CAA Flagship wrote:
So they lost the game and a boat load of money.
Eh, how much did they lose really? $15 per ticket even with that paltry attendance (announced at 2388) would give them about $36k. Then you add in that the OVC helped boost their bid, so that's money the OVC lost, not EKU. $63k is really a pretty modest bid - not crazy at all. When it comes down to it, JMU just low-balled the bid.
yes they did - and the AD should be excoriated for it.
GannonFan wrote:
Eh, how much did they lose really? $15 per ticket even with that paltry attendance (announced at 2388) would give them about $36k. Then you add in that the OVC helped boost their bid, so that's money the OVC lost, not EKU. $63k is really a pretty modest bid - not crazy at all. When it comes down to it, JMU just low-balled the bid.
yes they did - and the AD should be excoriated for it.
I bet EKU's bid beats a lot of schools. According to CAAFlagship, EKU would've outbid ODU too. Does anybody else know their team's first round bid?
Think about it, if you are guaranteeing the NCAA 75% of your profit and you bid $63K, you are counting on making 84K on the game. How many teams can count on making that for a Thanksgiving weekend game? And I understand that EKU had a boost from the OVC, but I don't think most other schools have that and would've bid accordingly.
yes they did - and the AD should be excoriated for it.
I bet EKU's bid beats a lot of schools. According to CAAFlagship, EKU would've outbid ODU too. Does anybody else know their team's first round bid?
Think about it, if you are guaranteeing the NCAA 75% of your profit and you bid $63K, you are counting on making 84K on the game. How many teams can count on making that for a Thanksgiving weekend game? And I understand that EKU had a boost from the OVC, but I don't think most other schools have that and would've bid accordingly.
I thought it was bid + 75% of remainng profit?
JMU Football:
4 Years FBS: 40-11 (.784). Highest winning percentage & least losses of all of G5 2022-2025.
Sun Belt East Champions: 2022, 2023, 2025
Sun Belt Champions: 2025
Top 25 ranked: 2022, 2023, 2025
CFP: 2025
I bet EKU's bid beats a lot of schools. According to CAAFlagship, EKU would've outbid ODU too. Does anybody else know their team's first round bid?
Think about it, if you are guaranteeing the NCAA 75% of your profit and you bid $63K, you are counting on making 84K on the game. How many teams can count on making that for a Thanksgiving weekend game? And I understand that EKU had a boost from the OVC, but I don't think most other schools have that and would've bid accordingly.
I thought it was bid + 75% of remainng profit?
That might be right. I was just pulling that from memory, which is shaky at best.
