SWAC football press conference - Week 1


The Professor said:
Coach Prime and his feelings about these classics lol
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It is simply Econ 101. It was reported that a portion of Coach Prime’s salary is tied to home attendance (I think it was 10% of attendance at a certain number). He has revolutionized J-State. His comments are only natural as he should reap what J-State has gained with his presence.
 



GSUperTiger said:
It is simply Econ 101. It was reported that a portion of Coach Prime’s salary is tied to home attendance (I think it was 10% of attendance at a certain number). He has revolutionized J-State. His comments are only natural as he should reap what J-State has gained with his presence.
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I totally get it. It's just funny to hear him just blast the system. A system that's been apart of HBCU football for decades

And yes we know about the attendance payout he gets when they go over 30k. I'm interested to see if the AD does what he asks. They have Meac vs SWAC next year. And that's it if the SHC ends. So now I'm interested in who JSU gonna bring into Jackson to play
 
GSUperTiger said:
The best cure for a humiliating loss is to go back to ole reliable and a subject that always equalized the pain. That subject is our brethren about 2 hours east on I-20 that gives and puts out like no other.

We will work out the kinks against Northwestern St. and then prop our feet on the desk awaiting ole reliable.
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May be a long wait. Maybe October for you guys.
 
Blacknbengal said:
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We gone beat them folks to sleep. Even they know they could possibly go 0-11 this season lol
 
The Professor said:
I totally get it. It's just funny to hear him just blast the system. A system that's been apart of HBCU football for decades

And yes we know about the attendance payout he gets when they go over 30k. I'm interested to see if the AD does what he asks. They have Meac vs SWAC next year. And that's it if the SHC ends. So now I'm interested in who JSU gonna bring into Jackson to play
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Hes talking about the business side behind the classics, that's what y'all are missing. A 350k payout or whatever it is we are getting now doesn't make sense when you can host that same game at home and make above 1 mill.
 
GSUperTiger said:
The best cure for a humiliating loss is to go back to ole reliable and a subject that always equalized the pain. That subject is our brethren about 2 hours east on I-20 that gives and puts out like no other.

We will work out the kinks against Northwestern St. and then prop our feet on the desk awaiting ole reliable.
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LMAO
 
The Professor said:
I totally get it. It's just funny to hear him just blast the system. A system that's been apart of HBCU football for decades

And yes we know about the attendance payout he gets when they go over 30k. I'm interested to see if the AD does what he asks. They have Meac vs SWAC next year. And that's it if the SHC ends. So now I'm interested in who JSU gonna bring into Jackson to play
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I never looked at it from a business sense before Deion, but I'd have to agree that it doesn't make sense to play a home game 3 hours away, especially when your stadium size isn't an issue. Even if it is profitable, you really want to build your local fan base.
It probably was an issue for TnSt (10k seat stadium capacity) at the time. The classic started before the Titans moved to Nashville.
 
MetroPhillyTiger said:
I never looked at it from a business sense before Deion, but I'd have to agree that it doesn't make sense to play a home game 3 hours away, especially when your stadium size isn't an issue. Even if it is profitable, you really want to build your local fan base.
It probably was an issue for TnSt (10k seat stadium capacity) at the time. The classic started before the Titans moved to Nashville.
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But that isn't a problem for JSU. I think some are still missing the point that the benefit of some classic games that feature the same teams (such as the State Fair Classic, Bayou Classic, Magic City Classic, and Florida Classic is that it is a yearly payday for both teams as opposed to getting paid every other year when the games are home-and-home.
 
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Kenn Rashad said:
But that isn't a problem for JSU. I think some are still missing the point that the benefit of some classic games that feature the same teams (such as the State Fair Classic, Bayou Classic, and Florida Classic is that it is a yearly payday for both teams as opposed to getting paid every other year when the game are home-and-home.
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Yeah. I can see this for rural schools or schools that have small stadiums. That's why I mentioned it probably made more sense for TnSt in the 90s. Maybe it was profitable for JSU in the 90s.
 
Kenn Rashad said:
But that isn't a problem for JSU. I think some are still missing the point that the benefit of some classic games that feature the same teams (such as the State Fair Classic, Bayou Classic, Magic City Classic, and Florida Classic is that it is a yearly payday for both teams as opposed to getting paid every other year when the games are home-and-home.
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Not to mention tradition and history. And just as important, what these classics mean to the surrounding communities. PV has been playing the State Fair Classic since 1929. That game isn't going anywhere. I've never considered the Labor Day classic a "classic". The energy has always been off. I blame Houston.
 
Kenn Rashad said:
But that isn't a problem for JSU. I think some are still missing the point that the benefit of some classic games that feature the same teams (such as the State Fair Classic, Bayou Classic, Magic City Classic, and Florida Classic is that it is a yearly payday for both teams as opposed to getting paid every other year when the games are home-and-home.
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I agree with you about some of those games.

JSU moved a home game to Mobile. That in my opinion was a terrible decision.
 



jsupop33 said:
I agree with you about some of those games.

JSU moved a home game to Mobile. That in my opinion was a terrible decision.
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Do you how many JSU alumnus are on The Gulf Coast? Coach Prime can recruit the area, and get some more lineman. Plus, the head coach at Vigor (2021 4A state champions) is JSU alum.
 
The other benefits of the classics are that they are great recruiting tools for the kids that may not make it to your campus for a home game...They choose to attend your school based on a game day experience they had at a game in Memphis, Dallas, Chicago, Orlando...etc.

Plus...we have to be careful making impulse decisions based on the "right now" versus historical data and future projections.
 
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I can see doing this 60+ years ago so folks wouldn't have to travel through the Jim Crow South to watch one game. In-state rivals having a neutral site game and calling it a classic or whatever makes some sense.

But now you're just perpetuating a situation where folks only show up for one game...away from your home.
 
MetroPhillyTiger said:
I can see doing this 60+ years ago so folks wouldn't have to travel through the Jim Crow South to watch one game. In-state rivals having a neutral site game and calling it a classic or whatever makes some sense.

But now you're just perpetuating a situation where folks only show up for one game...away from your home.
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It's like a double-edged sword that cuts positively and also negatively.
 
MetroPhillyTiger said:
I can see doing this 60+ years ago so folks wouldn't have to travel through the Jim Crow South to watch one game. In-state rivals having a neutral site game and calling it a classic or whatever makes some sense.

But now you're just perpetuating a situation where folks only show up for one game...away from your home.
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Not true. If anything, it's simply an indicator that all schools don't (and shouldn't) operate the same. Just because it's good for one school to do something doesn't mean it's good for another. Unfortunately, some naively think HBCUs need to all operate the same way even though the situations and cultures from school to school vary.
 
Kenn Rashad said:
Not true. If anything, it's simply an indicator that all schools don't (and shouldn't) operate the same. Just because it's good for one school to do something doesn't mean it's good for another. Unfortunately, some naively think HBCUs need to all operate the same way even though the situations and cultures from school to school vary.
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Now this I can agree with!
 
Kenn Rashad said:
Not true. If anything, it's simply an indicator that all schools don't (and shouldn't) operate the same. Just because it's good for one school to do something doesn't mean it's good for another. Unfortunately, some naively think HBCUs need to all operate the same way even though the situations and cultures from school to school vary.
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Ok. Explain what happened to those 30/40/50k folks during the rest of the season at home games.
 
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