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Football in demand
Coyle said demand for Gophers football season tickets has grown by 300% from last year following their 11-2 season and their 31-24 Outback Bowl victory over Auburn.
“There is no doubt that that win [over Auburn] has had a huge impact,” Coyle said. “I was down in Kentucky this past week for a couple of days seeing some friends, and I can’t tell you how many people came up to me and said, ‘You guys beat Auburn!’ The excitement it generates not only here in Minnesota but across the country.
“I can tell you we look at our football season tickets after they went on sale, and we have sold four times as many new football season tickets today than we did at this point a year ago. We have a lot of excitement. Our renewals are running ahead of schedule. I think they’re more than 10 percent ahead of where we were at this point a year ago.”
Coyle said that in addition to increased season ticket sales, the football program’s success has boosted fundraising.
“There is no doubt there has been an uptick in fundraising,” he said. “It is such a big, big part of what we do as we continue to generate revenue, not only to support our football program but to support all 25 programs and all 700 student-athletes. There is no doubt that Auburn win brought a lot of great excitement and energy to our department, and [I’m] really grateful for our football student-athletes and Coach [P.J.] Fleck for the season they put together this past season, and looking forward to continuing to build it.”
There is no question that fundraising continues to make a big impact around the university. Coyle said work continues on major renovations for several programs.
“We redid our wrestling facility and Coach [Brandon] Eggum and [assistant head] Coach [Luke] Becker and his staff did a phenomenal job,” Coyle said. “We worked on fundraising and we have a new wrestling practice facility that is state of the art. We went from a room that I don’t think was touched since 1976 to having a brand-new wrestling space. In addition to the wrestling space and with all the excitement around football, we built a brand-new golf house, we built a brand-new volleyball performance center. We made renovations to our locker rooms for several of our sports programs.”
Coyle said one of the biggest things for the Gophers after opening Athletes Village in 2018 is to continue to move forward with projects that can help recruiting.
“You have to keep your foot on the gas pedal and keep this thing moving forward and you can’t stop and rest,” he said. “Facilities are a big part of what we do, and it’s part of that ‘wow’ factor when we go out and recruit student-athletes to come compete in one of our 25 sports. We want to make sure we have great facilities that provide them a great experience when they get on campus and attend the University of Minnesota.”
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Football in demand
Coyle said demand for Gophers football season tickets has grown by 300% from last year following their 11-2 season and their 31-24 Outback Bowl victory over Auburn.
“There is no doubt that that win [over Auburn] has had a huge impact,” Coyle said. “I was down in Kentucky this past week for a couple of days seeing some friends, and I can’t tell you how many people came up to me and said, ‘You guys beat Auburn!’ The excitement it generates not only here in Minnesota but across the country.
“I can tell you we look at our football season tickets after they went on sale, and we have sold four times as many new football season tickets today than we did at this point a year ago. We have a lot of excitement. Our renewals are running ahead of schedule. I think they’re more than 10 percent ahead of where we were at this point a year ago.”
Coyle said that in addition to increased season ticket sales, the football program’s success has boosted fundraising.
“There is no doubt there has been an uptick in fundraising,” he said. “It is such a big, big part of what we do as we continue to generate revenue, not only to support our football program but to support all 25 programs and all 700 student-athletes. There is no doubt that Auburn win brought a lot of great excitement and energy to our department, and [I’m] really grateful for our football student-athletes and Coach [P.J.] Fleck for the season they put together this past season, and looking forward to continuing to build it.”
There is no question that fundraising continues to make a big impact around the university. Coyle said work continues on major renovations for several programs.
“We redid our wrestling facility and Coach [Brandon] Eggum and [assistant head] Coach [Luke] Becker and his staff did a phenomenal job,” Coyle said. “We worked on fundraising and we have a new wrestling practice facility that is state of the art. We went from a room that I don’t think was touched since 1976 to having a brand-new wrestling space. In addition to the wrestling space and with all the excitement around football, we built a brand-new golf house, we built a brand-new volleyball performance center. We made renovations to our locker rooms for several of our sports programs.”
Coyle said one of the biggest things for the Gophers after opening Athletes Village in 2018 is to continue to move forward with projects that can help recruiting.
“You have to keep your foot on the gas pedal and keep this thing moving forward and you can’t stop and rest,” he said. “Facilities are a big part of what we do, and it’s part of that ‘wow’ factor when we go out and recruit student-athletes to come compete in one of our 25 sports. We want to make sure we have great facilities that provide them a great experience when they get on campus and attend the University of Minnesota.”
Gophers athletic director Mark Coyle says new Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren is great for the conference
The Gophers AD said the new commissioner will keep growing the league and its television reach.
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