Post by MizzouTiger on Feb 2, 2008 11:59:33 GMT -5
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Kansas and Missouri each received $1.3 million for Arrowhead game
By BLAIR KERKHOFF
The Kansas City Star
Winning paid extra for Kansas and Missouri.
Ticket sales from the Arrowhead Stadium showdown last November put nearly $1.3 million into the coffers of each school, according to the University of Kansas.
The Jayhawks and Tigers were guaranteed $1 million for last season’s game, won by Missouri 36-28, and for this year’s game, the final of a two-year deal in Kansas City. The game is scheduled for Nov. 29, the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
No decision on the series’ future site after this year has been determined. “The two schools have to discuss it, and we first need to talk about it internally,” KU associate athletic director Jim Marchiony said. “That hasn’t happened yet.”
Kansas was the home team in 2007, Missouri will be in November.
Many praised the charged atmosphere in a sold-out Arrowhead. Others complained about traffic and parking problems and didn’t like the idea of moving a rivalry game off campus.
“I’ve heard arguments on both sides,” Marchiony said.
But there was no disputing the game’s financial success.
Game officials estimated Arrowhead needed to be about three-quarters full to meet the guarantee.
When the programs soared to unprecedented success — the Jayhawks were 11-0 and ranked second in the BCS and the Tigers 10-1 and ranked fourth at kickoff — the game sold out seven weeks in advance, and the crowd of 80,537 was the second largest in the stadium’s history.
In the final accounting, Kansas earned $1.264 million, Missouri $1.277 million. The Tigers collected a shade more because the Jayhawks sold more discounted tickets to students.
The game generated $3.1 million in ticket revenue. Revenues beyond $2.4 million were divided evenly among Kansas, Missouri and the Chiefs.
Marchiony said the Jayhawks’ take was about $300,000 more than an average home game.
The major financial advantage comes from being the away team, which under Big 12 rules doesn’t receive any ticket revenue from a campus game.
Kansas and Missouri each received $1.3 million for Arrowhead game
By BLAIR KERKHOFF
The Kansas City Star
Winning paid extra for Kansas and Missouri.
Ticket sales from the Arrowhead Stadium showdown last November put nearly $1.3 million into the coffers of each school, according to the University of Kansas.
The Jayhawks and Tigers were guaranteed $1 million for last season’s game, won by Missouri 36-28, and for this year’s game, the final of a two-year deal in Kansas City. The game is scheduled for Nov. 29, the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
No decision on the series’ future site after this year has been determined. “The two schools have to discuss it, and we first need to talk about it internally,” KU associate athletic director Jim Marchiony said. “That hasn’t happened yet.”
Kansas was the home team in 2007, Missouri will be in November.
Many praised the charged atmosphere in a sold-out Arrowhead. Others complained about traffic and parking problems and didn’t like the idea of moving a rivalry game off campus.
“I’ve heard arguments on both sides,” Marchiony said.
But there was no disputing the game’s financial success.
Game officials estimated Arrowhead needed to be about three-quarters full to meet the guarantee.
When the programs soared to unprecedented success — the Jayhawks were 11-0 and ranked second in the BCS and the Tigers 10-1 and ranked fourth at kickoff — the game sold out seven weeks in advance, and the crowd of 80,537 was the second largest in the stadium’s history.
In the final accounting, Kansas earned $1.264 million, Missouri $1.277 million. The Tigers collected a shade more because the Jayhawks sold more discounted tickets to students.
The game generated $3.1 million in ticket revenue. Revenues beyond $2.4 million were divided evenly among Kansas, Missouri and the Chiefs.
Marchiony said the Jayhawks’ take was about $300,000 more than an average home game.
The major financial advantage comes from being the away team, which under Big 12 rules doesn’t receive any ticket revenue from a campus game.