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FOI: Auburn spent more than $2 million on Sugar Bowl

Started by jbcarol, April 15, 2017, 08:02:26 am

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https://twitter.com/JamesCrepea/status/852977689581498369

QuoteAuburn spent $2,121,811 on its trip to New Orleans. Auburn spent $150,038 to send 794 people (156 from team and staff, 439 band and cheerleaders and 199 faculty and athletic department official travel party). Meals, lodging and/or per diem cost $1,040,453.

Auburn sold 10,871 of its 15,500 allotted tickets for $1,517,515 and absorbed the cost of 1,340 unsold tickets for $214,510, with the SEC picking up 3,286 unsold tickets for $496,925.

Additional expenses included $23,766 on entertainment (up from $3,998 at the Birmingham Bowl), $4,852 on promotion (up from $4,315), $85,663 on awards (up from $40,224) and $19,703 on equipment and supplies (down from $21,036).

Auburn also spent $66,032 on "other" expenses, including security costs, vehicle repair and incidentals, up from $1,186 the year before.

Auburn lost to Oklahoma 35-19.
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Vantage 8 dude

Perhaps that was actually the bill just for drugs?