Isu ticket prices are too high especially for the product. Compared to Missouri and KU the ISU prices are extremely high. $70 per game for a IAA game. No thanks.
No talk on ticket prices?
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Isu ticket prices are too high especially for the product. Compared to Missouri and KU the ISU prices are extremely high. $70 per game for a IAA game. No thanks.
As I just stated, you don't have to pay $59/game if you don't want to. Opt for one of the less expensive packages if this bothers you. You can get season tickets for an average of $25/game if you want. I should also say that TODAY, ISU doesn't police where you sit either. You could easily get the $25/game option and sit in a better seat. I think you are trying to make this into a bigger deal than it actually is.
I try not to think about the prices. I just go for the fun. But if I consider donation, plus ticket prices for 2. It is $300+ each weekend we go to a game. I have to get out of that mindset, but it is a pricey venture anymore. I guess that is what it is getting like anymore.
Is complaining a national holiday in Iowa? If you don't like the price, buy the Cy's pack or endzone seats. Otherwise buy single game tickets. Far too many fans in Iowa think they have a inalienable right to cheap sports entertainment or that the athletic department "owes" them something.
What else do we have to talk about? I don't think anyone is going to start talking about what bowl we are going to this year, or which top 20 program ISU will beat this year. It is the only football news out right now, so that is the topic.
ISU Alum- I assure you I can afford it, my wife and I are both ISU alums and are doing fine. I'm just getting tired of paying a lot of money to watch bad-mediocre football while I walk by lots of fans practically giving their tickets away outside the stadium. There is no reason why we should be paying more for tickets than many of the other Big 12 programs. I'm not blaming Chizik for a lot of bad football last year, he has to rebuild. However that may or may not happen, and money is only part of the equation. I don't have to tell you that a lot of programs living on a lot less money than us have beat us over the years, especially lately.
That is actually a good idea, just buy tickets from fans who cannot use all thiers. I ate tickets almost every weekend last year, I could not give those things away at all. I was posting them here for free all the time, and still got no takers.
Again...(wish I had a .gif for beating a dead horse), YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PAY THE HIGHER PRICE IF YOU DON'T WANT TO. You could easily get season tickets that could be considered some of the cheapest (if not THE cheapest) in the Big 12 if you prefer.
Why is no one talking about the GREAT, inexpensive, season ticket options that are available??
If you notice on the first page, that is exactly what I'm thinking about doing.
Since I've been giving a fair amount of money to ISU over the last 15 years I think I have a right to question prices. Also, it's not just about ticket prices.
It's sometimes little things like charging me $50 for a parking pass even though I thought my cyclone club membership covered that expense. At the same time you raise price by $60/ticket. Then the next year after winning 3 games you raise the ticket prices again even though the quality of opponent is weak.
So what's going to happen if we go .500 in 2008. Should ticket prices go to $90 game?
Most of the other teams like TT, MU, and KU have things like Endzone seats as well. I didn't calculate their tickets like that into the amounts just like I didn't ours. You're spinning here.
Because they sell out instantaniously through renewals and there aren't nearly enough for the demand. It's not like you can go out and just buy those - trust me, I would if I could.
Personally, I don't see the big deal about having Texas, OU on the schedule at home making a big difference. Heck, I'd rather see us win against Baylor than lose 56-3 or whatever it was to Texas.
I guarantee you that you can buy a hillside season ticket (no problem), save some cash as you want, and sit in a real seat if you do not like the hillside. I did it myself for 5 years before I made some money and was able to give back. We are VERY lucky ISU does not police seat/section assignments.
I think that's the issue most everyone has? When does it end? I'd guess most of us aren't really upset about any given increase or single season price. But rather that's it's been going up and up and looks to keep going that way.
Overall cost have more than doubled the past few year - at least for me. Iowa and a 7th game are on the slate in '09. Already stated we can probably expect a hike because of that. OU and Tex come back in '10 & '11. Probably another hike. God willing and we actually get good... well they probably have reason to keep escalating prices.
Somebody said it earlier that we are paying for the future now, and I buy that . Unfortunately, it would appear that the future isn't doing much other than getting more expensive as well.
But haven't we been told that for the past 5+ years? We are paying for the future now. Honestly we have not seen a product worth these prices since the 2000 season.
Well, I'm not going to argue on that point solely for the reason we have a 1st year coach at the helm and I do think the future is brighter. And I'll only give you "last three year" as that's JP tenure and I summarily dismiss anything ever uttered by BVD.
But yes...
THIS I do agree with. The increases will keep coming and it will continue to cost more. This is especially true if the team becomes good. Some people are going to get slighted because of not being economically able to maintain their seat. It is a sad truth, but JP will take on a 1st year season ticket holder that donates $5k and move a 20yr ticket holder that donates $500 at the drop of a hat. He doesn't have a choice and it will definitely cause some ill will.
I can't imagine a scenario of us not getting season tickets. It's not fun paying increased prices - but we're gonna do it.
I love football too much not to.
I love football too much not to.
