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(05-23-2022 03:44 PM)Z-Fly Wrote:  

(05-23-2022 01:12 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  

(05-23-2022 11:40 AM)Z-Fly Wrote:  If they take my seats away, I would view that as a slap in the face. I would probably be done at that point. I have been there, since 2007 good/bad/indifferent. I won't complain about the increase in price, but don't boot me for some Johnny-come-lately booster. I was there, at times when no one else was there.

So, hypothetically, if they increase your tickets by 400%, would you still take them, or try to find new season tickets and potentially not be able to? I guess my whole thing is that they're trying to do what's possible to keep all of the season ticket holders they can while also getting their prices up to market rate. Either way, they need to get their prices up to market rate or else they're going to be hamstringing the department willingly, while the institution bears the brunt of the floated funding. This is a way for the AD to become self-sufficient, something that most every P5 is much closer to that we are.

Yes, I would actually be willing to pay 1000%. Whatever it is, I would like to have the option to choose. I've considered getting suites, but that's just not my style. I love where I'm at, and I don't want to move to "better" seats, and I absolutely do not want to move to worse seats. I don't consider myself wealthy, but the government does. Regardless, I could afford to pay more.

Then you'll have that option. That's what I'm saying...

(05-23-2022 10:38 AM)Edgebrookjeff Wrote:  Most likely, they have some high profile people wanting season tickets, but aren't willing to settle for seats where you can touch the rafters. So the AD is moving different people people from multiple sections up a few rows which in the end will open up several hundred seats in the lower bowl for people that want top notch seats and are willing to pay top dollar for them.

That makes sense for the Athletic Department's point of view, but it sucks for people that have had great seats for a long time, but just got screwed by the university even though they've donated big money for many, many years.

I suspect "high profile people" want seat in the Club or Suites.

Getting a little worried about the basketball reseat next year. Had my seat selection for 2022-23 this morning. Kept my seats (which I love, corner upper deck, row 5), but there was basically nothing available in the first 10-15 rows of those corner upper deck sections. Even with a decade and a half of football and basketball season tickets I wouldn't have had a chance to keep them if the reseat was this year.

It's going to be aggressive next year.

(07-22-2022 12:50 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  It's going to be aggressive next year.

Maybe Doss will make a nice 5 figure ucats donation on my account.