BC Rejects Opportunity to Play UConn Game at Fenway

by **commavegarage** on Thu Mar 24, 2016 10:30 pm

http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2016/ ... story.html

didn't realize we paid GT 900k to play in ireland. wtf?

by **BCSUPERFAN22** on Thu Mar 24, 2016 11:35 pm

The 900k thing, if true, is ridiculous. If anything the league should be paying GT.

As for Fenway, hard pass on that in back to back years. I actually didn't mind it vs ND, but doing it too often will kill it (and doing it vs Yukon will just be a waste, it's a non-starter).

by **ILikeBC** on Fri Mar 25, 2016 12:12 am

We're a circus now

by **MattTheEagle** on Fri Mar 25, 2016 12:36 am

Paying GT 900k to play in Ireland doesn't make sense. What does it mean that it is for BC to be the home team? Are they getting a certain share of the revenue that GT isn't?

by **StratEagle** on Fri Mar 25, 2016 1:04 am

Buttcut should be snipped for just for paying 900k to GT alone.

by **claver2010** on Fri Mar 25, 2016 7:40 am

ILikeBC {l Wrote}:We're a circus now

this is a good post

$900k to lose a home game? good job, good effort bates

i will say turning down uconn at fenway might've been bates' best move in his 3+ years here, which says something

by **DomingoOrtiz** on Fri Mar 25, 2016 7:47 am

1. We should not be playing Yukon in football;
B. The Bradster did something right.

by **commavegarage** on Fri Mar 25, 2016 8:07 am

Order of priority:

1. All homes games on campus
2. all home games on campus, except uconn at fenway
3. all home games on campus, except GT @ ireland and cutting them a $900,000 check
4. all home games on campus, except uconn at fenway and GT @ ireland and cutting them a $900,000 check

by **ATLeagle** on Fri Mar 25, 2016 8:15 am

The 900k to GT is somewhat misleading. The visitor always gets paid. Since the Irish promoters came to us first, we probably worked with them and ESPN to find an opponent. The 900k is more like a guarantee and cost coverage for GT. They get some upside too.

by **b0mberMan** on Fri Mar 25, 2016 8:39 am

Yeah I'm not that upset about not playing Yukon in Fenway.

by **BCSUPERFAN22** on Fri Mar 25, 2016 9:23 am

jhiggi02 {l Wrote}:Yukon at fenway would have been a major waste. We should use the Fenway game to lure a solid out of conference P5 school to play us, not a crappy AAC team that is dying to play us.

This is spot on. Fenway is a cool niche, but done too much, will get old. despite this game being Yukons Super Bowl, it won't move the needle for BC wherever it is. Having it at Fenway would just give the mouth breathers more reason to come out of the woodwork.

If Fenway wants to generate revenue so badly, get UMass to play a game there. Aren't they independent now, so it's safe to assume they'll have a decent schedule of power teams looking for free wins that would be a great draw at Fenway. I thought Yukon was trying to be a new borough of NY, why don't they just stick to playing Army at Yankee Stadium in front of 15k fans and go away.

I also don't understand why this is even a story. I've had like 3 separate articles pop up in my google news feed. The reasoning is fairly sound and as many have said, this is probably one of Bates best decisions to date

by **eepstein0** on Fri Mar 25, 2016 9:25 am

Games at Fenway are stupid in general.

by **DomingoOrtiz** on Fri Mar 25, 2016 9:26 am

BCSUPERFAN22 {l Wrote}:
jhiggi02 {l Wrote}:Yukon at fenway would have been a major waste. We should use the Fenway game to lure a solid out of conference P5 school to play us, not a crappy AAC team that is dying to play us.

I also don't understand why this is even a story.

The FSG people are pushing it. Great relationship we have with them!!!

by **TobaccoRoadEagle** on Fri Mar 25, 2016 9:28 am

eepstein0 {l Wrote}:Games at Fenway are stupid in general.

in this one instance, i agree with the man with a small penis.

by **angrychicken** on Fri Mar 25, 2016 9:30 am

DomingoOrtiz {l Wrote}:
BCSUPERFAN22 {l Wrote}:
jhiggi02 {l Wrote}:Yukon at fenway would have been a major waste. We should use the Fenway game to lure a solid out of conference P5 school to play us, not a crappy AAC team that is dying to play us.

I also don't understand why this is even a story.

The FSG people are pushing it. Great relationship we have with them!!!

How much does BC pay FSG? Whatever it is, it is too much. I'm not sure what they even do.

by **TobaccoRoadEagle** on Fri Mar 25, 2016 9:31 am

angrychicken {l Wrote}:
DomingoOrtiz {l Wrote}:
BCSUPERFAN22 {l Wrote}:
jhiggi02 {l Wrote}:Yukon at fenway would have been a major waste. We should use the Fenway game to lure a solid out of conference P5 school to play us, not a crappy AAC team that is dying to play us.

I also don't understand why this is even a story.

The FSG people are pushing it. Great relationship we have with them!!!

How much does BC pay FSG? Whatever it is, it is too much. I'm not sure what they even do.

they steal money from bc that buttcut hasn't already stolen from bc

by **angrychicken** on Fri Mar 25, 2016 9:33 am

TobaccoRoadEagle {l Wrote}:
angrychicken {l Wrote}:
DomingoOrtiz {l Wrote}:
BCSUPERFAN22 {l Wrote}:
jhiggi02 {l Wrote}:Yukon at fenway would have been a major waste. We should use the Fenway game to lure a solid out of conference P5 school to play us, not a crappy AAC team that is dying to play us.

I also don't understand why this is even a story.

The FSG people are pushing it. Great relationship we have with them!!!

How much does BC pay FSG? Whatever it is, it is too much. I'm not sure what they even do.

they steal money from bc that buttcut hasn't already stolen from bc

Do you think they're in cahoots?

by **twballgame9** on Fri Mar 25, 2016 9:47 am

Hohler is such a hack. He can't help himself. The facts in that article are bad enough, didn't need the amateurish inflammatory writing. He probably things it is a "hook" or some such shit.

by **TobaccoRoadEagle** on Fri Mar 25, 2016 9:55 am

angrychicken {l Wrote}:
TobaccoRoadEagle {l Wrote}:
angrychicken {l Wrote}:
DomingoOrtiz {l Wrote}:
BCSUPERFAN22 {l Wrote}:
jhiggi02 {l Wrote}:Yukon at fenway would have been a major waste. We should use the Fenway game to lure a solid out of conference P5 school to play us, not a crappy AAC team that is dying to play us.

I also don't understand why this is even a story.

The FSG people are pushing it. Great relationship we have with them!!!

How much does BC pay FSG? Whatever it is, it is too much. I'm not sure what they even do.

they steal money from bc that buttcut hasn't already stolen from bc

Do you think they're in cahoots?

i don't know that they're colluding enough to be in full on cahoots but they might be heading that way

by **twballgame9** on Fri Mar 25, 2016 10:00 am

If there is one thing that the Red Sox know how to do, it is market and make money. If FSG is not helping BC, it is because BC cannot be helped. Period.

by **DavidGordonsFoot** on Fri Mar 25, 2016 10:21 am

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:Hohler is such a hack. He can't help himself. The facts in that article are bad enough, didn't need the amateurish inflammatory writing. He probably things it is a "hook" or some such shit.

This. Hohler is doing message boardery in the Globe.

Thank God Bates declined this offer. The team needs every advantage it can scrape up.

by **angrychicken** on Fri Mar 25, 2016 10:23 am

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:If there is one thing that the Red Sox know how to do, it is market and make money. If FSG is not helping BC, it is because BC cannot be helped. Period.

Marketing the Red Sox and marketing BC are two different animals. The Red Sox brand markets itself. Marketing BC takes actual work and ideas.

by **b0mberMan** on Fri Mar 25, 2016 10:26 am

angrychicken {l Wrote}:
twballgame9 {l Wrote}:If there is one thing that the Red Sox know how to do, it is market and make money. If FSG is not helping BC, it is because BC cannot be helped. Period.

Marketing the Red Sox and marketing BC are two different animals. The Red Sox brand markets itself. Marketing BC takes actual work and ideas.

#FreeTacos

by **twballgame9** on Fri Mar 25, 2016 10:26 am

angrychicken {l Wrote}:
twballgame9 {l Wrote}:If there is one thing that the Red Sox know how to do, it is market and make money. If FSG is not helping BC, it is because BC cannot be helped. Period.

Marketing the Red Sox and marketing BC are two different animals. The Red Sox brand markets itself. Marketing BC takes actual work and ideas.

The Red Sox brand wasn't remotely close in 2001 to what it is now in 2016. The only thing more amazing than what the marketing team at Yawkey has done to the Sox brand is what they did to that piece of shit ballpark to make it at least close to worth attending.

by **TobaccoRoadEagle** on Fri Mar 25, 2016 10:30 am

they can get the fans fired up during play stoppages

by **commavegarage** on Fri Mar 25, 2016 10:46 am

jhiggi02 {l Wrote}:Yukon at fenway would have been a major waste. We should use the Fenway game to lure a solid out of conference P5 school to play us, not a crappy AAC team that is dying to play us.

agreed, we've had such a hard time luring prestigious programs to come play us on campus when we actually schedule aggressively

by **angrychicken** on Fri Mar 25, 2016 10:48 am

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:
angrychicken {l Wrote}:
twballgame9 {l Wrote}:If there is one thing that the Red Sox know how to do, it is market and make money. If FSG is not helping BC, it is because BC cannot be helped. Period.

Marketing the Red Sox and marketing BC are two different animals. The Red Sox brand markets itself. Marketing BC takes actual work and ideas.

The Red Sox brand wasn't remotely close in 2001 to what it is now in 2016. The only thing more amazing than what the marketing team at Yawkey has done to the Sox brand is what they did to that piece of shit ballpark to make it at least close to worth attending.

I would guess that something other than the efforts of FSG has helped the Sox brand more during that time period.

by **twballgame9** on Fri Mar 25, 2016 10:56 am

angrychicken {l Wrote}:
twballgame9 {l Wrote}:
angrychicken {l Wrote}:
twballgame9 {l Wrote}:If there is one thing that the Red Sox know how to do, it is market and make money. If FSG is not helping BC, it is because BC cannot be helped. Period.

Marketing the Red Sox and marketing BC are two different animals. The Red Sox brand markets itself. Marketing BC takes actual work and ideas.

The Red Sox brand wasn't remotely close in 2001 to what it is now in 2016. The only thing more amazing than what the marketing team at Yawkey has done to the Sox brand is what they did to that piece of shit ballpark to make it at least close to worth attending.

I would guess that something other than the efforts of FSG has helped the Sox brand more during that time period.

They were selling out before they won the title. This argument is pretty much ended with the words "pink hats."

by **twballgame9** on Fri Mar 25, 2016 10:59 am

If you are around the Stadium and Boston for more than a couple of hours, you realize what a genius marketing team they have. Even the local grumpy old men sportswriters acknowledge that the Sox could sell you your own car, though they say it as a negative.

Bands selling out Fenway this summer, you should check one out. Heard there was a football game there once as well.

by **angrychicken** on Fri Mar 25, 2016 11:04 am

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:
angrychicken {l Wrote}:
twballgame9 {l Wrote}:
angrychicken {l Wrote}:
twballgame9 {l Wrote}:If there is one thing that the Red Sox know how to do, it is market and make money. If FSG is not helping BC, it is because BC cannot be helped. Period.

Marketing the Red Sox and marketing BC are two different animals. The Red Sox brand markets itself. Marketing BC takes actual work and ideas.

The Red Sox brand wasn't remotely close in 2001 to what it is now in 2016. The only thing more amazing than what the marketing team at Yawkey has done to the Sox brand is what they did to that piece of shit ballpark to make it at least close to worth attending.

I would guess that something other than the efforts of FSG has helped the Sox brand more during that time period.

They were selling out before they won the title. This argument is pretty much ended with the words "pink hats."

Point taken.

However, if that is the case, what has FSG done (and apparently failed at) to market BC? I don't know. I'm asking because their name gets thrown around every once in a while and I want to know how they earn their money.

pink sock

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