Well looks like it is not only the players worried about money. Not showing the scrimmage to all the fans is a bad idea. It makes it seem like "if you do not donate to NIL, you do not get to watch." Not good. Do other things to generate NIL money, do not make fans pay to see a scrimmage. Being forced to donate to watch, will not help me in deciding to give or not. Actually turns me off to donating. I do not like being forced to do things.
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Sounds good. I could invite some friends over and make a profit.
Always say "Hey, I charged so and so $20, I'm letting you in for $15.... and don't forget to bring the beer"
And hate how Mitch money grubs. But the poor blue collar working man of Kentucky can watch every single game, exhibition, and first practice extravaganza on TV. And getting a little entitled.
Above is why they are keeping the poors out. You're not giving **** to NIL and still sitting here on free message board arguing it even exists. They don't need you. You don't deserve to watch an exhibition. Maybe we do one thing for the people who not only are going to drop a thousand bucks on seats to this, but also thousands more later so we get the best players. A little exclusive event where they don't have to listen to a loudmouth complaining the players on the court are getting money.
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The issue right is it's a internal scrimmage. I would much rather spend the $125 and get actual game tickets.
We love UK basketball but expecting people to shell out that much cash per person in crazy. Even rich people who can afford it are likely balking at the price.
We love UK basketball but expecting people to shell out that much cash per person in crazy. Even rich people who can afford it are likely balking at the price.
You have to do something to justify the price. Have a bunch of raffles to tickets to big games, meet and greets after the B&W, autographed merch. It could easily be turned into a full blown fan experience. That could justify high prices and a media blackout.
UC is playing Ohio State in an exhibition this week. If UK were to play say IU / UNC / Virginia / Va Tech / BYU in an exhibition at Memorial for $125 and not televised it would be a draw. Not sure why anyone would pay $125 to $1500 for a ticket to a Blue White Game. I am sure for someone they thought this is great, but once it rolled out they realized this is by far a mistake. At this point they could knock the price down to $25 bucks and I would not go to that event. Also Xavier and Dayton are doing the same as Cincy vs OSU.
It is odd to raise money to help pay players in a game that nobody can watch on tv ...
Where the hell is all this TV money going? Everytime you turn around, these schools are looking at you with their hand out. ''We need 40 dollars to buy hotdogs for the concession stands''. Where's all this TV money going? We play in the SEC. The #1 or #2 most profitable conference in the NCAA.
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So we can't watch this?
Bizarre decision by UK and Pope. Pope has said and did everything right and should have stood up to the brass here. I feel like I've been able to watch this every year of late if I wanted.
Bizarre decision by UK and Pope. Pope has said and did everything right and should have stood up to the brass here. I feel like I've been able to watch this every year of late if I wanted.
Do we need to make an NIL fund for BWO? Because I'll surely invest. Get this man sponsored by Porsche or something.
Exactly. Also, they are saving $4MM per year on Pope. That’s their money now- still have to get every penny they can from the fans.
It's sick. It's every program in the country too. These schools don't wanna pay up for an elite basketball or football program, so they'd rather the fans pay for it. But they sure do love raking in the revenue that football and basketball (at select schools) make.
Yes. For years. My season tickets when up as well. Think of our last few years under Cal- horrible record at home, in the tourney (both of them). Save money by hiring Pope then raise prices, charge big bucks for Blue White, etc.
The press release they put out when announcing this says "reimagined event."
This is not a traditional "scrimmage" so they really don't have something traditional to stream since it'll be different.
I'm not saying that is right or wrong, they are just trying something different in this NIL Era.
This is not a traditional "scrimmage" so they really don't have something traditional to stream since it'll be different.
I'm not saying that is right or wrong, they are just trying something different in this NIL Era.
So much for being our team. I never cared as much about BBM as I did the BW game.
I agree with this. I mean its one practice guys and they will probably learn from this. I do agree with the PPV in the future would be a much better deal, but if people want to pony up for a much more exclusive gig here then let them. Quit crying about missing what basically boils down to what we saw on TV at the pro day. You guys are making way too big of a deal over this.
They should also take into consideration the fact that Kentucky has TONS of fans that don't live anywhere near Kentucky and can't possibly get there for an expensive practice.
I used to get hyped for BBM and BnW but it hasn't been a good product for quite some time now, I guess it's fun to get an early glimpse but when you've got exhibition games a few weeks out I'd just rather be patient and wait for those and the real games.
If you're into it, cool, but it's not something I'm going to lose sleep over missing.
If you're into it, cool, but it's not something I'm going to lose sleep over missing.
As was discussed above , from financial point of view , this move doesn’t make any sense. As PR campaign , this is definitely not how you want to promote your new coach and new team. I wonder who made this decision…
Unless Pope thinks the team is not ready yet for a full scrimmage and they need more practice this makes no sense and it is big mistake to start the season for a Coach that wants to bring back the Tradition.
Unless Pope thinks the team is not ready yet for a full scrimmage and they need more practice this makes no sense and it is big mistake to start the season for a Coach that wants to bring back the Tradition.
Guys no matter what this is the future of college (semi pro) athletics. It is no longer about school what so ever. It is about a Brand, KENTUCKY WILDCATS, Pittsburgh Steelers, Cincinnati Reds and so forth. Once money grubbing starts it only gets worse. It does not get better. In a few years UK tickets will go through the roof (even more than now), fees will be larger than ever and just like Pro sports they are more for the elite (to go see the teams) than it is for the normal fan.
I do not follow my Pro teams any more, have not watched an NBA game in more than 10 years, have not watched a full NFL game in more than 3 years, have not watched the Reds in more than 6 years. It will be the same sooner or later when the money grubbing gets out of control with college (semi pro) athletics. I told my wife that Friday night was my last time going to Rupp. I said in 2022 that was the last time going to Commonwealth Stadium.
Corporate tailgating will be taking over for good in a year or 2 as UK will start renting spots to tailgate. It is very sad but they have to keep up with other Teams as much as possible. You will never, ever see the Grove at Ole Miss be a corporate only tailgate event.
I will watch on TV for now. Just a sad time for college athletics.
If it stays on the same track, you will see more people opt out I do believe.
I do not follow my Pro teams any more, have not watched an NBA game in more than 10 years, have not watched a full NFL game in more than 3 years, have not watched the Reds in more than 6 years. It will be the same sooner or later when the money grubbing gets out of control with college (semi pro) athletics. I told my wife that Friday night was my last time going to Rupp. I said in 2022 that was the last time going to Commonwealth Stadium.
Corporate tailgating will be taking over for good in a year or 2 as UK will start renting spots to tailgate. It is very sad but they have to keep up with other Teams as much as possible. You will never, ever see the Grove at Ole Miss be a corporate only tailgate event.
I will watch on TV for now. Just a sad time for college athletics.
If it stays on the same track, you will see more people opt out I do believe.
Like I said earlier threads about this the cost is ridiculous and nobody is gonna pay 1500 bucks to see a game that cost $10 every year since it’s happened. I get NIl fundraising but not at the cost of games. I’d rather spend $500 to see the UofL game or something. Make NIL a one time a year donation. People can donate what they can afford. Honestly revenue sharing should take most of the cost for players IMO. They make tons of cash and that can reward those generating it. Then they can get the rest from deals on the side. People like us who make way less than they do shouldn’t be required to fund that kind of expense.
I mean 100k viewers at $10 a pop is a million dollars of revenue. That seems attainable to me. Game numbers are way higher than that. I’d venture to say we could get 10 times that, but how many will pay will be the issue. I’d say 10% would and that’s my baseline.
Exactly, the whole idea of the blue white game was to see our team play for the first time all year.
Yeah everyone gets a signed ball or something. It would have to be an experience for sure.
My only problem with it is the fact that it won’t be available on television. It should be PPV. That would generate more money and give fans that live out in the state or out of state a chance to see the game and it would raise funds for NIL. It wouldn’t affect attendance. If you live in the Lexington area having the PPV option isn’t going to keep you out of the arena. If you are too poor (or too cheap) to go to the game, having a PPV option isn’t going to matter to you. Most of the people who will be at the game are going because they want to support the team financially. If they are smart they will make it PPV and make some more money that way.
This is a bummer. I live out of state and traveling for the B-W game really isn't an option. I look more forward to this one every year than the BBM Pep Rally.
Wow, what an *******. Maybe this is parody. I hope it is.
Just make it to where you can order the game online/streaming for a few bucks, all proceeds go to NIL, at the very least.
If this isn’t parody, then wow…..
Elitism has no place in BBN. If you want that go to Duke.
100% agreed. I watched the highlights of bbm and that's it. I guess I'll do the same for this if any are available.
If they want to make it a fundraiser. The very least they could do is make it a PPV event so people who can't go can still see their Cats. Don't like this at all. Still not crazy about that idea charging to watch an event that has been aired on TV and streamed online for years. I'll give the school this much the last couple of years, they found a way to raise funds traveling to another location for the event and fans at home that can't travel weren't screwed out of watching it.
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Trust me if I could stream it id definitely do it. I can't stream what I don't have access to. I believe even if it were ppv based I'd have to be extremely careful
Yeah for this post I live in Calif. and I AM NOT going to fly across country to see the BW scrimmage.