Now that old age…
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Since I’m ~decade older than you, I’m pretty sure I’ve just been insulted.
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In the end, the bottom line profits/losses will determine the fate of big-time college athletics and which schools can afford to play. Several semi-random thoughts:
The dirty little details that have yet to be worked out about stipends for athletes will go a long way towards determining who can afford a seat at the big-guys table. How much per month? How many sports? etc
If the Title IX hammer is used to force a stipend for all college athletes, then CD’s prediction about non-revenue sports will happen sooner rather than later for most schools.
If the stands are full for a game vs the Sisters of the Poor pickup team, then you’re probably not charging enough for the tickets.
As long as the revenues balance the expenses, then little will change.
What matters is not butts in seats, it’s ticket sales. Note that State has had to resort to selling mini-packs the last several years after selling out the stadium through season tickets for a good while during the Amato/early TOB years. How far will the interest drop? At what point does the TV money no longer offset the loss in ticket sales?
