ATTENTION STATESBORO: THE FALL TOUR ENDS HERE—FINISH LOUD CRUSH UNIVERSITY™ Is Looking for the Right Venue, Promoters, Georgia Southern Students, Alumni, Businesses, Creators and Partners for Novembe

ATTENTION STATESBORO: THE FALL TOUR ENDS HERE—FINISH LOUD

CRUSH UNIVERSITY™ Is Looking for the Right Venue, Promoters, Georgia Southern Students, Alumni, Businesses, Creators and Partners for November 6–7, 2026

CRUSH MAGAZINE™ | CRUSH UNIVERSITY™ | FALL HOMECOMING 2026

By the time CRUSH reaches Statesboro, October will already have told a story.

Atlanta.

Athens.

Atlanta again.

Albany.

Savannah.

Different campuses.

Different cities.

Different crowds.

Different lessons.

Then the road points toward one final Georgia destination.

STATESBORO.

Not an afterthought.

Not an extra date.

Not the place where everybody gets tired and goes through the motions.

The finale.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2026.

Then:

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2026.

Georgia Southern Homecoming weekend.

Football.

Students.

Alumni.

College-town energy.

And one final opportunity to finish the Fall 2026 CRUSH UNIVERSITY™ road correctly.

Statesboro:

WE’RE LOOKING FOR THE RIGHT ROOM.

THE LAST STOP SHOULD BENEFIT FROM EVERY STOP BEFORE IT.

That’s the advantage.

By November, we should know more.

Which ticket prices converted.

Which ads worked.

Which promoters actually sold.

Which creators drove attention.

Which sponsor activations mattered.

Which production expenses were unnecessary.

What time customers arrived.

What caused lines.

What increased VIP sales.

What reduced margin.

What customers loved.

What they complained about.

Statesboro should receive the most operationally intelligent version of the Fall tour.

Because experience is only valuable if you use it.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6:

BUILD THE WEEKEND.

Friday is opportunity.

Students are already there.

Alumni are arriving.

Visitors are checking into hotels.

Friends are reconnecting.

The weekend hasn’t reached its peak yet.

That’s exactly why Friday matters.

The right Friday product can create anticipation instead of competing with Saturday.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7:

HOMECOMING.

Georgia Southern.

Football.

Tradition.

Tailgates.

Alumni.

Then the final Saturday night of the Fall CRUSH road.

That night deserves finale energy.

Not because we print FINALE on a flyer.

Because everything about the execution proves it.

STATESBORO VENUE OWNERS:

SHOW US THE ROOM.

We need the actual business information.

Capacity.

Availability.

November 6.

November 7.

Rental rate.

Deposit.

Hours.

Security requirements.

Sound.

Lighting.

Stage.

Bar structure where applicable.

VIP/table capabilities.

Parking.

Rideshare.

Staffing.

Insurance.

Vendor rules.

Production restrictions.

Settlement.

Cancellation.

If you can accommodate both nights, tell us.

If Saturday only makes sense, tell us.

If Friday has stronger economics, tell us.

We’re evaluating the market—not forcing a predetermined format onto it.

WE DON’T NEED TO OVERBUILD STATESBORO.

College towns create concentrated demand.

That can be powerful.

It can also encourage promoters to overestimate capacity.

We’re not interested in announcing a massive room simply because the number sounds impressive.

The objective is:

DENSITY.

A full room.

A strong ticket average.

Controlled overhead.

Excellent atmosphere.

Satisfied customers.

Strong margin.

Scarcity is better than empty space.

STATESBORO PROMOTERS:

WHO ACTUALLY MOVES GEORGIA SOUTHERN?

That’s the question.

Not who has the loudest social page.

Who converts?

Who understands:

Students.

Alumni.

Local nightlife.

Greek audiences where appropriate.

Young professionals.

Regional visitors.

Game-day movement.

Homecoming competition.

Who can tell us what Statesboro actually does instead of what Atlanta assumes Statesboro does?

We want those people.

SHOW US SALES.

Previous event.

Venue.

Capacity.

Attendance.

Ticket price.

Your role.

Your customer.

Your contribution.

Professional promotion is measurable.

GEORGIA SOUTHERN STUDENTS:

CRUSH MAGAZINE™ WANTS TO KNOW WHO’S BUILDING.

Student government.

Entrepreneurs.

Athletes.

Artists.

Musicians.

DJs.

Photographers.

Designers.

Filmmakers.

Campus creators.

Student organizations.

Journalists.

Future founders.

The Fall road should not enter Statesboro, use Homecoming attention and leave without documenting the people generating campus culture.

STUDENT ENTREPRENEURS:

Homecoming creates demand.

If you’re building something legitimate—

we want to know.

Clothing.

Food.

Beauty.

Technology.

Media.

Photography.

Design.

Fitness.

Tutoring.

Entertainment.

Professional services.

Products.

The student business with 50 customers today may become the company with 50,000 customers later.

Document the beginning.

GEORGIA SOUTHERN ALUMNI:

COME BACK WITH SOMETHING.

Enjoy Homecoming.

Absolutely.

But bring:

Knowledge.

Connections.

Jobs.

Internships.

Customers.

Mentorship.

Professional access.

Business.

Introductions.

Your degree connects you to the students walking campus now.

Make that connection useful.

ALUMNI BUSINESS OWNERS:

Homecoming is an opportunity to introduce your companies to another generation of Georgia Southern customers.

Tell us what you’ve built.

CRUSH Magazine™ wants to know the businesses behind the alumni network.

STATESBORO RESTAURANTS:

FEED THE WEEKEND.

Friday dinner.

Late-night Friday.

Saturday breakfast.

Game-day food.

Saturday dinner.

Late-night Saturday.

Sunday brunch.

One visitor can create multiple restaurant transactions.

We want to know the local places visitors should actually experience.

LOCAL BUSINESSES:

Homecoming spending should circulate.

Retail.

Food.

Beauty.

Barbers.

Transportation.

Photography.

Fashion.

Hospitality.

Professional services.

Entertainment.

Local vendors.

CRUSH should help visitors discover Statesboro beyond the venue address.

HOTELS:

The visitor journey begins before the event.

Room inventory.

Rates.

Parking.

Check-in.

Location.

Transportation.

Hospitality.

If a property wants Homecoming business, let’s explore measurable ways to connect customers to it.

TRANSPORTATION:

Hotel.

Campus.

Stadium.

Restaurant.

Venue.

Back to the hotel.

Solve that journey.

Professional transportation is more than convenience.

It can support safer nightlife and improve the customer experience.

STATESBORO DJS:

WHAT DOES GEORGIA SOUTHERN SOUND LIKE?

We don’t want to guess.

You tell us.

What records move?

What does the student crowd want?

What do alumni want?

What regional music matters?

What records does Statesboro know before Atlanta notices them?

Local DJs are cultural intelligence.

ARTISTS:

WE WANT THE RECORD STATESBORO ALREADY KNOWS.

Homecoming should create discovery.

Local artists.

Student artists.

Regional artists.

The next record doesn’t always arrive through a major label campaign.

Sometimes it moves city by city.

Campus by campus.

DJ by DJ.

That’s worth documenting.

PHOTOGRAPHERS:

Show us Statesboro.

Not generic nightclub photographs.

Campus.

Football.

Tailgates.

Students.

Alumni.

Fashion.

Local businesses.

The city.

The room.

The finale.

We should be able to look at the archive ten years later and know exactly where the tour ended.

VIDEOGRAPHERS:

YOU GET THE FINAL CHAPTER.

Use it.

Atlanta began the road.

Athens expanded it.

Albany took it south.

Savannah brought it home.

Statesboro closes it.

Tell that story.

The final recap should feel like the completion of a journey.

LOCAL MEDIA:

Radio.

Student publications.

Podcasts.

Digital outlets.

Photographers.

Creators.

Sports media.

We want relationships with people already documenting Georgia Southern and Statesboro.

CRUSH doesn’t need to replace local voices.

It needs to connect with them.

GEORGIA SOUTHERN ATHLETES:

Homecoming coverage doesn’t stop at football statistics.

We want the person.

Education.

NIL.

Business.

Leadership.

Community.

Life beyond sports.

Athletes are part of campus culture, not simply entertainment inside the stadium.

SPONSORS:

THIS IS THE FALL FINALE.

That creates a different activation opportunity.

A brand that traveled with CRUSH through multiple Fall markets can use Statesboro as the conclusion of a larger campaign.

What happened across the road?

How many customers engaged?

Which campuses responded?

Which creators performed?

What content was produced?

Statesboro can become both an activation and a culmination.

LOCAL SPONSORS:

You matter too.

Regional banks.

Healthcare organizations.

Automotive dealerships.

Restaurants.

Retailers.

Technology businesses.

Professional services.

Hospitality.

Local employers.

Homecoming customers don’t only buy national products.

Regional companies should participate in regional culture.

EMPLOYERS:

GEORGIA SOUTHERN HAS TALENT.

Recruit it.

Students don’t only need corporate swag.

They need:

Internships.

Interviews.

Jobs.

Mentorship.

Career access.

If you’re sponsoring college culture but not creating opportunities for college students, you’re leaving one of the strongest possible connections unused.

THE FINALE SHOULD HAVE MERCHANDISE.

But intelligently.

Limited.

Tour-specific.

Statesboro-specific where appropriate.

No unauthorized Georgia Southern marks.

No unnecessary inventory.

Scarcity.

Preorders where useful.

Protect the margin.

The last stop creates a natural opportunity for:

“I WAS THERE.”

That’s what good event merchandise represents.

THE FINALE SHOULD ALSO CREATE CONTENT ABOUT THE ENTIRE FALL.

Not just Statesboro.

By November, CRUSH Magazine™ should be able to publish:

The Fall Homecoming Road.

Best moments.

Best fashion.

Breakout artists.

Student founders discovered.

Promoters who delivered.

Businesses featured.

Cities visited.

Lessons learned.

Photography.

Numbers where appropriate.

Now the tour becomes a documented cultural property.

AND THEN WE DO SOMETHING IMPORTANT:

WE STOP.

For a moment.

We calculate.

Not vibes.

Numbers.

WHAT DID FALL 2026 ACTUALLY DO?

Total tickets sold.

Gross revenue.

Net revenue.

Event-level profit.

Overall profit.

Margin.

Sponsor revenue.

Merchandise.

Vendor revenue.

Marketing spend.

Customer acquisition cost.

Repeat customers.

Media reach.

Email growth.

Compliant SMS growth.

Content performance.

Promoter performance.

Venue performance.

Customer satisfaction.

Incident reports.

Refunds.

Chargebacks.

Every important number.

THEN RANK THE MARKETS.

Not emotionally.

Commercially.

Which market produced the highest profit?

Which produced the highest margin?

Which had the strongest customer response?

Which acquired customers most efficiently?

Which sponsor activation worked best?

Which city deserves more investment?

Which should be reduced?

Which should be eliminated?

Which deserves two dates next year?

That is how a tour becomes smarter.

AND THAT ANALYSIS LEADS DIRECTLY INTO SPRING 2027.

Because the road isn’t actually over.

It’s changing seasons.

From:

HOMECOMING

to:

DESTINATION.

MARCH 13–16, 2027

MIAMI.

Spring Break.

APRIL 16–19, 2027

SAVANNAH / TYBEE.

The coastal return.

One Tybee weekend.

MAY 21–25, 2027

ATLANTA.

Memorial Day weekend.

JUNE 19–21, 2027

JACKSONVILLE.

Juneteenth weekend.

STATESBORO IS THE BRIDGE.

The last fall event should leave CRUSH with:

More customers.

More content.

More sponsor evidence.

More operating knowledge.

More creators.

More relationships.

More capital.

More confidence.

Then Spring launches from a stronger position.

THAT’S WHY THE LAST STOP MATTERS.

You don’t stumble across the finish line.

YOU FINISH STRONG ENOUGH TO FUND THE NEXT RACE.

That’s business.

SO STATESBORO—

VENUE OWNERS:

Show us the room.

PROMOTERS:

Show us conversion.

STUDENTS:

Show us campus culture.

ALUMNI:

Bring opportunity back.

DJS:

Show us the sound.

ARTISTS:

Give us something to discover.

RESTAURANTS:

Feed the weekend.

HOTELS:

House the visitors.

TRANSPORTATION:

Move people responsibly.

LOCAL BUSINESSES:

Participate in the economy.

CREATORS:

Document the finale.

MEDIA:

Tell the story.

SPONSORS:

Help us finish bigger than we started.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2026.

STATESBORO.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2026.

GEORGIA SOUTHERN HOMECOMING.

The last Fall weekend.

The last Georgia stop.

The final chapter of CRUSH UNIVERSITY™ Homecoming 2026.

But not the end of the business.

Because when the lights come on Saturday night—

the question isn’t simply:

“Was it packed?”

The question is:

WHAT DID WE BUILD?

Customers?

Relationships?

Profit?

Media?

Infrastructure?

History?

Something worth repeating?

If the answer is yes—

then Fall 2026 did its job.

CRUSH MAGAZINE™

CRUSH UNIVERSITY™

FALL HOMECOMING TOUR 2026

ATLANTA → ATHENS → ATLANTA/AUC → ALBANY → SAVANNAH → STATESBORO

ATTENTION STATESBORO:

THE FALL TOUR ENDS HERE.

THE LESSONS ARRIVE HERE.

THE ENERGY ARRIVES HERE.

THE BUSINESS ARRIVES HERE.

NOW WE NEED THE RIGHT ROOM.

November 6–7, 2026.

FINISH LOUD.

FINISH FULL.

FINISH PROFITABLE.

THEN TAKE EVERYTHING WE LEARNED INTO SPRING 2027.