Talent fees?

[PillsburyDoughboy]

Of all the dumb things to come out of the vols this has to be the dumbest. Expect to pay more to see the vols lose in 2025

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5773813/2024/09/17/tennessee-football-ticket-prices-talent-fee/

 

[PossumSlayer]

Price increases should never happen. We should have 2 cent tickets!

 

[Hillbilly Hunter]

Others will follow suite. Its a small price to pay to have what we have.

 

[DeerCamp]

This is the new normal.

People think that the talent gap is going to get bigger between the P5 and G5, but it's not. Schools like Kansas, Mississippi State, North Carolina will be P5 in name only. The Top G5 schools are already playing at the same level as average P5. None of those not be playing the same game as Georgia, Alabama, Texas, Ohio State, etc.

The talent gap between the Top 10ish and everybody else is going to become insurmountable. If Tennessee wants to be in that group, it's going to continually get more expensive. They are competing against programs that don't even blink at buying out 10,20 or even 30 million dollar contracts of underperforming coaches.

This is the new landscape of college football .. it's the NFL without a salary cap, and it sucks.

 

[cbhunter]

The way I understand is …Outside collectives will be a thing of the past soon as schools will be paying student athletes directly. It's all dumb until Alabama does the same thing

 

[buckaroo]

We already have the best NIL program in the country

 

[Gravey]

On top of that ticket prices are going up an average of 4.5% based on an email I got today. Oh well with success comes higher ticket demand and we all know what demand does to prices. GBO!

 

[SC Manimal]

It could definitely be worse.

 

[Spurhunter]

we all know what demand does to prices.

You are incorrect sir. Apparently, we don't all know. Yes, all of us with an IQ above 20 know what demand does to prices, but there is one idiot here that doesn't clear that bar. He is literally so stupid that he can't grasp the economic law that demand sets prices, and as demand rises so does the price. He honestly believes UT is "dumb" to raise as much money as possible as demand increases. Every time I think this imbecile can't possibly get anymore stupid he proves me wrong. There really should be a minimum IQ to post here. We all lose brain cells by reading his drivel.

 

[Wrangler95]

You are incorrect sir. Apparently, we don't all know. Yes, all of us with an IQ above 20 know what demand does to prices, but there is one idiot here that doesn't clear that bar. He is literally so stupid that he can't grasp the economic law that demand sets prices, and as demand rises so does the price. He honestly believes UT is "dumb" to raise as much money as possible as demand increases. Every time I think this imbecile can't possibly get anymore stupid he proves me wrong. There really should be a minimum IQ to post here. We all lose brain cells by reading his drivel.

Some people are just dumb!

 

[Spurhunter]

Some people are just dumb!

Dumb is one thing. We can excuse dumb. This moron fell off the top limb of the idiot tree and hit every limb on the way down. Even a world class dunce would be smart enough to hide his stupidity. Not this chucklehead. He comes here daily to put it on display.

 

[BamaProud]

Yea, I think Bammers high-end ticket prices for big games have been about 20% higher than most other schools for 15 years now. It sucks, but people like to go see top-tier teams play. Personally, I'd rather watch from home.

 

[BMan]

Somebody's upset because they no longer have the best paid athletes in the NCAA.

 

[cbhunter]

"dumbest" thing ever but bammer expected to participate along with all other sec and big10 schools.

Does this make it ok @PillsburyDoughboy ? Asking for a friend.

 

[THE DUKE]

Watching from home in the comfort of a/c or heat, no line to the bathroom, not fighting traffic there and back , finding parking, there is no increase to watch at home.

 

[deerfanatic]

This is the new normal.

People think that the talent gap is going to get bigger between the P5 and G5, but it's not. Schools like Kansas, Mississippi State, North Carolina will be P5 in name only. The Top G5 schools are already playing at the same level as average P5. None of those not be playing the same game as Georgia, Alabama, Texas, Ohio State, etc.

The talent gap between the Top 10ish and everybody else is going to become insurmountable. If Tennessee wants to be in that group, it's going to continually get more expensive. They are competing against programs that don't even blink at buying out 10,20 or even 30 million dollar contracts of underperforming coaches.

This is the new landscape of college football .. it's the NFL without a salary cap, and it sucks.

Your team is gonna have to do it too. They all will. Tennessee has led the way in nil from the beginning. This is your new reality with today's collegiate athletics. Before you say no and all that mess your about to say just remember when you said the ncaa was about to end UT over the nil stuff and I told you many many times that wasn't happening and if anyone got ended it would be the ncaa curtesy of the court system. I hate to say this but I was very right and you were very wrong. Just kidding I don't hate to say that lol. You may hide this increase to pay players with other wording but the schools are passing this cost on to the fans. Dont be naive about it.

 

[Forvols]

I cant afford prices now or rather I cant see paying these ridiculous prices now for a marquee game at home. We are big VOL fans in every major sport. Guess we will be armchair QBs, pitchers n point guards here.

 

[Trey13]

Of all the dumb things to come out of the vols this has to be the dumbest. Expect to pay more to see the vols lose in 2025

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5773813/2024/09/17/tennessee-football-ticket-prices-talent-fee/

You are gonna feel even dumber when Bama and all other schools do this. Idiot

 

[Hillbilly Hunter]

You are gonna feel even dumber when Bama and all other schools do this. Idiot

They already are, they just quietly added the cost to tickets and didn't put a label on it.

 

[PossumSlayer]

We already have the best NIL program in the country

MVGA

 

[redblood]

Yea, I think Bammers high-end ticket prices for big games have been about 20% higher than most other schools for 15 years now. It sucks, but people like to go see top-tier teams play. Personally, I'd rather watch from home.

Everything is better at home

 

[PillsburyDoughboy]

You are incorrect sir. Apparently, we don't all know. Yes, all of us with an IQ above 20 know what demand does to prices, but there is one idiot here that doesn't clear that bar. He is literally so stupid that he can't grasp the economic law that demand sets prices, and as demand rises so does the price. He honestly believes UT is "dumb" to raise as much money as possible as demand increases. Every time I think this imbecile can't possibly get anymore stupid he proves me wrong. There really should be a minimum IQ to post here. We all lose brain cells by reading his drivel

I am smart enough to read between the lines and see the juvenile drivel aimed at me. Let me retort.

 

[Trey13]

You are incorrect sir. Apparently, we don't all know. Yes, all of us with an IQ above 20 know what demand does to prices, but there is one idiot here that doesn't clear that bar. He is literally so stupid that he can't grasp the economic law that demand sets prices, and as demand rises so does the price. He honestly believes UT is "dumb" to raise as much money as possible as demand increases. Every time I think this imbecile can't possibly get anymore stupid he proves me wrong. There really should be a minimum IQ to post here. We all lose brain cells by reading his drivel.

He is stupid

 

[Trey13]

I am smart enough to read between the lines and see the juvenile drivel aimed at me. Let me retort.

You knew exactly who he/we are talking about. Don't have to read between the lines.