(02-02-2013 01:24 AM)RobertN Wrote:  THese schools will eventually out price their base and their attendance will drop. What that price is obviously depends on the fanbase. More and more people will just watch the game on tv and have game parties rather than go.

That's already happening Robert

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/...out_sports

Football attendance dropped for the 2nd straight season and to it's lowest average since 03. Avg attendance has dropped 3% since peaking in 08.

(02-02-2013 01:54 AM)Poliicious Wrote:  

(02-02-2013 01:24 AM)RobertN Wrote:  THese schools will eventually out price their base and their attendance will drop. What that price is obviously depends on the fanbase. More and more people will just watch the game on tv and have game parties rather than go.

That's already happening Robert

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/...out_sports

Football attendance dropped for the 2nd straight season and to it's lowest average since 03. Avg attendance has dropped 3% since peaking in 08.

How is this possible?

Eastern Michigan 3,923 -8%

(02-01-2013 04:51 PM)NIUslumo Wrote:  

(02-01-2013 04:33 PM)RitzHuskie Wrote:  Wonder what the ticket prices will be when we play out there in a few years? Will we be a premium game? lol

Good point. I think the last time we played there it was around $50 if I'm not mistaken.

It was at least 50 and the seats were so crappy you were practically out of the stadium. At least G. Wolfe scored going into the NIU section that game.

(02-01-2013 04:51 PM)NIUslumo Wrote:  

(02-01-2013 04:33 PM)RitzHuskie Wrote:  Wonder what the ticket prices will be when we play out there in a few years? Will we be a premium game? lol

Good point. I think the last time we played there it was around $50 if I'm not mistaken.

Tickets for the Ohio State game in 2006 were $59.

(02-02-2013 01:24 AM)RobertN Wrote:  THese schools will eventually out price their base and their attendance will drop. What that price is obviously depends on the fanbase. More and more people will just watch the game on tv and have game parties rather than go.

Doesn't matter if your attendance drops if you are getting a certain amount donated to the university every year just for the right to get a seat..

Hard to compare SEC football(plus ND, Ohio and Nebraska) to NIU..

Most of these schools who can charge this much, don't have a pro team(or at least not a very good one Clev and Cinci).. For them this is the only game in town..but they are also large cities..

Dekalb, 43,000