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That's a very puzzling move. Even for this UConn "sellout" they are giving away 20,000 tickets to a stadium that seats 52,000.
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/12/despite_success_on_the_field_b.html
"This year, roughly 59 percent of the fans bought a ticket, down from 76 percent in 2009. And despite a liberal use of complimentary tickets, the team still played in front of thousands of empty seats this year, even though it went into its final home game with a chance to win its first Big East title. "
Admittedly, old fashioned concepts about supply, demand, equilibrium price and all of that probably have no bearing on the athletic department at Rutgers (it and Maryland vie for the title of most bankrupt, with Rutgers usually coming out ahead). It just seems strange that:
"As a result, 42 cents of every dollar Rutgers spent on athletics last year came from student fees, tuition dollars and other nonathletic revenue, among the highest ratios in the nation, the analysis reveals."
While I always thought that teams sell tickets to games, I was flabbergasted that Rutgers takes a different tack and gives tickets away. (Maybe they're overrun by communists??) Now, I understand why no one would actually pay a premium for a Rutgers athletic performance, but to pay nothing just seems a bad way to run a railroad, football program or athletic department.
One of the things that I decided to do to was research the athletic accomplishments of Rutgers. I thought maybe their athletic accomplishments have something to do with their bankrupt athletic department? After spending a whole three minutes on Google, I was armed the results of my research. Actually, that's a little bit of a fib. I didn't do the research myself. I had my 3 year old son do it for me, seeing how he can count easily up to ten. It was a good decision on my part as it built confidence in my kid. Because armed with that task, he was able to count the number of Big East championships that Rutgers has won since they have been in the league on his one tiny hand.
Yes, my toddler's wee little hand can fit all of the rings that Rutgers has won since 1995 (1991 f0r football)! That total is three. Women's basketball, baseball and soccer have one Big East championship apiece.
Now keep in mind this is not national championships (which Rutgers has only one of, in fencing, egads), but just Big East championships.
Being a very academically focused parent, I then had my child count to two, which is the total number of Big East championships that UConn has won in football alone (co-championships of course). I didn't want to hurt his ego so I studiously avoided having my son count the number of national championships that UConn has won across multiple sports (15). Needless to say, having him count the number of Big East championships would take us well past his bedtime and skill-set, so that thought never crossed my mine. (I believe 86)
I then had the hardest time having him learn the concept of zero. So I chose Rutgers as a point of learning. I asked him if a football team like Rutgers sucks and their teams can't win in anything, how many championships in football do you think Rutgers has? My heart fluttered when the answer came, "Zero," he said. He had learned the concept of Rutgers football and of Rutgers athletics!!!
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/12/despite_success_on_the_field_b.html
"This year, roughly 59 percent of the fans bought a ticket, down from 76 percent in 2009. And despite a liberal use of complimentary tickets, the team still played in front of thousands of empty seats this year, even though it went into its final home game with a chance to win its first Big East title. "
Admittedly, old fashioned concepts about supply, demand, equilibrium price and all of that probably have no bearing on the athletic department at Rutgers (it and Maryland vie for the title of most bankrupt, with Rutgers usually coming out ahead). It just seems strange that:
"As a result, 42 cents of every dollar Rutgers spent on athletics last year came from student fees, tuition dollars and other nonathletic revenue, among the highest ratios in the nation, the analysis reveals."
While I always thought that teams sell tickets to games, I was flabbergasted that Rutgers takes a different tack and gives tickets away. (Maybe they're overrun by communists??) Now, I understand why no one would actually pay a premium for a Rutgers athletic performance, but to pay nothing just seems a bad way to run a railroad, football program or athletic department.
One of the things that I decided to do to was research the athletic accomplishments of Rutgers. I thought maybe their athletic accomplishments have something to do with their bankrupt athletic department? After spending a whole three minutes on Google, I was armed the results of my research. Actually, that's a little bit of a fib. I didn't do the research myself. I had my 3 year old son do it for me, seeing how he can count easily up to ten. It was a good decision on my part as it built confidence in my kid. Because armed with that task, he was able to count the number of Big East championships that Rutgers has won since they have been in the league on his one tiny hand.
Yes, my toddler's wee little hand can fit all of the rings that Rutgers has won since 1995 (1991 f0r football)! That total is three. Women's basketball, baseball and soccer have one Big East championship apiece.
Now keep in mind this is not national championships (which Rutgers has only one of, in fencing, egads), but just Big East championships.
Being a very academically focused parent, I then had my child count to two, which is the total number of Big East championships that UConn has won in football alone (co-championships of course). I didn't want to hurt his ego so I studiously avoided having my son count the number of national championships that UConn has won across multiple sports (15). Needless to say, having him count the number of Big East championships would take us well past his bedtime and skill-set, so that thought never crossed my mine. (I believe 86)
I then had the hardest time having him learn the concept of zero. So I chose Rutgers as a point of learning. I asked him if a football team like Rutgers sucks and their teams can't win in anything, how many championships in football do you think Rutgers has? My heart fluttered when the answer came, "Zero," he said. He had learned the concept of Rutgers football and of Rutgers athletics!!!
