student ticket sales

**Flag Guy** · 08-30-2010, 08:23 PM

I feel the need to hop on a plane with my face paint and red/gold *** kicking shoes, and kick some butts all the way down Lincoln and Beach right to the ticket office...

Since I can't do that, IcSyU or Al_4_State get on it for me. IcSyU, get "Francine" to help you

With that convient "Put it on my U-Bill" option, money isn't a factor for the vast majority of students working off of student loans

**Al_4_State** · 08-30-2010, 08:26 PM

Originally Posted by Flag Guy

I feel the need to hop on a plane with my face paint and red/gold *** kicking shoes, and kick some butts all the way down Lincoln and Beach right to the ticket office...

Since I can't do that, IcSyU or Al_4_State get on it for me. IcSyU, get "Francine" to help you

With that convient "Put it on my U-Bill" option, money isn't a factor for the vast majority of students working off of student loans

I've never been much of a face painter.

Psychlone99 raises a good point. I had a student who didn't care buy me tickets my first year out of college.

**cyclone1975** · 08-30-2010, 08:29 PM

I wonder if all of this talk about our "monster" schedule has made some people give up hope or something. I know it is a lame excuse, but I am just grasping at straws as to why ticket sales are weak.

**A-town Cy** · 08-30-2010, 08:32 PM

Originally Posted by dualthreat

i am a student. just bought my tickets today! On the hillside...

hey there only $119... and i can just sneak into the student section like everyone else anyway.

:)

Part of this mindset is why Iowa State almost ended up in the MWC, people being cheap towards Iowa State Athletics. Disappointing, but I guess I shouldn't go there during these times, but realistically, people do the same during best of times.

**MNCYWX** · 08-30-2010, 08:34 PM

Originally Posted by dualthreat

i am a student. just bought my tickets today! On the hillside...

hey there only $119... and i can just sneak into the student section like everyone else anyway.

:)

BINGO. This is what they are all doing.

**Flag Guy** · 08-30-2010, 08:37 PM

Originally Posted by Al_4_State

I've never been much of a face painter.

I actually thought that after I posted it...

**dualthreat** · 08-30-2010, 08:38 PM

Originally Posted by risiusj

I saw Cy and a girl out on campus today trying to get students to go buy tickets at the MU. That's probably done every year though.

My guess for the biggest hurdle to student sales - cost. Most students would rather spend their money on their daily pop, coffee, and junk food.

i walked by them too. gave cy a high-five. then went immediately into the MU. Where they promptly told me they weren't selling tickets anywhere inside the building. They looked at me like i was an idiot and told me to go to the ticket office.

**wxman1** · 08-30-2010, 08:44 PM

Originally Posted by A-town Cy

Part of this mindset is why Iowa State almost ended up in the MWC, people being cheap towards Iowa State Athletics. Disappointing, but I guess I shouldn't go there during these times, but realistically, people do the same during best of times.

I blame this more on the ticket prices than the students...the pricing scheme seems messed up to me.

**DollaDollaBill** · 08-30-2010, 09:04 PM

I'm a student and bought regular season tickets. Or at least the $175 ones. Does that entitle me to extra coupons?!?!?

**CycloneErik** · 08-30-2010, 09:10 PM

Originally Posted by DollaDollaBill

I'm a student and bought regular season tickets. Or at least the $175 ones. Does that entitle me to extra coupons?!?!?

Good luck. I respect your effort here, and your devotion to the cause.

**cycloner29** · 08-30-2010, 09:11 PM

I bet you'll have 10,000 students out tailgating though!!

**justcynn** · 08-30-2010, 09:15 PM

Originally Posted by cycloner29

I bet you'll have 10,000 students out tailgating though!!

then have a team of people in the tailgating area selling single game student tickets for $20 with option of direct U Bill.

**theshadow** · 08-30-2010, 09:18 PM

Originally Posted by justcynn

Might have something to do with Charging more for a student ticket than a hill side ticket of even an End Zone ticket.

Well, the student sections are better seats than hillside and end zone sections.

Those same seats on the west side range from $175 all the way to $375 PLUS a $500 donation.

**justcynn** · 08-30-2010, 09:21 PM

Originally Posted by theshadow

Well, the student sections are better seats than hillside and end zone sections.

Those same seats on the west side range from $175 all the way to $375 PLUS a $500 donation.

True but I think it was like $50 or $75 when I was in school and that was the cheapest ticket in the house...Something also to be said for the $7,000 tuition being paid and the future potential support of making lifelong fans out of the current students too..

**Frak** · 08-30-2010, 09:23 PM

Originally Posted by CY9008

$145 w/ KSU game $125 w/o...I bought mine in May!

and as a student i haven't seen much advertisement for "student" tickets...maybe an email during the summer but no reminding email or anything for new students...nothing really around campus...they need to send an email to every student like right now...

Yeah, that's just stupid. Major dropping of the ball. How hard would it be to send out a mass email with a link to buy the tickets and charge to U-Bill? I'd be doing that at LEAST once a week through August.