PlayerRep said:
The.Real.2506 said:
... This is fake news :thumb:
Yup, mostly fake news in that post. Idaho, do some research and redeem yourself.
About the only “fake” news in that post might be the use of the word “hefty.” I downloaded the relevant NCAA document (it was a bitch to find, as usual, on the NCAA web site). Here’s what it has to say [my bold]:
Minimum Financial Guarantee. In order to be considered by the Division I Football Championship Committee, all prospective host institutions are required to submit a minimum financial guarantee of $30,000 (first-round), $40,000 (second-round), $50,000 (quarterfinals) and $60,000 (semifinals), which shall be 75 percent of the estimated net receipts listed on the online hosting proposal. Once the minimum guarantee is met, the committee will review the other site selection criteria to determine the host.
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When determining host institutions for playoff games when both teams are unseeded, criteria shall apply as follows: (1) quality of facility, (2) revenue potential plus estimated net receipts, (3) attendance history and potential, (4) team’s performance (e.g., conference place finish, head-to-head results and number of Division I opponents), and (5) student-athlete well-being (e.g., travel, missed class time).
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When preliminary round competition is conducted on campus, the host institution may retain a maximum of 15 percent of the net receipts or receive an honorarium per the provisions of Bylaw 31.4.4 (whichever is greater) in addition to its approved budget. When an institution’s athletics department is required to pay a fee for use of an on-campus facility, such a fee must be deducted from the institution’s 15 percent. Host institutions conducting competition in off-campus facilities may receive a maximum of 10 percent of the net receipts, or an honorarium per the provisions of Bylaw 31.4.4 (whichever is greater).
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The host institution must provide all necessary equipment to conduct the competition. No permanent equipment may be purchased for preliminary-round games and charged as a game expense item. The host institution may not assess phone line set-up charges.
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The host institution shall be responsible for providing the cabling needed to provide instant replay during all preliminary-rounds of the Division I Football Championship. … Failure to agree to provide the necessary instant replay cabling will likely remove an institution from consideration for hosting.
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The NCAA Division I Football Championship Committee will assign an NCAA site representative to each preliminary round game. The host institution shall provide payment for their lodging. NCAA site representative lodging should be budgeted for and included in your proposed budget expenses.
Not saying the rules imposed by the NCAA are unreasonable. But that section goes on for over ten pages. It includes specifications for high-speed internet, ticket blocks for the visiting team, a possible drug testing arrangement (with separate fee paid by the host), liability insurance (host pays), rental vehicles for officials (host pays, and can only use the “Short’s travel Management” company specified by the NCAA), and more.
I must say the NCAA is a bit looser on ticket prices for the first round, where you can sell them for a trivial price ($1 per is okay, according to the NCAA suggestion).
You cannot, however, give tickets away for any round. That section says:
During the second, quarterfinal and semifinal-rounds host institutions shall not set ticket prices lower than its regular-season ticket prices.
So if you want to boost attendance for a later round with discount prices … you can’t. I could go on, but if you want more, just download the manual yourself. I reiterate: The only quibble with my rough overview might be with the word “hefty.” But news reports show that a school seldom wins the bid offering just the minimum. Back in 2014, JMU submitted a bid of over $200,000 for a first round game. They had lost out with a lower (but not minimum) bid in a previous year and had to go on the road in the first round. They lost over $130,000 … but they figured that would happen and arranged in advance for “private money” to cover the shortfall.