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Although $50 million may have been spent through the years, the Fargo and surrounding area economic impact is much smaller, although I am not discounting that fact 19K at the dome three weekends in December is a good thing.
If the NCAA takes 75% of the gates. That will take 21 games x's 17k (take out some student tickets) $40/per ticket x 75%= $10,710,000
I will make the point that the people from Fargo are just shifting disposable cash from one local expenditure to the bison game weekend. For example this weekend I bought 4 tickets. I am spending that $130 in Fargo anyways, this weekend it is spent on Bison tickets.
The economic benefit to Fargo come from the out of town fans that come to town, eat stay and spend money.
The real winner through the years and its no surprise is Frisco and the towns in between. Using 10k fans and average spend of $1,000 per fan, that is $10k a year spent going to Frisco. You can see the benefit there in the hotels, bars, restaurants and shoppes would be deserted if not for the football game. I realize much money is spent on getting to Frisco, but the impact is huge.
All good.
I will respectfully disagree. I know many people that this don't go on a vacation as often and spend the money on Bison games. I myself used to hunt just about every weekend from late September through early November and that money went out of town not the case anymore and it stays in Fargo.
I don't disagree with you and thousands will have a similar story as you.
The point I am making it is not $50 million of new money to the economy. It may be 10 million or $15 million. In either case it is substantial, and its a time of the year that many of the businesses are impacted are slower.
Were discussing all this crap and colleges are signing coaches to 5 Million per year contracts as we speak. Not to mention, just after terminating contracts and paying off the 10-20 million owed. STATE INSTITUTIONS by the way. As college sports fans, maybe were getting what we deserve!!!!