2/9/1980 -
Today marks the “official” start of the 1980 Preseason. Mr. Jacoby reached out to remind me we have a total of $6.2 million available for total team expenses this season. Right now we are projected to be at $6.22 million, so we are projected to be about $20,000 over the budget right now. Will have to keep a close eye on this. Our budget is currently the 13th highest in the league, and our player payroll ($4.539 million) is slated to be the 9th highest right now.
The signing of Jody Carroll is projected to have huge positives from an attendance standpoint. Last season we sold 8,867 season tickets, and thus far we have already sold 10,674. Our projections put us at 15,000 season tickets for the season (69% increase). Additionally, right now projections indicate our attendance per game could climb from 19,415 to 31,000 (59.7% increase), and per game revenue looks to jump up 66% (from $66,334 to $110,000).
Of course, we have to perform on the field to actually see any of these projections come to fruition.