bullsbucsfan426 Posted October 21, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 129 Content Count: 3,114 Reputation: 471 Days Won: 7 Joined: 11/28/2010 Share Posted October 21, 2014 I guess Whit babcock needs to get his act together. Selling Bearcat tickets on Groupon for a nationally televised night game against a conference opponent? And worse, he gave them a CHOICE! Or perhaps these are methods that all American schools will have to resort to at some time or another. http://www.groupon.com/deals/gl-university-of-cincinnati-athletics-3?p=1&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&sid=c8cf1168-f818-4f17-82eb-de0c0d236f40&division=cincinnati&user=fa233239a6a82f687345f6fa1b1c78eb3f764503e899bdb24595c80e726e8923&date=20140913&s=body&c=link&d=deal-page&utm_campaign=c8cf1168-f818-4f17-82eb-de0c0d236f40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hem Posted October 21, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 64 Content Count: 4,663 Reputation: 401 Days Won: 21 Joined: 09/24/2012 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Hey they sold over 240 already, can't blame 'em if they have empty seats. Getting people in at half price is better than having them not come for $0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smazza Posted October 21, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 9,895 Content Count: 66,073 Reputation: 2,431 Days Won: 172 Joined: 01/01/2001 Share Posted October 21, 2014 castrate is such a harsh word Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted October 21, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 197 Content Count: 10,251 Reputation: 270 Days Won: 14 Joined: 08/16/2005 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Hey they sold over 240 already, can't blame 'em if they have empty seats. Getting people in at half price is better than having them not come for $0 Economic studies suggest otherwise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple B Posted October 21, 2014 Group: Moderator Topic Count: 1,610 Content Count: 74,511 Reputation: 10,799 Days Won: 422 Joined: 11/25/2005 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Hey they sold over 240 already, can't blame 'em if they have empty seats. Getting people in at half price is better than having them not come for $0 Economic studies suggest otherwise Those studies probably aren't applicable because of the uniqueness of Cincy's situation ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDYZR Posted October 21, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 488 Content Count: 12,455 Reputation: 2,840 Days Won: 25 Joined: 12/14/2005 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Hey they sold over 240 already, can't blame 'em if they have empty seats. Getting people in at half price is better than having them not come for $0 Economic studies suggest otherwise Those studies probably aren't applicable because of the uniqueness of Cincy's situation ... They're not at Nippert Stadium, they're at Paul Brown. Probably have access to way more tickets. I would assume that costs are the same, so why not move some tickets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple B Posted October 21, 2014 Group: Moderator Topic Count: 1,610 Content Count: 74,511 Reputation: 10,799 Days Won: 422 Joined: 11/25/2005 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Hey they sold over 240 already, can't blame 'em if they have empty seats. Getting people in at half price is better than having them not come for $0 Economic studies suggest otherwise Those studies probably aren't applicable because of the uniqueness of Cincy's situation ... They're not at Nippert Stadium, they're at Paul Brown. Probably have access to way more tickets. I would assume that costs are the same, so why not move some tickets? Exactly ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvwvu Posted October 21, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 7 Content Count: 820 Reputation: 5 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/14/2011 Share Posted October 21, 2014 (edited) I guess Whit babcock needs to get his act together. Selling Bearcat tickets on Groupon for a nationally televised night game against a conference opponent? And worse, he gave them a CHOICE! Or perhaps these are methods that all American schools will have to resort to at some time or another. http://www.groupon.com/deals/gl-university-of-cincinnati-athletics-3?p=1&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&sid=c8cf1168-f818-4f17-82eb-de0c0d236f40&division=cincinnati&user=fa233239a6a82f687345f6fa1b1c78eb3f764503e899bdb24595c80e726e8923&date=20140913&s=body&c=link&d=deal-page&utm_campaign=c8cf1168-f818-4f17-82eb-de0c0d236f40 Whit is at Va Tech now, and he is a very good businessman - he really did a good job there in the time he was at Cincy. http://www.roanoke.com/sports/columns_and_blogs/blogs/andy_bitter_virginia_tech_football/article_1c582dcc-8545-11e3-8057-001a4bcf6878.html Edited October 21, 2014 by jvwvu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TExpress Posted October 21, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 23 Content Count: 1,166 Reputation: 264 Days Won: 3 Joined: 01/22/2013 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Did the OP mean to say "chastising" instead of "castrating"?? Otherwise I think this would have been on the news.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullschmutz Posted October 21, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 60 Content Count: 1,304 Reputation: 122 Days Won: 2 Joined: 10/17/2007 Share Posted October 21, 2014 I, for one, have not been castrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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