I have personally gone to every game this year but 2 and I made sure that those two games I sold my ticket to someone who would use it. Thats what needs to happen.
WRNL Calls Out the Students
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Totally agree...that's what stinks. Every seat was paid for that was empty, but no one in them. And I know that the AD always has to balance the people that pay big bucks with desire to fill (meaning, if you give them too cheap, you devalue their investment, etc).
It is too bad more people didn't just give their tickets away to someone who wanted to be at the game.
I wouldn't be surprised if something changes in regards to student tickets. The brand is hot...so JP could sell some of the upper deck tickets to new season ticket holders. The math could all work out (oversell? mini-packages? attendance points?)
AHHHH, good problems to have.
As an alum ... here are a few things I'm proud of:
1. Atanasoff
2. Johnny
3. Hilton Magic
4. Freddy
Don't screw with the magic. Go to the games. You only have one left this year.
1. Atanasoff
2. Johnny
3. Hilton Magic
4. Freddy
Don't screw with the magic. Go to the games. You only have one left this year.
Can you blame them when they watch seats being unused for the vast majority of the season. I also think you should get pointed out and tormented by the rest of the crowd when you are on your phone during anything more than the halftime break.
Totally agree...that's what stinks. Every seat was paid for that was empty, but no one in them. And I know that the AD always has to balance the people that pay big bucks with desire to fill (meaning, if you give them too cheap, you devalue their investment, etc).
It is too bad more people didn't just give their tickets away to someone who wanted to be at the game.
I wouldn't be surprised if something changes in regards to student tickets. The brand is hot...so JP could sell some of the upper deck tickets to new season ticket holders. The math could all work out (oversell? mini-packages? attendance points?)
AHHHH, good problems to have.
I think the answer is to sell general admission tickets to the public on a first-come, first seating basis. Hold out the KU game and the Iowa game on the years we host it. If necessary, create some sort of process to acquire tickets before gameday if you are concerned about too many people being left standing outside.
Only way to get bball is through the all sports pack.
$249 for that package, most in the big 12 for similar packages
Yes, guilty on both counts. :smile:
I just wish those seats were available to the public period, not even at a lower price. I live 3 hours away and can really only do weekend games, I would eat those seats up in a heartbeat if I knew they were available in advance.
I do think that the empty seats thing is embarrassing to a degree, our athletes and coaches see that, along with the opposing teams. I think we have better fans than what is presented, fans that would gladly gets there ***** in those seats and contribute the noise and the environment.
I know that WRNL is a satire and humor site, but that was spot on. SPOT ON :biglaugh: :biglaugh: :biglaugh:
Here's a sorry piece of information....
Iowa State began overselling student tickets two years ago after the student section rarely reached 50 percent capacity for the majority of games. The student section at Hilton Coliseum has a capacity of 2,500 and Iowa State oversells that total, selling 3,500 student tickets for men’s basketball. Per the policy, students who were not admitted will receive a full refund for the face value of the game ticket (they have to show up at the gate). With 1,000 empty seats, only 1,500 student are showing up.
The student section at the University of Iowa can be as large as 4,000. Over 3600 were sold this year and they have not had a student "shortage" yet this year.
Are the Students at Iowa more supportive of their BB team than the students at ISU? Ouch...it hurt to write that.
Iowa State began overselling student tickets two years ago after the student section rarely reached 50 percent capacity for the majority of games. The student section at Hilton Coliseum has a capacity of 2,500 and Iowa State oversells that total, selling 3,500 student tickets for men’s basketball. Per the policy, students who were not admitted will receive a full refund for the face value of the game ticket (they have to show up at the gate). With 1,000 empty seats, only 1,500 student are showing up.
The student section at the University of Iowa can be as large as 4,000. Over 3600 were sold this year and they have not had a student "shortage" yet this year.
Are the Students at Iowa more supportive of their BB team than the students at ISU? Ouch...it hurt to write that.
Yeah, well, they don't have an upper deck at Carver... so... there is that? :unsure:
I hear a lot that it is difficult to sell student tickets to others. You have to do it online, somehow make sure you get cash, etc.
My question:
Why are you selling these tickets and not just giving them to someone that wants it? It's a $10 ticket. I understand college kids are poor and need whatever money they can get. A lot of people on my floor would pass-on tickets they couldn't use to others and not worry about the money. The online transfer system can't be too difficult to use. Don't worry about the cash and just get the ticket to someone that wants it.
My question:
Why are you selling these tickets and not just giving them to someone that wants it? It's a $10 ticket. I understand college kids are poor and need whatever money they can get. A lot of people on my floor would pass-on tickets they couldn't use to others and not worry about the money. The online transfer system can't be too difficult to use. Don't worry about the cash and just get the ticket to someone that wants it.
Here are the steps I would implement. Football, from my view is fine. So here's what we do:
-Sell tickets for the same amount as you normally would
-Provide "points" to students to use as a discount or priority for the following year. Points are given for attendance and for being in the stadium by scheduled kickoff/tip. The thing here is you could still get your points if you make sure to give the ticket to someone willing to go. It doesn't matter if you transfer it, the buyer of the original ticket still gets their points.
-After football, those points are totaled and you have priority for getting into the big games. There should be a cutoff at about the top 1000 of total points where they are guaranteed a seat for basketball games. You then accrue points during the basketball season in the same manor and that leads to your discount/ priority for the following year
-Sell tickets for the same amount as you normally would
-Provide "points" to students to use as a discount or priority for the following year. Points are given for attendance and for being in the stadium by scheduled kickoff/tip. The thing here is you could still get your points if you make sure to give the ticket to someone willing to go. It doesn't matter if you transfer it, the buyer of the original ticket still gets their points.
-After football, those points are totaled and you have priority for getting into the big games. There should be a cutoff at about the top 1000 of total points where they are guaranteed a seat for basketball games. You then accrue points during the basketball season in the same manor and that leads to your discount/ priority for the following year
Not a huge fan of this idea. The types of fans would just sell their tickets to non-KU games and then get guaranteed seats for KU. The people who actually go should be priority over these types.
Maybe do half a point if you transfer your ticket to someone else.
