I think one thing we have to keep in mind... These games are really more impt for GVille than the University. The city still did pretty well.
Woody (via iPhone) > On Sep 5, 2014, at 9:39 AM, "neDarlene Goodfellow" > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I dunno, she said UF is estimating the losses at 1.2 million but didn’t say > if that was before or after the insurance paid the claim. Some speculated the > insurance didn’t cover the payout of Idaho as UF could have gotten out of > that according to the “Act of God” clause in the contract but decided to pay > anyway plus a $250K deductible. I would presume the insurance would still > cover the cost of the ticket refunds. > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Jerry D. Belloit > Sent: Friday, September 05, 2014 9:20 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] [SUN]: Florida-Idaho football game > canceled > > This would make sense. The insurance would cover expenses. I am curious how > much the premium is. I was trying to figure out the ticket refund and unless > I am way off, it would have been somewhere in the 2-3 million range? > > Jerry > > From: Darlene Goodfellow <[email protected]> > Reply-To: GatorTalk <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, September 4, 2014 at 2:07 PM > To: GatorTalk <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] [SUN]: Florida-Idaho football game > canceled > > You are correct Sandy. The same VS poster that gave us a head’s up on the > Idaho cancellation acknowledged that with the payout and refunds they > athletic department was hoping to “break even”. > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Sandy Alonso > Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2014 11:52 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] [SUN]: Florida-Idaho football game > canceled > > 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]] 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 > 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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