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Post by hchoops on Aug 29, 2017 7:19:25 GMT -5
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Aug 29, 2017 7:22:57 GMT -5
With UConn being just a bus ride away I'd guess we are getting much, much less than $425,000--and I hope I'm wrong,
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Post by HC92 on Aug 29, 2017 7:53:17 GMT -5
Hcgrad94 posted that it is a quarter of a million dollars last week. I suspect that is pretty accurate.
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Post by sader1970 on Aug 29, 2017 8:58:27 GMT -5
I'd be surprised, pleasantly, if Holy Cross got $250,000.
Doing the math, tickets are selling for $20 apiece. That translates into 12,500 additional fans to cover the cost of a $250K payout (excluding concessions, parking, souvenirs, etc.) but many HC fans are probably going to the Holy Cross tailgate which should net UConn $0.
Considering HC is so close and the probable desire for HC to start upgrading the schedule to play D-IA schools and the fact that UConn is not very good at their level (and will be getting their own guarantee pay game vs. Clemson of $1.2 million in 2021), we don't have a lot of leverage IMHO for a big payout. Offsetting this is UConn's probable thirst for an "easy" victory to start off their season.
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Post by rickii on Aug 29, 2017 9:28:07 GMT -5
I'd be surprised, pleasantly, if Holy Cross got $250,000. Doing the math, tickets are selling for $20 apiece. That translates into 12,500 additional fans to cover the cost of a $250K payout (excluding concessions, parking, souvenirs, etc.) but many HC fans are probably going to the Holy Cross tailgate which should net UConn $0. Considering HC is so close and the probable desire for HC to start upgrading the schedule to play D-IA schools and the fact that UConn is not very good at their level (and will be getting their own guarantee pay game vs. Clemson of $1.2 million in 2021), we don't have a lot of leverage IMHO for a big payout. Offsetting this is UConn's probable thirst for an "easy" victory to start off their season.
One of the better articles on this subject.
Not surprised by the payouts but didn't know about this....
Stony Brook’s two other non-conference games this season are at home against Wagner and Sacred Heart. Stony Brook is paying Wagner $100,000 and Sacred Heart $90,000 to play,
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Post by HC92 on Aug 29, 2017 9:31:40 GMT -5
I'd be surprised, pleasantly, if Holy Cross got $250,000. Doing the math, tickets are selling for $20 apiece. That translates into 12,500 additional fans to cover the cost of a $250K payout (excluding concessions, parking, souvenirs, etc.) but many HC fans are probably going to the Holy Cross tailgate which should net UConn $0. Considering HC is so close and the probable desire for HC to start upgrading the schedule to play D-IA schools and the fact that UConn is not very good at their level (and will be getting their own guarantee pay game vs. Clemson of $1.2 million in 2021), we don't have a lot of leverage IMHO for a big payout. Offsetting this is UConn's probable thirst for an "easy" victory to start off their season. I think a number like $250K is just the cost of doing business at the FBS level. If South Florida is paying $400K+ to Stony Brook, UConn is getting a nice discount over what it might have to pay someone else. Like any other negotiation, the side that might have better options has more leverage. Can UConn find an opponent that it can beat for less than $250K? Probably not. Could HC find a payday greater than $250K if it really wanted to? Probably. UConn will still turn a very nice profit even with paying us or any other opponent $250K. Many seats cost more than $20 and most season ticket holders also have to make a donation to the UConn Athletic Find for the honor of being allowed to purchase season tickets in desirable locations. Plus concessions. Plus $15 per car. UConn will do just fine financially on Thursday. |
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Post by sader1970 on Aug 29, 2017 9:32:22 GMT -5
Hey! Can't we get a payout to play Stony Brook!? Then maybe Yale, Harvard, Dartmouth pay us too?  |
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Post by hcpride on Aug 29, 2017 9:50:30 GMT -5
UConn getting 1.2 Million to play Clemson in 2021. (edited to change to UConn...previous article noted Stony Brook as the sacrificial lamb for this game)
There are many many factors that go into the payments for these games. Gotta wonder what BC is paying us for the easy win and I am surprised nobody has asked.
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Post by sader1970 on Aug 29, 2017 9:55:57 GMT -5
If you are quoting me, I said UConn is getting $1.2 M from Clemson, not Stony Brook.
Also from that Stony Brook article:
Doubt they are playing both Oregon and Clemson the same season.
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Post by hcpride on Aug 29, 2017 10:02:27 GMT -5
If you are quoting me, I said UConn is getting $1.2 M from Clemson, not Stony Brook. Not quoting you but having a brain cramp (Big article in Newsday -thanks HC Hoops - about upcoming big name opponents for Stony Brook and their large payouts.) Still remember when Stony Brook was awful, West Point scheduled them, then Stony Brook massively improved, played the game, and manhandled West Point all over the field. Highlights here. West Point needs to be very careful when scheduling FCS opposition. I'm guessing BC does not pay HC for the easy wins (2018, 2020)...and UConn doesn't pay much at all for what they see as an easy win. |
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Aug 29, 2017 10:35:16 GMT -5
Did UMass pay Hawaii anything? Did Cal Poly play Colgate anything? I think travel costs can be a significant factor in how much a team receives.
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Post by hcgrad94 on Aug 29, 2017 11:13:06 GMT -5
The payout doesn't take into account what the visiting team's travel costs are. Connecticut didn't pay Maine more than they're paying us because Maine had to spend a night and we don't.
It really comes down to help competent your director of Athletics is at negotiating. Fortunately we now have one who knows what market rate is and has been able to secure some nice sized payouts for us to appropriate rivals going forward.
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Post by A Clock Tower Purple on Aug 29, 2017 11:22:43 GMT -5
Did UMass pay Hawaii anything? Did Cal Poly play Colgate anything? I think travel costs can be a significant factor in how much a team receives. No.
It was a home & home. UMass played at Hawaii last yr. Lost that game too.
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Post by rf1 on Aug 29, 2017 11:39:30 GMT -5
FCS teams get far less money for games vs FBS teams than do FBS teams for guarantees vs other FBS teams. It is one of the reasons that many schools such as UMass went FBS. Generally the money is much greater when playing P5 teams. Games vs opponents from non power conferences is far less. Maine got 350K for playing at BC back in 2014.
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