U of Miami Asks Fans to go to Less Games?

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Miami Hurricane football attendance woes are well documented. Having your stadium 20 mikes off campus doesn't help. The Southern "U" is taking an unusual tack to try and change that. Well at least "sort of".

http://awfulannouncing.com/2014/univ...ess-games.html

Not many teams would tell you to go to fewer games.

Most would try to push a full season package on you, even if that requires more money or more time than you possess.

We are extremely thankful for the support of our Miami Hurricanes season ticket holders, but we understand that a full season of tickets is not for everyone, and that’s OK.

So we created the new Two-Game Mini-Plan to give fans an opportunity to experience the two best college football events in South Florida.

If you identify with any of the following statements, then the Two-Game Mini-Plan may be right for you:

1. I like exciting college football in rocking, sold-out environments.
2. I want to see the Hurricanes play the defending national champion Florida State Seminoles and the preseason top-25 North Carolina Tar Heels.
3. I’m not so sure I can make it to the other 5 home games.

If you agree with the above, here’s why you should strongly consider the Two-Game Mini-Plan:

1. Better seats are available at better prices through the Two-Game Mini-Plan than on StubHub and other broker sites for the FSU game alone.

2. Florida State tickets will not be available to the general public on a single-game basis.

3. We’re throwing in a complimentary Miami Hurricanes hat with every purchase (an added $30 value per plan).
Some people have told us we’re crazy for offering a Two-Game Mini-Plan package that’s THIS good. Our response: IT’S WHAT OUR FANS HAVE ASKED FOR.
 

They are trying to sell the two games to people that would not buy a season ticket anyway. They are trying to sell out two games. They know they can't sell out the other ones.

Marketing 101.
 

I must have missed the part where the U of Miami asks fans to go to less games.
 


highwayman said:
They are trying to sell the two games to people that would not buy a season ticket anyway. They are trying to sell out two games. They know they can't sell out the other ones.

Marketing 101.
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Really? :rolleyes:
 


Another power reduced to the second tier when they lose the on Campus stadium. When they tore the Orange Bowl and moved to Pro Players Stadium, they lost their mojo. To become a factor again they need to find a way to get back on campus or close to it. Heck if Tulane and Houston can build a new on campus stadiums the Hurricanes could. As long as they play 20 miles from campus they will be irrelevant.
 

The Orange Bowl wasn't on campus. It was about seven miles away or about a twenty to thirty minute drive. It was very atmospheric and its location lended itself to the street vibe Miami football put out at its peak. However, it was mostly bench seating with no luxury boxes and few amenities. The city of Miami proposed a $200,000,000 renovation, but the school rejected the idea and moved to what we now know as Sun Life Stadium, which is twenty plus miles away and a drive that can take thirty minutes to an hour depending on the traffic. The Orange Bowl was then torn down and Marlins Park was built on the site. There's no room for an on campus stadium and the expense of nearby land makes getting the space to build one cost prohibitive and likely to be strongly objected to by local residents due to the school's location in a nice area.
 

Sports_Realist said:
The Orange Bowl wasn't on campus. It was about seven miles away or about a twenty to thirty minute drive. It was very atmospheric and its location lended itself to the street vibe Miami football put out at its peak. However, it was mostly bench seating with no luxury boxes and few amenities. The city of Miami proposed a $200,000,000 renovation, but the school rejected the idea and moved to what we now know as Sun Life Stadium, which is twenty plus miles away and a drive that can take thirty minutes to an hour depending on the traffic. The Orange Bowl was then torn down and Marlins Park was built on the site. There's no room for an on campus stadium and the expense of nearby land makes getting the space to build one cost prohibitive and likely to be strongly objected to by local residents due to the school's location in a nice area.
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That is correct. Good friend from grad school at the U did his undergrad studies there and said even at the apex of the program it was never a problem getting seats. Small school and a huge stadium.
 

Iceland12 said:
Really? :rolleyes:
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I was serious. The first line of the ad is a joke. They are not using this in any way to sell season tickets or to season ticket holders. It a ploy to sell two game packs and try to sell out two games (a miracle in Miami).

It is Marketing 101.
 



highwayman said:
I was serious. The first line of the ad is a joke. They are not using this in any way to sell season tickets or to season ticket holders. It a ploy to sell two game packs and try to sell out two games (a miracle in Miami).

It is Marketing 101.
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You mean patronizing 101?:confused:

You felt the need to point that out because you thought people didn't get it? Guessing everybody did. Okay, besides Matt. :D

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Sports_Realist said:
The Orange Bowl wasn't on campus. It was about seven miles away or about a twenty to thirty minute drive. It was very atmospheric and its location lended itself to the street vibe Miami football put out at its peak. However, it was mostly bench seating with no luxury boxes and few amenities. The city of Miami proposed a $200,000,000 renovation, but the school rejected the idea and moved to what we now know as Sun Life Stadium, which is twenty plus miles away and a drive that can take thirty minutes to an hour depending on the traffic. The Orange Bowl was then torn down and Marlins Park was built on the site. There's no room for an on campus stadium and the expense of nearby land makes getting the space to build one cost prohibitive and likely to be strongly objected to by local residents due to the school's location in a nice area.
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And now this:

http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2014/06/politicians-try-to-start-drumbeat-for-a-miami-mls-stadium-by-marlins-park.html
 

Please no. Joe Robbie has acres of parking for tailgating purposes. I'd hate to go back to parking on Rauls front yard.
 

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