How many season ticket holders last year/projections for this season?

[Fairfield_1st]

Gotcha I just know a LOT of people aren't in CT anymore on top of having crazy schedules and making very little i.e. graduate school. Those of us staying in CT don't have much an excuse, but then, what if their friends with whom they used to attend are now out of state and not buying? Kinda takes away from the experience imo. Just one other thing that comes to mind playing devil's advocate.

I have season tickets with 7 other people and I'm the only one who actually went to UConn. But like a lot of people in CT who didn't go there, they have adopted the school and root just as hard as any alumni. Hopefully others will be as fortunate as I am to have such a good group to hang with every game. If I'm lucky I see some of the college guys at Homecoming, but that's about it.

 

[EdgewoodNHV]

I'm as excited about a new coaching stuff as anybody else, but given the ugly results of the last 3 years, it's hard to blame people for not suddenly jumping on the bandwagon of a 3-win team. Start winning football games and people will start showing up and getting hooked on the football experience. But I don't think it's reasonable to expect Diaco's hire to somehow bring in an additional 1500 season ticket holders after last year's debacle plus no Michigan game.

Having reasonable expectations is a start. Play better. Win some games. Start getting a buzz about the program. Winning solves everything. Well, most things.

 

[Kevin Caliendo]

My 12 season tickets cost $2,540 +$1,200 in donations to the school + $440 for 4 parking passes = $4,180. I used to have commitments from friends for eight of those tickets. Its now 4. no one is willing to pick up the donation portion, so that's all on me. So its gonna cost me $3,100 this year for my tickets. I'll maybe go to two or three games with my kids. Last year I made the first half of two games, neither were competitive. I can't even give away the rest of my tickets to friends (I live in Fairfield county). I support the athletic department, but not like that anymore. Product is just not good enough and my kids are getting to the age where every Saturday is filled with their own activities.

I'd go in for the seats without the donations, but I don't want to lose the blue parking passes as that is my group's favorite part of the day and the red lots are too disparate.

 

[whaler11]

My 12 season tickets cost $2,540 +$1,200 in donations to the school + $440 for 4 parking passes = $4,180. I used to have commitments from friends for eight of those tickets. Its now 4. no one is willing to pick up the donation portion, so that's all on me. So its gonna cost me $3,100 this year for my tickets. I'll maybe go to two or three games with my kids. Last year I made the first half of two games, neither were competitive. I can't even give away the rest of my tickets to friends (I live in Fairfield county). I support the athletic department, but not like that anymore. Product is just not good enough and my kids are getting to the age where every Saturday is filled with their own activities.

I'd go in for the seats without the donations, but I don't want to lose the blue parking passes as that is my group's favorite part of the day and the red lots are too disparate.

They have made a huge mistake
with pricing. They needed to come off hard this year.

I know they don't control the lots but $500 for parking 4 cars is pretty insane.

 

[J187Money]

They have made a huge mistake with pricing. They needed to come off hard this year. I know they don't control the lots but $500 for parking 4 cars is pretty insane.

They should charge even more for the parking. Nobody goes inside anyway.

 

[Carl Spackler]

They should charge even more for the parking. Nobody goes inside anyway.

What they should do, if they don't already, is figure out a way to track tickets scanned - when, tied to parking passes. the scanner and barcoding technology can't be hard or expensive.

My guess is that people with red or grey parking passes, would be linked with tickets scanned at the gates, more often and earlier than those in the blue.

you'd also get a good idea of how many people over in the other lots actually make it into the game.

 

[whaler11]

They should charge even more for the parking. Nobody goes inside anyway.

I know you are just being sarcastic but they need to come to grips with the fact casual fans are turned off by the AAC. Lowering ticket prices is always dangerous, but I don't think they move the needle until they adjust them down overall.

 

[whaler11]

What they should do, if they don't already, is figure out a way to track tickets scanned - when, tied to parking passes. the scanner and barcoding technology can't be hard or expensive.

My guess is that people with red or grey parking passes, would be linked with tickets scanned at the gates, more often and earlier than those in the blue.

you'd also get a good idea of how many people over in the other lots actually make it into the game.

I scan into most games twice and don't buy parking from the school with my tickets. Good luck tracking me Big Brother.

 

[J187Money]

I know you are just being sarcastic but they need to come to grips with the fact casual fans are turned off by the AAC. Lowering ticket prices is always dangerous, but I don't think they move the needle until they adjust them down overall.

Yes I was being sarcastic.

But to your point I don't think you move the needle without dropping them a ton or killing the donations. Which on a net basis probably is a huge loss financially.

And we might sell out for the next three years and not get a bid. There might not be further expansion.

 

[whaler11]

Yes I was being sarcastic.

But to your point I don't think you move the needle without dropping them a ton or killing the donations. Which on a net basis probably is a huge loss financially.

And we might sell out for the next three years and not get a bid. There might not be further expansion.

Agreed it's a tough spot. I just don't know if leaving them where they are actually maximizes revenue in the medium term.

 

[J187Money]

Agreed it's a tough spot. I just don't know if leaving them where they are actually maximizes revenue in the medium term.

My feeling is that within a relevant range it is binary. People want to go or they don't want to go. I think the time commitment for those on the fence (especially when they don't love the product) is getting in the way far more than the money.

 

[J187Money]

I would also add that after the Michigan game, it showed that if we have marquis names in the building there will be sellouts. So if that's what the B1G is worried about, they shouldn't be. We would put 60K in the seats if we had Michigan, MSU, Wisconsin, etc in here on a regular basis.

 

[whaler11]

My feeling is that within a relevant range it is binary. People want to go or they don't want to go. I think the time commitment for those on the fence (especially when they don't love the product) is getting in the way far more than the money.

It might be. I do think going to games is a habit. I think people are more likely to get into a habit when they are season ticket holders, instead of having them pluck off more attractive games.

If the tickets are sold and distributed in August you aren't as much at the mercy of your record and the weather. While people certainly aren't afraid to stay away when things go badly there is still a better chance someone attends when the ticket is already sold than if you need to sell it to them in October or November.

 

[Kevin Caliendo]

Since I did not renew I have gotten phone calls from UConn athletic department, including one from a tennis play and today I got an email from the athletic department basically begging me to re-up. Is this normal?

 

[rich1122]

I would also add that after the Michigan game, it showed that if we have marquis names in the building there will be sellouts. So if that's what the B1G is worried about, they shouldn't be. We would put 60K in the seats if we had Michigan, MSU, Wisconsin, etc in here on a regular basis.

Way too many MI fans in the seats. 30% at least. Embarrassing if you ask me. We do not have MI on the schedule this year. Despite Diaco's enthusiasm an uphill battle with our lukewarm fan base. Hard to see 25K. Hope that I am wrong.

 

[uconnell]

You know at least 30% how, Mr Sunshine? I was there and admit quite a few Michigan fans were at the Rent but not 12'oo0+

 

[rich1122]

You know at least 30% how, Mr Sunshine? I was there and admit quite a few Michigan fans were at the Rent but not 12'oo0+

Yeah right.

 

[The Viking]

That picture does not prove your point

 

[J187Money]

Way too many MI fans in the seats. 30% at least. Embarrassing if you ask me. We do not have MI on the schedule this year. Despite Diaco's enthusiasm an uphill battle with our lukewarm fan base. Hard to see 25K. Hope that I am wrong.

Sure but how is that bad for the B1G?

 

[John]

Yeah right.

what's up with all the empty seats?????

 

[SAMCRO]

Yeah right.

I count 32.

 

[J187Money]

I count 32.

Can't be. Stadium only holds 24.

 

[huskypantz]

Since I did not renew I have gotten phone calls from UConn athletic department, including one from a tennis play and today I got an email from the athletic department basically begging me to re-up. Is this normal?

You'll be getting phone calls and tweets from HFD if you don't hurry up and renew. That's stage 3 of the aggressive football ticket campaign. Pray stage 4 is never mentioned.

 

[BoatShow]

what's up with all the empty seats?????

It looks like it's during warmups or something judging by whats going on on the field.

 

[RMoore1999]

They have made a huge mistake
with pricing. They needed to come off hard this year.

I know they don't control the lots but $500 for parking 4 cars is pretty insane.

The State actually does control the vast majority of the lots as they now own the parking land as result of UTC's second donation circa 2009.

 

[Kevin Caliendo]

I received an email for three game mini-packages. Any three games you want, suggests there is not significantly more demand for BYU or Boise than there is for SMU or Temple. You can get tickets in every section in the upper bowl and a 5-6 in the lower bowl. You can sense that ticket sales are likely a lot worse than we are estimating

 

[Husky25]

It looks like it's during warmups or something judging by whats going on on the field.

Looks like the coin flip.

There are more empty seats than Michigan fans in that picture. Whoever made the Journey out to Ann Arbor knows that Michigan fans get into the stadium early, so it is not a far stretch to count those seats as UConn faithful.

They have made a huge mistake
with pricing. They needed to come off hard this year.

I know they don't control the lots but $500 for parking 4 cars is pretty insane.

Is that really a lot of money for blue passes (I can only assume)? What's the parking fee for general admission? It used to be $12 or $15/game. So let's say it's $12. You're parking somewhere down the runway for $84 over the course of the season in a lot where there is a better chance to have your tires punctured on a beer bottle, your car scratched, and/or broken into (If Gen. Adm. is $15/game that price jumps to $105 over the course of the season.).

$125/7 = $17.86. I think the extra $2.86 - $5.86 per game per car is worth it ($20-41 for the season), but that's just me...If it's not, then don't get 4 parking passes. Get two and take turns walking from the other side of the stadium.

 

[Adios]

Since I did not renew I have gotten phone calls from UConn athletic department, including one from a tennis play and today I got an email from the athletic department basically begging me to re-up. Is this normal?

That's how organizations who don't have waiting lists work.

 

[whaler11]

Looks like the coin flip.

There are more empty seats than Michigan fans in that picture. Whoever made the Journey out to Ann Arbor knows that Michigan fans get into the stadium early, so it is not a far stretch to count those seats as UConn faithful.



Is that really a lot of money for blue passes (I can only assume)? What's the parking fee for general admission? It used to be $12 or $15/game. So let's say it's $12. You're parking somewhere down the runway for $84 over the course of the season in a lot where there is a better chance to have your tires punctured on a beer bottle, your car scratched, and/or broken into (If Gen. Adm. is $15/game that price jumps to $105 over the course of the season.).

$125/7 = $17.86. I think the extra $2.86 - $5.86 per game per car is worth it ($20-41 for the season), but that's just me...If it's not, then don't get 4 parking passes. Get two and take turns walking from the other side of the stadium.

I meant all the parking. I think it's all the same price anyway.

UConn doesn't control it - but having a big group paying $500 is just a lot for what it really is.

2 seasons from parking > tickets.

 

[Husky25]

I meant all the parking. I think it's all the same price anyway.

UConn doesn't control it - but having a big group of 8 paying $500 is just a lot for what it really is.

Then the only choices are: park on Spring Street in a non-Rent lot or less cars. We consolidate at the hotel. Never been towed, even when it was threatened.