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[Lonestar]

hey, fighting off laughs for people proposing at a stadium, apparently a thing that's never happened before.

 

[yellowjacket25]

There isn't any photographic evidence indicating a 1000+ attendance that I've seen. Current evidence supports the twitter post. If the other half of the stadium is more packed, then I'll change my opinion

Give me a break. I'm going to assume I'm being trolled now. The entire game is available on highlight reels and on ESPN3. You aren't trying very hard.

Edit: For what it's worth also, close to a hundred recruits were in attendance with their families.

 

[bucknuticus]

Give me a break. I'm going to assume I'm being trolled now. The entire game is available on highlight reels and on ESPN3. You aren't trying very hard.

Edit: For what it's worth also, close to a hundred recruits were in attendance with their families.

To be fair that would subject us to watching the equivalent of fuckball in bball: The triple option.

 

[Lonestar]

Give me a break. I'm going to assume I'm being trolled now. The entire game is available on highlight reels and on ESPN3. You aren't trying very hard.

Edit: For what it's worth also, close to a hundred recruits were in attendance with their families.

So basically 100 actual fans, the rest were recruits and families. Gotcha. Nice work, everyone, seems like we got this one correct.

 

[yellowjacket25]

So basically 100 actual fans, the rest were recruits and families. Gotcha. Nice work, everyone, seems like we got this one correct.

A spokesman from GT confirmed with Jeremy Fowler that there was around 2000 at the game. What would a GT spokesman know though? Certainly not as much as a random UGA fan with a twitter account.

 

[Talon]

Dude, I don't know how much more obviously we can put it that nobody cares.

 

[bucknuticus]

A spokesman from GT confirmed with Jeremy Fowler that there was around 2000 at the game. What would a GT spokesman know though? Certainly not as much as a random UGA fan with a twitter account.

Maybe trying not to make it is an embarrassing as the 117 who actually showed?

 

[yellowjacket25]

Dude, I don't know how much more obviously we can put it that nobody cares.

Yeah, nobody cares. That's why their are twitter posts, radio segments, blogs, and even neogaf posts reciting it over and over again. You guys clearly don't care.

 

[yellowjacket25]

Maybe trying not to make it is an embarrassing as the 117 who actually showed?

The 117 who actually showed? Are you saying the GT spokesman was quoting ticket sales instead of actual attendance? Seems like a weird strategy for a game where tickets weren't even sold.

 

[Azwethinkweiz]

Florida State, why?

http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2014/4/21/5636786/florida-states-version-of-royals-is-somehow-worse-than-florida-fans

 

[bucknuticus]

The 117 who actually showed? Are you saying the GT spokesman was quoting ticket sales instead of actual attendance? Seems like a weird strategy for a game where tickets weren't even sold.

Saying he likely made up the number so he didnt have to admit that only a 103 showed.

I dont know if you know alot about college football spring games, im an expert, but theres a lot of sham if youre under 1500 people.

 

[yellowjacket25]

Saying he likely made up the number so he didnt have to admit that only a 103 showed.

I dont know if you know alot about college football spring games, im an expert, but theres a lot of sham if youre under 1500 people.

Lol. Ok expert. I'll still take their word and the word of friends who attended the game over yours. GT usually gets around 8k-10k with the terrible weather this year we only got around 1.5k-2k. It's not great or even good by any means but not nearly as bad as some are trying to pretend it was.

 

[mre]

I heard on the local radio here that there were only 117 fans at Georgia Tech's spring game, but that 100 of those were recruits and their family! What a disgrace! You'd expect something like that out of a lower-tier team like Central Florida, but Georgia Tech is an ACC team. This is why we need a system of relegation.

 

[bucknuticus]

Lol. Ok expert. I'll still take their word and the word of friends who attended the game over yours. GT usually gets around 8k-10k with the terrible weather this year we only got around 1.5k-2k. It's not great or even good by any means but not nearly as bad as some are trying to pretend it was.

8-10k?! What is this D2?

 

[Talon]

I hear Paul Johnson thinks that the triple option is way too modern, so they're going to start running exclusively the veer.

That doesn't mean they'll stop recruiting wide receivers, though!

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Give Georgia Tech's triple option two weeks and they can lose to anybody.

 

[yellowjacket25]

I see we have reached the third grade insults part of the debate. Carry on gentlemen. Sorry to have bothered you.

 

[andycapps]

Give Georgia Tech's triple option two weeks and they can lose to anybody.

Hell, give them a week and they'll lose to anybody. Or get rid of Johnson and bring back Reggie Ball.

Yellowjacket25, I think people are just giving you some good-natured ribbing. Don't get offended.

 

[cdyhybrid]

We didn't have a ton of people at the spring game, but it was dumping rain.

 

[Lonestar]

There were more people in the stands at Alabama this weekend.

Then Blake Sims threw a pass.

Mistakes were made.

Lives...

...were lost.

 

[bucknuticus]

 

[chaosblade]

Then Blake Sims threw a pass.

Mistakes were made.

Yeah, that is definitely a mistake.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Running is hard, OK?

 

[bucknuticus]

Running is hard, OK?

Luckily only 117 people were there to watch it

 

[cdyhybrid]

:jnc

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Warchant.com ‏@Warchant 10m
Per an open records request, FSU's expenses for the BCS Championship were $2,820,613 and revenues were $2,339,400

Not sure how relevant or accurate the revenue amount is, though. I'm taking this revenue figure as FSU's split of the bowl game payout, which gets me to my point. The ACC shares bowl game revenue between the schools, so the BCS revenue was spread out, but so was the revenue from the other 10 bowls (including another BCS bowl [Clemson]) that ACC teams were involved in.

Edit: http://www.tallahassee.com/article/...erm-payoff-from-BCS-title-game?nclick_check=1

This story puts a more complete perspective in place.

But the university’s summary of institutional bowl expenses notes that the university “will more than cover the excess expenses” when other financials are accounted, including:

■ Florida State’s share of the cumulative bowl revenue, which is split among football-playing member institutions;

■ Licensing and trademark revenue related to national championship merchandise;

■ And increases in season ticket sales and Seminole Boosters contributions.

 

[Lonestar]

most of the big conferences are setup that way. All the bowl "earnings" are thrown into a pot, divided into a certain amount of shares, and given out.

I want to say there are shares that are divied up per each bowl game, and an extra share given to the conference team that was in that game, but it's still only marginally higher than the other schools.

For bowl games providing receipts that result in a balance of at least $6 million, the participating institution shall receive $1,825,000 ($1,925,000 if the SEC team is a participant in the BCS game that determines the national championship) plus a travel allowance as determined by the SEC Executive Committee. The remainder shall be remitted to the commissioner and will be divided into 13 equal shares, with one share to the conference and one share to each member institution.

http://wap.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1209163

This is stating the same thing:

In that case, the participating team receives $1.875 million before the remainder of the bowl payout is divided into 15 equal shares, with one share to each of the 14 SEC conferences and one share to the conference itself. For the national championship, the participating team receives $1.975 million prior to the split into 15 equal shares. Participating teams also receive a travel allowance determined by the SEC.

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/12/09/college-football-bowl-season-means-big-payday-for.aspx

 

[yellowjacket25]

Our punter is a shitty runner. Your point?

 

[yellowjacket25]

Luckily only 117 people were there to watch it

Must make you feel like a big man to have a lot of fans around every time your team wets the bed against the few half decent teams you play.

 

[GoldenEye 007]

most of the big conferences are setup that way. All the bowl "earnings" are thrown into a pot, divided into a certain amount of shares, and given out.

I want to say there are shares that are divied up per each bowl game, and an extra share given to the conference team that was in that game, but it's still only marginally higher than the other schools.


http://wap.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1209163

This is stating the same thing:

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/12/09/college-football-bowl-season-means-big-payday-for.aspx

Yeah we technically lost a few million on the Fiesta Bowl. But after bowl distribution from the conference, etc. it looks a lot better.

Plus the exposure pays for itself.

Edit: And lol Indiana buys out their USF series just to replace them with FIU.

 

[Jhriad]

Luckily only 117 people were there to watch it

Come on now, I'm sure more Ole Miss fans showed up than that. 1.5-2k at least.

Must make you feel like a big man to have a lot of fans around every time your team wets the bed against the few half decent teams you play.

Pot, kettle... oh you get the idea.

 

[NEOPARADIGM]

GT fan talking shit to OSU fan.

B1G football is officially dead.

 

[bucknuticus]

Must make you feel like a big man to have a lot of fans around every time your team wets the bed against the few half decent teams you play.

Least we make it to the bed

Also, dem most bcs bowl wins

 

[Draxal]

Any RU fans want to weigh in on this?

http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/i...dont_seem_to_give_back_to_the_university.html

Kind of pisses me off because RU got awarded a bullshit welfare check and this AD is still bitching. Also saying she wishes they can take away the 10k student seats lol.

Fucking hell this system sucks so bad especially when there are better run programs without massive political baggage that continually get fucked over.

Oh yeah, this is late to the party.

I think there’s that, plus there was literally no love lost between ESPN and my predecessor, for many reasons. I think given the opportunity to roll tape, and given the opportunity to tear him apart, they weren’t going to miss that opportunity. A lot of people, right or wrong, blame Tim (Pernetti) for busting up the Big East. Which kind of started with his dialogue about needing to turn down the deal with ESPN with the Big East. So there was a massive war between those guys. Was it worse because of that? I don’t know. I mean, did you know about all that? I don’t know if it was worse.””

Rutgers killed the Big East!

 

[yellowjacket25]

Come on now, I'm sure more Ole Miss fans showed up than that. 1.5-2k at least.



Pot, kettle... oh you get the idea.

GT will never be all that great at football. We just aren't that kind of school. But at least we don't spend the entire regular season every year pretending to be good against lackluster competition only to be embarrassed at the end of the year.

 

[yellowjacket25]

Least we make it to the bed

Also, dem most bcs bowl wins

Yep. You make it to the bed. Beating up on mediocre opponents every year. It's very impressive. We all can't wait to watch you coast to the playoffs every year now and get embarrassed.

 

[Talon]

Never thought I'd see the day a GaTech fan would rival Pristine or TheNatural with dat salt.

 

[Branduil]

Oh man, Washington's new helmet...

 

[cdyhybrid]

Oh man, Washington's new helmet...

It's an interesting idea, but yeah, the W looks like it's going to fall off if it gets hit once.

 

[bucknuticus]

Yep. You make it to the bed. Beating up on mediocre opponents every year. It's very impressive. We all can't wait to watch you coast to the playoffs every year now and get embarrassed.

Guess we'll see ga tech popping up on the schedule soon

 

[bucknuticus]

It's an interesting idea, but yeah, the W looks like it's going to fall off if it gets hit once.

I would assume it's just a prototype at this point

 

[Talon]

Oh man, Washington's new helmet...

That groan you hear is the equipment manager.

 

[yellowjacket25]

Never thought I'd see the day a GaTech fan would rival Pristine or TheNatural with dat salt.

Aren't you a UGA fan? I applaud your ability to write complete sentences.

 

[Talon]

Aren't you a UGA fan? I applaud your ability to write complete sentences.

:jnc

Son, please. UGA was the safety of the safety of the safety.

 

[yellowjacket25]

Guess we'll see ga tech popping up on the schedule soon

If you guys ever get tired of playing your third string players against Purdue, Illinois, and Indiana then give us a call.

 

[cashman]

He went to Northwestern

 

[Talon]

So far, Talon is a ____ fan.

UGA
Ga Tech (smh Andy)
Oregon
Alabama
Ohio State (only a Michigan fan would say that)
Tennessee

I'm a black box!

 

[cashman]

I always thought you were a Longhorn fan. Most people are until Mack doesn't offer.

 

[Draxal]

I always thought you were a Longhorn fan. Most people are until Mack doesn't offer.

Well he does play qb and Mack did offer him as a Will.

 

[Affeinvasion]

I always thought you were a Longhorn fan. Most people are until Mack doesn't offer.

Maybe he's one of those "football" fans that cheers for the refs to call a good game and "honestly doesn't care who wins."

(actually this sounds like an onion article)