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Message: [QUOTE="Son of Robert, post: 3154434, member: 7415"] Rainy day, weighing in on this. Another ticket buyer with specific data to fill out the whole big picture. [USER=676]@whaler11[/USER] is exactly where I'm at as far as what it will cost me per game. Right now I'm in section 117 P row which I feel are pretty good seats. There are better, but I am pretty well situated and I'm happy. I have a single seat, because that's how life is right now, and because I have a single seat when it came time for my seat selection two years ago I was able to filter down thru the loose scattered single seats amongst the folks who have groups of 2,3,4,5,6 whatever. Last year I moved down a row closer for this reason. I have never donated a dollar, not even the loose 1 hundred they ask you to sling them so maybe I get slightly better seats. Just the season ticket price and only at the XL; Gampel is generally out of reach for me to attend regularly. So last year it cost around 378$ I think for the 9 games, 3 or 4 of them being Arizona, Houston, Cincinnati, and maybe one more of this caliber. The other 5 games were early season "warm-ups", or "lesser caliber conference foes". This year they want a straight 400$ for the privilege of purchasing this seat plus another almost 400$ for the actual tickets. This is based on roughly, probably, the same amount of games, and also, the same mix in the quality of the scheduled opponents. So yes,, 90$ or so for Maine and whoever else, plus some better games in there too, but still 90$ when I could definitely pay less but have to jump around some. What is foremost in my considerations regarding looking ahead with the program, is Danny Hurley returning the program to national relevance thru recruiting/coaching/scheduling and the conference itself getting better yearly, which it is. Also, better games played at home as we rise. Part of the athletic department's mindset is that in two or three years people will be clamoring for these tickets as their perceived value rises as the program does. Great seats may not be available to all as they sell more and more to existing and new season ticket holders and then reward these same folks with the guaranteed option of repurchasing their same seats. I'm keeping mine, F it. I'm in a good spot, it's a little pricey, but I"m going to have the same good view each game. In a few years as it fills up I'll be right there certain of a good seat. [/QUOTE]

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