If a Ban happens, what should season tickets cost?

[GemParty]

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[PhilG]

They will never drop ticket prices!

 

[Dogdeacon]

They will never drop ticket prices!

Amen, only time this ever happens in any sport is if/when a team figures out a revenue model that allows them to charge higher prices for premium seats and discount their worst seats. But this speaks to the strange mindset around the possible suspension. They are playing the exact same game in the same place against the same teams with or without an possible NCAA bid at the end of the year. Why on earth would the ticket prices be different? Are movies guaranteed not to garner Oscar attention cheaper?

 

[Waquoit]

They will never drop ticket prices!

Yeah, except for this past year when they went from $30. to $25.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

We call ourselves bluebloods (or gripe when we aren't considered as such) yet we have threads like this.

Kentucky received the closest a school has ever gotten to the death penalty for men's hoops two decades ago and their fanbase poured money into the school to hasten the recovery. We may be barred from postseason play for one year (something that is never a given yet also something we've only missed once since the start of the '87-'88 season) and now some are wondering if the school will discount the regular season games?

I have a better question, considering that last season ended up far better than anyone could have imagined, how many kicked in a few additional dollars to the school for the better product?

If we want to be a program, not just the product of the current coach, we need to be a program that can always attract top coaches. The best way for fans to contribute to this is by continuing to be good fans. If our fanbase cannot support a top program we will never be able to call ourselves bluebloods.

 

[ibleedhuskyblue]

We call ourselves bluebloods (or gripe when we aren't considered as such) yet we have threads like this.

Kentucky received the closest a school has ever gotten to the death penalty for men's hoops two decades ago and their fanbase poured money into the school to hasten the recovery. We may be barred from postseason play for one year (something that is never a given yet also something we've only missed once since the start of the '87-'88 season) and now some are wondering if the school will discount the regular season games?

I have a better question, considering that last season ended up far better than anyone could have imagined, how many kicked in a few additional dollars to the school for the better product?

If we want to be a program, not just the product of the current coach, we need to be a program that can always attract top coaches. The best way for fans to contribute to this is by continuing to be good fans. If our fanbase cannot support a top program we will never be able to call ourselves bluebloods.

totally agree +10000000000000

just buy the damn tickets, and dont complain.

they didnt make you pay more when we won the whole thing (3 times), so if we wont win it all, it shouldnt be less expensive.

 

[alexd]

Yeah, except for this past year when they went from $30. to $25.

True. I was really surprised by this. I've had season tix since 89/90 and they had NEVER gone down before. The price either stayed the same the following year or it went up. I believe they were $12 for the HCC back in '90.

 

[UCDaveD]

I'd still be willing to pay full price in order to support the program.

 

[Waquoit]

I believe they were $12 for the HCC back in '90.

I happen to remember this, you were very close. Dream Season tix were $11. for the HCC.

 

[Silk City]

This shouldn't be an issue.

We're going to be a decent team, we'll have players that won a national title wearing UConn uniforms, and we play a lot of big names. Plus we have a HOF coach and basketball games are fun to go to anyways.

Go to the games. Period. It's the least we can do as fans. The home game experience should be a privilege, and considering the amount of time we spend on this board it's not much of a monetary sacrifice, even if they raised prices a bit.

 

[Waquoit]

The home game experience should be a privilege, ...

Let's not get carried away. It's entertainment.

 

[Silk City]

Let's not get carried away. It's entertainment.

Of course it's entertainment, but it's also a privilege to have a good home-court atmosphere.

Look at Pitt this year: I think they filled up less than a quarter of their arena for a CBI game. We should be able to at least get good crowds while we have a solid team, or I'm afraid to see what it'd look like in a down year

 

[GemParty]

Taking a quick look at the poll, I noticed a couple things. The Boneyard really is an Uber fan. But we don't fill arenas (ourselves). An entire state needs to support a team. In a lame duck season, I'm not sure they would $$$. That's Susan and Warde's problem, I suppose. Time will tell. To me, a season with no postseason (predetermined); is a glorified practice. At best, your a spoiler to other teams.

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