How long before $90 is too much? I think Pollard owes clone fan a refund. If the Hawks win again next year, 2011 could be a tough sell.
Ticket price question.
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As long as the stadium is sold out I guess it isnt too much. At some point this team has to win, to sell tickets, when that is who knows.
i think no matter what a fan pays for a fb ticket right now, they probably buy it with the understanding of where the football program is right now. 35-3 sucks big time, but how are you supposed to grow a program with a 1st yr head coach on 25 dollar tickets, when 90s are being bought?
Think the ticket is too much? Don't buy one. Simple as that. This team will be much better in two years when Iowa returns to JTS.
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Has anyone here taken ECON 101??
Plus, it is a good way to keep as many Hawk fans out of the place as possible.
This is what I was thinking.
$90 is already too much. If I didn't have season tickets, there is no way in hell I would pay $90 for a single game ticket, to see any team playing anywhere. My Cy's Pack season ticket is $195. For 6 home games that comes out to $32.50 each game, and that is the way I prefer to think of them.
I think it is too much, but as has been said, if people are paying it, that is what it goes for.
I think college sports cost too much in general, but that is the way things are. We are lucky that ISU has great FB and BB ticket packages for the bad seats to give everyone a chance.
I think college sports cost too much in general, but that is the way things are. We are lucky that ISU has great FB and BB ticket packages for the bad seats to give everyone a chance.
I don't think Iowa raised the price last year. I believe they kept it at $65. Did you buy from a scalper?
The biggest problem isn't the price of a particular ticket. The biggest problem is that we've devalued the product and provided a negative incentive for people to buy season tickets with a confusing array of tickets, minipaks, and single game promotions. Last year, tickets were around $60 face value for conference games, and around $40 or $45 for nonconference games. But it's going to be hard to convince people to buy season tickets or even single game tickets in advance, because when sales aren't there, we add in the $195 Cy's pak season ticket($32.50 average), minipaks of 3 games for $99 ($33 average), and then when we need to, $10 tickets (SDSU and Missouri last year, NDSU so far this year). It's a kick in the cubes to people who were sold on the idea that they "had" to pay $350 plus donate $500 or $1000 to get the seats they want, only to have seats next to them sold for $33 or $10. Someone needs to get control of our ticket pricing and match it to demand.
This may be a surprize but three years ago Texas A & M charged 100 dollars for single game tickets for the nebraska game...
I havent checked this year for the Texas game but I bet its at least 100 dollars for single game tickets for that game also....
So 90 dollar price tickets for the Iowa game arent out of line...Dont like the Price...Don't buy the ticket!!!!!!!!!!:yes:
I havent checked this year for the Texas game but I bet its at least 100 dollars for single game tickets for that game also....
So 90 dollar price tickets for the Iowa game arent out of line...Dont like the Price...Don't buy the ticket!!!!!!!!!!:yes:
Pollard doesn't owe anyone a refund. He didn't twist your arm to pay $90 for 1 ticket. I paid $122 ($99 hillside + 23 taxes/fees) for season tickets. If you don't like the price of tickets, simply don't go. It's not a hard concept...
If people buy them for $90, then its not too much. In fact, he could probably sell those tickets for $100 and people will still buy them. Once, you see a decline in attendance because of tickets prices, then you lower them. But, as far as I can see, with the attendance yesterday the ticket prices were about right.
Why doesn't anyone offer a money back guarantee on the game results? Because you're not being sold a win, or even a score. They're selling the opportunity to view the team first-hand with many thousand other like-minded fans (assuming you're playing at home). You could argue that certain things are implied, like the team will play hard and not quit, but in reality you just rented a place to park your back-side.
The value is the real issue, but everyone draws the line somewhere different. We on the outside aren't really capable of saying the pricing structure is working or not, not unless we have the balance sheet in front of us. Make your own decision on the ticket price. When you feel like you didn't get your money's worth, vote with your pocketbook. If enough people agree with you, that's what will get the attention of the athletic department.
The value is the real issue, but everyone draws the line somewhere different. We on the outside aren't really capable of saying the pricing structure is working or not, not unless we have the balance sheet in front of us. Make your own decision on the ticket price. When you feel like you didn't get your money's worth, vote with your pocketbook. If enough people agree with you, that's what will get the attention of the athletic department.
