Recruiting Football Talk VIII

[SpringBokVol]

Interesting wrinkle to the game will be how Nico handles the blitz on 3rd down. Venables is so good at dialing them up. Will be a good learning moment for Nico.

This is a good point. I think it will get him once or twice and force a punt - hopefully not a turnover.

 

[mrMet]

How about just myself?

What's it gonna cost me by the time I park, pay the trolley, buy a shirt, buy a lower bowl ticket to a good game, buy 3 beers and a hotdog? $550?

I’d say that’s a good guess. Maybe even 600+ depending on the game

 

[Vol464]

How about just myself?

What's it gonna cost me by the time I park, pay the trolley, buy a shirt, buy a lower bowl ticket to a good game, buy 3 beers and a hotdog? $550?

Maybe only get 2 beers

 

[SugarCC]

Yeah...Nico sucks...he throws too many bad passes, bever mind the perfect dimes he throws all over the place...


That's pure sarcasm for the sarcastically impaired..

Also, he was 10 of 16. One incompletion was on Thornton (?), if I remember correctly...Nico dropped it right over his shoulder, and it went right through his hands. Thornton catches that, we're now at 11 of 16, just five incompletions. Yes, there were 2 or 3 bad throws. Sue him! That's the game, man! Throws are sometimes going to get away from the QB. It happens, often, to the greats.

Again, Thornton makes that catch, a catch he should have made, Nico is 11 of 16...69%.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

I am happy when we are winning. Right now I am happy and I hope to be very happy this season.

That's why they announced it now, we're being touted as possibly the best team in the country. Gonna be a lot of hate going around if we don't take care of OU.

 

[#Vol4Life1991]

So here's my big annoyance.

Tennessee Athletics Reaches New Revenue Milestone - University of Tennessee Athletics

For the first time in school history, the department eclipsed the $200 million mark in revenue generation.

utsports.com

Per UT's own reporting the university made over $200 million in revenue in 2023.



So all the increase came directly from the fans ALREADY.

If you open the 80 page report you'll see that the real problem could be solved by eliminating sports that are costing more than they make OR finding a way to improve their revenue.

Football made 75+ million over expenses.
Men's Basketball 5+ million over expenses.
Women's Basketball 5 million under expenses. (this was impacted by KJH buyout and new hire, should level off some)
"other sports" 36+ million under expenses. If you don't include baseball in this category it's a lot worse
"non-program specific" 28+ million under expenses.

So somehow with over 200 million in revenue the total excess ended up being 11 million. Even if their ticket sales DON'T decrease with the 10% increase that's only adding 4 million a year and it wouldn't be counted as revenue excess as they'd write it off as an expense since it's for the student athletes.

Thats always been my biggest gripe with collegiate athletics. Football/Basketball funding the other plethora of sports, its not a sustainable business model. I get having a few olympic sports, but not so many sports where those sports are millions in red yoy.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

Maybe only get 2 beers

That would only drop it down to $450
Plus, I'll need to get really drunk to convince myself spending $550 for 4hrs of entertainment was a good idea.

 

[TN-POSSUM]

I prepared for it. Bought a new couch in the summer to be able to watch the games because they are pricing me out of being able to afford to go to any more games. Sad but true.

I'm going to try this.....
Cause I'm like this....

 

[Big Orange#1]

THEN WHAT'S THE POINT OF THE NIL WE'RE ALREADY CONTRIBUTING TOO?!

We need more. Only have 4500 Vol Club members. So out of 100,000 in the stadium 95,500 aren't contributing to NIL.

 

[TheRain]

We are forcing the issue.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

Also, he was 10 of 16. One incompletion was on Thornton (?), if I remember correctly...Nico dropped it right over his shoulder, and it went right through his hands. Thornton catches that, we're now at 11 of 16, just five incompletions. Yes, there were 2 or 3 bad throws. Sue him! That's the game, man! Throws are sometimes going to get away from the QB. It happens, often, to the greats.

Again, Thornton makes that catch, a catch he should have made, Nico is 11 of 16...69%.

Squirrel missed a catch he would normally make too.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Point of revenue sharing was to give the players a cut of the already HUGE pie they're mostly responsible for, an add-on fee means the fans are basically on the hook for paying for it.

Which has been my argument against NIL. The money should come from the schools and not be used as another price gouging tool.

 

[Glitch]

he was talking about how far they should throw the ball. . . "should they get just a couple yards for a short field goal or try to get the first down?"

"Uh, it's 4th down, hero."

"That's what I'm trying to understand"

Beth be like...

 

[Enki_Amenra]

Facts. Especially with how steep the hotel pricing goes too

For me it would be, wake up early, 3 hour drive over, watch game, 3 hour drive home in the dark (I hate driving in the dark especially late at night).

Would much rather have friends and family over to grill out and watch the game

Scared of the dark or something?

 

[Glitch]

Where’s that guy at who hyped up Caleb Williams up before preseason tag his a$$

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Levi's to the Titans punter....

Levi's: "Hey bruh. You won't need your helmet this game...you won't be punting at all."

Punter: "Awesome! I love the confidence. Y'all gonna score on every drive! I like it!"

Levi's: "What?! Oh no. I just meant I am gonna turn the ball over....like a lot."

Punter: "You suck"

Levi's: "Yeah."

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Thats always been my biggest gripe with collegiate athletics. Football/Basketball funding the other plethora of sports, its not a sustainable business model. I get having a few olympic sports, but not so many sports where those sports are millions in red yoy.

We sponsor 20 sports (9 male, 11 female) and what I can't figure out is why we have 0 sales for so many, are we not allowing public viewing or what?



Also alarming IMO...Rowing a sport with 0 ticket sales is costing the second most in student fees behind only Football.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

Beth be like...

 

[MoCo_Vol]

We need more. Only have 4500 Vol Club members. So out of 100,000 in the stadium 95,500 aren't contributing to NIL.

False. You can contribute to NIL without having a Vol Club membership. Buying merch, one-time contributions, attending public NIL events, etc.

 

[mrMet]

Scared of the dark or something?

knew that was coming. I can’t see well at night for some reason. Used to always make fun of my dad because he’d say the same things when I was a kid, and I guess I got that karma lol

Also I-40 at night sucks big booty cheeks

 

[Brillovol]

Thoughts on paying college players…

• I always hated the prohibition of pay for play
• Paying top athletes is a tale as old as time
• Adding to tickets is about as fair as it gets
• More sales = more athlete pay
• Less sales = less athlete pay
• Advertising ≠ equal revenue
• Top players will get paid more for advertising
• Everyone wants to see success
• Not everyone is willing to pay for it
• Success ain’t free and ain’t cheap
• Like it or not, here we are

 

[SmokinBob]

And now we are four (the 4th is behind us) - and we have mustered up for the next leg of our invasion. Next stop, Catherine’s Landing RV Resort in Hot Springs, AK!

 

[Glitch]

Well it's coming might as well prepare for it.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

knew that was coming. I can’t see well at night for some reason. Used to always make fun of my dad because he’d say the same things when I was a kid, and I guess I got that karma lol

Also I-40 at night sucks big booty cheeks

Plus those people with their high beams on at night. I have an astigmatism and I hate driving at night because I can't see.

 

[VolGee4]

Has nothing to do with being a top notch program. Lower level p4 teams will be doing the same. This is the epitome of this country’s business philosophy, passing down the cost to the customer.

I'm not an economist, but it's economics. The market will adjust itself if consumers stop paying for it. We are riding good times, and they have demand. The interesting decisions will come when demand is low for poor product, but I hope that is a long time from now.

 

[mrMet]

Plus those people with their high beams on at night. I have an astigmatism and I hate driving at night because I can't see.

Hmm maybe that’s why I can’t see at night because of astigmatism. Never thought about that being the issue