Are we really in the same division with this?

[SWC75]

http://www.si.com/college-football/...rgest-sec-full-fresh-amenities?xid=nl_siextra

Our place is half the size of the state of the art modern stadium. We've talked about a new stadium and many want it even smaller. Will there be a time where the schools with 100,000 seat stadiums will simply break off and play each other and leave the Syracuses of the world behind? I wonder if that might actually be a good thing. We might do OK playing schools similar to us. How are we to compete with what Texas AM and others are doing?

 

[GoSU96]

http://www.si.com/college-football/...rgest-sec-full-fresh-amenities?xid=nl_siextra

Our place is half the size of the state of the art modern stadium. We've talked about a new stadium and many want it even smaller. Will there be a time where the schools with 100,000 seat stadiums will simply break off and play each other and leave the Syracuses of the world behind? I wonder if that might actually be a good thing. We might do OK playing schools similar to us. How are we to compete with what Texas AM and others are doing?

Large stadiums are dinosaurs. Ticket sales account for a small percentage of revenues. Games are tv shows doesn't matter how big the stadium is

 

[SWC75]

Large stadiums are dinosaurs. Ticket sales account for a small percentage of revenues. Games are tv shows doesn't matter how big the stadium is

Then why do they build them?

 

[bevosu]

Then why do they build them?

Good question. College football attendance has been down the past few years. Apparently not there.

The front of that place looks like a shopping mall.

 

[rrlbees]

Good question. College football attendance has been down the past few years. Apparently not there. The front of that place looks like a shopping mall.

Depending on attendance revenue can be 2-8k per game on tix sales.

 

[anomander]

I remember reading the year after Manziel won the Heisman the Football program brought in over $600m in donations.

 

[Briancuse]

A&M is also one of the richest schools in the country.

 

[CuseLegacy]

It's Texas...even the high school stadiums are like some colleges.

 

[Dcuse]

http://www.si.com/college-football/...rgest-sec-full-fresh-amenities?xid=nl_siextra

Our place is half the size of the state of the art modern stadium. We've talked about a new stadium and many want it even smaller. Will there be a time where the schools with 100,000 seat stadiums will simply break off and play each other and leave the Syracuses of the world behind? I wonder if that might actually be a good thing. We might do OK playing schools similar to us. How are we to compete with what Texas AM and others are doing?

Duke has one of the smallest arenas for hoops. How's that workin out. Please no more posts about how we should go DII. You're better than that SWC.

 

[Orangetradition44]

So if all the 100+ stadium teams broke off... What would that be, a league of 8-10 teams? I think we'd be ok.

Ot

http://www.si.com/college-football/...rgest-sec-full-fresh-amenities?xid=nl_siextra Our place is half the size of the state of the art modern stadium. We've talked about a new stadium and many want it even smaller. Will there be a time where the schools with 100,000 seat stadiums will simply break off and play each other and leave the Syracuses of the world behind? I wonder if that might actually be a good thing. We might do OK playing schools similar to us. How are we to compete with what Texas AM and others are doing?

 

[atom58]

Whoa, horse! There are no schools in the ACC with 100,000 or even 90,000 seat stadiums! The range is from 31,500 (Wake Forest) to 82,300 (FSU) but FSU will lose about 2,000 of those seats and fall behind Clemson as they are putting in club seating. Then Clemson with 81,500 will have the largest ACC stadium. Duke is expanding their stadium from 33,941 to just south of 40,000. BC with 44,500 is the third smallest. SU is fourth. When FSU joined in 1990 (football in 92), ticket revenue was a more significant factor and there was some talk in Tallahassee about offering Wake more money to play their home game against FSU in Tally town but that never happened. The visiting team gets a portion of ticket sales. I understand the home field advantage in football is worth about 3 points on the scoreboard so teams want to keep that. I think Wake will eventually follow Duke's lead and expand their small stadium. The CPA's among you (or anyone who can read a balance sheet) will have to opine but I always understood that ticket sales and donations were a bigger part of the athletic budget at most schools than TV money. Tally ho!

 

[SyracuseMiami]

Baylor just built a gorgeous new stadium that holds 45k. I'd say the size of our facility is fine. Question is do we upgrade existing with amenities or build new.

http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2014/8/31/6091323/mclane-stadium-baylor-football

 

[SU68]

It would be a pretty small conference, but a good one.

Michigan Stadium 107,601 Ann Arbor Michigan Michigan Wolverines

Beaver Stadium 106,572 University Park Pennsylvania Penn State Nittany Lions

Ohio Stadium 104,944 Columbus Ohio Ohio State Buckeyes

Kyle Field 102,512 College Station Texas Texas A&M Aggies

Neyland Stadium 102,455 Knoxville Tennessee Tennessee Volunteers

Tiger Stadium 102,321 Baton Rouge Louisiana LSU Tigers

Bryant–Denny Stadium 101,821 Tuscaloosa Alabama Alabama Crimson Tide

Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium 100,119 Austin Texas Texas Longhorns

 

[atom58]

"Are we really in the same division with this?" Shorter answer to your rhetorical question than my previous post - yes you would still be in the ACC b/c no ACC school including part-timer ND has a stadium seating more that 82,300 (right now). You are already playing schools similar to SU in the ACC.