College football's financial impact

POSTPONE OR CANCEL THEIRSEASON..

IT'LL IMPACT MORETHAN JUST THE PLAYERS ANDFANS.2 WORKS FOR YOU BRADYHALBLEIB IS IN STILLWATERWITH THE IMPACT BUSINESSESTHERE WILL SEE IF FANSAREN'T FLOCKING TO TOWN ONGAME DAY.MANY Businesses here inStillwater are holding theirbreath and hoping the seasonwill still kick off..

But asother conferences alreadycancelled their theirs, it'snot looking promising."We have a very heavy fallincome and you know, youjust kinda make it throughthe rest of year." ConeyIsland is a staple ofstillwater.

And everyfootball season is thehighlight of their year.General Manager, Zach Moreysays he's concerned for thebusiness community."Without football, I have nodoubt the multiplebusinesses will have to shutdown." This was supposed tobe a special year for ConeyIsland.

New renovations tothe business haVE yet to beseen by the Stillwatercommunity."Last year we didn't reallyhave a chance to getestablished with out newarea.

Everything that's herewas not here last fall."Washington Street, otherwiseknown as "the strip," ishome to dozens of otherbusinesses WHOSE FATE COULDREST IN THE HANDS OF THE BIG12."So, we're a community of 50thousand.

So, add 100-thousand to our community.It feels alive, electric andfull." President and C-E-Oof Stillwater's Chamber ofCommerce, Justin Minges saysthat electricity will bemissed SHOULD THE SEASON BECANCELED OR POSTPONED."Anecdotally I would sayfootball season could be ofa businesses annualrevenue.

That's over 6weekendsFriday, Saturday and Sunday,so it's impactful."Meanwhile, with more than 50percent of the year'srevenue generated DURINGfootball season, Morey hopesConey Island can make up thedifference next spring."Football brings in not justpeople out of the woodworksbut it brings in everyonefrom out of state out oftown so it's a huge influxof people and dollarsspent."In Stillwater, BradyHalbleib 2WFY.