Which conference had the most home games?

[Edisto_Tiger]

Home games = $$$

Simple economics.

 

[charlie42s]

I want to see the list excluding conference games. Doesn't the conference make the conference schedule instead of the universities?

The SEC and the Big 12 conferences make multiple schedules and the schools vote. Schedule with the most votes becomes official. IDK about the other conferences, but I figure they do the same.

 

[bigred472]

Home games = $$$

Simple economics.

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In this day and age of TV contracts, this is no longer really viable.

 

[Edisto_Tiger]

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In this day and age of TV contracts, this is no longer really viable.

you're telling me that 80k asses in Death Valley for a home game (parking, concessions, souvenirs, etc.) doesn't bring in more money than 35k in Chapel Hill for an away game?

 

[HuskerinBig10]

Wow, one more home game over 4 years?

I realize you are being sarcastic but the point was that Wild Turkey, Auburn fan, said the B1G plays cupcakes and won't travel.

So, I pointed out that Auburn plays cupcakes and doesn't travel either. The big difference is, Auburn wins their games. Nebraska has Pellllini.

 

[4down20]

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In this day and age of TV contracts, this is no longer really viable.

Home games bring in way more money, not only for the schools but the community and surrounding businesses themselves.

 

[Wild Turkey]

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In this day and age of TV contracts, this is no longer really viable.

Big SEC schools bring in 6 to 7mm per home game not factoring the economic impact to the local economy. Your definition of viable and mine are very different.

 

[oaknightshockey1]

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In this day and age of TV contracts, this is no longer really viable.

I don't think Nebraska is gonna turn down $3-4 million any time soon. That's what we bring in in ticket revenue only per game (not counting concessions, merchandise, parking, etc.).

 

[LawDawg]

I think it's funny people care about how many home games a team has. Especially when there is every reason in the world to do so, since it means more money for the program.

I think teams who have less home games either have less because they can't get people to come play them at home(can't afford it), or their AD's are too stupid to even think about it.

^^^^ This.

Why in the world would you not want to play as many home games as you can?

 

[pennstatenut]

^^^^ This.

Why in the world would you not want to play as many home games as you can?

Well I live 990 miles from Penn State. I want them to pay Troy on the road. (50 miles away)

 

[boxedlunch]

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In this day and age of TV contracts, this is no longer really viable.

To point out the obvious, whoever is home team owns the television rights.

 

[LawDawg]

Home games bring in way more money, not only for the schools but the community and surrounding businesses themselves.

A lot of people here don't understand the symbiotic relationship between the community and the school. I can assure you that all scheduling decisions are made with Athens and its business community in mind.

 

[ellupo]

I would rather more home games for tOSU. More chance of me going to games without a ton of travel.