Future Ticket Prices

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Originally Posted by jaxmc1023

If they're truly planning a 40-70% price increase, then they literally CANT market it..

The response will be so bad

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I do not know what y'all are saying about ticket prices "driving people out of the market". Right now we have at least 41,000 people at every game and it appears to me that the new general seating will be a bit smaller than what they have now. That means there will be a waiting list for the new seats in the stadium, so the athletic department thinks that supply and demand says the price for every ticket must go up.

At all of the games I have attended in person this year I found the stadium to be packed. Now the sellout crowds may be due to the extremely low "family friendly" prices at the concession stands.

$65 million is a bargain price for making the stadium much more comfortable for the huge crowds at every game. I think they should have spent $130 million and built the student side to mirror the home side. We all know that they have had a hard time fitting in all the students who attend the games. The frats and sororities could buy the luxury boxes, and they could put the seniors and their dates in the club level seats (calling it the Senior Level Seating section).

We all know that the stadium has been totally sold out, and spending $65 million on a facility that is used as many as 12 times per season is something we should have done years ago.

Right now the backend is a mess of internal systems that are completely disjointed. The new system will have SalesForce as it's CRM. This will be the same system used by over 160 other Universities.

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Originally Posted by Million$Mullet

It’s true. They will be switching to the same system that south Al uses. I bought a $17 ticket which came out to $25 after fees and taxes.

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Oh hell yea

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Originally Posted by Million$Mullet

This is for PREMIUM seating. It doesn’t have to do with the rest of the “old stadium”. There’s 524 club seats. Of course they will be at a premium. The one time donation to be able to sit up there is what is helping fund the stadium. But everyone is gonna run with they’re jacking up EVERYONE’S ticket prices. That’s where there’s a disconnect.

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Their entire business model, college athletics as a whole, is wrong. But it’s especially wrong for smaller programs like ourselves.

Increase in pricing equals a decrease in tickets sold, lost revenue. Less tickets sold, less concessions sold, another loss in revenue.

I understand the need for increasing the money coming in, but that should be done by increasing attendance and RCAF members. Not by gouging the core we currently have.

Right now, 2 seats in UD2 on the 47 yard line cost $1000 per year including the RCAF donation. According to you, the same two seats will cost $4200 at a minimum. This displacing 20 year ticket holders.

Club seating will be 90% business owned.

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Originally Posted by Turbine

You have a propensity to credit words not said to others.

I said the opposite and am in total agreement with Ragin9221

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What was the banner on the intro page to RP
Our town
Our team
Our school
Something like that? Not Our townS

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Originally Posted by Million$Mullet

This is for PREMIUM seating. It doesn’t have to do with the rest of the “old stadium”. There’s 524 club seats. Of course they will be at a premium. The one time donation to be able to sit up there is what is helping fund the stadium. But everyone is gonna run with they’re jacking up EVERYONE’S ticket prices. That’s where there’s a disconnect.

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Do those people have a separate way in?

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Originally Posted by cajun4life

Their entire business model, college athletics as a whole, is wrong. But it’s especially wrong for smaller programs like ourselves.

Increase in pricing equals a decrease in tickets sold, lost revenue. Less tickets sold, less concessions sold, another loss in revenue.

I understand the need for increasing the money coming in, but that should be done by increasing attendance and RCAF members. Not by gouging the core we currently have.

Right now, 2 seats in UD2 on the 47 yard line cost $1000 per year including the RCAF donation. According to you, the same two seats will cost $4200 at a minimum. This displacing 20 year ticket holders.

Club seating will be 90% business owned.

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In the past you have said you're fine with being priced out as long as you're given the chance to buy tickets in the new upper deck. Sounds like you will be given that chance. I know it sucks for the folks that have been watching games in the UD forever, but I hope you all give the lower bowl seats a chance when it's time to make a decision.

I don't know if it would work financially, but perhaps the admin could offer an olive branch for UD season ticket holders that have had season tickets for 5+ years to waive the one-time seat fee.

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Originally Posted by RougaWhite&Blue

What was the banner on the intro page to RP
Our town
Our team
Our school
Something like that? Not Our townS

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Every Wednesday for six weeks:

"LOUISIANA
My State
My School
My Team"

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Originally Posted by RedTails

In the past you have said you're fine with being priced out as long as you're given the chance to buy tickets in the new upper deck. Sounds like you will be given that chance. I know it sucks for the folks that have been watching games in the UD forever, but I hope you all give the lower bowl seats a chance when it's time to make a decision.

I don't know if it would work financially, but perhaps the admin could offer an olive branch for UD season ticket holders that have had season tickets for 5+ years to waive the one-time seat fee.

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I am ok, provided the opportunity will be there. Which it appears to be.

I’m not speaking particularly about myself, as I have attended less and less since my kids aren’t into sports. They enjoy the outdoors and vacations way more.

But, 1 club level ticket will cost you $2100 at a minimum. If the per game ticket pricing ($80-$120) I’ve heard is true and the seat licensing fee. That’s not including how much you have to give just to have enough points to purchase.

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Originally Posted by cajun4life

But, 1 club level ticket will cost you $2100 at a minimum..

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I don't care how you get to that $2100, if we play six home games, that person is paying $350 a home game, or (should we keep our current head coach) $700+/- per home victory.

$350/game to watch the Cajuns play the home side of Sunbelt Conference Schedule is nothing short of ridiculous unless they bring you a steak dinner during the game and have an open bar for season ticket holders.

This administration does not intend on bringing us up to a higher level. Just look at the 23-24 home basketball schedule.