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Post by Yote 53 on Mar 17, 2018 13:15:28 GMT -6
Simple fact is USD fans are notorious for not planning ahead. They will show up the day of the game and get in line at the walkup window, but they just don't buy in advance, and that's not the way things work these days.
I can say this right now, news flash Yote fans, you need to get your tickets for the USD vs NDSU football game as soon as they come on sale. In fact, you should probably just get season tickets to be sure. The Bison game will be sold out, I'll say it right now. Doesn't matter, there will be USD fans that will wait until a week before the game and then wonder why there are no tickets available.
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Post by easmus on Mar 17, 2018 13:28:49 GMT -6
Simple fact is USD fans are notorious for not planning ahead. They will show up the day of the game and get in line at the walkup window, but they just don't buy in advance, and that's not the way things work these days. I can say this right now, news flash Yote fans, you need to get your tickets for the USD vs NDSU football game as soon as they come on sale. In fact, you should probably just get season tickets to be sure. The Bison game will be sold out, I'll say it right now. Doesn't matter, there will be USD fans that will wait until a week before the game and then wonder why there are no tickets available. This is true, as we know the NDSU fans will buy a season ticket or join HP for $100 just so they buy the ticket for that game during presale.
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Post by mitchellrabbit on Mar 17, 2018 16:06:32 GMT -6
NDSU and Omaha doesnt come unless they are playing. Why do you think UND will? I'll try typing it slower for you. The question you ask is devoid of logic. Whether you think anyone from UND wants to come or not doesn't mean you preemptively restrict access. Think of it this way - if no one from UND buys ticket in a lottery system, then no harm, no foul, and there will still be just as many people in blue in the lower level, (albeit shuffled a bit). But you don't really believe that - you are really just concerned that people wearing red will want a shot a lower level tickets and that will have an adverse affect on the people in blue, so you are willing to say 'screw you' to the people wearing green. Im not concerned at all about more red. Ive seen your support for the tourney. Good thing your university buys a section for your fans or there would be less red there. I will be there no matter where i sit. And i will be there for all the games. Not just rabbit games. And your concern for UND is funny. You just hope for less blue. Thanks for typing slower. Im sure you did nothing out of the norm
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Post by Yotes on Sept 4, 2018 16:34:17 GMT -6
I got an email this morning giving me the option to keep my seats and renew my Summit League tickets for 2020 and 2021. This conference is a joke.
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Post by gorabbits on Sept 4, 2018 21:12:49 GMT -6
I got an email this morning giving me the option to keep my seats and renew my Summit League tickets for 2020 and 2021. This conference is a joke. No, it shows the tremendous success of the conference in creating a tournament with such appeal that fans are willing to commit almost three years in advance. There is no other mid major conference in the country that wouldn't love to be in our position. In fact several have tried to imitate the success of the Summit League tournament. Success is not a joke, success is the result of talent, hard work, timing and perhaps a little luck.
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Post by gopheryote on Sept 5, 2018 5:30:52 GMT -6
I got an email this morning giving me the option to keep my seats and renew my Summit League tickets for 2020 and 2021. This conference is a joke. No, it shows the tremendous success of the conference in creating a tournament with such appeal that fans are willing to commit almost three years in advance. There is no other mid major conference in the country that wouldn't love to be in our position. In fact several have tried to imitate the success of the Summit League tournament. Success is not a joke, success is the result of talent, hard work, timing and perhaps a little luck. Agreed that it shows a belief in the commitment of fans. But offensive to expect those fans to pony up a full three (3!!!) seasons in advance. As a Yotes fan I feel like it is a slap in the face that SLT assumes we wouldn't buy tickets if we weren't coming of 2 title games. Rabbits fans appear to be getting played the most in this scenario, but gorabbits is viewing it as a badge of honor. Would you really NOT buy tickets if they went on sale 12 months in advance? Or 6? Or 2?
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Post by gorabbits on Sept 5, 2018 6:08:26 GMT -6
No, it shows the tremendous success of the conference in creating a tournament with such appeal that fans are willing to commit almost three years in advance. There is no other mid major conference in the country that wouldn't love to be in our position. In fact several have tried to imitate the success of the Summit League tournament. Success is not a joke, success is the result of talent, hard work, timing and perhaps a little luck. Agreed that it shows a belief in the commitment of fans. But offensive to expect those fans to pony up a full three (3!!!) seasons in advance. As a Yotes fan I feel like it is a slap in the face that SLT assumes we wouldn't buy tickets if we weren't coming of 2 title games. Rabbits fans appear to be getting played the most in this scenario, but gorabbits is viewing it as a badge of honor. Would you really NOT buy tickets if they went on sale 12 months in advance? Or 6? Or 2? Of course I would buy tickets if they only became available six months in advance but that is not the issue.. Ask your business school if the approach the Summit League uses is a good business model. I think they will tell you that any organization that can create a demand for their product and capitalize on that demand is doing things right from a business perspective. In addition the advance revenue generated is an "insurance policy" against a slump in sales of tickets if one or both of the local schools have a down year and don't survive the first round or not even make it to the tournament. In addition, The Summit League, I would argue, has done an amazing job of keeping their ticket prices low to the benefit of its fans. If I remember correctly, single session tickets are less expensive than regular season single game tickets at SDSU. Therefore I an glad to pay well advance for reasonably priced tickets for an event I thoroughly enjoy if that helps to guarantee that it helps to finance the tournament and the league.
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Post by kiyoat on Sept 5, 2018 7:20:44 GMT -6
I guess it depends on what the end goal is. (The "long game" if you will) If the goal is simply to sell the most tickets, get the highest attendance, and be the most financially stable, then I'll agree that the tournament is doing an exceptional job. I love the fact that this tournament is reliably held in my city. For that I have the Jacks fans to thank.
On the other hand, there are other goals that might, in the long run, be important as well. By putting all the eggs in one basket they are exposing themselves to potential trouble. When you only plant corn and soybeans, you are beholden to the ups and downs of those markets. When you diversify your products and investments, you are more protected from random events, (like the Jacks BB teams having a drought, or disgruntled schools leaving the conference).
I'm more of a biologist than a business or economics mind, but I do know that diversity is critical to both.
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Post by Yote 53 on Sept 5, 2018 7:21:23 GMT -6
Fine with the league selling 2 years in advance, though I do think that us a little far out and a year is more appropriate. Not fine with the grandfathering in of current ticket holders. The entire market should be re-opened up and all seats up for grabs. If SDSU fans pounce on all the tickets, more power to them, but every other fanbase should have the opportunity to buy premier seats in the lower bowl given the change in venue and change in conference members over the last several seasons.
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Post by kiyoat on Sept 5, 2018 7:35:30 GMT -6
Fine with the league selling 2 years in advance, though I do think that us a little far out and a year is more appropriate. Not fine with the grandfathering in of current ticket holders. The entire market should be re-opened up and all seats up for grabs. If SDSU fans pounce on all the tickets, more power to them, but every other fanbase should have the opportunity to buy premier seats in the lower bowl given the change in venue and change in conference members over the last several seasons. This is exactly my thoughts. The Jacks fans are entitled to buy whatever seats they are willing to pay for. Giving the other fans a fair shot should be more of a priority, though. Especially new members to the conference. An ORU or Denver fan that would like to attend the SLT for the first time, mainly because their team is having a great season, should be welcomed to Sioux Falls. They may just have a great time and come back the next year. Instead, they are relegated to the nosebleeds because they didn't "plan ahead". That is a poor business model IMO.
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Post by Yotes on Sept 5, 2018 18:14:19 GMT -6
Fine with the league selling 2 years in advance, though I do think that us a little far out and a year is more appropriate. Not fine with the grandfathering in of current ticket holders. The entire market should be re-opened up and all seats up for grabs. If SDSU fans pounce on all the tickets, more power to them, but every other fanbase should have the opportunity to buy premier seats in the lower bowl given the change in venue and change in conference members over the last several seasons. My thoughts as well. As it stands, I believe ticket holders in 2021 may have purchased those seats as far back as 2014 without them ever being opened up to the public. That's absolutely ridiculous. This is supposed to be a neutral-site event.
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Post by elcoyote on Sept 5, 2018 19:24:41 GMT -6
Bottom line, bunny people will like this business model because they can be locked in in perpetuity to their seats. Coyote fans don't because we were late to the party and so have little chance of ever really getting anything all that good. Same can be said for several other schools now and possibly more in the future. I didn't move back and have the ability to attend the tourney until a few years ago, so I'm locked into blah seats forever? And as for USD section seats, basically those seats suck. I sat in one for one half of a game last year and had enough. Horrible view. Good thing about afternoon games is a person can just relocate to empty seats and find a good spot. I'm sure I'll continue to go, but at what point do you ask yourself if you're better off just saving the cash and watching on TV? As for buying tickets three and a half years ahead of time? C'mon. Really? Statistically speaking I should probably be dead by then, but I'll have seats!
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Post by kiyoat on Jan 15, 2019 13:05:38 GMT -6
Announced yesterday.
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Post by easmus on Jan 20, 2019 12:06:45 GMT -6
Some pretty good seats in there. So no bitching about upper bowl if you don’t purchase.
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Post by Yotes on Jan 20, 2019 12:23:25 GMT -6
I've never done the upper bowl, but I think I'd rather go up there than have those back corner seats in the lower bowl.
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