Gov Lamont needs to make these ticket prices tax deductible.UConn basketball fans decry ‘outrageous’ new ticket prices
SPORTS//UCONN UConn basketball fans decry ‘outrageous’ new ticket prices. Athletic director responds: ‘I do hear them’ Mike Anthony/David BorgesApril 21, 2022 Connecticut and Providence tip off in a sell-out arena in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021, i...docs.google.com
OK! All this money must be judiciously used. So when is the next absolutely needed team trip to Italy? Geno's homesickness must be helped. Talk about a waste of money.Here's a thought- I'm sure that like any department there is a lot of waste. Before sticking it to the fans, how about making a serious effort to investigate and reduce costs wherever possible.
Oh hell no that is too much like real work.... /sarcasm
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Does not seem out of line to me. $800 for two people doesn't buy much entertainment these days. This is especially true for sports.UConn basketball fans decry ‘outrageous’ new ticket prices
SPORTS//UCONN UConn basketball fans decry ‘outrageous’ new ticket prices. Athletic director responds: ‘I do hear them’ Mike Anthony/David BorgesApril 21, 2022 Connecticut and Providence tip off in a sell-out arena in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021, i...
| GAMECOCK WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TICKET PRICE INCREASE | |||
| Floor Seating (78 seats) | Increase from $470 to $565 | Increase from $31.33 per game to $37.67 | Average increase of $6.34 per game |
| Premier Seating (292 seats) | Increase from $270 to $325 | Increase from $18.00 per game to $21.67 | Average increase of $3.67 per game |
| Lower 1 (3,338 seats) | Increase from $70 to $200 | Increase from $4.67 per game to $13.33 | Average increase of $8.66 per game |
| Lower 2 (4,424 seats) | Increase from $70 to $100 | Increase from $4.67 per game to $6.67 | Average increase of $2.00 per game |
| Upper Reserved (876 seats) | Increase from $45 to $85 | Increase from $3.00 per game to $5.67 | Average increase of $2.67 per game |
| Upper GA (5,776 seats) | Increase from $45 to $55 | Increase from $3.00 per game to $3.67 | Average increase of $0.67 per game |
Actually, the root of it in UConn's case is pretty simple. Revenue - costs equal large negative number, where can we increase revenue. A lot of the costs are fixed, salaries (which are both a significant part and (IMHO) too large in college athletics), athlete support including scholarships, etc. In some schools endowments and gifts cover a lot of expenses, of course, but UConn (and Rutgers, and in certain ways, Arizona) are not the only schools to be losing money on athletics, passing those expenses on through ticket prices, student fees, and in some cases taxes.
The prices seem reasonable to me.UConn basketball fans decry ‘outrageous’ new ticket prices
SPORTS//UCONN UConn basketball fans decry ‘outrageous’ new ticket prices. Athletic director responds: ‘I do hear them’ Mike Anthony/David BorgesApril 21, 2022 Connecticut and Providence tip off in a sell-out arena in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021, i...
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For one of the best teams in America - fans of some other teams might quibble with saying "the" best - I don't think the charges are unreasonable, particularly for a team in the Northeast. Rutgers - which was never anywhere near as successful as UConn - was expensive 10 years ago; for good seats that we had, about 7 rows behind the bench, in the range of about $300 for a season, around $25 per game.I totally understand feeling screwed after having it good for a while. I wish I could go often enough to warrant season tickets so I checked the prices to see what the fuss was all about. I may have misunderstood that the season tickets cost separately for the 2 locations which had identical prices so I assumed to have both venues you had to pay that amount twice. That would mean for the best tickets in the house the total/seat would be $4700 (court sideline) or it seems the average season number of games would be 15 (it was 13 this season not counting playoffs due to schedule changes) That comes out to $313.73/game. Not really in my price bracket for all but a rare ticket. Mid level seats would be $616 (lower sideline - what I would normally want) or $41.07/game about half of what I'd have to pay for most entertainment tickets. On a budget - Upper reserved w/seatback are $388 or $25.87 to see the best college women's team in America - to me a real bargain. Of course your Mileage and budget may vary and most people would buy more than 1. I've only ever been to one live game at the Mohegan Sun and had 4 tickets that cost me over $200 a pop! It was worth it to me to finally see a live game experience (fortunately the casino wound up picking up the whole package for me
