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PBA games v GP games this season

Stew Crew said:
I imagine there is a certain level of hyperbole coming from the guy tasked with closing a $40 million gap in the budget, all in the face of upcoming revenue sharing. 3 years ago, XL was a losing proposition according to Benedict. Then he negotiates a new deal in Hartford that is bringing in more revenue and gets some major upgrades to enhance revenue. This year, he is pumping up the financial benefits of Hartford while planning a major expansion of Gampel that will need funding. Shrewd move.
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Fair. I'm content to wait to see the details of the new deal and to better understand what the new arrangement is in Hartford.
 
This thread started with someone working backwards from “I don’t want to drive an extra 30 minutes”.

Amusing . . .
 
They play in Hartford because the legislature wants them to play in Hartford. Radenka Marić tried to play hardball with the legislature last year and backed down. It's best not to bite the hand that feeds you.
 
DSquiz said:
The first part of the quote talks about right now. A full PBA “produces over double what we can at Gampel.”
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You mean all this time when CL and zls would confidently state that the program loses money in Hartford they were fibbing? Shocked! Shocked!
 
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Waquoit said:
You mean all this time when CL and zls would confidently state that the program loses money in Hartford they were fibbing? Shocked! Shocked!
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So if we’re trying to go P2 and save money for football wouldn’t it financially make sense to play all games in Hartford?
 
jostar1 said:
They play in Hartford because the legislature wants them to play in Hartford. Radenka Marić tried to play hardball with the legislature last year and backed down. It's best not to bite the hand that feeds you.
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Yeah, that was awkward, wasn't it? Her hardball was like someone who throws out the opening day pitch two feet in front of the mound and still two bounces it to the left of the catcher.

Whenever there's any kind of negotiation, she needs to defer to people who are actually good at it. JMO.
 
Waquoit said:
You mean all this time when CL and zls would confidently state that the program loses money in Hartford they were fibbing? Shocked! Shocked!
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Lol go back and read my post, which expressly said if we don't sell out we're losing money. That was my best guess using the numbers that I included in my post. Benedict's quote referenced a sold out HCC.

I was surprised by that, although I note that Benedict said "produces double the revenue". I have to wonder if that means net or gross. Is he including a second set of donations only if we have games in Hartford, because there's an easy fix for that. Is he, including lost revenue for parking and concessions? As always, the devil is in the details.
 
The school obviously can't sell more tickets in GP, and the school can't possible receive more donations at GP with fewer seats to sell. Especially lower bowl seats.

It's a moot point, like beating a dead horse, to think they're going to change now. They want to keep the Hartford season ticket base, they're going to put more good games there in 25/26 and all years going forward than they did in 24/25

I attend both arenas, I like both arenas, they both have their own advantages for the fans. We are a two arena school, have been for 35+ years and counting
 
willie99 said:
The school obviously can't sell more tickets in GP, and the school can't possible receive more donations at GP with fewer seats to sell. Especially lower bowl seats.

It's a moot point, like beating a dead horse, to think they're going to change now. They want to keep the Hartford season ticket base, they're going to put more good games there in 25/26 and all years going forward than they did in 24/25

I attend both arenas, I like both arenas, they both have their own advantages for the fans. We are a two arena school, have been for 35+ years and counting
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Looks like Wisconsin is splitting more games out to Milwaukee from Madison moving forward for growing the fan base/revenue.

 
DSquiz said:
The first part of the quote talks about right now. A full PBA “produces over double what we can at Gampel.”
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For the CRDA. Not for UConn.

I want UConn to get money they generate. I believe in fairness. @Waquoit doesnt. That’s where we differ.
 
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zls44 said:
For the CRDA. Not for UConn.

I want UConn to get money they generate. I believe in fairness. @Waquoit doesnt. That’s where we differ.
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keep peddling, you'll have us back in the Yankee Conference before we know it.
 
zls44 said:
For the CRDA. Not for UConn.

I want UConn to get money they generate. I believe in fairness. @Waquoit doesnt. That’s where we differ.
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What? David Benedict is the AD at UConn, he’s talking money for UConn. The entire interview was about UConn’s money generation.
 
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