Norvell, Willie Taggart or any other coach who loses the fan base, by his second season.
AVG FSU Football ticket ~ $55
AVG Attendance (decent year) ~ 65,000
Home games Played = 6
Total Ticket Sales ~~ 21.5 million
Concession, Parking Sales ~ 2-3 million
Merchandise Sales (Direct) ~ 2-3 million
Total Sales (on premise) ~ 25 million
That’s based off 65,000 showing up. We’ve had years of 78,000. You think we average 35,000 next year if we go 2-10 this year? So take that 25 million and roughly cut it in half. That’s 12.5 million off the top.
Not to mention booster donations, licensing and branding deals (sponsorships and advertising), etc. gotta believe that’s another 5-10 million right there.
Now these are ballpark numbers, but they don’t come from thin air, and might even be too conservative. At minimum, you are looking at a 20 million dollar windfall. Norvell makes 3.75 million. Everyone points to us paying Taggart, but his situation is mutually exclusive from Norvell’s. We are on the hook no matter the coach.
Even if you hire a coach who does nothing but bring enthusiasm back to the fan base, my guess is FSU can’t afford to waste a whole season. Should be interesting.
AVG FSU Football ticket ~ $55
AVG Attendance (decent year) ~ 65,000
Home games Played = 6
Total Ticket Sales ~~ 21.5 million
Concession, Parking Sales ~ 2-3 million
Merchandise Sales (Direct) ~ 2-3 million
Total Sales (on premise) ~ 25 million
That’s based off 65,000 showing up. We’ve had years of 78,000. You think we average 35,000 next year if we go 2-10 this year? So take that 25 million and roughly cut it in half. That’s 12.5 million off the top.
Not to mention booster donations, licensing and branding deals (sponsorships and advertising), etc. gotta believe that’s another 5-10 million right there.
Now these are ballpark numbers, but they don’t come from thin air, and might even be too conservative. At minimum, you are looking at a 20 million dollar windfall. Norvell makes 3.75 million. Everyone points to us paying Taggart, but his situation is mutually exclusive from Norvell’s. We are on the hook no matter the coach.
Even if you hire a coach who does nothing but bring enthusiasm back to the fan base, my guess is FSU can’t afford to waste a whole season. Should be interesting.
