Tigue reseating

[Cajun90]

You shouldn't have to "pay to play" to get season tickets. Pay to play comes in with the quality of those season tickets.

You would be very hard pressed to find any MAJOR college sports program that does not require you to contribute to an athletic foundation/excellence fund of some sort. This really shouldn't be all that surprising.

Also keep in mind that general contributions to athletic funds are tax deductible. Tickets are not. It is a way for the Universities to get their money and still provide an incentive to the purchaser. That is one of the primary reasons you see the contribution requirements ending up higher than the actual ticket prices in many instances.

[CajunAmos]

When do they plan on putting the overhang above the 1st and 3rd base bleachers?

They don't. I'm pretty sure the overhang planned will cover the 30' walkway being built behind the bleachers. I don't think you'll see an overhang like the main grandstand until they replace the existing bleachers and extend the new grandstand.

[Cajun90]

Ticket price is the same, but I think the Excellence fund cost went up. Im curious how many people will be trying to move in from the bleachers or will they decide to stay put.

Excellence fund went up $10.00 but was offset by ticket prices going down a little.

[scotto_25]

Well let's see. You have no season ticket now (we were sold out) and now you make a donation and buy a season ticket because someone didn't make a donation. Think that is a Johnny come lately

No actually there are a lot of people/companies looking for more. If more come available, I know I'd buy at least 4 more through my company and 2 more for my kids because they are too old now to slide in on my hip.

[Cajunrunner]

Well let's see. You have no season ticket now (we were sold out) and now you make a donation and buy a season ticket because someone didn't make a donation. Think that is a Johnny come lately

Hardly different from any other serious athletic program.

[Duggie35]

Ticket price is the same, but I think the Excellence fund cost went up. Im curious how many people will be trying to move in from the bleachers or will they decide to stay put.

It is better for them to raise the Excellence Fund rather than the ticket price. The Excellence Fund is tax deductible, the ticket cost is not.

[wcd35]

What was the cost of bleachers last year? I think patio boxes were about $185. There are now $300 each and you have to buy all 6 tickets.

Price comparison (includes all Excellence Fees)

Field Club (ground level boxes between dugouts)
2016 $290
2017 $450 but will include waiter service and CajunVic to bathrooms/concessions

Grandstand
2016 $290
2017 $350

Patio Box
2016 $250
2017 $300

Bleachers
2016 $155
2017 $200

http://www.ragincajuns.com/sports/20...ts.aspx?id=482
http://ragincajuns.com/documents/201...ate_12_13_.pdf

[Hark Mudspeth]

Well let's see. You have no season ticket now (we were sold out) and now you make a donation and buy a season ticket because someone didn't make a donation. Think that is a Johnny come lately

You are given the choice to join RCAF and buy your seats, it is not other people problem to make sure you can afford you entertainment, that's your job. A Johnny come lately would be if you called and asked why you didn't get to renew your tickets and they said "sorry but we sold your tickets to someone else because they donated more" It's the universities job to get max value for their product not make sure that each person is never priced out. There may come a time where I have to reduce my tickets but that will be my problem, not theirs. If I have to reduce my tickets to make sure I'm watching a quality product in a quality facility and we can retain quality coaches I'm fine with that. If you have first refusal, there is no Johnny come lately.

[ManAboutTown]

I think we all owe a debt of gratitude to Scott Farmer for putting all the pices of this deal together fast enough to allow us to play all our home games at the Tigue.

ROTFLMMFAO

[STLMOCAJUN]

Ticket price is the same, but I think the Excellence fund cost went up. Im curious how many people will be trying to move in from the bleachers or will they decide to stay put.

I have one season ticket in the bleachers. Was considering moving into the grandstand and adding another ticket. Seeing the prices I will just add another bleacher seat and continue to enjoy the greatest college baseball atmosphere in the country.