Catlett promising "major" CFB game at Everbank in 2016, FSU game in 18/19

[tufsu1]

^ you obviously don't know much about Volunteer Nation

[RattlerGator]

^ you obviously don't know much about Volunteer Nation

Exactly. That game will be an easy sellout, and those tickets will be sold well before the game.

[fsquid]

ND has their own contract because they have a national fanbase and better yet, a very affluent one.  Their ratings are down

[FSBA]

FSU may be coming after all

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/sports/college/florida-seminoles/fsu-boise-state-near-deal-to-play-in-jacksonville-in-2019/283453672

[pierre]

I was curious and checked out the Ticketmaster page for the ND/Navy game. About a month away, and there are still tons of upper deck seats available.

[mtraininjax]

Notre Dame sucking air this year, they may have a losing record by the time they get to Jax. Lost a lot of players to the NFL.

[pierre]

And I am sure there will be more than 16k empty seats at the game. And I doubt the game ever returns.

[pierre]

And I am sure there will be more than 16k empty seats at the game. And I doubt the game ever returns.

No way, man.  The experts here all said this was a marquee game and such a big deal.  Notre Dame is the biggest draw in the country with the biggest fanbase and adlkhjlakjsbsgkhafbgsldjkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk....sorry, feel asleep onto my keyboard; even trying to give those opinions credence is so boring.

feel better?

[spuwho]

I was curious and checked out the Ticketmaster page for the ND/Navy game. About a month away, and there are still tons of upper deck seats available.

How many tix were purchased for the Navy?

Werent they bringing in a group of ships for the occasion?

While I am at it, is the Navy going to bring one of those ships up the river? A frigate?

[pierre]

You can go on Stubhub now and get tickets for $10.

[fsquid]

Having the game at 11:30 was also pretty stupid and yes I know that CBS commanded it.

[JBTripper]

Before we set the stadium on fire and ban sports from all of the vast lands of Duval County, let's think about this for just a second.

The city spent $350,000 in operational expenses.
Tickets remaining to be sold equal 17,000
Stadium capacity equals about 65,000
Ticket face value equals $45-$255

Conservatively, let's say HALF the tickets that are no longer available were actually sold (not handed out), and let's say they were all sold for $45 a pop. 65,000-17,000=48,000/2=24,000x45=1,080,000

Multiply by 0.65, since the city keeps 65% of ticket revenue... $702,000

Even with this extraordinarily conservative estimate, the city doubled their money on ticket sales alone. This doesn't include parking revenue, merchandise, food or alcohol sales. It doesn't take into account bed taxes, gas taxes, sales taxes, or any of those things.

It's a win.

Stop hating.

[Tacachale]

Draw and $$$ are more important than how "good" the game is. Otherwise we wouldn't keep putting so much expense and effort into keeping FL-GA - it's often a turkey of a game, but a great and lucrative tradition. Something like this is going to have an impact through the money spent by incoming guests, many of whom will be out of towners. $600k (the money the City is spending) doesn't feel overmuch for an event like this.

That said, the numbers for this so far look disappointing. I'd have thought this game would easily clear 60k in a Navy town, looking at its recent history. Maybe they'll get there.

[JBTripper]

Before we set the stadium on fire and ban sports from all of the vast lands of Duval County, let's think about this for just a second.

The city spent $350,000 in operational expenses.
Tickets remaining to be sold equal 17,000
Stadium capacity equals about 65,000
Ticket face value equals $45-$255

Conservatively, let's say HALF the tickets that are no longer available were actually sold (not handed out), and let's say they were all sold for $45 a pop. 65,000-17,000=48,000/2=24,000x45=1,080,000

Multiply by 0.65, since the city keeps 65% of ticket revenue... $702,000

Even with this extraordinarily conservative estimate, the city doubled their money on ticket sales alone. This doesn't include parking revenue, merchandise, food or alcohol sales. It doesn't take into account bed taxes, gas taxes, sales taxes, or any of those things.

It's a win.

Stop hating.

Subtract at least $250,000 that the city pays to the teams to come here.  Then subtract cost of police, power, etc.  Sure, I hope the city clears some cash, but I seriously doubt they clearing $700,000 or more.

Further, all I am really saying is it's a shitty game, played by lower-tier teams.  I was never really saying it's a loser, just that I wish zero tax dollars went to a game like this.

The article linked above only mentions a $350,000 cost for operating expenses. I'm sure the teams are compensated for coming here, but I have no idea what that number is or who pays. This game is Navy's home game, which means it's not too expensive to buy. It makes financial sense for the city to bring this game here. If you're concerned about tax dollars being spent, consider that buying a really good game means buying a home game from Alabama AND Ohio State. That's what Dallas is doing with Florida and Michigan next year. Not cheap, and there's no guarantee those fans would even come to JAX.

If your beef is with the quality of games, then you should refer to my (much) earlier comment. There are a very select few truly "marquee" college football games every year that are played off campus. Atlanta and Dallas get basically all of them, because they are better cities with better venues. I love it here in Jacksonville, but let's be real.

[Snaketoz]

Before we set the stadium on fire and ban sports from all of the vast lands of Duval County, let's think about this for just a second.

The city spent $350,000 in operational expenses.
Tickets remaining to be sold equal 17,000
Stadium capacity equals about 65,000
Ticket face value equals $45-$255

Conservatively, let's say HALF the tickets that are no longer available were actually sold (not handed out), and let's say they were all sold for $45 a pop. 65,000-17,000=48,000/2=24,000x45=1,080,000

Multiply by 0.65, since the city keeps 65% of ticket revenue... $702,000

Even with this extraordinarily conservative estimate, the city doubled their money on ticket sales alone. This doesn't include parking revenue, merchandise, food or alcohol sales. It doesn't take into account bed taxes, gas taxes, sales taxes, or any of those things.

It's a win.

Stop hating.

Subtract at least $250,000 that the city pays to the teams to come here.  Then subtract cost of police, power, etc.  Sure, I hope the city clears some cash, but I seriously doubt they clearing $700,000 or more.

Further, all I am really saying is it's a shitty game, played by lower-tier teams.  I was never really saying it's a loser, just that I wish zero tax dollars went to a game like this.

The article linked above only mentions a $350,000 cost for operating expenses. I'm sure the teams are compensated for coming here, but I have no idea what that number is or who pays. This game is Navy's home game, which means it's not too expensive to buy. It makes financial sense for the city to bring this game here. If you're concerned about tax dollars being spent, consider that buying a really good game means buying a home game from Alabama AND Ohio State. That's what Dallas is doing with Florida and Michigan next year. Not cheap, and there's no guarantee those fans would even come to JAX.

If your beef is with the quality of games, then you should refer to my (much) earlier comment. There are a very select few truly "marquee" college football games every year that are played off campus. Atlanta and Dallas get basically all of them, because they are better cities with better venues. I love it here in Jacksonville, but let's be real.

JBT,  I agree with you 100%.  There are several posters here that parse and critique every post just to have something to do I suppose.