Salt Bowl 2017

[Maynard G Krebs]

No thread on the most attended game in Arkansas high school?  Why? 

BTW, I'll take Bryant by a few TDs

[AirWarren]

No thread on the most attended game in Arkansas high school?  Why? 

BTW, I'll take Bryant by a few TDs

Biggest pillow fight in Arkansas.

[Overdahill]

No thread on the most attended game in Arkansas high school?  Why? 

BTW, I'll take Bryant by a few TDs

Maybe the internet is down in Saline county 

[Walter]

It has the potential to be better attended than the Razorback game. As far as I am concerned it should be a 14 point win by Bryant.

[Lumberjackfan1978]

Bryant by two touchdowns

[gameoflife]

Where and what time?

[STBruin]

Biggest pillow fight in Arkansas.

AirWarren....that was hilarious!!!! Bryant by 28

[Walter]

Where and what time?

War Memorial Stadium 7:00 Saturday

[gameoflife]

What are the odds on this game?

[Razorback Red]

I've never attended the Salt Bowl, but hope to some day. 

I'm guessing the crowd will be down this year as it's up against the biggest week 1 game in CFB in years. 

Bryant by 17. 

[Oldbadger]

Somebody forgot to tell Benton and Bryant. My estimate 45 minutes befiremaining gametime is about 25 to 30 thousand.

[Eastbay501]

will the game be live streaming somewhere?

[Oldbadger]

Yes.  Go to Benton's facebook for athletics. I think it Fidelity something.

[Oldbadger]

Hard to see Benton's side from where I sit.  Attendance looks in excess of 30000.

[ricepig]

https://twitter.com/JeremyMuckADG/status/904122216954122240

[Oldbadger]

Much more now.  Got a chance to beat razorback total and break high school record.

[Walter]

30000 at the most

[Oldbadger]

28 to 21 Bryant at half.

[Walter]

32168 attendance

[Intelligentsia]

32168 attendance

Listening to it on the radio it sounded like the big crowd got their money's worth down to the final seconds of the game.

[6ASOUTHPURPLECAT]

32168 attendance

Who gets the gate money from this game?

[Oldbadger]

I'm sure it is done the way it would be if played at the schools stadium.

[Walter]

I don't know how it is done at the home stadium. The price of a ticket is cheap if bought before hand. $10 for the ticket and a T shirt for the team you support. Great game to watch and be at. Both teams have room for improvements, especially on defense. Neither team gave up. For someone from Benton. I heard the name Neatherly a few times. Is that Coach Neatherly's son?

[ricepig]

I saw some shots of the crowd, that must have been tickets sold like the Razorback game, 12 fans in the end zones, and Benton's side fit in 5 sections. Needless to say, it was a great crowd for a high school football game, whatever the attendance was.

[Walter]

I can't argue with you. 25,000 to 30.000 was my guess. Bryant's side was filled. Benton's 60 to 70% filled. Nothing to speak of in the end zones.

[ricepig]

I can't argue with you. 25,000 to 30.000 was my guess. Bryant's side was filled. Benton's 60 to 70% filled. Nothing to speak of in the end zones.

I guess it would depend on one's definition of filled, haha. Looked about as "filled" as the Razorback game.


https://twitter.com/WMStadium/status/904142729852186624

https://twitter.com/WMStadium/status/903428001815289856

[Oldbadger]

I don't know how it is done at the home stadium. The price of a ticket is cheap if bought before hand. $10 for the ticket and a T shirt for the team you support. Great game to watch and be at. Both teams have room for improvements, especially on defense. Neither team gave up. For someone from Benton. I heard the name Neatherly a few times. Is that Coach Neatherly's son?
[/quot6e]Yes, it is Coach Nethery's son. I may be wrong, but my feeling is there was a person there for every ticket.  Now they may have counted employees,  players and coaches.

[6ASOUTHPURPLECAT]

I'm sure it is done the way it would be if played at the schools stadium.

I was wondering if the AAA sticks it's hand out for part of the gate

[STBruin]

I was wondering if the AAA sticks it's hand out for part of the gate

I could be completely wrong, but I heard that AAA only gets money from playoff tickets. Anything during the regular season goes to the home team. Now in the case of War Memorial, I dont know how that works.

[sevenof400]

I could be completely wrong, but I heard that AAA only gets money from playoff tickets. Anything during the regular season goes to the home team. Now in the case of War Memorial, I dont know how that works.

AAA gets benefit game money from the gate as well IIRC.

[STBruin]

AAA gets benefit game money from the gate as well IIRC.

That's right...forgot about the benefit games...

[admorris24]

Pre-sold tickets are sold at Big Red stores in each community with Bryant getting the $$ for the stores in the district and Benton getting the  from theirs.  $ 10 pre-sold got a ticket and a tshirt with you paying $8 at the gate with no shirt.  I believe WMS gets the parking and different school groups get a portion of the  from the concessions that they work.  Corporate sponsorships like Everett and Chuy's cover the rest of the cost.  It was like listening to a NASCAR interview after every Arkansas Urology first down call over the PA.  Its a Win/Win for all involved.

[Maynard G Krebs]

Pre-sold tickets are sold at Big Red stores in each community with Bryant getting the $$ for the stores in the district and Benton getting the  from theirs.  $ 10 pre-sold got a ticket and a tshirt with you paying $8 at the gate with no shirt.  I believe WMS gets the parking and different school groups get a portion of the  from the concessions that they work.  Corporate sponsorships like Everett and Chuy's cover the rest of the cost.  It was like listening to a NASCAR interview after every Arkansas Urology first down call over the PA.  Its a Win/Win for all involved.

Was the "flow of the game" enhanced by hearing "it another Arkansas Urology first down"? 😜

[Walter]

I still hate that coming over the PA ALL night long.

[Grizzlyfan]

So did the Salt Bowl outdraw the Hog-FAMU game?

[Walter]

No hogs had 36000 Salt bowl 32000

[Oldbadger]

Still impressive that a high school game in Arkansas draws 32000 (34000 last year).  This is a perfect storm situation that exists only one other place in Arkansas-Arkadelphia, where OBU and HSU compete each year after walking across the highway in the "shortest roadtrip in College Football".  Although their stadiums are full, they will never compete with numbers of the Salt Bowl. Although I don't know the numbers, you can bet many schools could pay their athletic budgets for several years with the proceeds from this game.

[Grizzlyfan]

Pre-sold tickets are sold at Big Red stores in each community with Bryant getting the $$ for the stores in the district and Benton getting the  from theirs.  $ 10 pre-sold got a ticket and a tshirt with you paying $8 at the gate with no shirt.  I believe WMS gets the parking and different school groups get a portion of the  from the concessions that they work.  Corporate sponsorships like Everett and Chuy's cover the rest of the cost.  It was like listening to a NASCAR interview after every Arkansas Urology first down call over the PA.  Its a Win/Win for all involved.

WMS doesn't get any kind of rental fee?