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2016 CFB News & Notes (National)
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Could be. Could also be providing the depth at DE that Robbins was supposed to.
I like this scenario better.
Think we would have seen action sooner. Robbins was not really providing meaningful depth before his issues.
As a bench warmer?
I think that Tupou will be back but at best Sampson is questionable. What is the legal system going to do with him? What is the CU discipline system going to do with him? Has he already used up his last chances with the coaches? Will he turn around and have another incident?
We don't have excessive depth at any position including DE. If JL thinks this kid can play then it's worth bringing him in even if they expect Kafovalu back but considering his record having someone else there makes a lot of sense.
The training table isn't going to eat itself.....
I posted the same thing in Barzil. I don't think it is a coincidence that the staff threw out a JUCO offer a couple weeks after suspending Kafovalu.
aik
Well-Known Member
Or report itself. Maybe we're looking for hungry Jucos to funnel into our walk-on program.
So the AD dropped the student sports pass to $99 and that includes football and basketball. Should really help drive attendance.
Yeah. Absolutely fantastic move.
Pretty big downgrade in revenue though. They sold around 8,000 passes last year right?
Really depends, right? If they sell a lot more passes at the new price and get more fannies in the seats buying hot dogs and nachos, they'll make more than before.
They've done the math and have determined its worth the risk. Besides, getting people in the seats and generating as much buzz as possible is paramount.
Yeah but that would mean almost 16,000 sold which is a high number when looking at the CU student body. I'm down for whatever increases attendance obviously just have to make sure you can gain that extra money somewhere else.
The price didn't get cut in half. It went down about 43%, so they'd have to sell roughly an extra 4,000 to make up for it, if last year's number was 8,000. And that doesn't include extra concessions/beer sales in the gardens.
Yep. And let's not forget those sales from student attendance at hoops games over around 18 home dates. That can add up in a hurry.
Actually, I think my math was wrong. I do t know anymore. 
Actually, I think my math was wrong. I do t know anymore.
On the math, they went down from $175 to $99, right? So they've got to add a little over 6k to the 8k to break even just based on sports pass sales.
They have already done some things to reach out to recent grads. Might be interesting if they gave each student buying a pass a $25 credit towards ticket purchases after graduation. If they buy the pass for four years they get a bonus $50 for a total of $150 in future credits. Might be another step in turning student fans into graduate fans and later donors.
I don't know if I'm doing the math right but I believe he would have to sell an extra 6,000 student passes to get back to the same revenue numbers (without concessions). That is a big number that likely will not be hit. Once again not against the change, just saying that is a substantial amount of revenue.
Yeah I did my math wrong. I still think it's worth the risk of not selling that many more in the big picture.
If they can get them in the stadium or the events center as students they have a much better chance of turning them into paying fans and donors in the future.
Last year many of my friends didn't get sports passes because they were too expensive. I get that they are cheap compared to non-student season tickets, but the problem is that these are students who wouldn't buy season tickets after they graduate anyway. This is an important step in getting less die-hard sports fan students to attend the games.
Getting that number down to double digits (before taxes and fees) is a lot easier pill to swallow for students. This is a great move, and a new level of student outreach from RG. Good to see.
chitownbuff
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Exactly! Now, if only the university was smart enough to start a pedi cab business to raise money and get the students to the game on time.