ESL Flyers football 2020 what a schedule
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From a strictly selfish standpoint....a bit too much St. Louis heavy for me...but totally understandable...the Classic needs to get more Chicagoland area teams back
I would assume SJB foots most of it. They are swimming in money and play a national schedule.
Not sure the schedule will quiet anyone regarding that. They are still competing in 5A/6A for the playoffs.
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Not a bad schedule...Should prepare them nicely for 6A
That Swoosh probably pays for a few things. But I’m sure SJB is paying ... this might even be a profit scenario.
I’ll donate to a campaign. Love that the Flyers do not shy away from anybody.
The Classic welcomes team from the Chicago land. Unfortunately most aren’t interested in traveling
I am thinking the Bosco game is on ESPNU or the Deuce
Dope schedule. The STL local schools are making noise here lately. Should be some great football
Fair....but it's also fair that opposing teams are better served at times with a home and home if they can get one...which I'm sure does't help the organizers at all...and trust me the Classic is...well..classic so no need to sell me on it
Just curious as to why whenever a team is traveling the question is who foots the bill?
Because it costs a lot of money for a high school footfall team to travel across the country and I was curious where the money comes from. Does it bother you that people are interested in how these cross country trips are paid for?
Probably because it’s the man reason most teams don’t travel. Take WWS for example they have had multiple opportunities to travel out of state over the years but were never able to make it work financially.
Doesn't bother me at all. I just wanted to know what drives the question. Especially since I don't recall anyone asking who paid for the three trips to Chicago during the regular season. The question usually come up when it is an out of state opponent as if going to Chicago is not a $10K trip roughly. Could be more if you are staying over night. Things are a lot different for us southern folk in Illinois. There are only so many local teams therefore travel is apart of the process.
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Every time ESL has left the state, the opponent or classic has foot the bill. In some cases, the amount given is not enough so sponsorship and revenue play a minor part. Keep in mind in my earlier post a trip to Chicago is in the neighborhood of $10K if you are staying overnight.
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How does a day trip to Chicago from St Louis cost 10K? I'm genuinely interested on where the 10k is spent. Traveling across the country for a weekend is much different than a day trip to Chicago. I would think it is 4 to 5 times the cost at a minimum.
Each Charter is about $1200 to $1500 a day. So let's say a two day trip at the lower end. 2 Buses is $2400 a day or $4800. Hotel is about 2500 so right there you are at $7300. Add meals for 80 people to eat you are easily at $10K
With a travel agent, let's say flights are $300 (This is the really high end for large group travel). For 55 people (Cut back like college travel lol) that is $16K. definitely not 4 to 5 times the cost. True some people my get left out or possibly find a sponsor.
16.5k is just for the flights. Maybe 4 to 5 times is high, but I would imagine its gonna cost 2x that for everything else.(ground transportation, hotels, meals, etc.,)
For the record, I think it is great that ESL and the kids get this opportunity. I just find the logistics and finances of it interesting. (not in a bad way)
Not a bad schedule...Should prepare them nicely for 6A
All.... Let's light a candle Sunday morning after mass for the sake of both our teams that the Flyers end up in 6A when the playoff qualifiers are announced. lol Ratsy
All..... Impressive schedule as always. I continue to hear about incoming transfers but no names yet. Flyerforlife have you heard anything? Ratsy
i wasn’t taking it negatively at all. I just wanted to know the meaning behind the question. The biggest cost to travel is the transportation. Everything else fluctuates tremendously. Travel that far, the opponent takes care of ground transportation and meals . The only cost that will have to be secured is hotel depending on how the travel is arranged.
The only person mentioned a transfer was TM during an interview. The person he was speaking about was there at the combine as well. I believe one of the beat writers mentioned it in their article of players that performed well at the combine.
Looking at the defending national champ SJB roster from this year, it seems they are graduating a lot ... that’s good news. But a few monsters remain it seems.
Depends on what happens in this game. If they can play with them then yes but if they get their a#s handed to them well. SJB graduated a ton of players from last year so ESL did good scheduling them in the first game of the season. As far as 8A goes their are teams right here in Chicagoland that can give them all they could handle they didn’t need to fly across the country to find a tough game. That said I guess nobody local would play them so I get it. Should be a great game. Hope they televise it.
Please do not read into the fact that SJB graduated alot from last year. They stay loaded every year.
Yeah it’s a bad game for the Flyers it will be nice to go to California but unfortunately they are going to get crushed.
Tell me what schools are willing to play. Also ESL played an all Illinois schedule traveling to Chicago three times in 2019. I’m not sure what your point is on this one.
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