SMU vs UCF game free to the public...why don't we do this?

[Apis Bull]

Why is there such a hard on to spend millions of dollars to get an OCS? Student attendance can't be the reason because they don't show up for the existing on campus events anyway.

 

Also, students don't pay to go to the games anyway.

[MikeG]

 

Why is there such a hard on to spend millions of dollars to get an OCS? Student attendance can't be the reason because they don't show up for the existing on campus events anyway.

 

Also, students don't pay to go to the games anyway.

 

they pay indirectly through fees-- but yeah, no additional $

[BrownBullsFan]

 

likely because they know that when it's subzero temps, they're figuring they still won't get many people to go. it's akin to it being a tropical storm in tampa and them saying, well if you wanna come, it's free. don't read too much into it.

This. 270,000 in Dallas without power.

 

 

I live down the street from SMU and the whole city was shut down on Friday and Saturday.  They knew no one was coming.  There were points on TV where they would have a shot of half the stadium where not a single person was present.

 

This wasn't some promo thought of well in advance.  This was SMU realizing no one was going to show up for the game and realizing it's embarassing to have no one in the stadium when the game is on national TV against a ranked opponent.

[slick1ru2]

100% of the ticket proceeds of that game went directly to the players. Don't tell the NCAA.