Sounds good. I could invite some friends over and make a profit.
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.
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.
It is odd to raise money to help pay players in a game that nobody can watch on tv ...
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.
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.
So much for being our team. I never cared as much about BBM as I did the BW game.
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.
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.
Like I said earlier threads about this the cost is ridiculous and nobody is gonna pay 1500 bucks to see a game that cost $10 every year since it’s happened. I get NIl fundraising but not at the cost of games. I’d rather spend $500 to see the UofL game or something. Make NIL a one time a year donation. People can donate what they can afford. Honestly revenue sharing should take most of the cost for players IMO. They make tons of cash and that can reward those generating it. Then they can get the rest from deals on the side. People like us who make way less than they do shouldn’t be required to fund that kind of expense.
I mean 100k viewers at $10 a pop is a million dollars of revenue. That seems attainable to me. Game numbers are way higher than that. I’d venture to say we could get 10 times that, but how many will pay will be the issue. I’d say 10% would and that’s my baseline.
Exactly, the whole idea of the blue white game was to see our team play for the first time all year.
Yeah everyone gets a signed ball or something. It would have to be an experience for sure.
Wow, what an asshole. Maybe this is parody. I hope it is.
