only if Davidson wins, IMO.
The PC has more to worry about than our ball games there.
There’s a difference between saying somewhere is a poor facility because of capacity vs. saying somewhere is a poor facility because it has pull out wooden bleachers and a high school scoreboard on the wall. Hence why people shit on La Salle’s place and not Duquesne’s.
From what I recall in a newspaper article a few years back, EBA is one of the highest grossing stadiums in its class for the entire nation. Just because Mason can't get butts into seats for basketball on a consistent basis doesn't equate to eliminating seating capacity for facility improvements or better game-day atmosphere. I'll go for the residual income from events other than basketball any time.
Each NCAA tourney game earns you in that neighborhood, then it’s divided up by the conference. The A10 is a 75/25 split. So mason would earn just north of 200k per NCAA game. A deep tournament run would bring in a million, which is nice but not an insane amount by any stretch. Factor in extra travel, lodging, food, etc and I’ve read that teams often times end up in the red, especially if their coach has incentives in his contract. The money comes from the donations success brings, as well as the exposure.
Ringling Bros doesnt exist anymore so thats one less 2 week-long event to worry about
