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[QUOTE="Stew Crew, post: 5319919, member: 12799"]
Top line may be lower but bottom line would improve if we played all games at Gampel.  in 2023 - 2024, UConn paid $1.55 million to play 20 games (8 MBB, 8 WBB, 4 hockey) in Hartford which is likely way above market value.   But the CRDA needs to justify its existence.  When pre-rated, that comes out to about $90,000 per game for MBB.  $10,000 in transportation costs for team, staff, band, students.   Add in $25,000 in lost parking revenue and probably $50,000 - $75,000 in profits from concessions, and you can easily get to $175,000 - $200,000 per game.

Lost revenue from lower ticket sales would be around $70,000 (3500 less fans x $20 per seat).  Add in $50,000 to operate GP (which is mid-range cost to operate that size of arena).

This does assume that corporate sponsorship money is not affected and AD would double seat donation price at GP.  Most GP fans also have seats in Hartford, so paying double seat donation would be cost neutral to many fans.
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