Count 'Bility Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 So were payin the cougars? I thought it was the other way around..... Quote Link to comment
okaive Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 If we were going to BYU, then we would be getting paid. Since they are coming up, we pay. I could have sworn that I read an article when Boise was wanting the million, that it stated that we only give a million to the lower programs and give around 500k to 700k to D1 schools. Quote Link to comment
Count 'Bility Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 If we were going to BYU, then we would be getting paid. Since they are coming up, we pay. I could have sworn that I read an article when Boise was wanting the million, that it stated that we only give a million to the lower programs and give around 500k to 700k to D1 schools. right over the head. Quote Link to comment
huKSer Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I think we ought to go to schools like Georgia, Alabama, and get them to pay US $1 mill for a one and done. I bet a handful of schools would do it. We would be losing $1 - $2 million on the deal. NU makes $2 - $3 million per game in Lincoln, if I remember right. Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I think we ought to go to schools like Georgia, Alabama, and get them to pay US $1 mill for a one and done. I bet a handful of schools would do it. We would be losing $1 - $2 million on the deal. NU makes $2 - $3 million per game in Lincoln, if I remember right. 85,000 tickets times $56 per ticket = approx. $4.76M just on ticket sales I used 85,000 as an approximation as students are less, players get free tickets, etc. Not sure exactly how many tickets are actually sold. Quote Link to comment
dvdcrr Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I think we ought to go to schools like Georgia, Alabama, and get them to pay US $1 mill for a one and done. I bet a handful of schools would do it. We would be losing $1 - $2 million on the deal. NU makes $2 - $3 million per game in Lincoln, if I remember right. 85,000 tickets times $56 per ticket = approx. $4.76M just on ticket sales I used 85,000 as an approximation as students are less, players get free tickets, etc. Not sure exactly how many tickets are actually sold. Those are good points, but if NU nets 2 mill then pays out to byu 1 you are down to one mill and a possible loss. Otoh go to bama earn a mill and win, that would be epic. Quote Link to comment
VectorVictor Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 "Cougars getting 1 million bucks" How many cougars? And are they all staying at the hotels out by the airport to defray costs, and does this fee include drinks, or are they extra? Quote Link to comment
admo Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 From the standpoint of a general football enthusiast, it would be cool to see the Huskers playing at BYU some day. Seems so rare, like when we went to South Bend. Quote Link to comment
Blackshirt316 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I think we ought to go to schools like Georgia, Alabama, and get them to pay US $1 mill for a one and done. I bet a handful of schools would do it. We would be losing $1 - $2 million on the deal. NU makes $2 - $3 million per game in Lincoln, if I remember right. 85,000 tickets times $56 per ticket = approx. $4.76M just on ticket sales I used 85,000 as an approximation as students are less, players get free tickets, etc. Not sure exactly how many tickets are actually sold. Those are good points, but if NU nets 2 mill then pays out to byu 1 you are down to one mill and a possible loss. Otoh go to bama earn a mill and win, that would be epic. Except you are only talking gate revenue. You forget revenue from concessions/merchandise/advertising/parking etc etc. Estimates the university has done state that each fan spends an average of $63 on gameday.. That along with all the other corporate/peripheral revenue means Nebraska brings in about $6.5M per home game... and even that may be slightly underestimated. Furthermore, that is just the university revenue. It doesn't factor in the money those games feed into the Lincoln ecconomy. (Something I would probably guess without looking at data to be around $12M or so per home game on average.) Nebraska ever agreeing to a road one and done against anyone would be laughably idiotic from a financial standpoint. Heck under the current revenue model at NU, I wouldn't even do a neutral site game without a 50/50 gate and concessions split and a minimum $4M payout from broadcast/sponsorship rights. Quote Link to comment
dvdcrr Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Dont count on the byu crowd drinking big in the bars 1 Quote Link to comment
RunMickeyRun02 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I don't care how much they pay BYU as long as the Huskers win. It's been a long time since we lost a home opener and I don't want to kick off the Riley era like that. 1985 vs Florida State iirc This is by far the scariest opener I can remember in my lifetime. I remember being worried about West Virginia, but we ended up stomping them. Quote Link to comment
okaive Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 If we were going to BYU, then we would be getting paid. Since they are coming up, we pay. I could have sworn that I read an article when Boise was wanting the million, that it stated that we only give a million to the lower programs and give around 500k to 700k to D1 schools. right over the head. Yeah its been a rough week at work and that is making real slow on my thinking process. Oh well, you got me. Quote Link to comment
Count 'Bility Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 If we were going to BYU, then we would be getting paid. Since they are coming up, we pay. I could have sworn that I read an article when Boise was wanting the million, that it stated that we only give a million to the lower programs and give around 500k to 700k to D1 schools. right over the head. Yeah its been a rough week at work and that is making real slow on my thinking process. Oh well, you got me. at least you replied. Bunch of stuck up bitches around here lately. Quote Link to comment
alwayshusking Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Tough opener for the new staff. This is one year I wouldn't have minded starting out with a cupcake game. They kicked the living crap out of Texas the last two years. Quote Link to comment
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