(08-20-2018 06:07 AM)NJDuke97 Wrote:  

(08-19-2018 10:08 AM)BleedingPurple Wrote:  97, you seem to be on the inside of JMU basketball, just curious, normally a 2 for 1 has cash involved, in this case it would be paid by ODU to JMU. Do you know the amount in this deal?

No insider but I appreciate you thinking that I am. Just a fan who follows the program very closely from the outside (with the occasional email communication with the coaches). I think in hoops 2 for 1s don't necessarily have a financial component. It was just a way to get ODU to agree to the series.

In basketball guys like John Rothstein often talk about buy games- these are the one game series like JMU's game at Florida last year. Those games typically have a financial payment to the road team. I think the money is a lot less than what you see in football. Maybe $80K- $100K would be my guess.

80k to 100k is indeed the market rate for guarantee games against Power schools that play in mid to large arenas.
JMU could pay for basketball COA and add funding to the arena with just a few of those games each year.