Great, you get to make the choice that is right for you!
However you get your tickets, it is important you keep coming to the games.
2025 Athletics Update
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However you get your tickets, it is important you keep coming to the games.
Still doesn’t stop people from beating the dead horse. And $1 million ish is on the high end, a lot of schools don’t hit that mark when all said and done.
Should be reseating every building every 3 years max. You're leaving money on the table by not doing it.
I can so don't worry.
But I also don't buy a parking pass and don't buy concessions at games.
Things have been changing at light speed. Budget cuts are never easy. No one ever thinks they can handle them.
And up until like 12 months ago, this was all a facilities arms race for every program in the nation. Most college locker rooms look significantly nicer than NFL teams.
You can't really "undo" all your expensive overheads for insane facilities that you've built the last 20 years.
Finding an extra $20M in "budget cuts" in such a short period of time is unreasonable.
And up until like 12 months ago, this was all a facilities arms race for every program in the nation. Most college locker rooms look significantly nicer than NFL teams.
You can't really "undo" all your expensive overheads for insane facilities that you've built the last 20 years.
Finding an extra $20M in "budget cuts" in such a short period of time is unreasonable.
That’s my understanding too and I assume that things going through the clearing house are going to be like Nike contracts and local car dealerships wanting a player to do an ad.
My fear is We Will goes in house and we increase our donation and then it’s replaced by something else like the We Still Will collective
I had the deer in the headlight moment trying to buy a parking pass for the UCF game this year. It’s tough to justify a week’s worth of groceries for a family of four vs parking your car at a football game for 6 hours. I think many of us would love to continue to support the programs but the price for everything means many can only nibble (1 game a year) and it sucks.
To be clear, the parking passes are $50 through the AD. But once they hit the open market, they go way up.
You know there are many places you can park without a parking pass.
Are they really $100 now?
That's another reason for a Cyclone Club donation and season tickets apparently.....because you get guaranteed parking for something like $25 per game? Or hell, maybe it is $50 now.
Yes—-usually park off Hazel if I’m early enough. Only looked for a parking pass for an elderly relative that doesn’t get around too well.
You can get a grass spot for $25 if bought early before they sell out. But after that they go way up.
If they have a handicap tag they can get in the handicap lot for $25 too, but last I checked its first come first served and when it it full they might put you a long way away.
We are not expecting, nor paying, Ferrari prices. Based on total donors, our AD is out performing the financial support it receives from fans. This is a complicated issue with many variables. I appreciate you digging into some of the details, but it comes down to asking the few for more to cover the many who aren’t participating. The AD isn’t being greedy. They are reducing their budget and raising prices to cover: $22MM for players, extension for CMC and TJ, etc..
Our peers have larger donor bases, as well as some having wealthier donors. That means we need a grassroots effort. Back when A&M was in the B12, they started a grassroots effort: The Century Club. All alumni were encouraged to donate $100 a year to the AD. They donated a ton of money and you saw there Century Club stickers all over south TX. All they got in return was the sticker for pride and to create peer pressure. From there, they grew their donor base and contributions from the infusion of new members and money.
Is your solution to not raise prices and reduce the budget?How would we be able to meet financial obligation to players and coaches. The CC donor number has plateaued and the same donors/ST holders are being asked to help. My ask that more fans find a way to support the AD in any way they comfortably can. It’s not sustainable long term with out growing the donor/ST holders. 11wins and a top 5 MBB seems like a good time to get in and help maintain our overachieving AD.
They also have mobile pass season tickets, mini packs, Lil Cyclone club too. These are ways to access games as well, without a donation. Maybe our model accessing these tix needs to be revisited? I am not saying they should, it’s hopefully our entry point and hopefully, stair steps to donor/STs.
