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Message: [QUOTE="Imdone, post: 3088961, member: 9755"] [B]Here is a portion of the canned response I received from the Athletic Department.[/B] [I]This new program is designed to better support 650+ student athletes and to move towards paying for all $17M worth of scholarships we currently owe back to the University every year. As I'm sure you are aware running a large division I athletics programs takes resources if we want to compete at the highest level. The decision to introduce the scholarship seating program was not taken lightly and is in line with best practices and peer groups from around the country. I understand this change will require you to pay more for your current season tickets at Gampel and the XL Center. This will influence each season ticket holder differently, some will see an increase, some will be required to pay less then what they are currently donating, and others will remain about the same. As we began to analyze our current model and look to make changes we did what is best for UConn Athletics, our donors/ season tickets holders, and most certainly our student athletes. I'm happy to help you to retain being a season ticket holder, I welcome the opportunity to discuss this more if you are interested. Thank you for your many years of support. Go Huskies! Michael Michael Oblinger Senior Associate Director of Athletics for Development[/I] [B]I love this part:[/B] [I][U]This will influence each season ticket holder differently, some will see an increase, some will be required to pay less then what they are currently donating, and others will remain about the same.[/U][/I] I'd love to see the breakdown between % who will see an increase, % who will remain the same and % who will see a decrease. My guess: [B]95% will see an increase; 3% will remain about the same 2% will see a decrease[/B] [/QUOTE]

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