Article on Va Tech's efforts to retain attendance

[John]

I have said this repeatedly but I don't think that's true. Right now people don't care. Minor league baseball is really cheap in Bridgeport and the place is half empty most of the time.

might help to make the concessions more reasonable too - kids want to eat at games.

 

[J187Money]

might help to make the concessions more reasonable too - kids want to eat at games.

That's a big issue. Most adults do the tailgates. But my kids don't eat most tailgate food. Even now costs me 25/game and I don't eat inside.

 

[John]

That's a big issue. Most adults do the tailgates. But my kids don't eat most tailgate food. Even now costs me 25/game and I don't eat inside.

I know with my kids, it's very hard for them to sit at a game for 3 hours and not get a hankering for food, even if they have eaten at the tailgate. I think to kids, eating concession food is part of the experience no matter what the sport.

edit: just had an idea - it might be nice for UConn to put together a "Husky tray" of kids foods for a reasonable price. Like a kid's meal type of thing. Only available to under 12, etc. $5 or $6 bucks and it includes a dog or burger, chips and juice box.

 

[Adios]

I have said this repeatedly but I don't think that's true. Right now people don't care. Minor league baseball is really cheap in Bridgeport and the place is half empty most of the time.

FBS college football is far more attractive than the Atlantic League!

 

[J187Money]

I know with my kids, it's very hard for them to sit at a game for 3 hours and not get a hankering for food, even if they have eaten at the tailgate. I think to kids, eating concession food is part of the experience no matter what the sport.

edit: just had an idea - it might be nice for UConn to put together a "Husky tray" of kids foods for a reasonable price. Like a kid's meal type of thing. Only available to under 12, etc. $5 or $6 bucks and it includes a dog or burger, chips and juice box.

Gotta have nuggets/fries. That's all my youngest eats.

 

[Duncan Idaho]

Today, you need to overcome the feeling of being inconvenienced. More so with students living 20 miles away.

 

[itgoeslike]

Live events are experiential which give them the edge, provided there aren't barriers (cost, traffic, bird crap, etc.) that dilute the value of the experience. Having said that, networks are working hard to improve the experience on the flat screen, sometimes taking cues from the gaming industry. I opted to watch the Skycam version of the Louisville vs. Miami game and really felt that I was immersed into the game. I switched back to the network broadcast and thought it wasn't nearly as engaging. Technology will continue to improve the experience, enabling it to become much more interactive. In the future, schools will have to work harder to maintain the value of the game day experience. They can still win this battle, but they can't afford to sit on their hands.

 

[Husky25]

I was talking with the other fellow about the COST of beer, and this being an illustration of people spending, what is to me, serious money on overpriced beer....

If I drink inside the stadium, I'll have a Ten Penny, maybe two, but I can't see spending that sort of dough on in-stadium booze anymore...

You could make the argument that beer prices are what they are to discourage mass consumption and lower the concessionaire's liability.

In terms of other food, the food trucks pay rent to the concession contractor. The price has to cover fixed costs as well as variable. I do think it is unreasonable that concession prices at the XL Center and Rentschler are equivalent to Fenway or Yankee Stadium, where a portion of concession margin help offset players' salaries. There are no pro teams utilizing CT Venues (Wolfpack players are paid by the Rangers).

 

[Rondogg]

That's a gambling/fantasy football thing. I would guess that Redzone isn't nearly that entertaining for a person that doesn't have action on the games and is principally a fan of one team.

Truer words have never been written.