Marshall football notebook: UConn brings mammoth front line to St. Petersburg Bowl

[huskymedic]

See more at:http://www.wvgazettemail.com/sports...ne-to-st-petersburg-bowl#sthash.BnSEHy8U.dpuf

 

[businesslawyer]

What's the phrase: "Looks like Tarzan, blocks like Jane, recognizes assignments in blitzes with the IQ of Cheeta?"

Just kidding. Sort of.

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

What's the phrase: "Looks like Tarzan, blocks like Jane, recognizes assignments in blitzes with the IQ of Cheeta?"

Just kidding. Sort of.

Ouch.

 

[SAMCRO]

Interesting blurb at the bottom about tickets fo rthe game:
Tickets for sale
Upwards of 5,000 tickets to the bowl game were sent to MU’s ticket office, but remember this: Under Conference USA’s bowl agreements, the school does not eat unsold tickets.

In fact, the Herd keeps the first $100,000 of revenue and takes a 50 percent cut of the rest. MU will be selling tickets in all ranges, from $40 to $200.

The upper ranges are for premium seating — $150 gets you in the Rays’ Club and $200 gets puts you in the Party Deck, on the opposite sideline from the main seating areas. Both sections are all-you-can-eat-and-drink, alcohol included.

The field runs from the third-base line to near the right-field fence at Tropicana Field. This time, MU’s downstairs seats run from the right-field end zone, then curl left around the right-field foul pole to the 50-yard line. The sideline seats are $80, $65 in section 134 at the foul pole (yes, it stays up).

Seats in the 200 level are $60, with upper-deck seats $40.

Fans may buy $40 proxy tickets, which will go to the local Boys and Girls Club, as well as staff and patient families at All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg.

 

[Jerry27]

Interesting blurb at the bottom about tickets fo rthe game:
Tickets for sale
Upwards of 5,000 tickets to the bowl game were sent to MU’s ticket office, but remember this: Under Conference USA’s bowl agreements, the school does not eat unsold tickets.

In fact, the Herd keeps the first $100,000 of revenue and takes a 50 percent cut of the rest. MU will be selling tickets in all ranges, from $40 to $200.

The upper ranges are for premium seating — $150 gets you in the Rays’ Club and $200 gets puts you in the Party Deck, on the opposite sideline from the main seating areas. Both sections are all-you-can-eat-and-drink, alcohol included.

The field runs from the third-base line to near the right-field fence at Tropicana Field. This time, MU’s downstairs seats run from the right-field end zone, then curl left around the right-field foul pole to the 50-yard line. The sideline seats are $80, $65 in section 134 at the foul pole (yes, it stays up).

Seats in the 200 level are $60, with upper-deck seats $40.

Fans may buy $40 proxy tickets, which will go to the local Boys and Girls Club, as well as staff and patient families at All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg.

I liked that they seemed to have a lot of options but I don't see a forced "package" in the bunch. So I was curious.

http://www.anthonytravel.com/marshall-bowl/

Why would I pay $640 for a single???
They can't be serious with this stuff. Bets on returned tickets secondary market dominating again!

 

[uconnfan68]

What's the phrase: "Looks like Tarzan, blocks like Jane, recognizes assignments in blitzes with the IQ of Cheeta?"

Just kidding. Sort of.

Almost lost the coffee... LOL

 

[Dooley]

Interesting blurb at the bottom about tickets fo rthe game:
Tickets for sale
Upwards of 5,000 tickets to the bowl game were sent to MU’s ticket office, but remember this: Under Conference USA’s bowl agreements, the school does not eat unsold tickets.

In fact, the Herd keeps the first $100,000 of revenue and takes a 50 percent cut of the rest. MU will be selling tickets in all ranges, from $40 to $200.

The upper ranges are for premium seating — $150 gets you in the Rays’ Club and $200 gets puts you in the Party Deck, on the opposite sideline from the main seating areas. Both sections are all-you-can-eat-and-drink, alcohol included.

The field runs from the third-base line to near the right-field fence at Tropicana Field. This time, MU’s downstairs seats run from the right-field end zone, then curl left around the right-field foul pole to the 50-yard line. The sideline seats are $80, $65 in section 134 at the foul pole (yes, it stays up).

Seats in the 200 level are $60, with upper-deck seats $40.

Fans may buy $40 proxy tickets, which will go to the local Boys and Girls Club, as well as staff and patient families at All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg.

I almost posted the same thing yesterday. Nice to see CUSA cover costs of unsold tickets. The AAC does the same, for those wondering. There is always constant dialogue about this kind of stuff, highlighted by UConn's Fiesta Bowl and about 14K unsold tickets through the school. UConn lost $1.8M after the Big East's portion covered what they covered. For those wondering, OU only sold about 5500 to the same game but because the B12 covered all costs of unsold tickets back then, they are not dragged through the same muck that we are.

 

[SubbaBub]

The Fiesta bowl highlighted a change in the market. The conferences adjusted by covering the expenses and the bowls went along with reduced allotments. A whole bunch of teams lost money that year including the Champs (Alabama?)

 

[husky10]

(Alabama?)

Auburn