ESPN 1500 is talking big increases in Gopher Football Season Tickets cost. Says there will be an announcement yet today. They've got things wrong before, hope their numbers are wrong now.
ESPN 1500 is talking big increases in Gopher Football Season Tickets cost. Says there will be an announcement yet today. They've got things wrong before, hope their numbers are wrong now.
LOL, I think the current price is frozen for three years. There will be no change until there is a demand. That would be retail 101. There is not enough demand. When we win something other than the first half of the division championship, you might see a little movement.
Very confusing information on the show. They first said an announcement was coming at 6:00 then later "after 4:00". It wasn't the price of the ticket itself, but the donation to get them. $500 goes to $750 and then $1,000. The present $250 donation seats go to $600 then $750. Even the Students get a $50 hit. If those are true that means the fundraising for facilities has been a massive failure.
I'm sure that some of that is wrong. They were very confused about the present system. Could understand an increase, but increases of 50% to 300% over two years? That's gotta be wrong. Either the numbers themselves or the hubris behind them.
I love when they try to pretend like the seat license is somehow not part of the season ticket price by calling it a donation. Honest question, can you get the same seat without the donation? If you can't then it isn't a donation it is part of the ticket price.
I love when they try to pretend like the seat license is somehow not part of the season ticket price by calling it a donation. Honest question, can you get the same seat without the donation? If you can't then it isn't a donation it is part of the ticket price.
Well, it's 1500, so they're probably looking at the increase notices from last year.
I would think if a major increase in the donation seats area is real, we'll suddenly see a lot of folks moving their seats into those vacant upper deck corners...
Well, it's 1500, so they're probably looking at the increase notices from last year.
If what they've been saying is true G.B.G., they will be very few sections without some kind donation requirement. You're right though, they may find out pretty quickly that Gopher Fans are not Vikings Fans. They won't just bitch about the license cost, they'll just dump the seats.
My seats are somehow not in the donation requirement zone. If that changed, and I had to start donating a 'seat license fee' (hate that term), the first thing that would happen is that the annual donations I make to the U's Golden Gopher Fund, Alumni Association, and CSE would all dry up. Mass balance in effect here, I'm not made of money. My career isn't one that hands out big raises and bonuses. And I'm trying to save up to send my two sons to the U someday (crossing fingers they'll want to follow in the old man's footsteps). Short-sighted robbing of Peter to pay Paul.
Putting any money on that Jay?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPUBE1T7h9k
"Scholarship Seating"
No details given on the amount tickets will increase or how much this seating will expand, just a lot of crying about how expensive it is to run a program.
No demand when you are selling tickets for $25.00 on Facebook and packaging games. I don't doubt they would like to raise prices but they had better be careful. While there is hype right now and for a good reason, this is too early to make this announcement and they will lessen their demand even more. The Twins just announced changes that they hope brings more folks to the park to party and the Vikings are redesigning to do the same thing. Those factors are a must in their thinking. I'll buy you a beer if they raise ticket prices or seat fees before Febuary 1st and at that time it will be 10% max. No market can double the take in one year in the entertainment or retail business unless there is a circumstance to warrant it. That circumstance does not exist yet.