Re: NCAA Hockey Scheduling Disparities
I'm positive that RIT did not need to have their arm twisted. They're keenly aware that teams like UM are not ever going to waste an NC game on an arena like Ritter. It's way too small (2100) and generates virtually no ticket revenue (relatively speaking). Blue Cross Arena, on the other hand, will sell out over 10,000 for the UM (and BC in 2014, for that matter) game, generating a large amount of revenue that I'm guessing UM might get a cut of. Yes, it was a 2-for-1 as RIT went to UM this past season. The Tigers also had their arms twisted into a 2-for-0 tradeoff with Wisconsin in 2011-12. But at the end of the day, for programs like RIT the cut the hosts give them to make those trips fund a large percentage of their annual budget. I remember Coach Wilson mentioning that back when they went out to Minnesota for the Marriucci Classic. He said something to the effect that the money they got from that was huge relative to their budget. Those road games are a net positive for such programs that are invited to big program's home rink for NC games. Having them come here to play (only in BCA at this point) is a bonus. RIT sells enough of a percentage of their regular season games' tickets that the draw of the opponent has little effect on their bottom line. So bringing in a BC or UM type team is more a bonus for the fans than anything.
Originally posted by streaker
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