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Agree, We can barely fill ours 50% with our own fanbase. It's not a matter of opinions on this as it's completely money driven. We have it, Alumni have it, yet we can't sell tickets due to the product or lack there of
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We couldn’t sell tickets to a bowl game in Jacksonville in 2007 after going 9-3. We have been snubbed more than once in the postseason by bowls who have gone with weaker football teams but bring more fans.
 
Surprised not more love for Stanford, they’ve won the Director‘s Cup (presented annually to the most successful overall intercollegiate athletic department in the nation across each of the NCAA's three divisions) 25 of the last 26 years. Texas ended their run last year.
 
Tampa Jacket said:
We couldn’t sell tickets to a bowl game in Jacksonville in 2007 after going 9-3. We have been snubbed more than once in the postseason by bowls who have gone with weaker football teams but bring more fans.
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What are you talking about. In 2006 we were rewarded for our complete collapse at the end of the season by going to Jacksonville after we had just lost to Wake Forest....in Jacksonville. Back to back road trips to the exact same place for a deflated fan base? You could have used a lot of other examples to make your ööööty overexagerrated fan support point but that one was pretty ridiculous.
 
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GT flunkout said:
We couldn’t sell tickets to a bowl game in Jacksonville in 2007 after going 9-3. We have been snubbed more than once in the postseason by bowls who have gone with weaker football teams but bring more fans.
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What are you talking about. In 2006 we were rewarded for our complete collapse at the end of the season by going to Jacksonville after we had just lost to Wake Forest....in Jacksonville. Back to back road trips to the exact same place for a deflated fan base? You could have used a lot of other examples to make your ööööty overexagerrated fan support point but that one was pretty ridiculous.
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We had a fair contingent for the game where we kicked Kentuckys ass and pissed their coach off.
 
ND is the clear #1 on that list. I think Clemson's recent football success makes them super attractive. Stanford from a combination of insanely good academics and pretty good sports would be attractive. I actually think UNC with decent football and great basketball is fairly attractive. Their basketball program just prints money. FSU and Miami feel like has-beens... but for a non-SEC conference that doesn't currently have a Florida team those would be attractive.

GT is below all of those. The city of Atlanta and our academic reputation make us attractive. Our money generating sports are trash right now...and our fan base is shrinking because of it. Those are big cons.
 
Whether it’s the BIG or the SEC, I hope GT lands in either one or the other when the dust clears from the conference apocalypse. I’d prefer the SEC for the sake of old rivalries and proximity, but either one at this point rather than to be left on the outside looking in…assuming we are still attempting to play “big boy” ball.
 
ClubSeats said:
Surprised not more love for Stanford, they’ve won the Director‘s Cup (presented annually to the most successful overall intercollegiate athletic department in the nation across each of the NCAA's three divisions) 25 of the last 26 years. Texas ended their run last year.
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I picked ‘em.
 
Y’all are waaay over valuing GT in the eyes of these conferences. Neither one needs us. Just because we are in Atlanta doesn’t make us any more or any less attractive. We have no fans and our 2 major sports haven’t been consistently good in a long time. I hope like heck some of you are right and we end up getting an invite to the BIG. I’d freaking love that and would love trips to Madison, West Lafayette, and Ann Arbor. All are beautiful in the fall. But I have zero faith that our leaders (President or UGA BOR) would even answer the phone. And if they did I wouldn’t trust their answer. I think the admin would love GT to stay right where it is and let athletics whither on the vine. They’ve already shown that over the past 30 years.
 
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What are you talking about. In 2006 we were rewarded for our complete collapse at the end of the season by going to Jacksonville after we had just lost to Wake Forest....in Jacksonville. Back to back road trips to the exact same place for a deflated fan base? You could have used a lot of other examples to make your ööööty overexagerrated fan support point but that one was pretty ridiculous.
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We had a fair contingent for the game where we kicked Kentuckys ass and pissed their coach off.
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No one was deflated after beating Uga that year
 
A few years ago when the Big10 wanted us it was about regional TV coverage and recruiting base.
That is not the case today. Things have changed rapidly, as it is now a grab for national and international eyeballs, just like with the NBA, NFL, etc.
TV money trumps all, especially as the home theatre experience continues to supercede the game day experience (and the cost to attend).

This is moving the needle on who they want. Regional TV audience, recruiting base and academics are no longer important.
This makes our Atlanta presence less important, even to the Big10.

Look at who they are grabbing. It's still partially about TV market size, but the overriding determinant is the number of graduates and sidewalk fans, as well as their branding success. It's all about the eyeballs and brand sales -- nationally and internationally, not regionally.
 
Supersize that order mutt said:
As much as I wanted to put Tech on my list, considering the current situation, I just couldn't. Give us a decent coach and an AD who has a clue, and I would quickly move us up with the others.
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I am as down on our current coach as the next guy; but I am cautiously optimistic he can put us on the right track this season. That said, I don't know if it matters that much. I'll throw TStan a bone here and say his efforts to build our infrastructure (sponsorships, building programs, etc..) might play a larger role than our recent W-L record.
 
Gobees said:
A few years ago when the Big10 wanted us it was about regional TV coverage and recruiting base.
That is not the case today. Things have changed rapidly, as it is now a grab for national and international eyeballs, just like with the NBA, NFL, etc.
TV money trumps all, especially as the home theatre experience continues to supercede the game day experience (and the cost to attend).

This is moving the needle on who they want. Regional TV audience, recruiting base and academics are no longer important.
This makes our Atlanta presence less important, even to the Big10.

Look at who they are grabbing. It's still partially about TV market size, but the overriding determinant is the number of graduates and sidewalk fans, as well as their branding success. It's all about the eyeballs and brand sales -- nationally and internationally, not regionally.
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According to this, TV market is the primary driver, as adding LA would increase the B10 Network by an estimated 25%. He believes they are hesitant to add Oregon and Washington because of, you guessed it, TV markets not enough to meet the current average, in spite of solid branding.

www.johncanzano.com

Canzano: Pac-12 gut punch comes with a cost

Ex-Fox Sports Network executive weighs in; could Oregon-Washington be next for Big Ten?
www.johncanzano.com www.johncanzano.com

Big Ten math led to USC and UCLA defection


The Big Ten will expand to 16 teams when the addition of USC and UCLA becomes official in 2024. The conference’s $1 billion-a year television deal will presumably be shared equally among the members.

Thompson said the Big Ten’s decision to add two Los Angeles-based universities was rooted in a simple math equation. The 14 existing conference members know they’ll receive approximately $71.4 million per university under the new Fox deal. Adding two more partners only made sense if they could generate a minimum of $143 million in additional distributable revenue.

“To get there you could assume that the bulk of the 5.2 million pay TV homes in LA, San Diego, Palm Springs and Santa Barbara become inner-market Big Ten Network subscribers,” he said. “That will add significant affiliate revenue for the network.”

Adding Southern California to the portfolio increases the Big Ten’s core TV households by 25 percent. The result is additional advertising revenue for the Big Ten Network, Fox Broadcast Network and FS1 as well.

Said Thompson: “That should all be enough to convince Fox that the additional rights fees are worthwhile.”

Oregon and Washington leave questions for Big Ten


The Big Ten appears focused on trying to lure Notre Dame into the fold right now. After that, Oregon and Washington may be of interest to the Big Ten. However, Thompson estimated that those two Pac-12 universities, along with the Oregon and Washington television markets, would only generate an additional $60 million in combined additional revenues.

It’s good money, but well shy of the $143 million breakeven for the Big Ten.

It doesn’t kill the possibility of Oregon and Washington following USC and UCLA into the conference. It just means that the Big Ten members have two options if they’re going to do it: A) Be OK with about $6 million less annually to have UO and UW in the house; or B) Welcome Oregon and Washington, but inform the newcomers that they won’t get full distributions for a while.
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gtchief said:
According to this, TV market is the primary driver, as adding LA would increase the B10 Network by an estimated 25%. He believes they are hesitant to add Oregon and Washington because of, you guessed it, TV markets not enough to meet the current average, in spite of solid branding.

www.johncanzano.com

Canzano: Pac-12 gut punch comes with a cost

Ex-Fox Sports Network executive weighs in; could Oregon-Washington be next for Big Ten?
www.johncanzano.com www.johncanzano.com
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And who are those eyeballs in that TV market? Millions of USC and UCLA grads and sidewalk fans, PLUS a ton of Duck, Sun Devil, etc. grads/fans that have moved to LA who they will get exposure to any way. Plus USC and UCLA grads/fans across the rest of the country.

My point (although maybe not expressed clearly) is that here in Atlanta (nor nationally) they don't gain anywhere near those same number of eyeballs by taking GT. Our fan base who actually care is small and weak. Stingtalk members plus about 1000 others.
 
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