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Well looks like it is not only the players worried about money. Not showing the scrimmage to all the fans is a bad idea. It makes it seem like "if you do not donate to NIL, you do not get to watch." Not good. Do other things to generate NIL money, do not make fans pay to see a scrimmage. Being forced to donate to watch, will not help me in deciding to give or not. Actually turns me off to donating. I do not like being forced to do things.
 
I’d pay $50 to watch it live. They should just set up a camera stream behind a pay wall, make it PPV.
Sounds good. I could invite some friends over and make a profit.

Always say "Hey, I charged so and so $20, I'm letting you in for $15.... and don't forget to bring the beer"
 
Ppl who supported NIL and paying players swore up and down that the money was going to come from he tv deals and all that money the ncaa makes. And that players would get paid by big corporations who want to use them for advertisement. Nope, it's the fans who will have to "pony up."

I'm super excited about the Pope era but NIL might ruin it for me. This is supposed to be "our" team. Those are Pope's words. Yeah, well, only if you are willing to shell out big bucks for the privilege.

I read an article the other day about a female billionaire who lives in Lexington. How about they hit her up for some cash?
I'm a big commie. And hate how Mitch money grubs. But the poor blue collar working man of Kentucky can watch every single game, exhibition, and first practice extravaganza on TV. And getting a little entitled.

Above is why they are keeping the poors out. You're not giving shyt to NIL and still sitting here on free message board arguing it even exists. They don't need you. You don't deserve to watch an exhibition. Maybe we do one thing for the people who not only are going to drop a thousand bucks on seats to this, but also thousands more later so we get the best players. A little exclusive event where they don't have to listen to a loudmouth complaining the players on the court are getting money.
 
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The issue right is it's a internal scrimmage. I would much rather spend the $125 and get actual game tickets.

We love UK basketball but expecting people to shell out that much cash per person in crazy. Even rich people who can afford it are likely balking at the price.
 
Strangely (and I'll get roasted for this) but I have less of a problem with the B&W game being a more exclusive event for whomever is in that realm (I am not), than I have with following Cal's pro day crap before the season starts. That actually goes against the 'team first, commonwealth's team' message that Pope led off with. The B&W game obviously would be cool to see (and I do think there's a more approachable common ground to be found), but I'm not loosing much sleep over missing a scrimmage. I'm just ready for the real thing to start.
UC is playing Ohio State in an exhibition this week. If UK were to play say IU / UNC / Virginia / Va Tech / BYU in an exhibition at Memorial for $125 and not televised it would be a draw. Not sure why anyone would pay $125 to $1500 for a ticket to a Blue White Game. I am sure for someone they thought this is great, but once it rolled out they realized this is by far a mistake. At this point they could knock the price down to $25 bucks and I would not go to that event. Also Xavier and Dayton are doing the same as Cincy vs OSU.
 
Yeah it’s being used as an NIl fundraiser which I’m not entirely on board with. A lot of folks from rural Kentucky enjoy seeing that full scrimmage and no stream/TV makes it feel like we don’t matter in that. Is what it is but I hope Pipe reconsiders in the future.
It is odd to raise money to help pay players in a game that nobody can watch on tv ...
 
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The idea with this was to raise an NIL war chest. Perhaps it's not working. They won't do this again if there is a poor turn out. Have to have funds to compete for players now.
Where the hell is all this TV money going? Everytime you turn around, these schools are looking at you with their hand out. ''We need 40 dollars to buy hotdogs for the concession stands''. Where's all this TV money going? We play in the SEC. The #1 or #2 most profitable conference in the NCAA.
 
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Where the hell is all this TV money going? Everytime you turn around, these schools are looking at you with their hand out. ''We need 40 dollars to buy hotdogs for the concession stands''. Where's all this TV money going? We play in the SEC. The #1 or #2 most profitable conference in the NCAA.
Exactly. Also, they are saving $4MM per year on Pope. That’s their money now- still have to get every penny they can from the fans.
 
Exactly. Also, they are saving $4MM per year on Pope. That’s their money now- still have to get every penny they can from the fans.
It's sick. It's every program in the country too. These schools don't wanna pay up for an elite basketball or football program, so they'd rather the fans pay for it. But they sure do love raking in the revenue that football and basketball (at select schools) make.
 
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It's sick. It's every program in the country too. These schools don't wanna pay up for an elite basketball or football program, so they'd rather the fans pay for it. But they sure do love raking in the revenue that football and basketball (at select schools) make.
Yes. For years. My season tickets when up as well. Think of our last few years under Cal- horrible record at home, in the tourney (both of them). Save money by hiring Pope then raise prices, charge big bucks for Blue White, etc.
 
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The press release they put out when announcing this says "reimagined event."

This is not a traditional "scrimmage" so they really don't have something traditional to stream since it'll be different.

I'm not saying that is right or wrong, they are just trying something different in this NIL Era.
 
Strangely (and I'll get roasted for this) but I have less of a problem with the B&W game being a more exclusive event for whomever is in that realm (I am not), than I have with following Cal's pro day crap before the season starts. That actually goes against the 'team first, commonwealth's team' message that Pope led off with. The B&W game obviously would be cool to see (and I do think there's a more approachable common ground to be found), but I'm not loosing much sleep over missing a scrimmage. I'm just ready for the real thing to start.
I agree with this. I mean its one practice guys and they will probably learn from this. I do agree with the PPV in the future would be a much better deal, but if people want to pony up for a much more exclusive gig here then let them. Quit crying about missing what basically boils down to what we saw on TV at the pro day. You guys are making way too big of a deal over this.
 
Not much left to say that hasn't been said. Bad idea.

This is supposed to be something fun that lets the fans connect with the team. It's practically a UK Basketball tradition at this point. BBM then BW game.

Now, Pope's 1st year, they've taken it away from a lot of people. Some people can't afford to go or can't make the drive for various reasons. Do like other schools and slap a few extra bucks on the ticket price. But don't charge for the scrimmage that fans have watched for free for years and years.
They should also take into consideration the fact that Kentucky has TONS of fans that don't live anywhere near Kentucky and can't possibly get there for an expensive practice.
 
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I used to get hyped for BBM and BnW but it hasn't been a good product for quite some time now, I guess it's fun to get an early glimpse but when you've got exhibition games a few weeks out I'd just rather be patient and wait for those and the real games.

If you're into it, cool, but it's not something I'm going to lose sleep over missing.
 
Ppl who supported NIL and paying players swore up and down that the money was going to come from he tv deals and all that money the ncaa makes. And that players would get paid by big corporations who want to use them for advertisement. Nope, it's the fans who will have to "pony up."

I'm super excited about the Pope era but NIL might ruin it for me. This is supposed to be "our" team. Those are Pope's words. Yeah, well, only if you are willing to shell out big bucks for the privilege.

I read an article the other day about a female billionaire who lives in Lexington. How about they hit her up for some cash?
She single?
 
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