It's amazing what happens when we have open communication. People are allowed to do their jobs and your customers are happy. Happy customers will keep coming back for what you are selling.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hark Mudspeth
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It's amazing what happens when we have open communication. People are allowed to do their jobs and your customers are happy. Happy customers will keep coming back for what you are selling.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hark Mudspeth
Its not a USL way of thinking. It's a reality of economics. I fully understand that athletics is a business, but this may push out some of us who have struggled to buy tickets for many years, even the years where we weren't great, in favor of a "Johnny come lately", who simply has more money to give. Yeah I know life's not fair and I should deal with it, but loyalty should have its rewards too.Quote:
Originally Posted by scotto_25
I know...what a crazy concept, communicating with people you need money fromQuote:
Originally Posted by BeauCajun
Who said it was in favor of Johnny come lately? If you are a season ticket holder you should be an RCAF member. Where does Johnny come lately come into that? We probably have around 10k season ticket holders across all sports...2200 RCAF members.Quote:
Originally Posted by jric116
Yep. That's an extra 2 million /year if you increase the minimum to $250Quote:
Originally Posted by Hark Mudspeth
I see that shiny hook. Fish don't get big by being stupid.Quote:
Originally Posted by CajunRebel
I think he meant "Johnny Come Lately" because as of last season, we were SOLD OUT of baseball season tickets. And if we continue to be sold out, let's say, if we increase the minimum donor level and you lose a few hundred long-standing season ticket holders because of it, then Johnny Come Lately gets to snag them up because he has a bigger wallet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hark Mudspeth
For the record, I was planning on trying to move into the Chairbacks this year from my long-standing Section B seats, but damn... $300/ticket? During Christmas? In this economy? I think I'll have to renew at my lowly $200/ticket seats in Section B and just continue being happy as hell in my 1st base bleachers.
Same thing with every single athletic program that wants to be amongst the big boys. You think there aren't some die-hard LSU loyalists who graduated from there and sat in Tiger stadium during the Curly Halmann years haven't had to relinquish their season tickets due to rising prices, and being replaced by band wagoners with more money, some of which said band wagoners have never stepped foot inside an LSU classroom?Quote:
Originally Posted by jric116
"Oh, but we don't want to be like LSU!"
Well then we should be willing to settle for mediocrity with some good seasons mixed in every now and then if being comfortable is more important than progressing to compete on a national level.
At some point, everyone was a "Johnny come lately" none of us were here in 1898. Also why is it fair to everyone else to hold the entire athletic program back because some people might have to go from 4 tickets to 3? It's not just about you.Quote:
Originally Posted by ragincajun10
That is the same price that chairbacks were last season. I suspect that number will get bumped considerable for 2018.Quote:
Originally Posted by ragincajun10
Economy is hammering a lot of us. My baseball tickets might be the only thing I have left for UL but I consider them a mental health expense.