🏈 UAB's bowl game in the Bahamas.

[alagator]

Last season ODU played E Michigan in the same bowl game. ODU ended up as one of the few teams that actually made money on their bowl game despite only taking roughly a 1000 fans with them.

But because of the revenue-sharing system in Conference USA, Old Dominion pocketed nearly $93,000 from the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl. That was in spite of the fact that it is the only bowl game held outside of the United States and is traditionally one of the poorest-attended postseason FBS games.

ODU sold about 1,700 tickets, including hundreds purchased by fans who did not attend the game. Most donated their tickets to Bahamian youth football players.

ODU took about 1,000 fans to Nassau, where the Monarchs held off Eastern Michigan, 24-20, to win their first bowl game.

We sold 1,700 tickets and it was the more than Western Kentucky and Middle Tennessee sold in the previous two Bahamas Bowls," athletic director Wood Selig said.

"It wasn't a lot for a bowl, but you're asking a heck of a lot from your fans with that kind of travel and expense. That's the toughest bowl to get to."

ODU completed a recent audit of its bowl receipts, which show the team spent $579,401.

Conference USA reimbursed the school $583,107 and ODU generated $89,307 in ticket revenue.
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How much support to you think the Blazers will have in their bowl game? We've talked a lot over the year about how the UAB program has operated in the red...so, I guess they're thinking what's a few hundred thousand more in the loss column?

 

[OldPlayer]

You make it sound like UAB chose the Bahamas Bowl. Every bowl has conference tie ins. The bowl chose UAB and the conference won't let the school decline without a good reason.

 

[TerryP]

You make it sound like UAB chose the Bahamas Bowl.

How much support to you think the Blazers will have in their bowl game?

I didn't read it that way, OP. It looks like the reason ODU did make a profit was largely due to ticket sales and conference redistribution.

IF I understand @alagator correctly he's wondering if UAB has the same ticket sales as ODU and if they don't how much money are they/have they agreed to lose.

(Who am I to speak for him, though? )

 

[OldPlayer]

I didn't read it that way, OP. It looks like the reason ODU did make a profit was largely due to ticket sales and conference redistribution.

IF I understand @alagator correctly he's wondering if UAB has the same ticket sales as ODU and if they don't how much money are they/have they agreed to lose.

(Who am I to speak for him, though? )

I'm commenting on the sentences at the end.

 

[TerryP]

I'm commenting on the sentences at the end.

That's what I quoted; first sentence, last paragraph.

I'm guessing here so let's keep that caveat in mind. As I recall, ala mentioned during the whole UAB closing its program fiasco he felt a lot of those donations didn't come from UAB alum or fans--but rather through other people in the state. (He may have gone as far as to mention Auburn fans--I don't recall.)

I too am curious if we'll see their fans purchase tickets. ODU seems to be crediting their profit on that aspect, right?