Comments on: The Cost of Sports — Part 1: Big Orange, Big Costs, Big Recession http://gate21.net/2009/01/29/the-cost-of-sports-part-1-big-orange-big-costs-big-recession/ Life, the Universe, and the Bounce of the Ball Fri, 26 Feb 2010 03:03:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: jimvols http://gate21.net/2009/01/29/the-cost-of-sports-part-1-big-orange-big-costs-big-recession/comment-page-1/#comment-2705 jimvols Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:32:32 +0000 http://gate21.net/?p=2744#comment-2705 Excellent article, great research, well done. Very interesting and thought provoking. That being said...dammmm Neyland Stadium in 2010 is going to look awesome! That brick and glass facade looks incredible! Excellent article, great research, well done. Very interesting and thought provoking. That being said…dammmm Neyland Stadium in 2010 is going to look awesome! That brick and glass facade looks incredible!

]]> By: The Cost of Sports — Part 2: Jerry Maguire and Professional Sports | MrSEC.com http://gate21.net/2009/01/29/the-cost-of-sports-part-1-big-orange-big-costs-big-recession/comment-page-1/#comment-2111 The Cost of Sports — Part 2: Jerry Maguire and Professional Sports | MrSEC.com Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:20:24 +0000 http://gate21.net/?p=2744#comment-2111 [...] I discussed in Part 1 of this series on the cost of sports, at Tennessee, the price can be high when it comes to paying your way into Neyland Stadium — [...] [...] I discussed in Part 1 of this series on the cost of sports, at Tennessee, the price can be high when it comes to paying your way into Neyland Stadium — [...]

]]> By: Disgruntled fan sues UT to keep his deceased father’s seats | MrSEC.com http://gate21.net/2009/01/29/the-cost-of-sports-part-1-big-orange-big-costs-big-recession/comment-page-1/#comment-2098 Disgruntled fan sues UT to keep his deceased father’s seats | MrSEC.com Sat, 31 Jan 2009 09:21:40 +0000 http://gate21.net/?p=2744#comment-2098 [...] exactly what I was trying to show in my first post on The Cost of Sports, but in the same vein.  Apparently, Nashville attorney Thomas Luck wants to keep seats in the new [...] [...] exactly what I was trying to show in my first post on The Cost of Sports, but in the same vein.  Apparently, Nashville attorney Thomas Luck wants to keep seats in the new [...]

]]> By: Home Sweet Home http://gate21.net/2009/01/29/the-cost-of-sports-part-1-big-orange-big-costs-big-recession/comment-page-1/#comment-2086 Home Sweet Home Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:13:32 +0000 http://gate21.net/?p=2744#comment-2086 "poker and prostitutes"...lulz... seriously though, well done. lots of numbers and analyzing there. for me, two things come to mind: (1) I can't wait til I can no longer pay $15 for football games and $0 for basketall games. just one year left! (2) in terms of the future, the student body now has got to be as apathetic a student body as there's ever been at UT. only the Florida game sold out for football this year, and last night - for a must-win SEC game against a good team - there were lower bowl student seats open AT TIP-OFF. half the standing only section was full too. I mean, these are the donors of the future, right? cause for concern if you ask me... “poker and prostitutes”…lulz…

seriously though, well done. lots of numbers and analyzing there. for me, two things come to mind:

(1) I can’t wait til I can no longer pay $15 for football games and $0 for basketall games. just one year left!

(2) in terms of the future, the student body now has got to be as apathetic a student body as there’s ever been at UT. only the Florida game sold out for football this year, and last night – for a must-win SEC game against a good team – there were lower bowl student seats open AT TIP-OFF. half the standing only section was full too. I mean, these are the donors of the future, right? cause for concern if you ask me…

]]> By: Talking points: draw the gates! edition | MrSEC.com http://gate21.net/2009/01/29/the-cost-of-sports-part-1-big-orange-big-costs-big-recession/comment-page-1/#comment-2081 Talking points: draw the gates! edition | MrSEC.com Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:45:11 +0000 http://gate21.net/?p=2744#comment-2081 [...] Gate 21 has a fantastic post up about the cost of sports in this economy. [...] [...] Gate 21 has a fantastic post up about the cost of sports in this economy. [...]

]]> By: Morning Newspaper for January 29th | MrSEC.com http://gate21.net/2009/01/29/the-cost-of-sports-part-1-big-orange-big-costs-big-recession/comment-page-1/#comment-2079 Morning Newspaper for January 29th | MrSEC.com Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:20:25 +0000 http://gate21.net/?p=2744#comment-2079 [...] looks at the cost of college [...] [...] looks at the cost of college [...]

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