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1. Free concessions at Coastal Carolina football games this coming season.
"Here's a juicy story: Coastal Carolina University says fans can "feast for free" for the 2025 football season, making the Chanticleers the first FBS program in the country to offer free concessions at games.
"Our fans are the heartbeat of Teal Nation, and we're always looking for ways to elevate their game day experience," athletic director Chance Miller said in a statement Monday. "We're excited to offer free concessions this fall as a way to say thank you for the energy, passion and support they bring to Brooks Stadium every game."
CCU fans who buy a ticket to the game will be able to select up to four items per concession stand visit from a menu selection of hot dogs, nachos, popcorn and fountain drinks. There is no limit on how many visits fans can make to the concession stands, but they must scan an app each time.
Average attendance at Coastal Carolina football games was 21,415 during the 2024 season -- about average for the Sun Belt conference. Coastal Carolina did not break out concessions revenue in the athletic department's annual financial report, but others schools with similar attendance figures report football concessions generating around $250,000 per game, based on publicly available financial reporting.
After keeping season ticket prices unchanged the past two seasons, a Coastal Carolina spokesperson told ESPN "most ticket prices stayed the same" for 2025. According to the school's website, a seat in the lower bowl near midfield would cost $230 for a full season ticket package -- compared to $200 for a similar seat in 2024.
Alcoholic beverages, specialty items and items from third-party vendors are not included in the promotion."
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2. Quiet but huge NIL at Duke. This story is about basketball, but I assume this is also the way Duke is doing some of their football NIL.
"It’s no secret how the best college basketball teams are assembled these days: Follow the money.
It isn’t hard to find. The boosters who spend millions to lure in prized freshmen and coveted transfer players sit courtside at games, while the fundraising collectives that pool money to attract premier talent actively solicit donations online.
But if you’re looking for the money behind the most iconic brand in college basketball, the favorite to win the NCAA tournament and the team that landed future No. 1 NBA pick Cooper Flagg, you’re likely to find nothing at all.
Duke has steamrolled its way to the Final Four because it has one of the greatest collections of players in modern college basketball history. Yet who exactly is paying for a roster that cost millions of dollars to put together remains a gigantic mystery.
In a move that’s highly unusual for a major college program, there’s virtually no online footprint for Duke basketball’s booster collective. That’s not because the Blue Devils have somehow managed to construct a star-studded team without gobs of cash lining players’ pockets, though.
Instead, Duke is in a position to compete for its sixth national championship thanks to a group of high net worth donors who have chosen to operate in a way that makes them unique in the braggadocious world of college sports—by conducting their business from the shadows.
People involved with the operation say the group’s silence is intentional. They say their goal is to give coach Jon Scheyer the resources to compete, to support his vision and never be a distraction from the ultimate goal of winning national championships." Wall St. Journal.
3. "The [Coastal Carolina] athletic department is no stranger to unique promotions to encourage fan support. In the fall, the school offered season-ticket holders for the men's or women's basketball team a full refund if the teams won at least 35 games combined. The men's and women's teams won 33 games combined this past season."
4. Does anyone have any info on the size of Montana's NIL money? I know some of UM's good football players have gotten some decent chunks of money in the last couple years. I assume Money Williams has some pretty good money for this coming hoops season.
5. It's interesting how much the new indoor practice facility is being used for football. Not just spring ball, but also winter conditioning. Winter conditioning was an obvious use, but I hadn't thought about that.
6. When will UM start its Legacy Club?
"Baker declined to give a precise figure for the budget of this year’s roster. But even before NIL, the school was accustomed to donors contributing enormous sums to the basketball team. Duke already had something called the Legacy Fund, created by Krzyzewski to endow the team.
The minimum donation for the Legacy Fund: $1 million."
"Here's a juicy story: Coastal Carolina University says fans can "feast for free" for the 2025 football season, making the Chanticleers the first FBS program in the country to offer free concessions at games.
"Our fans are the heartbeat of Teal Nation, and we're always looking for ways to elevate their game day experience," athletic director Chance Miller said in a statement Monday. "We're excited to offer free concessions this fall as a way to say thank you for the energy, passion and support they bring to Brooks Stadium every game."
CCU fans who buy a ticket to the game will be able to select up to four items per concession stand visit from a menu selection of hot dogs, nachos, popcorn and fountain drinks. There is no limit on how many visits fans can make to the concession stands, but they must scan an app each time.
Average attendance at Coastal Carolina football games was 21,415 during the 2024 season -- about average for the Sun Belt conference. Coastal Carolina did not break out concessions revenue in the athletic department's annual financial report, but others schools with similar attendance figures report football concessions generating around $250,000 per game, based on publicly available financial reporting.
After keeping season ticket prices unchanged the past two seasons, a Coastal Carolina spokesperson told ESPN "most ticket prices stayed the same" for 2025. According to the school's website, a seat in the lower bowl near midfield would cost $230 for a full season ticket package -- compared to $200 for a similar seat in 2024.
Alcoholic beverages, specialty items and items from third-party vendors are not included in the promotion."
Coastal Carolina 1st in FBS to offer free game concessions
Coastal Carolina announced it would offer free concessions to fans at football games for the 2025 season, making the Chanticleers the first FBS program in the country to do so.
2. Quiet but huge NIL at Duke. This story is about basketball, but I assume this is also the way Duke is doing some of their football NIL.
"It’s no secret how the best college basketball teams are assembled these days: Follow the money.
It isn’t hard to find. The boosters who spend millions to lure in prized freshmen and coveted transfer players sit courtside at games, while the fundraising collectives that pool money to attract premier talent actively solicit donations online.
But if you’re looking for the money behind the most iconic brand in college basketball, the favorite to win the NCAA tournament and the team that landed future No. 1 NBA pick Cooper Flagg, you’re likely to find nothing at all.
Duke has steamrolled its way to the Final Four because it has one of the greatest collections of players in modern college basketball history. Yet who exactly is paying for a roster that cost millions of dollars to put together remains a gigantic mystery.
In a move that’s highly unusual for a major college program, there’s virtually no online footprint for Duke basketball’s booster collective. That’s not because the Blue Devils have somehow managed to construct a star-studded team without gobs of cash lining players’ pockets, though.
Instead, Duke is in a position to compete for its sixth national championship thanks to a group of high net worth donors who have chosen to operate in a way that makes them unique in the braggadocious world of college sports—by conducting their business from the shadows.
People involved with the operation say the group’s silence is intentional. They say their goal is to give coach Jon Scheyer the resources to compete, to support his vision and never be a distraction from the ultimate goal of winning national championships." Wall St. Journal.
3. "The [Coastal Carolina] athletic department is no stranger to unique promotions to encourage fan support. In the fall, the school offered season-ticket holders for the men's or women's basketball team a full refund if the teams won at least 35 games combined. The men's and women's teams won 33 games combined this past season."
4. Does anyone have any info on the size of Montana's NIL money? I know some of UM's good football players have gotten some decent chunks of money in the last couple years. I assume Money Williams has some pretty good money for this coming hoops season.
5. It's interesting how much the new indoor practice facility is being used for football. Not just spring ball, but also winter conditioning. Winter conditioning was an obvious use, but I hadn't thought about that.
6. When will UM start its Legacy Club?
"Baker declined to give a precise figure for the budget of this year’s roster. But even before NIL, the school was accustomed to donors contributing enormous sums to the basketball team. Duke already had something called the Legacy Fund, created by Krzyzewski to endow the team.
The minimum donation for the Legacy Fund: $1 million."
