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Well, in fairness, if that was the product I had to watch I'd lose track of it, too.
Hate to be nutty, but I expect the same thing. But we have two Fullers on the field.
Don't forget how we made DJ Strawberry feel. That was a classic game. DEE JAY...DEE JAY
My biggest problem with scheduling and ticket pricing is that our biggest games end up being neutral site games. I'd rather get a big opponent at Lane every now and again, but we continuously schedule games in DC and ATL. Let's hope this results in some big recruiting gets from those areas.
Half of the Big Ten qualifies as 1-AA teams at this point. The bottom of that conference is probably not as good as BC or Wake. Or LOLUVA
I slow cooked a pork butt overnight.
Pulling out of the d-way NOW!
Let the fun begin.........
I had Wisconsin season tickets two years ago. They had two tiers of prices, one for B1G games and one for everyone else, which was 10-12 dollars cheaper. I think the more expensive ones were $52.
Charging $55 for WCU is just a poor pricing decision if the goal is to sell out. It bothers me how poorly this aspect of our athletic department is run.
Hmmm, WF at BC, well I will take Costa Rica. Yeah, I missed this game b/c I watched the USMNT game and I forgot to put this pick. Who cares? I mean maybe Joe is reading this but no nobody else is because it 3:00am EST right now. Well now the Hokies are 0-1, who thunk that? Has you ever felt more sorry for Bud Foster so early? And BeamerBall, that is so cringe-worthy now. It is 2013 right? Just checking because last week I went to the bar that is the official #Hokies watching bar here in Seattle and they only had one tv, and guess what, it wasn't HD! I think the correct term is SD or Can't See Shit, or Did That Field Goal Make It, or wow, shit, I am 97 years old. Needless to say, I am not going there now. Anyway on to the picks.
No Pick
#goacc
UF
Two words: Jacory Harris. OK, he is not playing but who is his replacement? Nevin Morris? Stephen Shapiro? Yeah, the Florida Man offense still sucks, but their D and their Depth will have them win by a field goal at least.
Ducks
I hate an Oregon game without a pic of their cheerleaders. Seriously, the only good thing about the state of Oregon is the cheerleaders at Oregon University. Regardless I think it will be a match-up of clock management. Oregon will try to run plays quickly and London will look like Ralphy from the Simpsons. The Ducks won't mean to cover, but they will not be able to help it.
Sakerlina
As much as I want to pick Georgi b/c of the pic of UGA IIVXXX, I have to go with Sakerlina. There has been a lot of talk about how Murray is 1-10 against top 10 competition, which would make me wan to take them. But there has been more dribble about Clowney taking plays off. That is wonderful conjecture. I mean I don't know him and I haven't coached him so let me tell you how he took plays off in 95+ tempatures with 99% Humidity.
WVU
Only b/c of the spread. I hate the Big8. Maybe it is jealousy but I hate everyone in the conference.
Domers
Why? Why not? Its a toss up, I spun my dog around a a coupe time and he picked ND.
Well thats all for now, no specific beer as I had a bunch of different ones. Go Hokies.
ND at Michigan -3.5
You're a life saver thanks!
What is he (London) doing here????
I keep hearing we had someone committ out if roanoke last night but cant get a name, patrick henry high school? He is a two sport star.
I'm glad we have the "edge." Thanks for the confidence boost Andy. ..
I'd be pissed if I don't see that chicken tenders game on the new screen
You would think at least one person in the vt athletic ticketing department rook at least one basic economics class. We actually used hokie football ticket prices to explain supply and demand today...
Yeah I don't think so. I could see them dropping 2 games this year
While the Hokies aren't competing with another team for tickets, the "Lane experience" IS competing with "I'll stay home and watch it on TV". Would lowering ticket prices change my decision if I was a Hokie fan within a couple hours without season tickets? It probably would. I know it's apples to acorns but plenty of other sports teams charge different rates for games based on weekday vs. weekend, rivals vs. filler, regular season vs. post-season, and evening vs. afternoon games. Minor league teams, especially in baseball and hockey, do this constantly.
Would it be beneficial for VT? I don't know. If every single home games is a sellout regardless of the prior variables, my instinct as a business would be to keep every game equally priced - this makes revenue projection easier and plays the side of "you paid $50 for Austin-Peay but you didn't get screwed with $150 tickets for FSU" to any upset consumers for paying more for a lesser opponent. Also it puts pressure on any fans that are considering not re-upping because it is a perceived shortage of available seats that may not be available if they attend a game on a whim.
Stop making me feel old!
Unfortunately, as Lee Corso would say, "not so fast my friend"
Business major bit thinking at all on this one actually.
There is no free market on Hokies tickets. If you want to watch them, you have to pay. There is no competition.
But the product Virginia Tech is offering is inelastic. If they lower the ticket prices then they would lose a profit!!! They got all their biggest and brightest microecon stars on this one
I must agree. I've never met ANYONE who had a problem with Lane on Thursday night, Hokie or otherwise.
Granted, my evidence is anecdotal, but when you have Miami fans saying that Thursday Night Lane is awesome, that's saying something.
And before anyone brings up how the B1G has decided to stop scheduling I-AA teams...
MAC teams are mostly cupcakes too.
Jaylen Bradshaw did work last night accounting for 3 tds I believe and an Int