(04-09-2012 07:21 PM)omniorange Wrote: (04-09-2012 07:04 PM)JRsec Wrote: Wow, and I thought $70 per seat for the cheap seats was getting too high! The area we are in would cost us about $2,500 up front plus the price of tickets if we didn't hold Faculty Staff tickets. Our skyboxes may be higher than theirs, but we sell by the box and they seem to sell by the seat so it depends on the number of seats in a suite. I learned something about the Canes.
I agree only time will tell. In this case I hope you're right and I'm wrong it is a great school with a very interesting history. JR
Okay, now I'm really confused. The low for Miami's season tickets (which would be for all 7 games was $110 total - I'm sure they are the upper deck worse seats possible, but within the price range of some of the less fortunate in Miami). Single game tickets start as low as $20, except for a big game like OSU or FSU. I believe Auburn season tickets started at a minimum of $269. Single tickets sold at about $64. Is this incorrect?
Cheers,
Neil
No Neil, I was the one who was confused. And the $269 dollar book is a partial which includes three OOC games and one conference game, if they are even available after initial season ticket sales.
I thought you meant that Miami tickets started at 115 per game. A conference game in the SEC last year was $70 for a cheap seat for one game. Usually the only single tickets available are for OOC games with La Monroe, Utah State, etc. OOC games with FBS opponents have gone for as much as the Conference games to as little as $60 each depending on who you're playing. If a family of 4 comes to one game that is $280 for the tickets (even for small children) plus whatever they had to contribute upfront for the privilege to buy the tickets. Different areas require different levels of giving plus the cost of the tickets. That's fairly standard at SEC venues. The skyboxes range from 50,000 to 100,000 and that was several years ago, I really haven't kept up with those.
I know that to get tickets between the 40 and 20 yardline in the lower area back in the 80's, before our Faculty Staff ticket days, it cost us $2500 up front per year plus the cost of tickets. I know that's alot higher now. They sell standing room tickets, but I don't know what they cost and I don't know anyone who ever bought one. So a pair of season tickets to the endzone in Jordan Hare, or the outer limits of the upper deck, would cost about $980 less the difference for small team OOC games. To get seats from the goal line in, or between the 20's in the upper deck would cost a hefty contribution up front, plus the roughly $980 for a pair of 7 home game books. For that hefty upfront contribution you get to purchase up to 4 books.
Even full season books in the endzone require upfront giving. I woud guess in the $500-$700 range.
In Auburn realtors now sell game day condos, and second homes are purchased near the campus for the same purpose. That's if you don't stay in your Tiffen motor home, which is a converted bus/winnebago hybrid that rock stars might use. We have about half a dozen areas geared for motorhomes on gameday. On a big game day we easily have 96,000 in the stadium and another 40-50 thousand milling around outside. It's ridiculous. Glad I got Miami's price straight. I was thinking no wonder they've had problems sellling out.
Take care, JR