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- Coyle may be tempted to increase Gopher football season ticket prices now that the Gophers have had a highly successful season.
- With that thought in view; I want recap the devastation that Teague caused to athletic department revenues with his over-the-top price increases in 2014
- Gopher Athletics announced an expansion of scholarship seating in 2014
- Mandatory 'Donations' for Zones 1-3 would increase between 100 and 500% over 3 years
- New mandatory 'Donations' of between $150 and $250 would be added for Zones 4-5
- These changes appeared to pay off in 2015 with a Ticket and Contribution revenue increase of ~12%
- New donations masked a ~19% decrease in ticket revenue
- Ticket holders revolted in 2016 and canceled tickets in droves; overall Ticket and contribution revenue decreased ~10%
- Ticket and Contribution revenue declined at a ~5% CAGR between 2015 and 2018
- Minnesota masked this decrease with increases in sponsorship revenue, and when necessary, a $7M increase in institutional transfer funding from the University in 2016
- Teague's price increases priced many Gopher fans out of their tickets, decreased attendance, and wrought havoc on the Gopher Athletics budget; it was an awful decision
- Coyle should let the stadium re-populate before re-introducing price increases because Minnesota over-corrected in their last attempt at price increases and shot themselves in the foot
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