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MUScoop => Hangin' at the Al => Topic started by: Warrior of Law on June 14, 2022, 09:11:49 AM

Title: UW-Madison at American Family Field (Brew City Battle)
Post by: Warrior of Law on June 14, 2022, 09:11:49 AM
Good to see them trying it.  I do think it needs to be a night game or later PM, as the windows make for some hard shadows.

I'm actually happy it isn't a MU game as I don't see it drawing more than a few thousand people, and hopefully it keeps them from the FF for the MU v UW-Mad game.

https://www.mlb.com/brewers/tickets/events/badgers-basketball
Title: Re: UW-Madison at American Family Field (Brew City Battle)
Post by: cheebs09 on June 14, 2022, 09:17:10 AM
Good to see them trying it.  I do think it needs to be a night game or later PM, as the windows make for some hard shadows.

I'm actually happy it isn't a MU game as I don't see it drawing more than a few thousand people, and hopefully it keeps them from the FF for the MU v UW-Mad game.

https://www.mlb.com/brewers/tickets/events/badgers-basketball

The problem with a night game is that may make the temperature issue worse. I could see this going the way of the Carrier game.
Title: Re: UW-Madison at American Family Field (Brew City Battle)
Post by: The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole on June 14, 2022, 09:25:33 AM
LOL, that graphic looks like something out of 1997.
Title: Re: UW-Madison at American Family Field (Brew City Battle)
Post by: Dickthedribbler on June 14, 2022, 12:30:20 PM
If that's how they're going to align the basketball court, the guy who thought of that should be immediately fired.
Title: Re: UW-Madison at American Family Field (Brew City Battle)
Post by: Newsdreams on June 14, 2022, 12:46:06 PM
If that's how they're going to align the basketball court, the guy who thought of that should be immediately fired.
Maybe an MU alumnus sabotaging....
Title: Re: UW-Madison at American Family Field (Brew City Battle)
Post by: WhiteTrash on June 14, 2022, 12:46:23 PM
I predict this is the one and only time this is ever done.

I'd be pissed if I were a Badger season ticket holder and lost a home game (even if it is against a mid-major PAC12 school) to this sideshow.
Title: Re: UW-Madison at American Family Field (Brew City Battle)
Post by: lawdog77 on June 14, 2022, 01:51:13 PM
LOL, that graphic looks like something out of 1997.
That's being generous
Title: Re: UW-Madison at American Family Field (Brew City Battle)
Post by: Otule's Glass Eye on June 14, 2022, 02:22:04 PM
I predict this is the one and only time this is ever done.

I'd be pissed if I were a Badger season ticket holder and lost a home game (even if it is against a mid-major PAC12 school) to this sideshow.

They announced it as “the first annual” event meaning they plan to do it probably every year
Title: Re: UW-Madison at American Family Field (Brew City Battle)
Post by: The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole on June 14, 2022, 02:30:50 PM
They announced it as “the first annual” event meaning they plan to do it probably every year

People say that because it imparts some exclusivity.  That doesn't mean it will happen again if it bombs.
Title: Re: UW-Madison at American Family Field (Brew City Battle)
Post by: Ardmore Mug on June 14, 2022, 02:45:12 PM
They announced it as “the first annual” event meaning they plan to do it probably every year

I thought I saw  where Gard had said he thought it would be every 2 or 3 years ! ! !
Title: Re: UW-Madison at American Family Field (Brew City Battle)
Post by: Spotcheck Billy on June 14, 2022, 02:46:20 PM
I predict this is the one and only time this is ever done.

I'd be pissed if I were a Badger season ticket holder and lost a home game (even if it is against a mid-major PAC12 school) to this sideshow.

...the event is not part of either the men's or women's season ticket packages for the 2022-23 season.

They announced it as “the first annual” event meaning they plan to do it probably every year
Gard said. “It will be cool for our fans and hopefully it is something we can continue every other year or every three years, something like that. I don’t know where it will go.
“But it will be beneficial for Am Fam Field. Maybe it leads to them hosting a regional. I think that is on the radar.”
Title: Re: UW-Madison at American Family Field (Brew City Battle)
Post by: The Lens on June 14, 2022, 03:29:14 PM
...the event is not part of either the men's or women's season ticket packages for the 2022-23 season.
Gard said. “It will be cool for our fans and hopefully it is something we can continue every other year or every three years, something like that. I don’t know where it will go.
“But it will be beneficial for Am Fam Field. Maybe it leads to them hosting a regional. I think that is on the radar.”

If it’s not in the STH package, it could very well bomb. Selling 25,000 tickets from scratch is not easy even with the Bucky & Brewers database. 

Gard’s point about getting a regional is an interesting one. The whole point of this exercise is to generate revenue for Brewers Enterprises.  That is the non baseball arm of the Brewers and its revenues are not subject to MLB revenue sharing. This is like an Eric Church concert or the previous half marathons, it’s an attempt by the Brewers to further monetize the park. 

Someone should tell the NCAAs they’re ruining the regionals by playing them in stadiums.   Attendance revenue is fractional to TV money.  Stop chasing pennies on the dollar.  Invest in your product.
Title: Re: UW-Madison at American Family Field (Brew City Battle)
Post by: Ardmore Mug on June 14, 2022, 03:46:27 PM
I have it  on good authority that there will NEVER be Regional play in Milw, if MU is the host school.  If UW wants to host (and all the work that comes with it) a Regional at AFF they can do it. But then UW won't be playing there. Just sayin' ! ! !  8-)
Title: Re: UW-Madison at American Family Field (Brew City Battle)
Post by: The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole on June 14, 2022, 03:51:52 PM
If it’s not in the STH package, it could very well bomb. Selling 25,000 tickets from scratch is not easy even with the Bucky & Brewers database. 

Gard’s point about getting a regional is an interesting one. The whole point of this exercise is to generate revenue for Brewers Enterprises.  That is the non baseball arm of the Brewers and its revenues are not subject to MLB revenue sharing. This is like an Eric Church concert or the previous half marathons, it’s an attempt by the Brewers to further monetize the park. 

Someone should tell the NCAAs they’re ruining the regionals by playing them in stadiums.   Attendance revenue is fractional to TV money.  Stop chasing pennies on the dollar.  Invest in your product.


The NCAA hasn't hosted a regional in a stadium since 2015.  My understanding is that Fiserv prefers hosting first and second round games because it is double the fanbase.  (8 teams in town instead of 4)  So I am not saying this isn't going to happen, but I would be very surprised.
Title: Re: UW-Madison at American Family Field (Brew City Battle)
Post by: WhiteTrash on June 14, 2022, 04:05:10 PM
I thought I saw  where Gard had said he thought it would be every 2 or 3 years ! ! !
UW is so smart and cool, they have their own dictionary.

In the Oxford Dictionary: Annual (adj.) occurring once every year.

UW Madison Dictionary: Annual (adj.) occurring every 2 or 3 years

Suck It Harvard!(or I mean the UW Madison of the East)
Title: Re: UW-Madison at American Family Field (Brew City Battle)
Post by: BrewCity83 on June 14, 2022, 04:48:35 PM
I bet tickets sell better than you guys might think.  There are lots of commies I mean UW-Madison alum (and UW-O, UW-W, etc. that identify as "University of Wisconsin" alum) in the Milwaukee area that don't have season tickets in Madison but will jump on a novelty like this in Milwaukee. 

I got a promotional email from the Brewers about it today because I'm on the Brewers email list.
Title: Re: UW-Madison at American Family Field (Brew City Battle)
Post by: Dickthedribbler on June 14, 2022, 05:59:28 PM
...the event is not part of either the men's or women's season ticket packages for the 2022-23 season.
Gard said. “It will be cool for our fans and hopefully it is something we can continue every other year or every three years, something like that. I don’t know where it will go.
“But it will be beneficial for Am Fam Field. Maybe it leads to them hosting a regional. I think that is on the radar.”

"Gard said 'it will be cool for our fans' ".

A night game in Milwaukee on November 11, when the interior temperature can only be raised at most 25 degrees higher than the outside temperature.

Yeah, you're damn right. It could be very "cool" for their fans ( and players).
Title: Re: UW-Madison at American Family Field (Brew City Battle)
Post by: WhiteTrash on June 14, 2022, 06:01:49 PM
I bet tickets sell better than you guys might think.  There are lots of commies I mean UW-Madison alum (and UW-O, UW-W, etc. that identify as "University of Wisconsin" alum) in the Milwaukee area that don't have season tickets in Madison but will jump on a novelty like this in Milwaukee. 
I wouldn't be surprised if does sell well for the reasons you pointed out. I just think the experience will be disappointing, the reviews from those who attended will not be favorable and pissing off long time season ticket holders will make this a one time event. I know the Packers corrected their well intentioned but ill executed Milwaukee games.
Title: Re: UW-Madison at American Family Field (Brew City Battle)
Post by: rocky_warrior on June 14, 2022, 11:42:54 PM
It'll be cool - like an aircraft carrier.
Title: Re: UW-Madison at American Family Field (Brew City Battle)
Post by: Billy Hoyle on June 15, 2022, 12:43:54 AM
If it’s not in the STH package, it could very well bomb. Selling 25,000 tickets from scratch is not easy even with the Bucky & Brewers database. 

Gard’s point about getting a regional is an interesting one. The whole point of this exercise is to generate revenue for Brewers Enterprises.  That is the non baseball arm of the Brewers and its revenues are not subject to MLB revenue sharing. This is like an Eric Church concert or the previous half marathons, it’s an attempt by the Brewers to further monetize the park. 

Someone should tell the NCAAs they’re ruining the regionals by playing them in stadiums.   Attendance revenue is fractional to TV money.  Stop chasing pennies on the dollar.  Invest in your product.

Since 2013, when Cowboys Stadium and Lucas Oil Stadium hosted regionals, only two domes have hosted regionals: Lucas Oil and the Carrier Dome (sane set up as for Syracuse games).  And other than Lucas Oil, no other dome will host a regional through 2026.

The NCAA recognized what you said. A number of arenas are now regular sites for regionals, specifically MSG, and the YUM Center.
Title: Re: UW-Madison at American Family Field (Brew City Battle)
Post by: UWW2MU on June 15, 2022, 09:04:39 AM
Novelty is key.  I might end up going to this merely for the novelty of it.  Glad it's not MU doing this stunt though!

Title: Re: UW-Madison at American Family Field (Brew City Battle)
Post by: The Lens on June 15, 2022, 11:09:30 AM
Since 2013, when Cowboys Stadium and Lucas Oil Stadium hosted regionals, only two domes have hosted regionals: Lucas Oil and the Carrier Dome (sane set up as for Syracuse games).  And other than Lucas Oil, no other dome will host a regional through 2026.

The NCAA recognized what you said. A number of arenas are now regular sites for regionals, specifically MSG, and the YUM Center.

my bad, I haven't seen the regionals since 2013  :'(
Title: Re: UW-Madison at American Family Field (Brew City Battle)
Post by: MU82 on June 15, 2022, 01:47:20 PM
I like that they named this event after our very own Scoop legend, brewcity77!
Title: Re: UW-Madison at American Family Field (Brew City Battle)
Post by: Viper on June 15, 2022, 03:59:44 PM
People say that because it imparts some exclusivity.  That doesn't mean it will happen again if it bombs.
Walmart Badgers will show-up. (I hope MU doesn’t do this. Lose a FF game for a baseball field? No way!)
Title: Re: UW-Madison at American Family Field (Brew City Battle)
Post by: brewcity77 on June 15, 2022, 08:10:55 PM
I like that they named this event after our very own Scoop legend, brewcity77!

Pretty sure this was named for BrewCity83, note the capitalization. (And no way am I taking credit for this Badger BS  ;D )
Title: Re: UW-Madison at American Family Field (Brew City Battle)
Post by: BrewCity83 on June 16, 2022, 11:02:10 AM
I'm honored and humbled to be deemed the inspiration for this epic "annual" event. 

When Stanford embarrasses UW to kick off the new Dark Ages of Badger basketball, we will all remember the first and only annual Brew City Battle fondly.
Title: Re: UW-Madison at American Family Field (Brew City Battle)
Post by: Billy Hoyle on June 16, 2022, 11:47:18 AM
I'm honored and humbled to be deemed the inspiration for this epic "annual" event. 

When Stanford embarrasses UW to kick off the new Dark Ages of Badger basketball, we will all remember the first and only annual Brew City Battle fondly.

we've only been saying this since Bennett retired. They're like nerds and cockroaches, they just don't go away.