My guess is that they DO have some kind of insurance for these situations. Otherwise, I don't think they'd be so quick to guarantee a $1M payout to a visiting team, no matter whether the game is played or not.
On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 11:28 AM, Jerry D. Belloit <[email protected]> wrote: > To quote Lee Corso, …not so fast. This is not an inconsequential > amount of money. I don’t know what costs they incurred on Saturday but it > was not a small amount. Add an almost a million dollar payout to the other > team, and the refund of all of the tickets, this would knock a hole in the > yearly profitability. I would guestimate that it cost them upwards of 3 > million dollars between the payouts, refunds, expenses, and lost profit > sharing. (The profit sharing piece may be much larger than we all realize > when you factor in the royalties as well.) > > Jerry > > From: Oliver Barry <[email protected]> > Reply-To: GatorTalk <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, September 4, 2014 at 10:52 AM > To: GatorTalk <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] [SUN]: Florida-Idaho football > game canceled > > I doubt UAA is losing any sleep over it. > > > > Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI > > Bob Parks Realty, LLC > > Real Estate Broker > > 145 Maple Row Blvd > > Hendersonville TN 37075 > > Phone: 615-826-4040 > > Mobile: 615-972-4239 > > [email protected] > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected] > <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Jerry D. Belloit > *Sent:* Thursday, September 04, 2014 9:29 AM > *To:* GatorTalk > *Subject:* [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] [SUN]: Florida-Idaho football game > canceled > > > > I find it amazing that there is not some out contractually for a situation > like this. I wonder if the AA had insurance against the weather. This had > to have been close to a $2,000,000 loss. > > > > Jerry > > > > *From: *Shane Ford <[email protected]> > *Reply-To: *"[email protected]" < > [email protected]> > *Date: *Thursday, September 4, 2014 at 8:37 AM > *To: *GatorNEWS <[email protected]> > *Subject: *[gatornews] [SUN]: Florida-Idaho football game canceled > > > > > Florida-Idaho football game canceled > > > > > Florida coach Will Muschamp walks across the field before the > Florida-Idaho game, which was called off Wednesday. > > *Matt Stamey/Staff photographer* > > By Robbie Andreu <http://www.gatorsports.com/personalia/robbieandreu> > GAINESVILLE SUN Staff writer > Published: Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at 4:59 p.m. Last Modified: > Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at 4:59 p.m. > > > > > > Last Saturday's Florida-Idaho game started and ended with one play. And > that's the way it's going to stand in the record books. > > Officials from both schools announced Wednesday they have agreed not to > resume the game that was suspended by lightning and unsafe field conditions. > > The game will go down as a “no contest.” > > The two schools considered several scenarios, including resuming the game > on Oct. 25, an open date for both schools, but decided canceling it was > best for both schools. > > "We looked at a number of options and, in the end, we both thought it was > in the best interest of our student-athletes and football programs to play > out the remainder of our respective schedules as they stand," UF athletic > director Jeremy Foley said. > > The two schools have agreed to play a game at Florida Field in 2017. > > Florida will fulfill the terms of the contract between the two schools and > pay Idaho its $975,000 guarantee by February 1, 2015, as outlined in the > agreement. UF also will refund those who purchased tickets to the game. > > "I want to thank UF, especially AD Jeremy Foley, for the professional and > first-class way they worked through this issue and the focus on > student-athlete welfare," Idaho athletic director Rob Spear said. "It was > not in our best interest to play 10 consecutive weeks without a bye week. > We look forward to our return to Florida in 2017." > > Had the game been resumed on the open date for both schools (Oct. 25), the > Gators would have concluded the regular season with games on nine > consecutive Saturdays. > > "Like all Gators, I wish we could have played the game Saturday night, but > I support the decision made by both athletic directors," Florida head coach > Will Muschamp said. "As I said earlier this week, our focus is getting our > players and team ready for Eastern Michigan and we are excited to get back > out there in front of our passionate and loyal fans." > > Starting quarterback Jeff Driskel said Tuesday that the players would be > OK with whatever decision the schools reached. > > “There are a lot of logistics that go into it that are well out of my > reach,” Driskel said. “You know, whatever they tell us to do, that's what > we're going do and that's basically all there is to that.” > > Junior defensive end/outside linebacker Dante Fowler Jr. said Wednesday > that the Gators are ready to move on regardless of the decision. > > “It really doesn't matter,” he said. “Going into the season when you start > getting things rolling, you don't think about that anymore. That was last > week.” > > All fans who purchased a ticket through the Gator Ticket Office to the > Idaho game will be given a full refund of the single-game ticket price that > they paid for the game. This includes all Gator Booster and UF student > season-ticket holders, single-game, group and mini-plan ticket holders who > purchased through GatorZone, those who called, visited, mailed their order > in to the Gator Ticket Office or those who purchased through the > TicketMaster Exchange site. The regular ticket price for the Idaho game was > $25, the student ticket price was $15 and group ticket pricing varied. > > *How to get a refund* > > *If a credit card was used to purchase season, single, group or mini-plan > tickets, the refund automatically will be issued to the credit card by > Sept. 8, 2014 > > *If you paid in cash or check at Gator Ticket Office in advance of game > day, you will receive a refund check in the mail by Sept. 22. > > *If you purchased with cash at the Gator Ticket Office on game day, > contact the ticket office at (352) 375-4683, x6800 by 5 p.m. on Sept. 30, > to inquire about refund. > > *If you purchased a ticket through Ticketmaster.com or Ticketmaster Charge > by Phone, you'll automatically receive a refund in 7-10 days from > Ticketmaster. If you bought your ticket from the Ticketmaster resale > outlet, please return to the point of purchase to receive your refund. 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