Indoor Club & Suite sales fall short

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According to the Associated Press:
a week before the Gophers' home opener Sept. 12 against Air Force, the university hasn't had season buyers for nine of 37 premium suites that sell for over $40,000 a season and about half of the 259 indoor club seats that sell for more than $2,000 a year.
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Another factor is the ban on alcohol. It apparently caused one buyer to back out of buying a suite and caused two others who were thinking about buying suites to back off.

Full article is here

There's also an interesting article by Jay Wiener questioning whether the Twin Cities can sustain its support of the current array of professional and collegiate sports teams. See the off-topics board for that article and any discussion.

(Sorry if this duplicates another thread or post ... it was the first I'd seen of hard numbers reporting what the sales levels were)
 

There's also an interesting article by Jay Wiener questioning whether the Twin Cities can sustain its support of the current array of professional and collegiate sports teams. See the off-topics board for that article and any discussion.


No worries here as the team in purple will be in LA in a couple of years.
 

Rick Mons said:
According to the Associated Press:


Another factor is the ban on alcohol. It apparently caused one buyer to back out of buying a suite and caused two others who were thinking about buying suites to back off.

Full article is here

There's also an interesting article by Jay Wiener questioning whether the Twin Cities can sustain its support of the current array of professional and collegiate sports teams. See the off-topics board for that article and any discussion.

(Sorry if this duplicates another thread or post ... it was the first I'd seen of hard numbers reporting what the sales levels were)
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thanks. yeah, i saw this exact same AP story about a week and a half or two weeks ago. it talks about how it is not just the gophers having a difficult time selling premium seats in this economy (coupled with the mn legislature's meddling in alcohol sales policy), but rather it is a situation in most of the country's sports stadiums. it looks like this ksax (alexandria??) website is just republishing a now somewhat old AP story.
 


Lou Nanne said on his Barreiro appearance that the lack of alcohol in the boxes has cost the sale of at least 2 boxes. And those were just ones that he tried to sell.
 


So, the rich alcoholics

can't get drunk during the game in their sound proof booth. Boo-f'ing-hoo. I think it is hilarious that some people who pretend to be supporters of Gopher football can't seem to get it up without their drug of choice. My name is (state your name) and I'm an alcoholic.
 

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Without taking shots at anyone, the NEED to drink has nothing to do with this. It's generally the larger companies that buy these boxes for entertaining purposes. When you remove the alcohol from that equation, you remove some of the motivation.

Diehard fans generally aren't the ones in the 40k suites. But the corporations who are in those suites are helping to put out a better product for the fans - including you.
 

I think it's terrible that they banned alcohol and this is coming from someone who rarely drinks and never has a drink while watching a game. Many people associate a good time with alcohol and if corporations are looking to entertain in these boxes, they probably feel like they need to have alcohol available.

On a selfish note, I want the Gophers to have as much revenue as possible so that those of us who care far more about the product on the field than what we can drink during the game can see the best team possible.
 

EG#9 said:
I think it's terrible that they banned alcohol and this is coming from someone who rarely drinks and never has a drink while watching a game. Many people associate a good time with alcohol and if corporations are looking to entertain in these boxes, they probably feel like they need to have alcohol available.

On a selfish note, I want the Gophers to have as much revenue as possible so that those of us who care far more about the product on the field than what we can drink during the game can see the best team possible.
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exactly. my primary motivations as well. could not have said it better.
 



I don't like that we didn't sell out the premium seats but the way I look at it, it is a positive sign that Minnesotans want outdoor football to see the Outdoor Club seats sold out and the Indoor Club seats struggle to sell out.
 

The most destructive drug in our society

Well I gotta get drunk and I sure do dread it
Cuz I know just what I'm gonna do
I'll start to spend my money callin' everybody honey
And I'll wind up singin' the blues
I'll spend my whole paycheck on some old wreck
And brother I can name you a few
Well I gotta get drunk and I sure do dread it
Cuz I know just what I'm gonna do

I gotta get drunk, I just can't stay sober
There's a lot of good people in town
Who like to see me holler, see me spend my dollar
And I wouldn't dream of lettin' 'em down
There's a lot of doctors tell me
That I'd better start slowing it down
But there's more old drunks than there are old doctors
So I guess we'd better have another round

I am more than happy to be in the company of Ohio State and Michigan when it comes to the ban on alcohol sales. Alcohol sales does not equate with being a powerhouse football program. And I'll be even more happy if I never see another Iowa fan puking in one of our garbage cans. There are a lot of ways that the football team could make a lot of money - not all of them are ethical, moral or good for society as a whole or for the students and fans. An example of this is the "school colors" beer cans. If our school colors are a trademark, we could make a lot of money allowing Budweiser to market those cans in Minnesota. I'm not telling you all what to do with your lives - obviously I am stating my opinion as you all are. I'm not sure what the opinion of the people of the State of Minnesota is on this subject - perhaps I am in the minority. I also agree, actually, with the view that if it is going to be allowed for those happy, well-adjusted elites who can afford to sit indoors it also should be allowed for the commoners.
 

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