Virginia Tech has just sold 6,500 of their 17,500 ticket allotment to the Orange Bowl. In 2008 Tech lost $1.77 million in unsold tickets.
New Mexico bowl has only sold around 8,500 tickets overall.
Virginia Tech has just sold 6,500 of their 17,500 ticket allotment to the Orange Bowl. In 2008 Tech lost $1.77 million in unsold tickets.
New Mexico bowl has only sold around 8,500 tickets overall.
And these schools aren't losing money by going to shitty bowls that mean nothing...
Then decline the damn bid.Originally Posted by morsdraconis
It's not the shitty bowls that aren't selling ... all the bowls aren't selling. Ohio State didn't sell out their Rose Bowl allotment, and it doesn't look like VT is going to sell their allotment for the Orange Bowl either. The entire system is flawed.
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Ohio State could be down 12 players including Terrelle Pryor, Dan Herron, Brandon Saine, DeVier Posey and others for the Sugar Bowl, according to reports.
Ouch, that could be absolutely devastating.
Not that I think he's ready, but if this is going to happen does Pryor jump to the NFL this year?
Is he going to be highly regarded in the pros?
I would think a couple of those guys will take this as a cue to leave early.
Their first game back will be at Big 10 newcomer Nebraska.
Let's make up something to get them suspended one more game
I honestly don't see him being a pro QB but he is a heck of an athlete. Would assume there's a place for him somewhere. And if he is going to change positions in the pros why not do it now if he's going to be out 5 games of next season. IMO nothing to really play for.
Obviously just thinking aloud here!
Pryor will get drafted and a good shot at QB. He had a good year, but dropped off the radar following the Wisconsin loss, for whatever reason.
From ESPN_BigTen: "Pryor must repay $2,500 for selling his 2008 Big Ten titlering, 009 Fiesta Bowl sportsmanship award and 2008 Gold Pants."
IMO, he's as good as gone now. If he needs money like that, no point in sticking around for a half season.
The kid sold his trophies? Wow. Yeah if he's that desperate for money he's gone.
Let's make up something to get them suspended one more game
You might want him to play that game. Probably be really rusty and probably only getting 3rd team reps up to that week.
But Pryor probably won't be a first round pick. He would be better off waiting another year and getting a higher pick. Of course that could change depending on how strict a new rookie scale would be. The NFL could really screw this up if they make it too restrictive. If the rookie scale is very low a ton of junior and RS sophomores will start jumping early just to start the free agency clock. That's an issue in the NBA and it would be an issue in the NFL.
So a rookie who hasn't played a single down in the NFL deserves $50 million?
Yeah, but is a 7 game season that, for all intents and purposes isn't likely to be very good, really going to change people's perceptions of him? I don't think so.
I think it's likely that Pryor, Posey and Herron are gone. Adams is the only one out of that group not likely to jump, but Adams would be in such a doghouse with Coach Tressel that he might just leave the team. Honestly, same problem for the other three ... Tressel's likely to give them a worse punishment, internally.
Chris, here's a better link that your Twitter link: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content...d.html?sid=101
EDIT: We're also losing Solmon Thomas (a backup DE this year but I think he was in line to be a starter next year) for five games and Jordon Whiting, who I think was in a similar depth chart position to Thomas, but at LB, for just the first game.
Last edited by JeffHCross; 12-23-2010 at 12:24 PM.
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Idiots.As part of their reinstatement, Adams must repay $1,000 for selling his 2008 Big Ten championship ring and Herron must repay $1,150 for selling his football jersey, pants and shoes for $1,000 and receiving discounted services worth $150.
Posey must repay $1,250 for selling his 2008 Big Ten championship ring for $1,200 and receiving discounted services worth $50, while Pryor must repay $2,500 for selling his 2008 Big Ten championship ring, a 2009 Fiesta Bowl sportsmanship award and his 2008 Gold Pants, a gift from the university.
Solomon must repay $1,505 for selling his 2008 Big Ten championship ring for $1,000, his 2008 Gold Pants for $350 and receiving discounted services worth $155.
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at the entire situation.
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