re: Report: Miami in discussions to play against Alabama or LSU

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That's not the issue. It's about getting a big matchup and not losing any athletic department revenue. We get a huge payout from these games and don't have to give up an away game to do it. If we did a home and away with Miami, we'd get one year of a huge payout and 1 year of nothing.

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As I've said before, I'm more interested in the home slate as a season ticket holder and the economic impact of a home game as a taxpayer. The payout from the game isn't as great as the full money you would get from a home game. It's probably about a wash if you average the two years. Plus you're ignoring the economic impact of a game like that on the local economy. It's absolutely a revenue generator and something the local economy should be pushing back against. Instead, you're giving away the hotel taxes and sales taxes to Arlington and the state of Texas. It's just an overall negative for the state school to choose to play neutral site games outside of the state.