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Date Posted: 12/ 9/15 9:27:32am Wed
Author: Gate'83
Subject: Re: Did 'gate put a bid in for the SHSU game?
In reply to: Gate Raider 's message, "Did 'gate put a bid in for the SHSU game?" on 12/ 8/15 8:40:56pm Tue

>Sam Houston was not a seeded team. Was Colgate
>eligible to put in a bid for the game? SHSU's stadium
>seats about 12,000 and tickets are $18 gen. ad. and $5
>for students. I thought Colgate had committed to
>biding for a playoff game when possible?

From what I've read on AGS there is a bidding process that re-opens for a 3rd round game so yes, we can/may have put in a bid to host. However the NCAA looks to maximize their revenue from each game & has a guarantee (a large % of whatever the school bids, or a similar % of total ticket sales, whichever is greater). So even if we outbid Sam on the guarantee, the NCAA would likely look at projected attendance and decide which venue maximized their return.

So I don't think it's politics in this case, simply a case of where the NCAA can make more $$$. According to the chair of the selection committee they try to break even on the tournament as a whole, which is understandable.

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[> Re: Did 'gate put a bid in for the SHSU game? -- Gate Raider, 12/ 9/15 11:42:49am Wed

I'm not sure, but I don't think the NCAA looks for a % amount. They require a guaranteed amount. Back in '03 the schools had to guarantee a certain amount of money and pay for the ref's and other minor miscellaneous expenses. If I recall correctly, it was $20,000 in '03. Obviously, it would be higher today. If Colgate bid and didn't bid high enough, shame on them. The school has enough money and always is asking for more donations.Heck, they would have saved thousands in travel expenses. They find enough money to send other teams all over the country and overseas every year. Colgate wants to get fans to games and when a big opportunity to do it comes up they shrink. I'm guessing Colgate will have 60 fans at the game.

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[> [> Re: Did 'gate put a bid in for the SHSU game? -- Pucked up, 12/ 9/15 12:34:06pm Wed

>I'm not sure, but I don't think the NCAA looks for a %
>amount. They require a guaranteed amount. Back in
>'03 the schools had to guarantee a certain amount of
>money and pay for the ref's and other minor
>miscellaneous expenses. If I recall correctly, it was
>$20,000 in '03. Obviously, it would be higher today.
>If Colgate bid and didn't bid high enough, shame on
>them. The school has enough money and always is
>asking for more donations.Heck, they would have saved
>thousands in travel expenses. They find enough money
>to send other teams all over the country and overseas
>every year. Colgate wants to get fans to games and
>when a big opportunity to do it comes up they shrink.
>I'm guessing Colgate will have 60 fans at the game.

60 fans? You are probably right. I have always chuckled at the phrase referencing a team's fans willing to attend an "away" event at any cost, "They travel well." I guess we don't travel well. I wonder how many SHSU fans would have travelled well to Hamilton????

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[> [> Re: Did 'gate put a bid in for the SHSU game? -- maven, 12/ 9/15 1:17:19pm Wed

>I'm not sure, but I don't think the NCAA looks for a %
>amount. They require a guaranteed amount. Back in
>'03 the schools had to guarantee a certain amount of
>money and pay for the ref's and other minor
>miscellaneous expenses. If I recall correctly, it was
>$20,000 in '03. Obviously, it would be higher today.
>If Colgate bid and didn't bid high enough, shame on
>them. The school has enough money and always is
>asking for more donations.Heck, they would have saved
>thousands in travel expenses. They find enough money
>to send other teams all over the country and overseas
>every year. Colgate wants to get fans to games and
>when a big opportunity to do it comes up they shrink.
>I'm guessing Colgate will have 60 fans at the game.

2 fans

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