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Can’t imagine the game is even close being sold out and I read on Twitter that the cheapest nose bleed corner seat in the upper deck is starting at $77/ticket!? Damn U! That’s ballsy 😆
 

Yah-E said:
Can’t imagine the game is even close being sold out and I read on Twitter that the cheapest nose bleed corner seat in the upper deck is starting at $77/ticket!? Damn U! That’s ballsy 😆
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I mentioned this last week in another thread but when I last looked, tickets for the Colorado game were more expensive than the Homecoming game against Purdue. Makes little sense.

But can get them for under $50 on stubhub.
 

GophersInIowa said:
I mentioned this last week in another thread but when I last looked, tickets for the Colorado game were more expensive than the Homecoming game against Purdue. Makes little sense.

But can get them for under $50 on stubhub.
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With fees though they are about a buck more than through the Gopher ticket office, fer reals.
 

Yah-E said:
Can’t imagine the game is even close being sold out and I read on Twitter that the cheapest nose bleed corner seat in the upper deck is starting at $77/ticket!? Damn U! That’s ballsy 😆
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The U has very clearly prioritized season ticket holders and this is part of that. If they discount tickets too much, then there is no resale value, so they need to make single game tickets more expensive. I'm personally in favor of that policy because it gives people incentive to just spring for the full season rather than try to pick one or two games.
 



10,244 tickets left
Comparison next week vs Purdue 9807 left
 

Everyone wants a bargain these days. Things cost money.
 


maroonfive said:
Everyone wants a bargain these days. Things cost money.
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We’re just not there yet. You can’t jack up the prices when you’re not even sold out year in and year out.

Simple Microeconomics with supplies and demand.

Would you pay $55 for a Big Mac?
 



Yah-E said:
Can’t imagine the game is even close being sold out and I read on Twitter that the cheapest nose bleed corner seat in the upper deck is starting at $77/ticket!? Damn U! That’s ballsy 😆
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In today's world ticket prices should be dynamic based on demand. As the game comes closer it becomes a "Dutch" auction.
 



For comparison; Camp Randall upper deck seats $35 for this week against New Mexico State
 





Yah-E said:
We’re just not there yet. You can’t jack up the prices when you’re not even sold out year in and year out.

Simple Microeconomics with supplies and demand.

Would you pay $55 for a Big Mac?
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No. But I can get a comparable burger elsewhere

I can’t watch Big Ten football 30 minutes from my house elsewhere.

Sports tickets are a commodity.
 

Yah-E said:
We’re just not there yet. You can’t jack up the prices when you’re not even sold out year in and year out.

Simple Microeconomics with supplies and demand.

Would you pay $55 for a Big Mac?
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I can honestly say I have never eaten a Big Mac. Big time college sports cost money. Bills need to be paid.
 

Yah-E said:
We’re just not there yet. You can’t jack up the prices when you’re not even sold out year in and year out.

Simple Microeconomics with supplies and demand.

Would you pay $55 for a Big Mac?
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This is the Minnesota Question for me year after year. We have a very good team, great coach, fine stadium yet we can’t sell out. Not everyone is a Viking fan and we have millions more in population than say Iowa who has two Power Five teams. Time for casual fans to get to work and buy some tickets!!!
 

Wcfan56 said:
This is the Minnesota Question for me year after year. We have a very good team, great coach, fine stadium yet we can’t sell out. Not everyone is a Viking fan and we have millions more in population than say Iowa who has two Power Five teams. Time for casual fans to get to work and buy some tickets!!!
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Twins, Saints, MN United, Vikings, Wild, Wolves, Gophs Basketball, Gophs Hockey, etc. Many fairly expensive ways to spend your sports dollar here. Add in all the arts, theater and music options and there's way, way more things competing for you discretionary dollars than what's in Iowa.
 

UpAndUnder43 said:
No. But I can get a comparable burger elsewhere

I can’t watch Big Ten football 30 minutes from my house elsewhere.

Sports tickets are a commodity.
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But for many watching Big 10 football on their HD TV, computer, tablet or phone is just as satisfying, and more cost efficient.

Seeing an image of a Big Mac doesn't make me any less hungry.

Side note, I happened to have a Big Mac yesterday for a $1. First one in a year, probably. It was bundled (buy 1 get 1 for a $1) with chicken McNugetts. It was just fine.
 

PMWinSTP said:
Twins, Saints, MN United, Vikings, Wild, Wolves, Gophs Basketball, Gophs Hockey, etc. Many fairly expensive ways to spend your sports dollar here. Add in all the arts, theater and music options and there's way, way more things competing for you discretionary dollars than what's in Iowa.
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Ok then- your response to how Wisconsin sells out with pro sports and similar population plus outdoor opportunities?
 

Wcfan56 said:
Ok then- your response to how Wisconsin sells out with pro sports and similar population plus outdoor opportunities?
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Madison is an hour away from Green Bay which is an hour away from Milwaukee. It would be Gophers playing in Rochester. Pro Sports teams in Minneapolis and Vikings in Duluth or Mankato. A better comparison is USC/UCLA, Arizona St and Miami.
 

Wcfan56 said:
Ok then- your response to how Wisconsin sells out with pro sports and similar population plus outdoor opportunities?
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Wisconsin doesn't have NHL or MLS for comparison purposes. Also do they have a AAA baseball team that draws as well as the Saints?
 

Obviously the big games sell out...Texas Tech for the Thursday night opener was a sellout under the previous regime. The OH-IO State game last year. PSU in 2019 and so on...

If location is the issue, maybe if our stadium were out in a former cornfield in Blaine* with hundreds of acres of tailgate parking around it...and a direct light rail line to boot connecting from the MOA...we'd be full no matter the opponent and no matter the cost...

Alas, that is not our situation. All we can hope is the pricing formula is set to optimize total gameday revenue AND that it is working.

*Substitute any outer ring suburb
 

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Wisconsin doesn't have NHL or MLS for comparison purposes. Also do they have a AAA baseball team that draws as well as the Saints?
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These groups aren’t college football fans anywhere I believe. Still not satisfied with my Minnesota Question.
 


Attendance is dropping with each win. The Gophers received less votes and dropped in several polls after winning by 52. The cheerleading squads have dropped from 3 units to 2.

It’s like the old Star Trek episode when the Enterprise got stuck in a parallel universe and Spock had a beard.
 
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What game day atmosphere do season ticket holders / Football players / fans want? A 45,000 person stadium filled with 30,000 fans or a packed house every game. If they want it packed then you have to price based upon demand. Once you create a must watch atmosphere then you start raising the prices. While people on this board understand the value, the reality is the average fan does not. In the words of PJ - create the culture. If you create it people will not just pay a premium but invest in making it better.
 

gophernut1 said:
What game day atmosphere do season ticket holders / Football players / fans want? A 45,000 person stadium filled with 30,000 fans or a packed house every game. If they want it packed then you have to price based upon demand. Once you create a must watch atmosphere then you start raising the prices. While people on this board understand the value, the reality is the average fan does not. In the words of PJ - create the culture. If you create it people will not just pay a premium but invest in making it better.
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Stadium seats closer to 51k than 45k. Also, we rarely - if ever - have had only 30k in the seats since 2019.
 

gophernut1 said:
What game day atmosphere do season ticket holders / Football players / fans want? A 45,000 person stadium filled with 30,000 fans or a packed house every game. If they want it packed then you have to price based upon demand. Once you create a must watch atmosphere then you start raising the prices. While people on this board understand the value, the reality is the average fan does not. In the words of PJ - create the culture. If you create it people will not just pay a premium but invest in making it better.
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Atmosphere has been great honestly for every game I’ve been to since at least 2019! Anyone that thinks watching on TV is comparable is not doing it right (assume no or small tailgate).
 

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