(04-11-2018 07:28 PM)DoubleDogDare Wrote:  

(04-09-2018 11:43 AM)Longhorn Wrote:  I don't care about OOC cupcakes so long as JMU schedules 6 home games a year. The income of a FBS game isn't really any big deal when compared to the income from a home game, and JMU needs to maximize its stadium and home-field advantage. NDSU has scheduled 6 home games pretty consistently. Montana and Delaware did it too, when they were at the top.

I guess it depends on your definition of 'isn't really any big deal.'

Following 8 home games during the 2016 season, JMU reported in $2,567k in ticket sales ($321k per game) and $1,522k in gameday expenses ($190k per game). JMU is making $130.6k per home game. Using 2015 season, it is $137.5k per game.

Even adding in parking/novelty/concessions at ($31k per game) and royalty/ads ($8k per game) revenue, which shouldn’t be considered for various reason, JMU is netting about $170k per home game.

JMU will make $425k from NC State in 2018, $550 from WVU in 2019 and $500 from UNC in 2020.

$490k average (minus travel) seems much bigger than $130k.

This is one area where having an accountant for a Athletic Director pays dividends. I absolutely trust that making $400K, and often more, is financially the better play over any home game including the big three, HC, FW, and First Home Game. Though, those three probably come very close to being about the same.