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MAC’s high usage

MAC’s high usage

The Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center may be one of the busiest building on Kent State’s campus. Open since 1952, the facility is home to five KSU varsity athletics. Heres Raymond Ross with more about the highly used venue. [bbrvideo width=”475″]BBR_S6_ROSS_MAC[/bbrvideo] The Memorial Athletic and Convocation center sits at the heart of Kent State’s campus and some would say is the heart of KSU athletics. The arena was built in 1952 and can seat 6,327 fans. The MAC was named in…

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Athletics Competes for Attendance

Athletics Competes for Attendance

Kent State Athletics Director of Marketing, Heather Cook, is responsible for promoting a lot of different sports. For her, putting butts in the stands is the name of the game. However, this fall it is critical Heather packs as many fans possible into Dix Stadium. [bbrvideo width=”475″]BBR_P5_Ross_Tickets[/bbrvideo] “Competing for me is what we strive for and that added pressure is almost like a competition. You know you’re trying to get those 15,000 people so thats kind of the sense my…

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Attendance impacts football

Attendance impacts football

[bbrvideo width=”475″]BBR_Project4_Ross_Tickets[/bbrvideo] In college athletics, football steers the ship. However, the Kent State football program is at risk of losing their Division I, football bowl subdivision status. Resulting in decreased television revenue for the athletic department and funding for other sports. Every other year, each NCAA FBS team must average 15,000 paid tickets per home game. “Technically you could…if you don’t meet that number, get knocked down to FCS,” said Aaron Chimenti, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications. The biggest difference between FBS…

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