$85: $4.25 million
That's $5.75 million for an A&M home game, but that's also not taking into account concessions in the stadium, parking $$$, and a boost to the local economy for hotels/restaurants/gas stations/merchandise sales/etc. Of course, with a home and home you essentially need to divide that total figure by 2 to account for playing the away game the following year. I'm sure the $5 million is appealing but I think the real draw is an excuse to get a week's worth of PR in the DFW market.
I know a decent # of A&M fans (including myself) that aren't big fans of the prices associated with a game at JerryWorld. I went once just to have that experience but I'd much rather host you guys at Kyle Field and get a chance to road trip to y'all's stadium than continue playing there.
Posted on 10/2/11 at 9:16 am to WonderWartHawg
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Both AD's seem agreeable to keeping it the way it is from what I read in the paper. $5 mil per game has a way of encouraging that.
^^^ This
Posted on 10/2/11 at 9:38 am to WonderWartHawg
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Both AD's seem agreeable to keeping it the way it is from what I read in the paper. $5 mil per game has a way of encouraging that.
Actually, the paper only had quotes from aTm's AD. Long declined comment as noted at the end of that article.
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