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So…here’s a crazy FUBeAR crazy idea. WHY WAIT?DungeonRealm wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 2:57 pmSince Furman has hosted a home playoff game
Last time was first round of 2005 playoffs
Since then Furman has played 8 playoff games, all on the road
Its been too long, time to turn the tide
Yes Nicholls St, then won at Richmond, then the infamous slip on the ice at App. St. that cost us another NC. Last time FU was a serious contender. Should have won back to back in ‘04 and ‘05. Been way too long.The Jackal wrote: ↑Thu Jun 09, 2022 6:27 amNichols State?
If I recall even that year with an insanely good team we still traveled for the rest of the playoffs after the first round.
As a season ticket holder, I would be all in on having a box on my season ticket application to tick off granting permission to charge my card on file for a home playoff game if one is granted. Would save our staff some leg-work later and would also give an indication of how many season ticket holders are willing to commit to purchase. Why wouldn't this be allowed?FUBeAR wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 4:13 pmSo…here’s a crazy FUBeAR crazy idea. WHY WAIT?DungeonRealm wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 2:57 pmSince Furman has hosted a home playoff game
Last time was first round of 2005 playoffs
Since then Furman has played 8 playoff games, all on the road
Its been too long, time to turn the tide
Let’s let the Athletic Department & the FU Finance Department KNOW that they can GO BIG with a 1st round Playoff Bid, just in case our Paladins don’t end up with a Top 8 seed…
Let’s start selling 1st Round Playoff Game Tickets RIGHT NOW and sellout Paladin Stadium for a 1st (or 2nd) round Playoff game before we see even a tinge of yellow, orange, or red in the tree leaves of Paris Mountain!
1) Season Ticket holders reserve their Playoff Tickets for ‘their’ seats by paying for their Playoff Game tickets now
2) Non-Season Ticket holders can get best available with opportunities to upgrade as Season Ticket Holders decline to purchase theirs now…with some ‘reasonable’ deadlines based on ticket location/giving level/history
3) Corporations can sign-on now to sponsor the game and get publicity as our Official Playoff Sponsor all season as the Paladins are making their run to play / host the game. If seed is earned, sponsorship carries over to the home game that comes with that. If no playoff game…they got their publicity…you pays your money, you takes your chances.
Potential Issues / Solutions
1) NCAA won’t allow it. / Who? NCAA doesn’t enforce rules anymore. FU to that ish!
2) What if Dins don’t make playoffs; don’t wanna hassles of refunds / Credit Amount paid to 2023 Season Tix or ‘whatever.’
3) NCAA regulates min/max amounts we can charge and they haven’t released that number / See #1. Take last year’s number and add 10% for inflation…oh, wait, better make that 40%. If over max, see #2. If below min, FU has good lawyer-types, language on purchase agreement should reflect the unusual possibility of needing to collect additional monies to complete purchase
4) It’ll ‘JINX’ us! / You are obviously a person who’s never held a Life Insurance policy, have you?
5) Other programs will make fun of our presumptuousness. Hint: other programs make fun of Furman all the time. Jealousy is a pervasive feeling.
All right DungeonRealm, you lit this candle…just go ahead and post your CC #, EXP Date, CVC Code, Billing Zip Code, and Name on Card (if not DungeonRealm), number of tickets requested, and you can be the 1st purchaser of a Furman Football Home Playoff Game Ticket in 17 years!!!
TURN THAT TIDE!!! GO!!!
Dunno if it would/wouldn’t be allowed by NCAA…just tryin’ to cover bases.MidlandsPaladin wrote: ↑Thu Jun 09, 2022 10:22 amAs a season ticket holder, I would be all in on having a box on my season ticket application to tick off granting permission to charge my card on file for a home playoff game if one is granted. Would save our staff some leg-work later and would also give an indication of how many season ticket holders are willing to commit to purchase. Why wouldn't this be allowed?FUBeAR wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 4:13 pmSo…here’s a crazy FUBeAR crazy idea. WHY WAIT?DungeonRealm wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 2:57 pmSince Furman has hosted a home playoff game
Last time was first round of 2005 playoffs
Since then Furman has played 8 playoff games, all on the road
Its been too long, time to turn the tide
Let’s let the Athletic Department & the FU Finance Department KNOW that they can GO BIG with a 1st round Playoff Bid, just in case our Paladins don’t end up with a Top 8 seed…
Let’s start selling 1st Round Playoff Game Tickets RIGHT NOW and sellout Paladin Stadium for a 1st (or 2nd) round Playoff game before we see even a tinge of yellow, orange, or red in the tree leaves of Paris Mountain!
1) Season Ticket holders reserve their Playoff Tickets for ‘their’ seats by paying for their Playoff Game tickets now
2) Non-Season Ticket holders can get best available with opportunities to upgrade as Season Ticket Holders decline to purchase theirs now…with some ‘reasonable’ deadlines based on ticket location/giving level/history
3) Corporations can sign-on now to sponsor the game and get publicity as our Official Playoff Sponsor all season as the Paladins are making their run to play / host the game. If seed is earned, sponsorship carries over to the home game that comes with that. If no playoff game…they got their publicity…you pays your money, you takes your chances.
Potential Issues / Solutions
1) NCAA won’t allow it. / Who? NCAA doesn’t enforce rules anymore. FU to that ish!
2) What if Dins don’t make playoffs; don’t wanna hassles of refunds / Credit Amount paid to 2023 Season Tix or ‘whatever.’
3) NCAA regulates min/max amounts we can charge and they haven’t released that number / See #1. Take last year’s number and add 10% for inflation…oh, wait, better make that 40%. If over max, see #2. If below min, FU has good lawyer-types, language on purchase agreement should reflect the unusual possibility of needing to collect additional monies to complete purchase
4) It’ll ‘JINX’ us! / You are obviously a person who’s never held a Life Insurance policy, have you?
5) Other programs will make fun of our presumptuousness. Hint: other programs make fun of Furman all the time. Jealousy is a pervasive feeling.
All right DungeonRealm, you lit this candle…just go ahead and post your CC #, EXP Date, CVC Code, Billing Zip Code, and Name on Card (if not DungeonRealm), number of tickets requested, and you can be the 1st purchaser of a Furman Football Home Playoff Game Ticket in 17 years!!!
TURN THAT TIDE!!! GO!!!
gofurman wrote: ↑Thu Jun 09, 2022 10:54 pmWhat do 'home playoff game' winning bids usually run? Seriously.
I know we tried hard recently - or that's what we were told .. . and yet we always end up at Austin Peay etc. Since damn 2005. If it's a 20K bid (maybe that is waaaay off)?? or so I would give - and I bet a lot of others would too - $200 or whatever - to increase our bid. If 100 people did that, that would add 20,000 to our initial school bid.
How much are the first round bids usually? Thanks for the information - I thought I recalled 20-30k but that may be way off !
anybody else?DungeonRealm wrote: ↑Thu Jun 09, 2022 10:57 pmgofurman wrote: ↑Thu Jun 09, 2022 10:54 pmWhat do 'home playoff game' winning bids usually run? Seriously.
I know we tried hard recently - or that's what we were told .. . and yet we always end up at Austin Peay etc. Since damn 2005. If it's a 20K bid (maybe that is waaaay off)?? or so I would give - and I bet a lot of others would too - $200 or whatever - to increase our bid. If 100 people did that, that would add 20,000 to our initial school bid.
How much are the first round bids usually? Thanks for the information - I thought I recalled 20-30k but that may be way off !
I thought I recalled more in the 35-45k range, but I too may be way off in my thinking
This is really nice work by PaladinDaddy (Dwight still go by that?) and the FU Athletics Team!