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Message: [QUOTE="Kemba Time, post: 4210780, member: 2962"] The loss in potential donations of a Storrs-only scenario cannot be overstated. Given freedom to choose in UConn’s current split, more than 7,000 have chosen to become XL Center season-ticket holders. If we want to say 2,000 of those 7,000 are both venues season holders now, that leaves 5,000 fans you are taking a leap will: A) Become Gampel season ticket holders who continue to donate despite making access more difficult than what they have chosen. B) Double their investment. Currently single-venue fans buy 8-10 games in either venue. (Unless we are talking about splitting Gampel seasons up into a Blue & White package that comes with having to purchase 16-18 home games, simply doubling the number of games you have to buy becomes a financial issue for at least some of our current base in either location). AND increase their seat donation to make up for what one Gampel and one XL fan give for their current split. C) Make donations after giving up their seats. Since moving to Gampel is about the students and the environment, you can’t really add a significant number of Hartford-only fans to Gampel as season-ticket holders, even in a best-case scenario that they would want to do so. And every fan who gives up their tickets and donor status also becomes less likely to give future additional donations — especially after being sold on These Are Your Forever Seats plan during a low-point in the program. This is why the sweet spot for AD David Benedict is finding what allows UConn to maximizes Gampel while keeping enough in Hartford that XL season-ticket holders feel like they are getting enough big games to justify filling the arena while continuing to donate and choosing to keep their seats. [/QUOTE]

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