This topic was debated the sheet out of it in February, and it's back again with the same context now. This is SOOO the CF way. I'm sure this thread will get resurrected again next year.
'People are flat-out slobs': Jamie Pollard
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Great. That sounds like good revenue. Not the couple of million that you were touting as what ISU was leaving on the table.
That was only the number for football, throw in bb and vb the number goes up, still more than what we are making now isn't it.
Yes it is. And for the umpteenth time, I am not arguing ISU not do it. Just that people are realistic about the amount ISU can make off of it.
And if you are sinking to throwing VB in there, I don't know what to tell you. There are are what 10-12 home dates with what attendance? Five thousand average? Not insignificant number of people - around 50,000 - but not a significant amount of profit off of alcohol sales there. It would be offered more as an amenity rather than significant revenue at volleyball games.
lol goes up marginally, since you know capacity and attendance differences, but yes keep crowing about a fraction of a percent of total budget/revenue of an athletic department
Fractions of a percent here, fractions of a percent there, it all adds up to real money eventually, for something nearly everyone else already does without issue. Would the athletic department turn down a $500k donation because it's not impactful enough and only amounts to a fraction of a percent of the total budget? I suspect not.
I’m in favor of beer sales. Not that I need it, I’d probably have 1 a game. My issue is I think that there needs to be some renovations for it to happen. Has anyone actually seen what the concourses look like pregame or at half? It’s not great. Then you add a bunch of people buying beer? I’m all for it, but they would really need to think about where these beer stands are located, because the concourses are crowded already. I don’t even think it would be possible at Hilton.
I mean, that would work. You’d have to have a stand somewhere to hand out wristbands, but it would work.
Plenty of space in the South Endzone concourse to set up drink stands. I would not want them where the current stands are now, but there are plenty of spaces off to the sides, that they could put them. We have a soda stand there now, would not be difficult to put a beer sales one right beside it. You enter the stadium and want to purchase beer, then they go get a wristband that allows it. No wristband no alcohol. ID everyone, just like they do at other stadiums.
Most stadiums have guys walking around with totes full of beer. There would definitely be a segment that would hate that but maybe you could limit it to certain sections. At the very least you could have a small cart on the side of most stairwells.
I think Pollard makes too big a deal about the space. I don’t think the demand at the GS concert is a great indication of what would happen on game day.
I think Pollard makes too big a deal about the space. I don’t think the demand at the GS concert is a great indication of what would happen on game day.
Nebraska started stadium beer sells this year and they have some interesting results.
Last year their AD said he thought they'd average $3 to $4 million in total sales per game. However, total sales have averaged a half million per game through the first 4 games.
Also, the number of alcohol related fan issues has not gone up at all.
nebraskapublicmedia.org
Last year their AD said he thought they'd average $3 to $4 million in total sales per game. However, total sales have averaged a half million per game through the first 4 games.
Also, the number of alcohol related fan issues has not gone up at all.
$2 million in alcohol sales reported at Memorial Stadium this season
Total alcohol sales in Memorial Stadium topped $2.07 million through the first four Nebraska football home games.
nebraskapublicmedia.org
According to AI:
- Low wholesale costs, high markups: Stadiums buy beer at a bulk, wholesale rate, but mark up the retail price by several hundred percent. For example, a wholesale cost of around $0.60 for a 24-ounce beer was once sold for $6, a massive markup that creates a high profit margin.
That $3-4m per game projection from Dannen seems crazy given Iowa only did $3m in sales across the entire ath deptNebraska started stadium beer sells this year and they have some interesting results.
Last year their AD said he thought they'd average $3 to $4 million in total sales per game. However, total sales have averaged a half million per game through the first 4 games.
Also, the number of alcohol related fan issues has not gone up at all.
$2 million in alcohol sales reported at Memorial Stadium this season
Total alcohol sales in Memorial Stadium topped $2.07 million through the first four Nebraska football home games.
At the Casey's center last night a 24 oz beer was going for $17 dollars before the tip. Saw lots of people drinking all night long, and zero problems.
