2011 Spring Game 4/29

[UNI83]

Re: 2011 Spring Game 4/29

There is not one student who is going to say "well, I found out I have to sit on the 25 yard line today rather than the 40, f it, I aint goin."

If the student section is going to remain where it is then our sides need flopped, put the students behind the visitors, I know there is a rule but other schools break it, even in our conference.

Remember this, there are a whole hell of a lot more people that would line up to buy season tickets on the east side if they could get between the 40's lower half, than there are students who will tell you to go f yourself if you make them sit on the 15 yard line.

And from a personal note, I didn't, nor have I ever heard one of the hundred acquaintences I know that played at UNI, say anything positive (nothing negative either) about the students being behind them.

Flipping sides won't happen.


That also means that PSC members who park on that side of the dome, people who use the shuttle carts, etc... now need to walk around the dome to get to their seats. People will ***** about that too. People, especially certain big name donors, think they shouldn't have to "work" to get to their seats.

[Cat80]

Re: 2011 Spring Game 4/29

So, do people sitting at the 50, pay the same as somebody sitting endzone level?

Nope. There is now a minimum seat donation for season ticket holders within the 30's. If you'r near the 50 it's $100 per seat donation. Outside the 30's is $50 per seat, IIRC. So the overall cost of the seat is not the same.

[cydave]

Re: 2011 Spring Game 4/29

Nope. There is now a minimum seat donation for season ticket holders within the 30's. If you'r near the 50 it's $100 per seat donation. Outside the 30's is $50 per seat, IIRC. So the overall cost of the seat is not the same.

So, the ticket cost is the same, but the donation levels are different. I figured UNI did something like that.

[06panther10]

Re: 2011 Spring Game 4/29

Outside of the Lehigh game I'm pretty sure we were over 13K per game last season. I think we were the year before that, and the year before that, and the year before that as well. I haven't looked, probably should have before posting this because I'm sure JayJ79 will correct me if I'm wrong.

The fact is we are getting more people in the dome now with $24 ticket than we did when tickets were literally being given away for free by the athletic department and sold for $7 each.

Yes, I think this needs to be reiterated. Attendance at UNI football games is not a problem at all. Attendance the last 5 years has been great.

[UNI83]

Re: 2011 Spring Game 4/29

Nope. There is now a minimum seat donation for season ticket holders within the 30's. If you'r near the 50 it's $100 per seat donation. Outside the 30's is $50 per seat, IIRC. So the overall cost of the seat is not the same.

The new system isn't adding 100 or 50 dollars per seat.

The price of what you give to UNI each year will not change from past years as long as your PSC level matches your seat location. When this was announced it was mentioned that something like 95% of season ticket holders wouldn't be affect at all.


The new system is that if you have 6 tickets at the 50 yard line, you pay for those tickets, and to keep them there you need to have a PSC level of at least $600 a year. If you are already a PSC member and donate at a level more than the loyalty level, or have an abundance of tickets, this shouldn't affect you.

It is NOT
Season tickets+PSC donation level+seat licensing cost

It IS
Season tickets+PSC donation level

[UNI83]

Re: 2011 Spring Game 4/29

So, the ticket cost is the same, but the donation levels are different. I figured UNI did something like that.

No....everything is exactly the same as it has been.

[jegbomb52]

Re: 2011 Spring Game 4/29

Flipping sides won't happen.


That also means that PSC members who park on that side of the dome, people who use the shuttle carts, etc... now need to walk around the dome to get to their seats. People will ***** about that too. People, especially certain big name donors, think they shouldn't have to "work" to get to their seats.

um, didn't mean fans switching sides, I meant teams switching sides...and we need to take care of big name donors, they keep us a float.

[cydave]

Re: 2011 Spring Game 4/29

No....everything is exactly the same as it has been.

I meant, different donation levels like if you sit on the 50 yd line, you need to donate more than if you have seats on the 20.

[UNI83]

Re: 2011 Spring Game 4/29

I meant, different donation levels like if you sit on the 50 yd line, you need to donate more than if you have seats on the 20.

That is correct

[UNI83]

Re: 2011 Spring Game 4/29

um, didn't mean fans switching sides, I meant teams switching sides...and we need to take care of big name donors, they keep us a float.

Oh, okay. I misunderstood you then. That *could* happen, though I don't know if it is as simple as Dannen going "You're switching sidlines"...or if Farley would go for it.


I'm also not sure putting students literally right on top of opposing teams is a good idea.

[ubuntuCAT]

Re: 2011 Spring Game 4/29

There is not one student who is going to say "well, I found out I have to sit on the 25 yard line today rather than the 40, f it, I aint goin."

If the student section is going to remain where it is then our sides need flopped, put the students behind the visitors, I know there is a rule but other schools break it, even in our conference.

Remember this, there are a whole hell of a lot more people that would line up to buy season tickets on the east side if they could get between the 40's lower half, than there are students who will tell you to go f yourself if you make them sit on the 15 yard line.

And from a personal note, I didn't, nor have I ever heard one of the hundred acquaintences I know that played at UNI, say anything positive (nothing negative either) about the students being behind them.

I agree with all of this... The students and Band add greatly to the atmosphere, and that wouldn't change if we moved them from the absolute prime seating. I would really like to see the band somehow put on bleachers or something on the north or south endzone.

[ubuntuCAT]

Re: 2011 Spring Game 4/29

um, didn't mean fans switching sides, I meant teams switching sides...and we need to take care of big name donors, they keep us a float.

Always wondered why the UNI bench is opposite the side they come out of the garage door, which causes that awkward criss-cross of teams at half and end of the game.

[panther-state]

Re: 2011 Spring Game 4/29

There is not one student who is going to say "well, I found out I have to sit on the 25 yard line today rather than the 40, f it, I aint goin."

If the student section is going to remain where it is then our sides need flopped, put the students behind the visitors, I know there is a rule but other schools break it, even in our conference.

Remember this, there are a whole hell of a lot more people that would line up to buy season tickets on the east side if they could get between the 40's lower half, than there are students who will tell you to go f yourself if you make them sit on the 15 yard line.

And from a personal note, I didn't, nor have I ever heard one of the hundred acquaintences I know that played at UNI, say anything positive (nothing negative either) about the students being behind them.

Really? Well the CURRENT football players do enjoy having us students behind them. I've heard it from them personally, several times. The group of adults put right behind the team would not have 20% of the energy that the student section has.

[JayJ79]

Re: 2011 Spring Game 4/29

I'm also not sure putting students literally right on top of opposing teams is a good idea.

Would probably result in incidents similar to the ones that many people around here have complained about that happened in the Fargodome.

[UNI83]

Re: 2011 Spring Game 4/29

Would probably result in incidents similar to the ones that many people around here have complained about that happened in the Fargodome.

More than likely.