Losing Hud to another Mid Major Unacceptable

[Zeebart21]

Now you're seeing the big picture! Just say it was $10 more ... that extra $600k (in addition to yours) would go a long way towards eliminating one of the "rent a games" - that will help improve our record which in turn helps attract more fans to the home games.

Someone help, I'm stuck in a never ending cycle and can't get out!

Geeze, I paid 100 per ticket for seats on the 50 in DD. Im ripping the university off. You want to not have these problems in the future? Pony up. I'd pay 150-200 per seat if asked.

You wanna stay small time...keep thinking like it.

Z

not aiming this at you moorecajun...just a general statement made by yours truly.

[Boomer]

Geeze, I paid 100 per ticket for seats on the 50 in DD. Im ripping the university off. You want to not have these problems in the future? Pony up. I'd pay 150-200 per seat if asked.

You wanna stay small time...keep thinking like it. --------Those are great seats---always wanted to film scrimmages and certain drills from there instead of the press Box!!!!

Z

not aiming this at you moorecajun...just a general statement made by yours truly.

[jllanclos]

This is coming from someone who doesn't have the means to buy season tickets: I should not have been able to walk up to the Ticket office at 3:30pm on the Friday before a Saturday game vs. Troy - at that time the biggest game (possibly) in the history of our program - and pay $24.00 for a 40 yard line seat about 10 rows up. Raise the ticket prices, pay the coach, continue to win, get in the top 25, and leave those who "won't" pay more behind.

[moorecajun]

Geeze, I paid 100 per ticket for seats on the 50 in DD. Im ripping the university off. You want to not have these problems in the future? Pony up. I'd pay 150-200 per seat if asked.

You wanna stay small time...keep thinking like it.

Z

not aiming this at you moorecajun...just a general statement made by yours truly.

Oh I know you weren't aiming at me, and if you were, I ducked! I'd pay 150-200 per seat as well if asked. But I would also be happy with an annual increase in prices so that the people not as fortunate as we are are not scared off.

I fully expect our season ticket holders to maybe increase by 150% next year. I think it is more important to swell that number at this point than to increase the amount of the ticket.

Meaning: 1 existing season ticket holder X $150 = $150.
1 existing season ticket holder + 1 new season ticket holder X $110 = $220.

It is probably not that important, but there is a law of diminishing returns; at some point the ticket price will not justify the purchase. I know we are nowhere near that price but I would like to get to it over say, a span of 2-3 years, not overnight. I would like our season ticket holder numbers to be closer to 20k than 10k first!

Just my thoughts.

[Cajunrunner]

Maybe go up just an extra $5/ticket for students. Think about it. Most college students are poor. We want them to continue coming to the games, we want more than this past year, and we want them LOUD!

Like the other poster stated, an extra $5/ticket for 6 home games with an average of 20k attendance/game comes out to an extra $600k. You would would raise more than that, because I think you could reasonably tack on an extra $10/ticket for non-students.

[CrazyCajun]

Students get in free already

[jllanclos]

Maybe go up just an extra $5/ticket for students. Think about it. Most college students are poor. We want them to continue coming to the games, we want more than this past year, and we want them LOUD!

Like the other poster stated, an extra $5/ticket for 6 home games with an average of 20k attendance/game comes out to an extra $600k. You would would raise more than that, because I think you could reasonably tack on an extra $10/ticket for non-students.

Keep student tickets free. I went to every game, rain or shine, when we were terrible, when I was a student. We need a strong, full and loud student section more than we need the small amount of money that would bring in.

[moorecajun]

Keep student tickets free. I went to every game, rain or shine, when we were terrible, when I was a student. We need a strong, full and loud student section more than we need the small amount of money that would bring in.

I agree, keep the students free! (sounds like a campaign slogan)
At least while there is plenty of room for the students, I would like it to be free to attend; they need to generate the spirit!

Plus, is we were to have our way, there would be a student assessment added on to their tuition to help out our athletic budget - that will add more value to the "free" ticket!

[Bandwagon King]

I agree, keep the students free! (sounds like a campaign slogan)
At least while there is plenty of room for the students, I would like it to be free to attend; they need to generate the spirit!

Plus, is we were to have our way, there would be a student assessment added on to their tuition to help out our athletic budget - that will add more value to the "free" ticket!

No offense J. but this is part of the reason the school couldn't pay a coach the whole time. I am not part of the student assessment crowd even though I haven't gone to school there. Looking at the other schools in this conference & their average attendance, it is very self-evident that doing this is no way to organically build your fan base. The students should have to pay a part though. 10 bucks a game isn't going to kill anyone & if someone has to pay something to get into the game, they are going to be a hell of a lot more likely to be spirited & feel ownership. Besides, I know people who have been getting in for free on other people's student tickets as long as their's been a program. That is shameful & pathetic, but it's done by people who complain all the time, but won't pay their way.

If you are not offering something that is percievced to be of great value, then you must have give aways to "try" to get people in the door. For us to get great coaches with great staffs & keep them, there should be revenue increases all the way around.
Instead of just increasing season ticket prices, there should be minimum donations made by season ticket holders for thoses. People who get chairback seats should have to place a minimum donation of say $250-$400 to the RCAF to get those seats.
People who get other seats should have to pay a minimum of $100-200 for other season tickets. This money can go directly to coaching staffs & not have to go through the political filter of being vetted to every politically correct cause on school property. All none student walk up tickets could certainly be raised to somewhere between $20-25. In today's world these are not unreasonable prices.

[Cajunrunner]

Keep student tickets free. I went to every game, rain or shine, when we were terrible, when I was a student. We need a strong, full and loud student section more than we need the small amount of money that would bring in.

Ok. Thanks for the update. I remember getting in free when I was a student, but that was during the Baldwin era and first year of Bustle. I thought maybe we were now charging something like $5 or $6 for a student ticket.

But even better. All a student would have to fork over is $5 for a ticket. Why would that little money, IF we continue winning, discourage student attendence?

Also, here we are usuing average attendence to calculate the extra money from ticket sales, but if student tickets remain free, than those money figures thrown about on this board diminish.

[Just1More]

I agree, keep the students free! (sounds like a campaign slogan)
At least while there is plenty of room for the students, I would like it to be free to attend; they need to generate the spirit!

Plus, is we were to have our way, there would be a student assessment added on to their tuition to help out our athletic budget - that will add more value to the "free" ticket!

I'm very good with students believing they get into all athletic events for free. I want the student athletic assessment to be handled correctly so it passes. We need a predictable revenue stream out of the assessment. Taking the direction of directly charging students for admission will undoubtedly cut down on student participation. That is a bad idea. It sounds good on the surface... but it's a bad idea overall. We need to get the assessment passed.

[ULvictory]

The 250 k is not so! It is a function of the formula for funding athletics. The 250 k can be accomplished depending on the amount of total monies being spent although there is a limit of athletic expenditures within amy University of La system athletic program!! Yes ancillary monies are part of the formula as well and helps to accomplish the goal of a higher salary structure.