As part of the AAC we drew less than 30k fans to about 75-80% of our games.
I thought it was obvious a real conference was implied but I will elaborate for you. UConn will not sell-out the MAC, Conference USA or SBC. They will sell-out if in the ACC, B12, B10 or SEC.
It was.
Question for season ticket holders-like most folks here, I want to maximize my support for UConn in a way that is financially responsible for my family. I’m trying to figure out the best way to do this that still includes going to football games instead of just making a straight donation without going to games?
Presumably the $50 fee goes to the company that manages the ticketing process? Or maybe the State as the owner of the Rent? In either event, my opinion is that you can show the most support for the program by buying season tickets, even if they are the least expensive season tickets. The number of season ticket holders can be an important metric for the school administration, State political leaders and other conferences so you would be making a difference.
Thanks for your perspective-that’s a good point.
You’d be surprised. Some people just don’t value getting wasted and grilling great food in an old airfield. It’s sad.
That’s why I said “even if people don’t end up showing” lol
Even if you're buying single tickets, that fee is going to be there. For the seats you're looking at, the Central Connecticut game is $7 .. 2 for ticket fee and 5 for facility fee. For the Duke game it's $10.50 and Ball St. is 8. So.. at least with season tickets, it's straight-lined at 8.33/game
The $5 per game facility fee that's included in those larger fees definitely goes to UConn. It has been used as part of the financing for the enhanced athletic facilities on campus.
Not exactly season tix sales numbers but looks like those fees (and donations ) have been adding up !
Thanks for these details!
Good to know-thank you!
What's worse than that, there are some basketball fans who want so badly for th he football program to go away they'd sacrifice their basketball tickets if purchasing those tickets included supporting the football program.
My Dad started buying football and soccer tickets (I think it was in the early 80s) because you got more basketball points. He didn't know much about soccer but started going to the games and fell in love with it. After college late 80s we started going to football games at Memorial Stadium, we would go early, you could walk into the fieldhouse and watch the team practice, I have been going to football ever since.
Good question...not sure how they add it up but I do remember this....from the Uconn Foundation a few years back
Unfortunately there are a lot of people who only come for the tailgate. They tailgate then go home. I asked some people at one of our combined tailgates where they were sitting. They stated they were just there for the tailgate then going home.
If people don’t show up, that’s a problem… the Rent really gets rocking when the team is good, imagine a big game against a power conference team and we have thousands of empty seats for those basketball buy ups? Bad look.