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Reup rate is 90%. 97% in lower bowl locations. The Brewster era is offically ended.
Reup rate is 90%. 97% in lower bowl locations. The Brewster era is offically ended.
It's all about Big Ten wins
I understand that you are all very qualified due to the abundance of you self-important internet message board posts, but how is this Brew's fault?
Our new coach, the savior of GHers, has been creating excitement among the masses, at least according to posts by the bulk of seasoned/veteran(bored? unemployed?) posters here and links to media members who have been quick to jump on the down-to-earthiness of Coach Kill. His honestly has been refreshing, hasn't it? That's been quoted multiple times, disregarding the fact that said honesty should be insanely insulting to anyone who actually cheers for the Minnesota program.
Maybe Jerry Kill will bring the Gophs to greatness. Maybe he won't. Let's pause for one second, however, and recognize that Jerry Kill was an afterthought of a hire. He was unimpressive as a candidate and took this job after the eight or nine more impressive jobs in the country filled. He was, and remains, unproven and unimpressive to people who buy season tickets yet have more pressing issues in their day to day lives than finding time to post on message boards (the large majority are, admittedly, more important than me). That's one reason season ticket sales are down.
The guy who has placated a weary fan base by telling them the current talent sucks and will probably suck forever, the savior of a coach who says his job is going to be an uphill battle because everything is awful about the current team and its players, well, maybe he should just shut up and coach. Tell us we are awful and you want us to buy tickets? Really? Clearly, he's mastered the art of sandbagging, but that doesn't sell tickets.
Ticket sales are down because the coach is underwhelming and underselling. All 100 internet-important season ticket holders (and the 200 who probably don't have season tickets) don't actually matter in the grand scheme of the program. Gain some clarity and realize that perspective is important to the non-average rube.
Sorry for the dose of reality. But please continue enjoying your internet importance.
Still, the buck stops with the HC. He was paid a million plus a year to get it done. He had the new stadium to fuel success. The crowd base now is almost back to what it was at the Dome. Depending on student sales, you're probably going to have 7,000 empty seats except for Wisconsin, Iowa, and Nebraska. What we hoped wouldn't happen has happened. We've turned TCF
into a visitor's haven. The "Crown Jewel" of the Big Ten as Lou Holtz called it on ESPN when TCF opened is back to being a diamond in the rough that is 3/4 filled.
"Jason LaFrenz from the Gophers marketing department said after the last football season a survey indicated 83 percent of public season ticket holders planned to renew their tickets. Now the renewal process is “pretty much finalized” and 90 percent of season ticket holders have committed for next season. He said that figure compares with 93 percent last year.
The better than expected renewal rate ties to the growing popularity of new coach Jerry Kill. The hire didn’t create much positivity with many fans last fall but the public and media has been impressed with his coaching success at other schools and the forthright way he’s gone about his job so far at Minnesota.