(12-12-2017 12:25 PM)Rocco Wrote: Man, the ellipses really make the argument. $500K for WVU is a drop in the bucket. They made almost $105M in 2015-16. They've had issues with crowd behavior in the past. Plus I don't believe they've ever had issues with student attendance at games, so offering the 1/4 of the student base the ability to drink probably doesn't matter. Football is a tradition there. I don't think WVU cares about students buying beer either- they care about getting the fans who work and make money to buy beer, because they have more disposable income.
http://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/finances/
It's disingenuous to point to much larger schools making money, point to that same pile of money and say "W&M could have that pile of money!". The evidence suggests W&M wouldn't really make a lot of money on it. This is not to say they shouldn't sell beer at the games (I believe I said as much at the beginning of this thread), but any revenues for W&M wouldn't be much of a game changer. What would probably help more is having a good team with a functional offense. After that would be to get concessions produced after 1977. Third on the list would be alcohol.
Oh, I'm sorry ... I didn't know there was a prioritized list. Let me know what I can, and can't talk about, and in what order, and I'll be sure to try to keep you happy.
Are you Roman Catholic? If you are, you will be familiar with the saying, "the Church was built on the pennies of the poor".
You're (a) once again moving the goalposts (eg. pile of money, game changer) and (b) not seeing the forest through the trees, all in the name of being a contrarian.
It boils down to this. One has to "play the game" to be part of the game.
Alcohol. Marching band. Video boards. Merchandising. Coaching salaries. Recruiting budget. COA. They're all part of "playing the game". Some of these are minor items; some are major. Regardless, there are things you just have to do.
Finally, you're a bright guy. Student and young alumni attendance at sporting events is, IMO, the #1 long range issue facing Tribe athletics. Every little bit helps in that regard.