Re: NDSU looks at possible football game at Target Field
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Originally Posted by
kab1one
You have a fan base that drops 15 million to go to frisco. 5 million to go to Iowa city. Assumes 1000 per person per game. This is money NDSU is not capturing. A game at NDSU grosses 800k.
This is the opportunity cost lost by the program. NDSU fans have had money to spend. NDSU does not capture it. Frisco Iowa city. Capture that discretionary income
It's money that will go to the city of Minneapolis.. Keep it local. That 1000 per person will be spent on Minneapolis hotels, The Minnesota Twins vendors, The Minneapolis bars, gas stations, etc. Fargo and NDSU could use the money.
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I am confused...is this a DII idea or a FBS idea?
Re: NDSU looks at possible football game at Target Field
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Originally Posted by
runtheoption
I am confused...is this a DII idea or a FBS idea?
Best post of the thread.
Re: NDSU looks at possible football game at Target Field
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Originally Posted by
kab1one
You have a fan base that drops 15 million to go to frisco. 5 million to go to Iowa city. Assumes 1000 per person per game. This is money NDSU is not capturing. A game at NDSU grosses 800k.
This is the opportunity cost lost by the program. NDSU fans have had money to spend. NDSU does not capture it. Frisco Iowa city. Capture that discretionary income
They have already said that the opponent might not be that good. Couple that with the game being in a baseball stadium and you try to compare it to the National Championship game and playing a Big Ten team that was #13 in the nation? Those are huge events and not in the same universe.. This really isnt that big of a deal. IMO
Youre also betting on the come and Target isnt doing this for free. The only reason they are doing it because they will get a huge percentage. They wont lose money. NDSU?
You can go to the cities any time. But you would rather have the cities capture that discretionary spending money instead of Fargo?
The opponent will be the deal breaker.
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Originally Posted by
56BISON73
They have already said that the opponent might not be that good. Couple that with the game being in a baseball stadium and you try to compare it to the National Championship game and playing a Big Ten team that was #13 in the nation? Those are huge events and not in the same universe..
Youre also betting on the come and Target isnt doing this for free. The only reason they are doing it because they will get a huge percentage. They wont lose money. NDSU?
You can go to the cities any time. This really isnt that big of a deal. IMO
The opponent will be the deal breaker.
I just keep thinking that this is all Dave StPeter's attempt to "cash in" on the BISON success. And I hear him chuckling all the way to the bank.
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Originally Posted by
BYZEN
I just keep thinking that this is all Dave StPeter's attempt to "cash in" on the BISON success. And I hear him chuckling all the way to the bank.
Ive been think this for some time now since somebody mentioned that to me in conversation.
They may also need somebody to underwrite this game.
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Originally Posted by
HerdBot
It's money that will go to the city of Minneapolis.. Keep it local. That 1000 per person will be spent on Minneapolis hotels, The Minnesota Twins vendors, The Minneapolis bars, gas stations, etc. Fargo and NDSU could use the money.
Fargo and NDSU does not capture this money anyways. Just about everyone that comes to a normal Saturday game in Fargo is within a tank of gas and no need for a hotel room. Haggies in Mapleton will miss our $30/person because we stop there for supper and drinks on the way home. Yes a game in Minny will cost me more but I will be there. Game in frisco I will be there. TM fees would not change because of a possible only 5 home games. Expand the brand and capture more of the regional market. If demand continues to grow the sooner a bigger stadium.
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any examples of business's closing up shop because Fargo hosted one less Bison game than scheduled?
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MNLonghorn10
any examples of business's closing up shop because Fargo hosted one less Bison game than scheduled?
The Turf?..
Re: NDSU looks at possible football game at Target Field
It seems to me that NDSU's long-term plan involves expanding into the Twin Cities media market. What better way to show media guys that NDSU is a valuable commodity than by selling out a game in MSP?
I don't understand the negativity at all.
One of the main reasons that NDSU got Gameday was that NDSU's fanbase caught ESPN's eyes multiple times. If this game happens, Bison Nation will step up, sell that mother out, take over downtown MSP, and generally make itself known. Not to mention that MSP is a huge recruiting area, not just for students, but also for alumni donations.