Interesting numbers, thanks for the effort. What is the source for the estimate of $1M-$2M in increased annual ticket revenue? Is that the estimate of how much in donations they anticipated that the scholarship seating program would bring in? Do all of your numbers include those donations as...
I was at the game and can add a bit of information. Taylor warmed up normally as far as I saw and played some the first 12 minutes of the game, but not as heavy a rotation as you would expect (although we had the ball so little that I don't necessarily read much into that). His last play was...
I did and he was a maniac. My Michigan State friends think that it was partly due to a season full of pent up frustration and partly intentional due to the head coach appearing to not knowing or caring that there was a game going on. For what it's worth, they loved that someone on the sideline...
I like Gardner and think he'll get better as he gets more experience. Tough pairing he has with Tim Brando given that he needs to defer to the "bigger star" and their 30-40 year age difference, but he navigates it pretty well.
I think I posted about my experience there last year, but I attended the Illinois game at Wrigley. Might be different because it was Thanksgiving weekend with two local teams, but I monitored the ticket prices for months and they never really came down much. Not even with Northwestern having a...