For such a "conservative" fanbase...

[michigancat]

So you don't think if Camry prices went up X% in one year that there wouldn't be a lot of long-time Toyota buyers complaining?  Of course there would be.  Even if the Camry had experienced a marked improvement in quality.

It's just human nature.

They might complain, but wouldn't expect to get one for less than people who can afford the new prices.

 This guy mulask thinks he deserves a discount for his loyalty - that's ridiculous. 

[ksu_FAN]

Loyalty runs two ways....the university's loyalty to the ticket holder means constantly fielding a competitive team; the ticket holder's loyalty to the university means constantly providing the means to do so.

I agree with that, but that loyalty only holds true if there was no one else willing to pay.  Unfortunately in today's world and with a bandwagon mentality, the money is probably there to "replace" those fans who have paid for years but now won't be able to afford it.  It isn't "fair" completely, but its the way it is if you want to compete.  

Frankly, I'd rather watch a team that competes for titles on TV and make a couple games a year b/c I can't afford tickets than afford tickets to watch a team that competes for the NIT.

[Skycat]

I would just like to point out that if he wants to act like this is a business (Corporate), then he should run it like one...

Not like a kid in the candy story with a twenty...

What???

Ridiculous.

The market sets the value for a commodities worth.  It would be irresponsible for any business to not charge market price for it's product/services.

[Skycat]

So you don't think if Camry prices went up X% in one year that there wouldn't be a lot of long-time Toyota buyers complaining?  Of course there would be.  Even if the Camry had experienced a marked improvement in quality.

It's just human nature.

They might complain, but wouldn't expect to get one for less than people who can afford the new prices.

 This guy mulask thinks he deserves a discount for his loyalty - that's ridiculous. 

Eh.  I'm not reading whichever thread this is coming from.

You're right in that he doesn't deserve the discount.  I just think that expecting people/him not to complain about it is unrealilistic.

[WILDCAT NATION]

I would just like to point out that if he wants to act like this is a business (Corporate), then he should run it like one...

Not like a kid in the candy story with a twenty...

What???

Ridiculous.

The market sets the value for a commodities worth.  It would be irresponsible for any business to not charge market price for it's product/services.

And the market is showing up in about 4-5K empty seats, on average.

It will be a great day when his sucking up finally lands him a gig as a bobblehead for Myles Brand.

[Skycat]

I would just like to point out that if he wants to act like this is a business (Corporate), then he should run it like one...

Not like a kid in the candy story with a twenty...

What???

Ridiculous.

The market sets the value for a commodities worth.  It would be irresponsible for any business to not charge market price for it's product/services.

And the market is showing up in about 4-5K empty seats, on average.

It will be a great day when his sucking up finally lands him a gig as a bobblehead for Myles Brand.

The market showed up by buying all of the season tickets.

[catzacker]

IIRC, I did a little analysis  and noted that prices went up about 75%.  I can't believe people are shocked that people are complaining about that and I can't believe people wouldn't think that, on some level, their complaint wasn't legitimate. 

But really, only the season ticket holders prior to Huggins being hired (which excludes myself) have any real legitimate complaint. 

Next year my prediction is that attendance will do down from alumni and up for students (atleast proportionately if the student section is reduced by sky boxes) but the revenue will be greater than this year. 

[coitus]

are ticket sales up or down?

if they're down, then the tickets are overpriced in the market.

if they're up, then they're not overpriced, and are either underpriced, or priced just right.

[Leyton]

"if they're down, then the tickets are overpriced in the market."

Not necessarily.  What if they sell nine tickets for every ten they sold this year, but each ticket costs 75% more?  That's a pretty big difference in revenue, champ.  Good ECON 098 short course, though.