Isn't that what the cooperatives like OSU's 1870 are for? The NCAA established a "system" involving cooperatives, from which universities pay players. Where did the 25M OSU spent this year come from? Again, the whole premise was that these uber-rich universities could easily afford to pay them. Guess not.Originally Posted by Boston Red
And that's fine. I'm sure the gullible fans will pay it without a second thought. But once they start putting a surcharge on OSU tickets I'll stop going.
Last edited by GAC; 09-19-2024 at 04:21 PM.
"In my day you had musicians who experimented with drugs. Now it's druggies experimenting with music" - Alfred G Clark (circa 1972)
Those cooperatives are funded by the fans/businesses and not the universities. Opt-in, of course, but it wasn't the universities paying the bill.
Buying tickets is obviously opt-in as well, and I don't have any problem with anyone who doesn't want to pony up for the extra money that goes to players. Frankly, you'll never convince me that players had a bad deal in the first place, so if there's less money for them the number of tears I cry would be zero.
GAC (09-20-2024)
As far as "funded by the fans", and concerning 1870, one contributes by becoming a monthly member. Different membership packages cost more/month. From $1.99/month up to $5,000/month.
https://www.the1870society.com/collections/memberships
and that's fine. No issues with that at all. Because it's voluntary. For those that want to contribute. Putting a surcharge on tickets not only makes tickets even more expensive, but it's cumpulsory. The only choice one has, to avoid it, is not go to games. lol
Last edited by GAC; 09-21-2024 at 07:55 AM.
"In my day you had musicians who experimented with drugs. Now it's druggies experimenting with music" - Alfred G Clark (circa 1972)
Chip R (09-20-2024)
Kyle McCord looking like he did at OSU in the Stanford-Syracuse game. Makes some nice throws but makes critical errors too.
The rose goes in the front, big guy.
Stanford with the big ACC win at Syracuse.
It does appear that way. How did that happen? Is there a story behind this?
The idea was that they (the schools) were already making millions and it was going to come out of that. Instead it appears that schools will get to keep those millions and it'll instead come from the poor schleps buying tickets
My Vols are the ESPN game of the week. I'm sure it won't be the last time this year. They may very well be the GameDay game when they play Alabama and Georgia too. Great exposure and exciting football for fans like me
Definitely seems like money well spent for Nico. Tennessee is going to be a problem this year and next, at minimum. They haven’t played anyone yet (I don’t buy NCSU should have been ranked), will be interesting to see how they play Oklahoma today. If Tennessee blows them out they are legit.
What would you say.....ya do here?
Yeah , that's just not how the world works. If costs increase, you can be sure prices are going up. Don't like it? Don't buy tickets.
Chip R (09-23-2024)
Gus Johnson with the call on the OSU-Marshall game. Always fun to listen to him.
The rose goes in the front, big guy.
Impressive Marshall opening drive.
That didn’t take long.
The rose goes in the front, big guy.
Not sure who had the idea of having a bye week on week 3 but the Buckeyes look like garbage
What would you say.....ya do here?
Does Stone Earle have any eligibility left? Looks like he's auditioning to be Ohio State's QB next year.
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