tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607864319113145554.post2486706011993040464..comments2023-10-31T09:54:02.360-05:00Comments on WAR EAGLE EXTRA: Auburn spent nearly $3 million on trip to Glendale, Ariz., for BCS national championship gameAndy Bitterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653266257744434147noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607864319113145554.post-75508485651114985342011-03-05T17:29:48.119-06:002011-03-05T17:29:48.119-06:00Heck we might spend a billion...what's it to y...Heck we might spend a billion...what's it to you?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12423090250126090804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607864319113145554.post-80603977086167234732011-03-05T17:28:07.167-06:002011-03-05T17:28:07.167-06:00so? what's the issueso? what's the issueUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12423090250126090804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607864319113145554.post-28621243375043291722011-03-04T13:10:07.055-06:002011-03-04T13:10:07.055-06:00This is all a little misleading. The money made fr...This is all a little misleading. The money made from memorabilia will more than make up for the extra cost, and you can't put a price on the extra exposure.CHBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11003550203542875934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607864319113145554.post-71785613213604945762011-03-04T00:00:34.262-06:002011-03-04T00:00:34.262-06:00Money well spent, if you ask me. The experience of...Money well spent, if you ask me. The experience of a lifetime and the band, parents, coaches' families and so forth deserved to do it up right!MikePnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607864319113145554.post-81006286477183448342011-03-03T18:38:45.921-06:002011-03-03T18:38:45.921-06:00They were probably considered part of the team tra...They were probably considered part of the team traveling party. That group was 473 people, so it was more than just the team and coaches.Andy Bitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653266257744434147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607864319113145554.post-34113595503609059302011-03-03T18:38:44.989-06:002011-03-03T18:38:44.989-06:00They were probably considered part of the team tra...They were probably considered part of the team traveling party. That group was 473 people, so it was more than just the team and coaches.Andy Bitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653266257744434147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607864319113145554.post-24922928660233177482011-03-03T18:35:41.830-06:002011-03-03T18:35:41.830-06:00"Auburn's official party, made up of facu..."Auburn's official party, made up of faculty and athletics department officials, went for four days at a cost of $80,527..." The athletic department including administrators & coaches and their families spent more than 8 days in Arizona. I believe they left Sunday the 2nd on a charter and returned Tuesday the 11th. Where do they get 4 days?anotheraufannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607864319113145554.post-26140648257037336302011-03-03T17:58:22.733-06:002011-03-03T17:58:22.733-06:00AMEN!!! (to JoeinFP said...
If it had cost a milli...AMEN!!! (to JoeinFP said...<br />If it had cost a million, I don't care. War Eagle!!!)Mia Denticenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607864319113145554.post-62975176396255670502011-03-03T15:59:02.017-06:002011-03-03T15:59:02.017-06:00Whoever posted that the conference also gets a sha...Whoever posted that the conference also gets a share of the bowl money equal to the league's member institutions was correct.Andy Bitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653266257744434147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607864319113145554.post-18016722193075509272011-03-03T15:54:04.022-06:002011-03-03T15:54:04.022-06:00If it had cost a million, i don't care. War Ea...If it had cost a million, i don't care. War EagleJoeinFPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04437482264917105555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607864319113145554.post-82678201010290830102011-03-03T15:50:59.659-06:002011-03-03T15:50:59.659-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Chiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04656032011704491812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607864319113145554.post-50370606205150058022011-03-03T15:42:23.958-06:002011-03-03T15:42:23.958-06:00Got a clarification on the absorbed tickets: they ...Got a clarification on the absorbed tickets: they were for for the band, players' parents, coaches' families, ath dept families, etc.Andy Bitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653266257744434147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607864319113145554.post-61871748270329848002011-03-03T15:11:16.379-06:002011-03-03T15:11:16.379-06:00Saw where UConn lost $1.6m by going to the Fiesta ...Saw where UConn lost $1.6m by going to the Fiesta Bowl. I guess going BCS bowling is expensive!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607864319113145554.post-14423328216260949622011-03-03T15:06:40.449-06:002011-03-03T15:06:40.449-06:00Still checking on the absorbed tickets.
The $18 m...Still checking on the absorbed tickets.<br /><br />The $18 million figure that is out there is misleading. That's money split among the 12 SEC schools evenly. That's factored into the SEC bowl allotment that each school receives.Andy Bitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653266257744434147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607864319113145554.post-7348581991911985392011-03-03T15:05:29.554-06:002011-03-03T15:05:29.554-06:00The whole thing is confusing to me. How much of t...The whole thing is confusing to me. How much of the $18m bowl revenue does Auburn get. Surely, the entire amount does not go directly into the SEC coffers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607864319113145554.post-16139308437100800422011-03-03T15:03:35.308-06:002011-03-03T15:03:35.308-06:00Please see what you can find out about the "a...Please see what you can find out about the "absorbed" tickets. I know several TUF donors who qualified and were turned away from a purchase though the alotment. Seriously, sitting there we had well more enough to have used the entire amount and then some of Oregon's tickets as well.AUTiger93noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607864319113145554.post-37906563897394637292011-03-03T14:40:35.319-06:002011-03-03T14:40:35.319-06:00Could those be tix for people who got snowed in? ...Could those be tix for people who got snowed in? Because I sure would've liked to have one.Postermomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607864319113145554.post-58832072997212710492011-03-03T14:35:44.018-06:002011-03-03T14:35:44.018-06:00Seeking clarification on that. Might be a case whe...Seeking clarification on that. Might be a case where those were tickets given out to staff/university officials. I'm not sure.Andy Bitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653266257744434147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607864319113145554.post-37403141984503557992011-03-03T14:34:49.656-06:002011-03-03T14:34:49.656-06:00How did the university absorb over 2000 tickets?How did the university absorb over 2000 tickets?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com