(01-30-2017 09:28 PM)EagNBran Wrote:  That's honestly my point. If they're so dead set on getting it back to Lexington, then make them hurt for it. They don't hurt for money.

All about the buyout, if there even is one. If it's less than 500K as reported UK can say " Here Southern, go pound sand. Schedule yourself at a P5, or at home vs. Marvin's Lumber. We don't care."

I expect they'll come at this point. Milbert better pray so, lest he try to sell season ticket packages to SUNWACUSA, Southern, and Crescent City Grill.

(01-30-2017 09:40 PM)Black Diamond Reb Wrote:  

(01-30-2017 09:28 PM)EagNBran Wrote:  That's honestly my point. If they're so dead set on getting it back to Lexington, then make them hurt for it. They don't hurt for money.

All about the buyout, if there even is one. If it's less than 500K as reported UK can say " Here Southern, go pound sand. Schedule yourself at a P5, or at home vs. Marvin's Lumber. We don't care."

I expect they'll come at this point. Milbert better pray so, lest he try to sell season ticket packages to SUNWACUSA, Southern, and Crescent City Grill.

That made zero sense . But it was negative and true to form. You are a sad , sad , person .

I'll admit BDR can be negative, but that didn't come off as such. Came off as honest to me.

If there is a buyout as you suggest, I sure hope it's more than $500,000. But there's bound to be a no-go date also. Surely they wouldn't allow them to buy out a couple months before the date.

(01-31-2017 10:29 AM)SoMs Eagle Wrote:  Surely they wouldn't allow them to buy out a couple months before the date.

First day here?

I doubt any layman knows the contract details, or the overview even. From what I gather this is all speculation coming from a UK site, other than the rumor USM athletics is significantly 7 figures in the red. Enough dots can be put together to conspire the game being moved, but at this point it's as clear as Ace's U Suck My footballs helmet mock up.

(01-31-2017 10:29 AM)SoMs Eagle Wrote:  If there is a buyout as you suggest, I sure hope it's more than $500,000. But there's bound to be a no-go date also. Surely they wouldn't allow them to buy out a couple months before the date.

As said, I think the buyout offer is on the table, but if it's an offer of only $500K... Dem wildcats better get on the bus/plane/limo/horse and buggy. and better drag themselves down to Hattiesburg

There cant possibly be a buyout of $500k. Would have to be closer to $2 mill. Prob $2.5.

The amount of money lost from ticket sales alone would be about $1,000,000....so the buyout cant be $500k (unless they negotiated future games as well).

Actually, even if they did negotiate future games, i dont see how it could be a $500k buyout. That would result in a net loss of over $500k. If we are already millions of dollars in the red, then we cant afford to add half a million more.

(01-31-2017 01:52 PM)Reggie Favre Wrote:  There cant possibly be a buyout of $500k. I dont see how it could be a $500k buyout.

You new around here Reg?

a buy out with Kentucky would pretty much force me to NEVER join Eagle Club again. It would only prove that it's an obvious and pointless waste of money. What's the f'n purpose if I got to sit in the Rock to watch us play Southwest Texas State University. I can tolerate those SH#T games if we have at least one or two decent ones at home. Sell away our only decent home game and what do we have left.....screw this.

(01-31-2017 01:52 PM)Reggie Favre Wrote:  There cant possibly be a buyout of $500k. Would have to be closer to $2 mill. Prob $2.5.

The amount of money lost from ticket sales alone would be about $1,000,000....so the buyout cant be $500k (unless they negotiated future games as well).

Actually, even if they did negotiate future games, i dont see how it could be a $500k buyout. That would result in a net loss of over $500k. If we are already millions of dollars in the red, then we cant afford to add half a million more.

Considering we got this home and home with UK only because UAB didn't have a team to play them, I would be surprised if the buyout was that high. My guess would be closer to $200k.

(01-31-2017 05:15 PM)usm99 Wrote:  

(01-31-2017 01:52 PM)Reggie Favre Wrote:  There cant possibly be a buyout of $500k. Would have to be closer to $2 mill. Prob $2.5.

The amount of money lost from ticket sales alone would be about $1,000,000....so the buyout cant be $500k (unless they negotiated future games as well).

Actually, even if they did negotiate future games, i dont see how it could be a $500k buyout. That would result in a net loss of over $500k. If we are already millions of dollars in the red, then we cant afford to add half a million more.

Considering we got this home and home with UK only because UAB didn't have a team to play them, I would be surprised if the buyout was that high. My guess would be closer to $200k.

help me understand how we could do a $200k buyout. ?

if we keep the game at home....we argue that 36,000 tickets sales at $25 a piece (estimates) = $900,000. plus concessions = roughly $1,000,000 total that we stand to lose by not having the game at home. Again, these are estimates but any way you slice it, its pretty close to $1,000,000 i'd imagine and reasonable to argue to Kentucky. Therefore, we would lose $800,000 by selling it for $200k, rather than making $1,000,000. plus, we would have travel cost to Kentucky. explain to me how or why we would sell the game for $200k...or $500k....or even $1,000,000?

(01-31-2017 06:06 PM)Reggie Favre Wrote:  

(01-31-2017 05:15 PM)usm99 Wrote:  

(01-31-2017 01:52 PM)Reggie Favre Wrote:  There cant possibly be a buyout of $500k. Would have to be closer to $2 mill. Prob $2.5.

The amount of money lost from ticket sales alone would be about $1,000,000....so the buyout cant be $500k (unless they negotiated future games as well).

Actually, even if they did negotiate future games, i dont see how it could be a $500k buyout. That would result in a net loss of over $500k. If we are already millions of dollars in the red, then we cant afford to add half a million more.

Considering we got this home and home with UK only because UAB didn't have a team to play them, I would be surprised if the buyout was that high. My guess would be closer to $200k.

help me understand how we could do a $200k buyout. ?

if we keep the game at home....we argue that 36,000 tickets sales at $25 a piece (estimates) = $900,000. plus concessions = roughly $1,000,000 total that we stand to lose by not having the game at home. Again, these are estimates but any way you slice it, its pretty close to $1,000,000 i'd imagine and reasonable to argue to Kentucky. Therefore, we would lose $800,000 by selling it for $200k, rather than making $1,000,000. plus, we would have travel cost to Kentucky. explain to me how or why we would sell the game for $200k...or $500k....or even $1,000,000?

Well, you have to also consider whatever we'd be getting paid for the game in Lexington. That's assuming they're not trying to dodge us completely regardless of venue, in which case we wouldn't get that.

If they can buy us out for $500k or less, they'll just cancel the game altogether and bring in somebody else. If there is no one else, we have them by the doo-dads again if they want to move it. Either the game stays here, it's moved and we get paid, or it doesn't get played at all. It's not being moved on the cheap.

The most fascinating thing about it all is how a guy who didn't even bother to put anything in his Twitter bio managed to launch a 6-page thread here with one unsourced sentence.

(01-31-2017 06:18 PM)AndreWhere Wrote:  

(01-31-2017 06:06 PM)Reggie Favre Wrote:  

(01-31-2017 05:15 PM)usm99 Wrote:  

(01-31-2017 01:52 PM)Reggie Favre Wrote:  There cant possibly be a buyout of $500k. Would have to be closer to $2 mill. Prob $2.5.

The amount of money lost from ticket sales alone would be about $1,000,000....so the buyout cant be $500k (unless they negotiated future games as well).

Actually, even if they did negotiate future games, i dont see how it could be a $500k buyout. That would result in a net loss of over $500k. If we are already millions of dollars in the red, then we cant afford to add half a million more.

Considering we got this home and home with UK only because UAB didn't have a team to play them, I would be surprised if the buyout was that high. My guess would be closer to $200k.

help me understand how we could do a $200k buyout. ?

if we keep the game at home....we argue that 36,000 tickets sales at $25 a piece (estimates) = $900,000. plus concessions = roughly $1,000,000 total that we stand to lose by not having the game at home. Again, these are estimates but any way you slice it, its pretty close to $1,000,000 i'd imagine and reasonable to argue to Kentucky. Therefore, we would lose $800,000 by selling it for $200k, rather than making $1,000,000. plus, we would have travel cost to Kentucky. explain to me how or why we would sell the game for $200k...or $500k....or even $1,000,000?

Well, you have to also consider whatever we'd be getting paid for the game in Lexington. That's assuming they're not trying to dodge us completely regardless of venue, in which case we wouldn't get that.

I thought thats what i just did. $200k to come to Lexington to play. $1,000,000 lost revenue by not paying at the Rock = -$800k in the hole.

I cant see that happening. Besides, we dont even have an acting AD to be negotiating right now. Unless hes working from TN. which i guess he could do.

Reggie, buying out the current game and us then going to Lexington would be two different transactions. The buyout would just nullify the current game scheduled for here. A game in Lexington would require a new contract.

(01-31-2017 07:28 PM)HarborPointe Wrote:  The most fascinating thing about it all is how a guy who didn't even bother to put anything in his Twitter bio managed to launch a 6-page thread here with one unsourced sentence.

(01-31-2017 07:31 PM)Reggie Favre Wrote:  36,000 tickets sales

...we couldn't sell out Cal, Nebraska, A&M etc...etc...back when we were worth half a crap and were still a teensy bit relevant and you think people NOW are gonna waddle to the pebble to watch Kentucky??......oh man, that's a funny and sad way your decrepit and demented topper mind works.........36,000 people...OH LAWD Dat Be FUNNY!!!...

Not sure it'll be 36k, but it'll be a good crowd. Something like 33-34k sounds about right.

(02-01-2017 01:39 AM)Nuggets Ghost Wrote:  

(01-31-2017 07:31 PM)Reggie Favre Wrote:  36,000 tickets sales

...we couldn't sell out Cal, Nebraska, A&M etc...etc...back when we were worth half a crap and were still a teensy bit relevant and you think people NOW are gonna waddle to the pebble to watch Kentucky??......oh man, that's a funny and sad way your decrepit and demented topper mind works.........36,000 people...OH LAWD Dat Be FUNNY!!!...

Did you resd the two words before 36,000. They are, "we argue". Since you attacked me verbally and continue to do so as well as attacking others, with no repercussions, i feel free to call you a ******* idiot.....and a nancy boy.