With Grambling improved, excitement grows for the Bayou Classic

[bluedog]

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Advocate staff photo by RICHARD ALAN HANNON -- Southern players run onto the field prior to the start of their game against Grambling during the 40th annual Bayou Classic.


After this game, the trophy that goes to the winner will be retired and sent to the Smithsonian’s new African-American Museum in Washington, where it will be part of a permanent display commemorating HBCU athletics.
Reasons like that, Broussard said, are why suggestions that any other teams play in the Bayou Classic are non-starters.
“The Bayou Classic is Southern and Grambling,” he said. “If you put anybody else in it, it becomes just another ga

http://theadvocate.com/sports/10902158-123/with-grambling-improved-excitement-grows

[813Jag]

I'll be there, have some excited grambling relatives this year

[kdinva]

Should be a fine crowd in the Dome..........I'll be watching/following the 1-AA playoffs...

[813Jag]

Should be a fine crowd in the Dome..........I'll be watching/following the 1-AA playoffs...
I'll be following the playoffs during/after the game as I always do

[bluedog]

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[clenz]

So..... Winner of this wins the swac?

Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk

[bluedog]

No, the winner wins the western division and plays Alcorn for the SWAC title in Houston on Dec. 6 in front a national audience.

[centennial]

I wish you guys would join the party and leave this classic stuff to before/after the season.

[R.A.]

I wish you guys would join the party and leave this classic stuff to before/after the season.

I wish the FCS and DII playoffs would work to accommodate the Bayou Classic and the Turkey Day Classic... Both predate the FCS Playoffs

[bluedog]

Players to watch


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[clenz]

I wish the FCS and DII playoffs would work to accommodate the Bayou Classic and the Turkey Day Classic... Both predate the FCS Playoffs

Neither are NCAA sanctioned beyond being a regular season game....

The NCAA shouldn't need to work around you if you want to be involved....but you don't.

SWAC wants to play the....


nevermind. Not starting that tonight.

[bluedog]

I would appreciate if you wouldn't start spewing ignorance on my thread.

If you have any rants about what ra stated, I would appreciate it if you take it else where or pm him personally.

[citdog]

I would appreciate if you would start spewing ignorance on my thread.

If you have any rants about what ra stated, I would appreciate it if you take it else where or pm him personally.

Cool story bro. when you purchase AGS you can begin calling threads "yours". Until then you can go chattown yourself

[bluedog]

Cool story bro. when you purchase AGS you can begin calling threads "yours". Until then you can go chattown yourself

Sounds like something you and your mother may enjoy together.

[citdog]

Sounds like something you and your mother may enjoy together.
Nobody insults my vermin mother except me.

Furman Sucks

[bluedog]

Nobody insults my vermin mother except me.

Furman Sucks

Insult your mother?

You mean that's not something you would enjoy doing with your mother?

I was always taught, if you can't say it to your mother, it may not be a good idea to say it at all.

[McNeese75]

Sorry dog, I gotta pull for the G-Men in this one with former Poke coach Fobbs at the helm.

[WestCoastAggie]

Sorry dog, I gotta pull for the G-Men in this one with former Poke coach Fobbs at the helm.

I just want to know how this Fobbs is winning while his dad couldn't coach his way out of a paper bag? SMH...

[McNeese75]

Well, he obviously learned from his daddy (one way or the other) lol

[bluedog]

I'm not soliciting fans, Grambling needs as many fans as they can get.
;)

[AggieManiac704]

*grabs popcorn*

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Neither are NCAA sanctioned beyond being a regular season game....

The NCAA shouldn't need to work around you if you want to be involved....but you don't.

SWAC wants to play the....


nevermind. Not starting that tonight.


What is "Race Card"???

[clenz]

*grabs popcorn*

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What is "Race Card"???
Not quite where I was going...but same state I was going too with it...xcoffeex

[bluedog]

*grabs popcorn*

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What is "Race Card"???

What is I feel sorry for your mother? Alex, for free

[BluBengal07]

should be a big gain of an event and week for New Orleans. this is the best scenario that makes the BC worth the national spotlight every year. if the SWAC was able to get Magic City Classic and JSU/SU game some true spotlight (maybe not the same degree), there will be some big numbers in FCS.

[bluedog]

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[bluedog]

Players to watch




The Mighty Quinn: http://youtu.be/dgo-fulDIWE

[bluedog]

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[number1]

Neither are NCAA sanctioned beyond being a regular season game....

The NCAA shouldn't need to work around you if you want to be involved....but you don't.

SWAC wants to play the....


nevermind. Not starting that tonight.

Well then, you have your answer why we choose not to participate in the playoffs. The Bayou Classic is much more valued by our fanbase than traveling to North Dakota, Washington, Iowa, etc..... We aren't giving up such a valued tradition for our school to satisfy other folks who could care less about any of the schools involved.

[PantherRob82]

I wish we could have both.

I normally watch the game, get bored by the football, but love the bands. Hope to attend the game someday. If I do I will cheer for Southern because I like their colors. xlolx

[number1]

I wish we could have both.

I normally watch the game, get bored by the football, but love the bands. Hope to attend the game someday. If I do I will cheer for Southern because I like their colors. xlolx

It would be a great experience, trust me. The Parade, Battle of the Bands, Game, and the party all along the streets of New Orleans create a unique experience for the entire weekend.

[bluedog]

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Bayou Classic Motivational Run: Game ball en route to NOLA
Posted: Nov 28, 2014 12:02 PM CST Updated: Nov 28, 2014 12:02 PM CST
By Amber Stegall
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Some of Southern University's Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps students ran the ball through Gonzales (Source: WAFB)


BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) -

The Bayou Classic game ball is making the 95-mile trek from Southern University to the Mercedes Super Dome in New Orleans - one step at a time.

Some of Southern University's Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps students ran the ball through Gonzales.

The Bayou Classic Motivational Run is a decades-old tradition started by a few Marines who thought the game ball for such an anticipated event should have a ceremonious delivery.

The Jaguar vs. Grambling State matchup kicks off in the Superdome Saturday at 1:30 p.m.

[bluedog]

http://youtu.be/EsshMFcztMg

[bluedog]

http://youtu.be/oVzBEZRFGVc

[kdinva]

http://wafb.images.worldnow.com/images/6056261_G.jpg


Bayou Classic Motivational Run: Game ball en route to NOLA
Posted: Nov 28, 2014 12:02 PM CST Updated: Nov 28, 2014 12:02 PM CST
By Amber Stegall
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Some of Southern University's Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps students ran the ball through Gonzales (Source: WAFB)


BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) -

The Bayou Classic game ball is making the 95-mile trek from Southern University to the Mercedes Super Dome in New Orleans - one step at a time.

Some of Southern University's Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps students ran the ball through Gonzales.

The Bayou Classic Motivational Run is a decades-old tradition started by a few Marines who thought the game ball for such an anticipated event should have a ceremonious delivery.

The Jaguar vs. Grambling State matchup kicks off in the Superdome Saturday at 1:30 p.m.

Excellent.....

[bluedog]

41st Bayou Classic means big bucks for Big Easy

After the parade crowds of fans stayed downtown pumping a lot of money into a lot of bars, restaurants and hotels.

That’s because the Bayou Classic is designed to be a win win for out of towners and the local economy.

The overall series between Grambling State and Southern University is knotted at 20 games each.

Which means this year’s 41st annual showdown is the tie-breaker.

Close to 200,000 people from out of town are in town.

They’ll spend an estimated $50 million before the weekend’s through.

http://wgno.com/2014/11/27/41st-bayou-classic-weekend-is-here/

[bluedog]

Friday night BOTB

[bluedog]

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Destination. ....

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[DaBizon]

I thought segregation was over with .

Sad that places still practice this

[bluedog]

Champion Square

[bluedog]

I thought segregation was over with .

Sad that places still practice this

You know there really is no logical response to this level of stupidity.

[centennial]

You know there really is no logical response to this level of stupidity.
Oh the irony.

[bluedog]

Oh the irony.

another cockroach

[GAD]

Should be an excellent recruiting weekend

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

I see this game is on NBC. How much do the schools get for participating in this game?

[bluedog]

I see this game is on NBC. How much do the schools get for participating in this game?

It's been on NBC for over three decades.

They get somewhere in the neighborhood of 1.5 -2mil.

[bluedog]

The entrance. ..

[FormerPokeCenter]

Actually, they don't get anyting for this game. They pay NBC to show it. Then they take in Advertising, like from State Farm, etc. What they clear, after expenses, isn't as much as claimed....Or...somebody's lying to the state auditor!

It's a helluva experience, though. I've covered it more than once and it was a LOT of fun. Fashion show in the stands and the press box, the battle of the bands at halftime is pretty amazing. I've watched it from the 50 yard line, on the sidelines....

The only thing that's lacking is the quality of football on the field....but...hopefully....that'll change...

[bluedog]

The Juke

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[bluedog]

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Star of Tyler Perry Meet The Brown

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[GAD]

TD JAGS

[GAD]

Gram tries a fake punt fumbles Jags recover

[GAD]

TD Jags 14 zip

[GAD]

Jags 14 Gram 10

[GAD]

TD Jags 21 - 10

[GAD]

#21 Tillery goes 1000 yds on the season

[GAD]

INT Jags!

[GAD]

TD MIKE JONES!

[GAD]

SU 31- Gram 17
halftime

[R.A.]

Southern's Human Jukebox stole the halftime show with the Marriage Proposal.

Who's arguing that Southern and Grambling give up the Bayou Classic for the FCS Playoffs? Certainly not me.

The BAYOU CLASSIC LOOKS FANTASTIC. I'M GOING NEXT YEAR, 2015!!

[GAD]

38-17 Jags!

[GAD]

Southern's Human Jukebox stole the halftime show with the Marriage Proposal.

Who's arguing that Southern and Grambling give up the Bayou Classic for the FCS Playoffs? Certainly not me.

The BAYOU CLASSIC LOOKS FANTASTIC. I'M GOING NEXT YEAR, 2015!!
Come on down

[GAD]

Gram returns kickoff for a TD 38-24 Jags

[GAD]

45 Jags 24 Gram
Shorts on the QB keeper

[GAD]

TD Gram
45 - 31 Jags still on top

[GAD]

4th &26 Jags force Gram to punt

[GAD]

Start of the 4th qtr

[GAD]

INT Gram

[GAD]

TD
Gram 38
Jags 45

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

sick onside kick!!

[AggieManiac704]

ummm....SHEEEESH!

[GAD]

Great Job by BOTH teams xhurrayx

[bluedog]

57k plus attendance announced.

[bluedog]

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[R.A.]

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Something I noticed on NBC were the goalpost cushions, the Saints' cushions were turned around so the "SAINTS" was not showing towards the field. (They were backwards)... maybe next year Grambling and Southern will bring their own and put them on the Superdome's goalposts.

[GAD]

Actually, they don't get anyting for this game. They pay NBC to show it. Then they take in Advertising, like from State Farm, etc. What they clear, after expenses, isn't as much as claimed....Or...somebody's lying to the state auditor!

It's a helluva experience, though. I've covered it more than once and it was a LOT of fun. Fashion show in the stands and the press box, the battle of the bands at halftime is pretty amazing. I've watched it from the 50 yard line, on the sidelines....

The only thing that's lacking is the quality of football on the field....but...hopefully....that'll change...
The Classic is an experience like no other, whether you like football or not you can go and have the time of your life...
that's why so many people who have no affiliation with either school come back year after year

[bluedog]

Actually, they don't get anyting for this game. They pay NBC to show it. Then they take in Advertising, like from State Farm, etc. What they clear, after expenses, isn't as much as claimed....Or...somebody's lying to the state auditor!

It's a helluva experience, though. I've covered it more than once and it was a LOT of fun. Fashion show in the stands and the press box, the battle of the bands at halftime is pretty amazing. I've watched it from the 50 yard line, on the sidelines....

The only thing that's lacking is the quality of football on the field....but...hopefully....that'll change...

You would have to be the biggest idiot possible, to believe that neither school is being paid, for biggest game of FCS and a lot of FBS that's being broadcast nationally and across parts of the globe.

[bluedog]

As it should be. ..

[bluedog]

FLAWLESS!

[R.A.]

Attendance: 57,852

[bluedog]

This win can’t make up for their loss, but Southern’s Dray Joseph and Austin Howard can smile today


[email protected]
At the end of the Saturday’s Bayou Classic, Dray Joseph sought out Austin Howard for an extra-long, tear-filled hug.

And for the first time in two weeks, they could smile, even celebrate.

Joseph, Southern’s record-setting quarterback of the previous four seasons, and Howard, the freshman who threw three touchdown passes to lead the Jaguars to their 52-45 victory against Grambling on Saturday, have been united in grief over the Nov. 17 shooting death of Juan Joseph, Dray’s older brother and Howard’s quarterbacks coach at West St. John High School, the trio’s prep alma mater.

http://theadvocate.com/sports/southe...-win-cant-make<br/>

[bluedog]

Attendance: 57,852

According to ESPN:

Fordham 2442

EKU 1941

Richmond 4126

SHSU 4758

Montana 14018

JMU 13040

MSU 7747

UNI 10307

Total= 58,379

Bayou Classic: 57,852
BOTB: 28,691

Total: 86,543

[bluedog]

The proposal

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[FormerPokeCenter]

You would have to be the biggest idiot possible, to believe that neither school is being paid, for biggest game of FCS and a lot of FBS that's being broadcast nationally and across parts of the globe.


Southern should've offered a remedial reading course as part of your undergraduate curriculum. Grambling and Southern realize some dividends from the game, but - in the strict sense of the word - you don't get paid from NBC.

You get a check from New Orleans Convention Company, Inc. (NOCCI), who manages the event, PAYS the Network for the air time, and then sells corporate sponsorships to folks like State Farm.

You guys get about $650K each, after expenses.

Basically, the Bayou Classic is an infomercial for your bands ;)

Sham Wow, Baby! ;)

[bluedog]

Southern should've offered a remedial reading course as part of your undergraduate curriculum. Grambling and Southern realize some dividends from the game, but - in the strict sense of the word - you don't get paid from NBC.

You get a check from New Orleans Convention Company, Inc. (NOCCI), who manages the event, PAYS the Network for the air time, and then sells corporate sponsorships to folks like State Farm.

You guys get about $650K each, after expenses.

Basically, the Bayou Classic is an infomercial for your bands ;)

Sham Wow, Baby! ;)

And amazingly McNeese and UL were eager to throw their names in the hat to replace Grambling in that infomercial.

Liars like you post **** every day claiming it to be fact.

[FormerPokeCenter]

And amazingly McNeese and UL were eager to throw their names in the hat to replace Grambling in that infomercial.

Liars like you post **** every day claiming it to be fact.



I see you're still stuck on stupid.

What part of my post do you think is a lie? The fact that the NOCCI buys the air time, and then gets corporate sponsorship to offset the costs?

This is not secret stuff. It's been widely reported. I'm sorry that doesn't fit your narrative. I've said in the past that the event is fantastic. The football is shat, but it is what it is....

The battle of the bands is the real draw, which is why the sponsorship of the game was in flux last year.

Do you ever read news stories, or do you spend all your time being a ****ing moron online?

[bluedog]

I see you're still stuck on stupid.

What part of my post do you think is a lie? The fact that the NOCCI buys the air time, and then gets corporate sponsorship to offset the costs?

This is not secret stuff. It's been widely reported. I'm sorry that doesn't fit your narrative. I've said in the past that the event is fantastic. The football is shat, but it is what it is....

The battle of the bands is the real draw, which is why the sponsorship of the game was in flux last year.

Do you ever read news stories, or do you spend all your time being a ****ing moron online?

Widely reported is a Liars way of saying"it was on the Internet"

As I said, it sure is funny McNeese and UL were quick to put their names in the mix to try and replace Grambling in that infomercial.

[FormerPokeCenter]

McNeese and UL wanted to be part of the Bayou Classic? I don't suppose you have any sort of provenance of that, do you?

Didn't think so...

P.S. - what sort of medication are you on?

[R.A.]

Southern should've offered a remedial reading course as part of your undergraduate curriculum. Grambling and Southern realize some dividends from the game, but - in the strict sense of the word - you don't get paid from NBC.

You get a check from New Orleans Convention Company, Inc. (NOCCI), who manages the event, PAYS the Network for the air time, and then sells corporate sponsorships to folks like State Farm.

You guys get about $650K each, after expenses.

Basically, the Bayou Classic is an infomercial for your bands ;)

Sham Wow, Baby! ;)

It's probably more that $650K for both schools... BUT, for the sake of argument, lets say that it is just $650k... what's wrong with that?? Did any of the FCS playoff games net that much money for their schools??

[R.A.]

The proposal

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How cool is this!!! Check out the brother's socks!! He was ready to say the least.

[bluedog]

It's probably more that $650K for both schools... BUT, for the sake of argument, lets say that it is just $650k... what's wrong with that?? Did any of the FCS playoff games net that much money for their schools??

Don't do that, that's to much like common sense.

[FormerPokeCenter]

It's probably more that $650K for both schools... BUT, for the sake of argument, lets say that it is just $650k... what's wrong with that?? Did any of the FCS playoff games net that much money for their schools??

Nobody said anything's wrong with it. But the figures that invariably fly around with this topic are off the charts. The only problem is that both the Southern and the Grambling athletic budgets are a matter of public record. Grambling's financial problems are very well known. The previous poster indicated that the money was a lot more than that....It would be cool if he's right, but - unfortunately - he's not. Thank God that the schools make as much money as they do. Without the Bayou Classic, both programs would have tremendous budgetary holes to fill...

[bluedog]

Nobody said anything's wrong with it. But the figures that invariably fly around with this topic are off the charts. The only problem is that both the Southern and the Grambling athletic budgets are a matter of public record. Grambling's financial problems are very well known. The previous poster indicated that the money was a lot more than that....It would be cool if he's right, but - unfortunately - he's not. Thank God that the schools make as much money as they do. Without the Bayou Classic, both programs would have tremendous budgetary holes to fill...

So show the public records that supports your lie that they get what you said liar and stop bumping your gums.

[FormerPokeCenter]

Try looking up the phrase "Southern University Exigency" and see what comes up ;)

[FormerPokeCenter]

However, given YOUR particular level of stupidity on display, here's a link to get you started in the right direction....It's old, and the sponsorship of the Bayou Classic's changed a little since this was first published...

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/college/story/2012-05-14/ncaa-college-athletics-finances-database/54955804/1.

I was shocked that McNeese's athletic budget was 25% more than Southern's.....that was pretty surprising...

[FormerPokeCenter]

Here's another link, with different data....but there's a section that allows you to generate custom ad hoc reports....There's a lot of stuff you can look at...

http://spendingdatabase.knightcommission.org/fcs/southern-university-and-a-m-college#!quicktabs-tab-institution_data-2

I'll look for a link to the actual Southern University Athletic Budget...

While i'm doing that, would you like to see an article about how the Bayou Classic is funded? I only ask because you're remarkably uninformed about it...

[FormerPokeCenter]

Here's another link to gross budget numbers....

http://collegead.org/college-athletic-department-budgets/

[bluedog]

Here's another link, with different data....but there's a section that allows you to generate custom ad hoc reports....There's a lot of stuff you can look at...

http://spendingdatabase.knightcommission.org/fcs/southern-university-and-a-m-college#!quicktabs-tab-institution_data-2

I'll look for a link to the actual Southern University Athletic Budget...

While i'm doing that, would you like to see an article about how the Bayou Classic is funded? I only ask because you're remarkably uninformed about it...

And none of this supports your claim.

You're the typical liar that when caught in their lie, they try and divert from the original lie they told.

Sorry buddy, but the bayou classic is Grambling and Southern. Nobody else come close to being worthy of garnering this type of draw.

Deal with it.

[grizband]

Still wish Montana and Grambling could have pulled off a game with each other. A home and home series, or at a neutral site, would have been pretty cool

[FormerPokeCenter]

And none of this supports your claim.

You're the typical liar that when caught in their lie, they try and divert from the original lie they told.

Sorry buddy, but the bayou classic is Grambling and Southern. Nobody else come close to being worthy of garnering this type of draw.

Deal with it.


Holy Deflection, Batman! Nobody's suggesting that anybody else has a game like the Bayou Classic. It was put together by Collie Nicholson, a genuine marketing genius.

But, the claims of extravagant numbers aren't accurate. The schools will likely each get somewhere around $500k to $650k, not the $1.5 to $2 million previously claimed.

Your total athletic budget is $6.9 million, all sports, but you claim to bring in $1.5 million for just the Bayou classic?

C'mon, speaking of gum flapping liars, have you looked in a mirror lately?

The fundamental problem in this exchange is that you're too ****ing stupid to realize that providing factual numbers isn't the same as insulting Southern or Grambling.

The financial realites of the Bayou Classic are what they are. They're great numbers, anyway you slice it. There's no need to embellish and lie about what's obviously a successful event.

Yes, it's on TV to a national audience, but NOT because it's a ratings giant. It's on TV because the air time is purchased by a group who sells sponsorships to underwrite the purchase of air time. Then, advertising revenue is sold. Those funds make their way to Grambling and Southern.

It's a different business model than the rest of college football uses. That doesn't mean that it's better or worse. It's just different and it takes advantage of the historic connection between the two schools and th virtual lock they had, historically, that came about as a result of exclusion.

The Bayou Classic has benefitted from some very shrewd marketing and some pretty unique financing. That's an admirable thing.

I wish you were a lot smarter. If you were, you'd realize that I haven't been dissing the event....

It's spectacular. I just wish the football product on display were better ;)

Maybe if it were, you wouldn't have to pay for the airtime to broadcast it! ;)

[bluedog]

Holy Deflection, Batman! Nobody's suggesting that anybody else has a game like the Bayou Classic. It was put together by Collie Nicholson, a genuine marketing genius.

But, the claims of extravagant numbers aren't accurate. The schools will likely each get somewhere around $500k to $650k, not the $1.5 to $2 million previously claimed.

Your total athletic budget is $6.9 million, all sports, but you claim to bring in $1.5 million for just the Bayou classic?

C'mon, speaking of gum flapping liars, have you looked in a mirror lately?

The fundamental problem in this exchange is that you're too ****ing stupid to realize that providing factual numbers isn't the same as insulting Southern or Grambling.

The financial realites of the Bayou Classic are what they are. They're great numbers, anyway you slice it. There's no need to embellish and lie about what's obviously a successful event.

Yes, it's on TV to a national audience, but NOT because it's a ratings giant. It's on TV because the air time is purchased by a group who sells sponsorships to underwrite the purchase of air time. Then, advertising revenue is sold. Those funds make their way to Grambling and Southern.

It's a different business model than the rest of college football uses. That doesn't mean that it's better or worse. It's just different and it takes advantage of the historic connection between the two schools and th virtual lock they had, historically, that came about as a result of exclusion.

The Bayou Classic has benefitted from some very shrewd marketing and some pretty unique financing. That's an admirable thing.

I wish you were a lot smarter. If you were, you'd realize that I haven't been dissing the event....

It's spectacular. I just wish the football product on display were better ;)

Maybe if it were, you wouldn't have to pay for the airtime to broadcast it! ;)

Every time your ass get caught in a lie you bring up Collie Nicolson as if that gives your lying ass credibility.

Collie Nicolson didn't and doesn't have a damn thing to do with these schools get in profit now, so go sit your lying ass down somewhere.

[Engineer86]

Widely reported is a Liars way of saying"it was on the Internet"

As I said, it sure is funny McNeese and UL were quick to put their names in the mix to try and replace Grambling in that infomercial.

I am sure there a lot of facts that you ignore. Don't let facts get in the way of your view of the world. xrotatehxxrotatehxxrotatehx

[bluedog]

New Orleans -- Southern University and Grambling State will split $1.32 million in proceeds from the 2011 State Farm Bayou Classic that will provide support to the campuses’ athletic programs and fund scholarships through the SU System Foundation and the GSU Foundation.

New Orleans Convention Company, Inc. (NOCCI), the management firm of the 38th Annual State Farm Bayou Classicâ, recently presented to Grambling and Southern the settlement proceeds from the annual football classic held in New Orleans during Thanksgiving weekend.

The distribution includes revenue from gate receipts for the football game and Battle of the Bands and a share of corporate sponsorship earnings. Money from the gate will go to SU and GSU athletic programs and the remaining funds will sustain scholarships.

For its first run with the historic Historically Black Colleges and Universities football classic, NOCCI was committed to increasing the level of excitement among the Bayou Classic fans and raising the level of corporate support and sponsorships to ensure a successful and profitable event for two of Louisiana’s premier universities.


This was in 2011 with an estimated crowd of 40,000.


What do your incredibly intelligent mind tells you the profit margin for 60k and 19 million viewers might be this year?

[bluedog]

I am sure there a lot of facts that you ignore. Don't let facts get in the way of your view of the world. xrotatehxxrotatehxxrotatehx

Dude go sit your trolling ass down somewhere. You probably think New Orleans is in Baton Rouge, la.

[Gordon Shumway]

None of this catfighting answers the most pressing question. Is the MEAC better than the SWAC? 20217

[bluedog]

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All this talk about Grambling’s funding situation has some readers wondering just how the athletic budget is constructed. In today’s TDR mailbag, we’ll discuss the financial windfall of the annual Bayou Classic rivalry game against Southern — and how quarterback Greg Dillon shapes up among GSU’s all-time greats.

1. Nick, what is the actual payout that GSU and Southern each receive from the Bayou Classic each year, after expenses? – Darrell

I have been fond of calling the New Orleans game a million-dollar event, and that’s not hyperbole. In fact, it’s worth more than that to Grambling — and was the sole reason that GSU football was the only athletic program not to lose money in 2006, the most recent revenue numbers available.

That season, in budget numbers submitted to the Louisiana Legislative Auditor, Grambling earned $1.2 million from the Bayou Classic — even though a stumble against Southern that year in New Orleans snapped what was then a two-game winning streak for the Tigers. The 2006 figures break down into $461,980 for Classic ticket sales, and $760,865 from sponsorships and other revenue sources.

That makes its own annual argument for a cash-strapped institution like Grambling to skip the playoffs. And it’s getting more valuable every year: In 2005, the Bayou Classic brought in $1.082 million. In 2004, it was $892,652, according to accounting reports submitted to the state.

http://www.thederisoreport.com/2009/04/22/budget-cuts-to-have-staggering-impact-on-grambling-athletics/


Your turn liar. ..

[bluedog]

None of this catfighting answers the most pressing question. Is the MEAC better than the SWAC? 20217

Go sit your ass down some where also. This has nothing to do with the meac.

[WestCoastAggie]

None of this catfighting answers the most pressing question. Is the MEAC better than the SWAC? 20217

Hmm... I really do not know. Southern will play SC. State in the MEAC/SWAC Challenge next August. That will be a very interesting game with both teams being undefeated in MSC games.

[FormerPokeCenter]

New Orleans -- Southern University and Grambling State will split $1.32 million in proceeds from the 2011 State Farm Bayou Classic that will provide support to the campuses’ athletic programs and fund scholarships through the SU System Foundation and the GSU Foundation.

New Orleans Convention Company, Inc. (NOCCI), the management firm of the 38th Annual State Farm Bayou Classicâ, recently presented to Grambling and Southern the settlement proceeds from the annual football classic held in New Orleans during Thanksgiving weekend.

The distribution includes revenue from gate receipts for the football game and Battle of the Bands and a share of corporate sponsorship earnings. Money from the gate will go to SU and GSU athletic programs and the remaining funds will sustain scholarships.

For its first run with the historic Historically Black Colleges and Universities football classic, NOCCI was committed to increasing the level of excitement among the Bayou Classic fans and raising the level of corporate support and sponsorships to ensure a successful and profitable event for two of Louisiana’s premier universities.


This was in 2011 with an estimated crowd of 40,000.


What do your incredibly intelligent mind tells you the profit margin for 60k and 19 million viewers might be this year?


Hey dumbass......You pay for the air time. You don't get paid based on the number of viewers...

Morever, what happens when you "split $1.32 million in proceeds" ?

The correct answer is you get roughly $650K....which is exactly what I said earlier.

Thanks for playing....Next time just shut the **** up and agree with me ;)

[Engineer86]

Hey dumbass......You pay for the air time. You don't get paid based on the number of viewers...

Morever, what happens when you "split $1.32 million in proceeds" ?

The correct answer is you get roughly $650K....which is exactly what I said earlier.

Thanks for playing....Next time just shut the **** up and agree with me ;)

Hey you just need to find a place to sit down cause your facts are messing up his world!

[bluedog]

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TDR mailbag: Bayou Classic payout, all-time QB greats

All this talk about Grambling’s funding situation has some readers wondering just how the athletic budget is constructed. In today’s TDR mailbag, we’ll discuss the financial windfall of the annual Bayou Classic rivalry game against Southern — and how quarterback Greg Dillon shapes up among GSU’s all-time greats.

1. Nick, what is the actual payout that GSU and Southern each receive from the Bayou Classic each year, after expenses? – Darrell

I have been fond of calling the New Orleans game a million-dollar event, and that’s not hyperbole. In fact, it’s worth more than that to Grambling — and was the sole reason that GSU football was the only athletic program not to lose money in 2006, the most recent revenue numbers available.

That season, in budget numbers submitted to the Louisiana Legislative Auditor, Grambling earned $1.2 million from the Bayou Classic — even though a stumble against Southern that year in New Orleans snapped what was then a two-game winning streak for the Tigers. The 2006 figures break down into $461,980 for Classic ticket sales, and $760,865 from sponsorships and other revenue sources.

That makes its own annual argument for a cash-strapped institution like Grambling to skip the playoffs. And it’s getting more valuable every year: In 2005, the Bayou Classic brought in $1.082 million. In 2004, it was $892,652, according to accounting reports submitted to the state.

http://www.thederisoreport.com/2009/04/22/budget-cuts-to-have-staggering-impact-on-grambling-athletics/


Your turn liar. ..

Reading is fundamental. ... maybe if you weren't so busy being vulgar and showing just what type of trash you really are, you would have caught that.

[centennial]

Reading is fundamental. ... maybe if you weren't so busy being vulgar and showing just what type of trash you really are, you would have caught that.
Classic Blue dog. Why are you so angry all the time?

[bluedog]

Classic Blue dog. Why are you so angry all the time?

Classic cockroach, attack someone and then accuse then of being angry.

[centennial]

Classic cockroach, attack someone and then accuse then of being angry.
Yes, I am completely attacking you. Now go post more irrelevant ****. Hint: people are laughing at you and not with you.

[bluedog]

Yes, I am completely attacking you. Now go post more irrelevant ****. Hint: people are laughing at you and not with you.

Nah you're just supporting the trash that does.

Here's a hint for you: you're pretty screwed up in the head, if you think anybody on this board is relevant enough for me to give a rats azz about what a bunch of liars think.

[centennial]

Nah you're just supporting the trash that does.

Here's a hint for you: you're pretty screwed up in the head, if you think anybody on this board is relevant enough for me to give a rats azz about what a bunch of liars think.
Which begs the question, why are you posting where a bunch of liars post? Why don't you take the high ground?

[Gordon Shumway]

Go sit your ass down some where also. This has nothing to do with the meac.

So I guess that was a yes. 20218

[bluedog]

Which begs the question, why are you posting where a bunch of liars post? Why don't you take the high ground?

Oh I'm sorry, I thought I started this thread. Which means they would be posting with me dumbass.

[bluedog]

So I guess that was a yes. 20218

Most idiots would, your choice.

[FormerPokeCenter]

Reading is fundamental. ... maybe if you weren't so busy being vulgar and showing just what type of trash you really are, you would have caught that.


Yes, reading IS fundamental, That's a story from....wait for it.....2006! Eight years ago!

I seem to remember you guys losing a big sponsor recently. Any truth to that rumor?? ;)

[Panther-State]

New Orleans -- Southern University and Grambling State will split $1.32 million in proceeds from the 2011 State Farm Bayou Classic that will provide support to the campuses’ athletic programs and fund scholarships through the SU System Foundation and the GSU Foundation.

New Orleans Convention Company, Inc. (NOCCI), the management firm of the 38th Annual State Farm Bayou Classicâ, recently presented to Grambling and Southern the settlement proceeds from the annual football classic held in New Orleans during Thanksgiving weekend.

So basically everything you've attacked and claimed was a lie...was in fact...factual? xeyebrowx

The real question is if you believe that, adding in 3 years worth of increases in advertising costs, etc,...Southern and Grambling are bringing in a bigger piece of the pie. Because they absolutely have not. This isn't a home game where someone takes home the gate fees. Attendance and viewership do not translate to more $$$. Talk to your friendly, neighborhood Athletic Director about it.

[FormerPokeCenter]

Classic Blue dog. Why are you so angry all the time?


He's the Maddea of AGS. Too bad Tyler Perry won't do his life story: "bluedog; Diary of an Angry Black Message Board Poster"....

[BisonFan02]

He's the Maddea of AGS. Too bad Tyler Perry won't do his life story: "bluedog; Diary of an Angry Black Message Board Poster"....

I thought that was clenz? xlolx

[number1]

So I guess that was a yes. 20218

I think the MEAC is deeper than the SWAC, but the teams at the top can compete with the MEAC's top teams. Grambling already showed it can compete with Bethune-Cookman, and I think Southern, Alcorn State, and Alabama State(when their coach actually tries to be smart) can compete and beat their top teams too.

[bluedog]

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TDR mailbag: Bayou Classic payout, all-time QB greats

All this talk about Grambling’s funding situation has some readers wondering just how the athletic budget is constructed. In today’s TDR mailbag, we’ll discuss the financial windfall of the annual Bayou Classic rivalry game against Southern — and how quarterback Greg Dillon shapes up among GSU’s all-time greats.

1. Nick, what is the actual payout that GSU and Southern each receive from the Bayou Classic each year, after expenses? – Darrell

I have been fond of calling the New Orleans game a million-dollar event, and that’s not hyperbole. In fact, it’s worth more than that to Grambling — and was the sole reason that GSU football was the only athletic program not to lose money in 2006, the most recent revenue numbers available.

That season, in budget numbers submitted to the Louisiana Legislative Auditor, Grambling earned $1.2 million from the Bayou Classic — even though a stumble against Southern that year in New Orleans snapped what was then a two-game winning streak for the Tigers. The 2006 figures break down into $461,980 for Classic ticket sales, and $760,865 from sponsorships and other revenue sources.

That makes its own annual argument for a cash-strapped institution like Grambling to skip the playoffs. And it’s getting more valuable every year: In 2005, the Bayou Classic brought in $1.082 million. In 2004, it was $892,652, according to accounting reports submitted to the state.

http://www.thederisoreport.com/2009/04/22/budget-cuts-to-have-staggering-impact-on-grambling-athletics/


Your turn liar. ..

Again...... Reading is fundamental

The Deriso Report
MENU Skip to content
TDR mailbag: Bayou Classic payout, all-time QB greats

All this talk about Grambling’s funding situation has some readers wondering just how the athletic budget is constructed. In today’s TDR mailbag, we’ll discuss the financial windfall of the annual Bayou Classic rivalry game against Southern — and how quarterback Greg Dillon shapes up among GSU’s all-time greats.

1. Nick, what is the actual payout that GSU and Southern each receive from the Bayou Classic each year, after expenses? – Darrell

I have been fond of calling the New Orleans game a million-dollar event, and that’s not hyperbole. In fact, it’s worth more than that to Grambling — and was the sole reason that GSU football was the only athletic program not to lose money in 2006, the most recent revenue numbers available.

That season, in budget numbers submitted to the Louisiana Legislative Auditor, Grambling earned $1.2 million from the Bayou Classic — even though a stumble against Southern that year in New Orleans snapped what was then a two-game winning streak for the Tigers. The 2006 figures break down into $461,980 for Classic ticket sales, and $760,865 from sponsorships and other revenue sources.

That makes its own annual argument for a cash-strapped institution like Grambling to skip the playoffs. And it’s getting more valuable every year: In 2005, the Bayou Classic brought in $1.082 million. In 2004, it was $892,652, according to accounting reports submitted to the state.

http://www.thederisoreport.com/2009/04/22/budget-cuts-to-have-staggering-impact-on-grambling-athletics/


Your turn liar. ..

[bluedog]

I think the MEAC is deeper than the SWAC, but the teams at the top can compete with the MEAC's top teams. Grambling already showed it can compete with Bethune-Cookman, and I think Southern, Alcorn State, and Alabama State(when their coach actually tries to be smart) can compete and beat their top teams too.

Bruh don't fed into that divide and conquer propaganda. That's exactly what they sit back and get their rocks off of.

This thread has nothing to do with the meac

[grizband]

I would love too see the SWAC participate in the playoffs. Unfortunately for me, these schools prefer the classics...hard to have it both ways

[BluBengal07]

exciting game and great crowd for televised FCS football.
just under 60k in the dome, and then just under 29k for the bands the day before? good job.