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Is there a SEC school who could not sell 10,000 tix to the SECCG??
Posted on 5/22/13 at 7:47 pm
Posted on 5/22/13 at 7:47 pm
ACC's John Swofford to 'protect' teams from FSU's title-game financial woes
AMELIA ISLAND -- ACC commissioner John Swofford wants Florida State to be the last school in his conference to struggle with finances coming out of the ACC's football championship game.
As part of a nearly 30-minute conversation with reporters Thursday morning at the conclusion of the ACC spring meetings, Swofford said he wanted to "protect" his member schools from experiencing the types of financial loses that FSU saw in December.
The Seminoles lost about $440,000 in ticket expenses after last December's ACC Championship Game against Georgia Tech in Charlotte, N.C. FSU won the game 21-15, earning an automatic bid to the Orange Bowl. The matchup featured a 6-6 Yellow Jackets team that backdoored into the contest after North Carolina was unable to participate due to a conference-imposed postseason ban, due to NCAA sanctions.
The Tar Heels had officially won the Coastal Division through a sequence of tiebreakers. FSU fans, saving for a then-anticipated trip weeks later to the Orange Bowl, were mostly uninspired by the Yellow Jackets' appearance and stayed away from the game. Tickets went for as little as $5 on StubHub.com the week before the contest.
AMELIA ISLAND -- ACC commissioner John Swofford wants Florida State to be the last school in his conference to struggle with finances coming out of the ACC's football championship game.
As part of a nearly 30-minute conversation with reporters Thursday morning at the conclusion of the ACC spring meetings, Swofford said he wanted to "protect" his member schools from experiencing the types of financial loses that FSU saw in December.
The Seminoles lost about $440,000 in ticket expenses after last December's ACC Championship Game against Georgia Tech in Charlotte, N.C. FSU won the game 21-15, earning an automatic bid to the Orange Bowl. The matchup featured a 6-6 Yellow Jackets team that backdoored into the contest after North Carolina was unable to participate due to a conference-imposed postseason ban, due to NCAA sanctions.
The Tar Heels had officially won the Coastal Division through a sequence of tiebreakers. FSU fans, saving for a then-anticipated trip weeks later to the Orange Bowl, were mostly uninspired by the Yellow Jackets' appearance and stayed away from the game. Tickets went for as little as $5 on StubHub.com the week before the contest.
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Posted on 5/22/13 at 7:47 pm to dallasga6
No
Posted on 5/22/13 at 7:48 pm to dallasga6
The ACC should just go to campus CCGs.
Posted on 5/22/13 at 7:49 pm to Master of Sinanju
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The ACC should just go to campus CCGs
This.
Posted on 5/22/13 at 7:49 pm to dallasga6
has a 500 ball club ever made the sec cg?
Posted on 5/22/13 at 7:49 pm to dallasga6
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The matchup featured a 6-6 Yellow Jackets team that backdoored into the contest
Posted on 5/22/13 at 7:49 pm to dallasga6
Vandy.
They can't even walk the quarter of a mile to their own stadium.
They can't even walk the quarter of a mile to their own stadium.
Posted on 5/22/13 at 7:53 pm to FinleyStreet
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Vandy.
False, if Vandy were ever good enough to go to the SECCG. Fans would show up.
Posted on 5/22/13 at 7:55 pm to pivey14
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False, if Vandy were ever good enough to go to the SECCG. Fans would show up.
Agreed... Vandy Nation would descend on Atlanta in force....
Posted on 5/22/13 at 7:58 pm to dallasga6
No. Not a single one.
Posted on 5/22/13 at 7:59 pm to dallasga6
We had 35,000 at the Liberty Bowl in 2011 and 55,000 at this past years MCB so I'm pretty sure VU could make the number work
Plus there are actually more VU alums living in Atlanta than there are in Nashville.
Plus there are actually more VU alums living in Atlanta than there are in Nashville.
Posted on 5/22/13 at 7:59 pm to dallasga6
No.
Posted on 5/22/13 at 7:59 pm to dallasga6
GT backdoored twice. Miami was suspended, which put NC in there. Then NC said frick it, let's suspend ourselves because this championship means nothing, and get over our own violations and move forward.
So, the 3rd best team in the division got to play for the ACC.
That's a new definition of "backing into" a championship.
That saddest part is they almost won.
So, the 3rd best team in the division got to play for the ACC.
That's a new definition of "backing into" a championship.
That saddest part is they almost won.
Posted on 5/22/13 at 8:03 pm to Stingray
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has a 500 ball club ever made the sec cg?
/inbeforesomeonementionsthegamecockspastrecord/
Posted on 5/22/13 at 8:04 pm to Dore5674
Even if Vandy brought no one, their opponent would likely sell it out
Posted on 5/22/13 at 8:07 pm to Bama Bird
No. Even Vanderbilt would easily sell out their allotment of champ game tickets.
Posted on 5/22/13 at 8:08 pm to Bama Bird
quote:Exactly...
Even if Vandy brought no one, their opponent would likely sell it out
More of an indictment on the ACC than anything else. Their "historically best FB program" only sold 6,000 outta 10,000 tix thru the University. Their fans say...Well we could buy them thru Stubhub for $10...
If you can get tix thru Stubhub for $10 for a CCG you got major probs as a Conference...
Posted on 5/22/13 at 8:12 pm to dallasga6
I seriously wonder if Arkansas even had half of that in 95.
Posted on 5/22/13 at 8:15 pm to dallasga6
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Exactly...
More of an indictment on the ACC than anything else. Their "historically best FB program" only sold 6,000 outta 10,000 tix thru the University. Their fans say...Well we could buy them thru Stubhub for $10...
If you can get tix thru Stubhub for $10 for a CCG you got major probs as a Conference...
Their fans just didn't gaf after we smashed them and reclaimed Ron Zook Field the week before.
Posted on 5/22/13 at 8:49 pm to dallasga6
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as little as 5 dollars on stubhub
That's still 5 bucks more than gator bowl tickets went for
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