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[kcshocker11]

I'd buy one of those "KU Final Four" shirts for $5. Imagine what art you could add to such a shirt. :D

cue DoFo :D :posterwsu:

[tw805]

I'd buy one of those "KU Final Four" shirts for $5. Imagine what art you could add to such a shirt. :D

Maybe you guys are just misinterpreting what the phrase "Final Four" means.

Final Four: Refers to the amount of players remaining on the KU team by the end of the week.

Final (exam) Four: Refers to the four test questions NOT answered by a KU player's tutor.

Final Four: Refers to the number of players remaining on KU's team that have clean criminal records.

[sdshox]

Apparently, some fan groups don't learn their lesson...



And before you go look it up, this is from the monring before they got Carmelo'ed.

[martymoose]

But the KU thing strikes me as funny as these were ordered by stores in Lawrence and not by the NCAA for the players to wear after a win. These stores bet big on the "sure thing" and lost.

Actually stores had the Butler National Champs shirts before they lost.

[Kung Wu]

It completely makes sense to print both shirts. Sales will never be higher than the next couple of days following the event. You can't wait until you know who is going to win, because you can't distribute the shirts to all the hot vendors in many cities in time to ride the euphoria.

Cost to make one shirt: $3. Sell price of shirt: $20.
If you guess correctly, profit = $17.
If you guess incorrectly, profit = -$3.

Cost to make two shirts: $6. Sell price of shirt: $20. Profit = $14, regardless who wins.

Which would you do? Risk going negative $3 per shirt, with the hope of making $3 extra per shirt, or just guarantee yourself $14 per shirt regardless the outcome?

[martymoose]

It completely makes sense to print both shirts. Sales will never be higher than the next couple of days following the event. You can't wait until you know who is going to win, because you can't distribute the shirts to all the hot vendors in many cities in time to ride the euphoria.

Cost to make one shirt: $3. Sell price of shirt: $20.
If you guess correctly, profit = $17.
If you guess incorrectly, profit = -$3.

Cost to make two shirts: $6. Sell price of shirt: $20. Profit = $14, regardless who wins.

Which would you do? Risk going negative $3 per shirt, with the hope of making $3 extra per shirt, or just guarantee yourself $14 per shirt regardless the outcome?

Exactly, it's common place in sports. I wouldn't be surprised if WSU NIT Champ shirts were printed before we won.

But none of that changes the funny factor of tens of thousands of KU Final 4 shirts going to waste.

[Zardoz]

We know that some WSU shirts were printed before hand Because the players were wearing them right after the game. How many depends on the risk people were willing to take.

[10city]

Small business owners losing money is hilarious??

[wufan]

Small business owners losing money is hilarious??

Nope, but KU arrogance is.

[ShockerPrez]

The real question I have is:

Does someone print KU final 4 shirts every year?

[kcshocker11]

The real question I have is:

Does someone print KU final 4 shirts every year?

DoFo :D 8) :posterwu:

[Snapshot9]

We know that some WSU shirts were printed before hand Because the players were wearing them right after the game. How many depends on the risk people were willing to take.

I don't think those shirts had WSU on them, just NIT Championship on them. They could have given them to Alabama if they had won just as well.

[The Mad Hatter]

We know that some WSU shirts were printed before hand Because the players were wearing them right after the game. How many depends on the risk people were willing to take.

I don't think those shirts had WSU on them, just NIT Championship on them. They could have given them to Alabama if they had won just as well.

I'm pretty sure Alabama would have been upset to receive the t-shirts the team was wearing after the game.

[Downtown Shocker Brown]

I'm going to get mine signed by Josh Shelby to help me remember that one amazing season he spent in college.

*sarcasm*

[RampageWSU]

It completely makes sense to print both shirts. Sales will never be higher than the next couple of days following the event. You can't wait until you know who is going to win, because you can't distribute the shirts to all the hot vendors in many cities in time to ride the euphoria.

Cost to make one shirt: $3. Sell price of shirt: $20.
If you guess correctly, profit = $17.
If you guess incorrectly, profit = -$3.

Cost to make two shirts: $6. Sell price of shirt: $20. Profit = $14, regardless who wins.

Which would you do? Risk going negative $3 per shirt, with the hope of making $3 extra per shirt, or just guarantee yourself $14 per shirt regardless the outcome?

It really depends on who is making the shirts. If they have buying power, you're close to correct, however...you have to figure in licensing rights for KU as well as the Final 4 / NCAA Champs...which can be quite expensive. Usually it's a percentage of retail cost.