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I don't see big donors wanting those seats. Nothing wrong with them, just not seeing it.
Just curious....What would your opinion be if they moved you into the existing student section and kept the same or close pricing? I would think that would be a decent option. I guess we will see when the time comes (if it ever comes)
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While I do think it would be cool to have the students anchoring that south endzone, as an old band member I hope it doesn't happen. When I started in 2005 the band was still in the south end zone seats and there was no connection between them and the student section. It has gotten WAY better since they moved the band in front of the Jacobsen Building. You actually see a decent amount of participation in the student section with stuff like Cowbell and some of the other cheers now. In a perfect world you'd have the students on one end and the band on the other anchoring the end zones and their energy would spill over and get the other sections involved. Realistically though, I think you'd just throw away what's been built by the current arrangement.
Don't think you will see JP seperate the band/student section.......the atmosphere has been somuch better since those two have been together.
I agree, Pollard knows a good thing when it catches on. They also wont give up paying seats to put the band in the SEZ with the students, so I don't think either one will be moving.
I've always thought the hillside for families thing had just as much to do with price as having antsy kids. If they keep the price point on new endzone seats fairly low and maybe make them available to Jr. Clone Club families before the general public, I think it accomplishes the same thing.
What percent of Hillside season tickets are affiliated with Jr. Cyclone Club members anyway? Is that figure available? I'd guess if you vacate all the young alumni and other people from the hillside who are just there for the 99$ price point, put them in the upper deck or corners of the SEZ at the same cost, there will be plenty of room on the remaining north hillsides for people's kids to frolic around.
This has always seemed like a non-issue to me.
This has always seemed like a non-issue to me.
Would not like to be in Sections 28-32 (already have similar options in Sections 18-19). We really like our endzone seats. It is such a different viewing experience than watching a game on TV (with the sideline perspective).
I don't think the SEZ project makes sense if all they do is create more bleacher seats (which could result in fewer tickets sold because they can pack so many in the hillsides). It isn't just about seats, but it has to make sense in terms of maximizing revenue. I anticipate the SEZ to be totally changed to include some premium sections (suites).
Once any product gets popular with limited supply, prices should be expected to go up.
Because not all kids want to run around, some want to watch they game. And guess what? Their parents, who have paid for tickets to watch the game, want to see it as well. It isn't about playing around during the whole game-for us it is having the space of a blanket to be able to wiggle around yet still watch the action. The kids who are playing catch across three blankets or rolling down the hill are not ours. The Jr Cyclone Club goes up to 12th grade so you tell me that jr high and high school kids want to play in inflatables instead of watching the game?
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Wouldnt surprise me if that ended up happening so the student section could increase in size.
If you want to increase the size of the student section (which, imho, is probably needed before too long) you're going to have to put students down there.
I wonder if putting the band at field level in front of the students in the SEZ would be an option. Although even as I type that it seems like it would be asking for trouble.
I don't know a figure, but Jr Cyclone members have to sit on the hill. If their parents want to come to the game, the best option is to have hillside tickets. That is what we have done for the past 5+ years. There are 5,000 Jr Cyclone Members, but of course not all of them come to football games. You would roughly have about 1,500-2,000 parents (we have 2 kids with passes). Again, I have no idea the % that actually buy hillside tickets. Before the new scoreboard and record attendance we used to sit on the north hillsides. Now with the crowds we prefer to sit on the south so we can have a hope of seeing the game. I may be in the minority, but I bring my kids to WATCH the game. If I am shelling out money for donation, tickets, parking, tailgating, etc, I am going to the game to watch football. If my kids want to run around they can go play at a park. They have to sit on the confines of our blanket and at least pretend to enjoy being there.
They like the scoreboard games (helmet shuffle, race to the finish), the crowd participation songs, the band, the cheerleaders, and even the football game itself. The Jr. Cyclone Club now goes through 12th grade, so we aren't just talking about 3-8 year old kids and families.
