Section 12 - 30 years at $100

[twojman]

Originally Posted by LindenCy

You aren't? I can tell it probably came off harsher than you meant it. We all would like to see more money in the school's coffers for our team. This is something I LOVE about this board. Even when there are disagreements and hurt feelings, it seems like people make it right in the end and we all understand each other. Can't you feel the Cyclone love?

Is there a group hug smiley face we can put on here? How about make up s#x, when do we get that?

[ajk4st8]

Agreed. I just wish people would try moving seats before giving it up. I hope 79 decides to renew.

[ISUAlum2002]

I enjoy my $195/each Cy's Pack season tickets. They're fine for now, once I hit baller status on income I might decide to move up to seats that require donations.

[balken]

Hey everyone, how about a Fresca?

Just trying to lighten the mood.

[LindenCy]

Originally Posted by twojman

Is there a group hug smiley face we can put on here? How about make up s#x, when do we get that?

It is probably on "SuperPoke" on Facebook.

[ColoradoClone]

Originally Posted by ajk4st8

Agreed. I just wish people would try moving seats before giving it up. I hope 79 decides to renew.

I do too... but I didn't see anywhere in his post that he didn't plan on it. Just felt betrayed for losing his seats. Totally understandable after 30 years.

[crash_zone]

saving money for retirement is always first in my book....ISU games come in around 8th or 9th. Great to go when possible, but not the end of the world

[2020cy]

I think ISU does a great job of letting fans have affordable seats. $99 in bball and $99 or $125 tickets in football. I think you would be hard pressed to find those tickets elsewhere.

[ISUinOR]

It's all economics. I have family in the golf industry. There are municipalities struggling to keep their courses open because "established members" aren't willing to pay more for their memberships and/or allow more tee times to the high-paying public. Case in point, San Diego.

The cost for some local members is around $25-35 per round - on Pebble Beach! Pebble and the other public SD courses are losing tons of potential revenue from non-members because the locals aren't willing to pay a few dollars more per round. Because of that, the courses loses thousands of dollars per DAY.

I understand that we don't all have extra money laying around. But if someone is willing to fork out the $$ for quality tickets, someone else is going to have to move aside. Not necessarily OUT, but aside. Not fair, but reality.

I live in Oregon and I'm willing to drop $500 - $1000+ on airfare, rentals, tix, etc. for ONE game per season...and I'm not loaded. For the coin I drop to support ISU for one game, I could probably pay for season tickets and let them sit empty for all but one game each season.

Or I could be a wise consumer, pay for season tix, go to a game of my choice each year and sell the remaining tickets for the other games to the highest bidders - because the extra $$ you invest NOW in ISU tix will be worth many times more in the near future when we're competing for titles and playing in BCS games.

Supply and demand. Buy low, sell high.

Now, if I only had a job...

[Cymaster]

While I feel bad for the original poster, as well as many others, for losing their seats, I guess I'll have to be one of those ***** that doesn't completely understand giving up season tickets altogether. In my lifetime the best seats my family has had are at the 10 yard line. My parents donation level is good enough to move to better seats, but they enjoy the people they have around them and really don't care to move to a different/"better" section.

Everybody has their priorities in life, and they need to figure out where they want to be spending their money and making sacrifices. Nobody should be telling them to buck up or anything of that nature. But at the same time, don't be looking for pity because you don't want to move over a section or two.

If you really want to keep your seats that bad, find somebody that you can split the season with. Then get some hillside tickets for the games you don't have the seats for. I'm guessing you could still find some pretty good seats in the stadium that you could move into for those games.

[BryceC]

I've said this several times, but 2 years ago, I went to games with a group of people 9 strong. Last year we were down to 4 after the price increases. This year we're moving sections.

As for ISU sports still being "cheap" entertainment... most of my wife and I's entertainment dollar is spent on ISU athletics. With the exception of MBB, it isn't cheap. And it isn't cheap compared to the rest of the Big 12. We are at best, middle of the pack INCLUDING donation levels. And whether we want to admit it or not, that is a lot to ask for a program that hasn't won a conference championship in what is quickly approaching 100 years.

[podo67]

I did not renew my tickets this year either. I have had tickets consistantly since JT was built, plus a year or two at ole Clyde Williams. I was not going to post because I don't want to spread negativity. But someone opened the door. When I calculated the cost this year: $500 donation, $700 for 2 tickets, $50 parking, $60 for seats, and the cooker, $20 processing fee came to over $1300, not counting driving a couple hundred miles with $3+ fuel, it reached my limit. I hope some businesses will buy up some of these tickets or some more well-to-do come-latelys will buy them. My concern is for many like us who have been here through all the ups and downs, mostly downs, the loyal ones we are losing. I will still root the Cyclones and am confident the best is still to come. Go Cyclones. We have to use the radio to cheer you on.

[HandSanitizer]

Being priced out is going to an NFL game for $85 bucks just to walk in the door. Getting something to drink for $6+ a glass. At ISU, you can watch every single home game for a little more than that. I have 2 kids in daycare and one 7 year old so I know what it cost to run a family with the 15K+ we spend on just daycare alone. Things are getting tighter with me and once my kids get old enough to go to all the games, I will have to probably have to figure something else out so we can all sit together.

If ISU bowls in the south endzone he coud make that whole south endzone cheap tickets if he wanted.

Another problem college budgets are facing is that for what it cost to donate, drive, tailgate, concessions, people are finding that its easier to buy a nice flatscreen and home theatre system and catch it on tv. The problem with the Big12 is that you don't know if your on tv until that week.

[benjay]

Originally Posted by cyclone79

No, Jamie has decided if I can give $250; I should give $500.
I just can't help at that level. I wished he had gone after the 70,000 alumni that give nothing.

Jamie's decided your seats are worth more than $250. If you can't pay it, others will.

Why not move a couple sections over and donate $250?

[tube1]

Originally Posted by HandSanitizer

I have 2 kids in daycare and one 7 year old so I know what it cost to run a family with the 15K+ we spend on just daycare alone.

$15,000 on daycare in Bondurant? Holy high-priced Batman!