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 Mar 12 2012, 12:04 PM
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 UA Intramural Legend  Group: Moderators Posts: 7887 Joined: 23-February 04 From: McDonald Ohio Member No.: 3  |
Interesting that they are asking fans to for over some big additional bucks, even as the team flounders.
Reminds me of Wistercill asking me for $5,000 to park in Lot 9 a couple years ago. Wasn't Wistercill Associate AD at Minnesota? Hmmmm....now it's all starting to make sense.... Gopher a few extra bucks... |
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Mar 12 2012, 03:22 PM
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 Zips Junkie Group: Members Posts: 1797 Joined: 12-January 06 Member No.: 309 |
QUOTE(Captain Kangaroo @ Mar 12 2012, 12:04 PM)  Interesting that they are asking fans to for over some big additional bucks, even as the team flounders. Can you please be specific, CK? I am unfamiliar with this situation. -------------------- "Rule #76: No excuses, play like a champion!"
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Mar 12 2012, 03:26 PM
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UA Intramural Legend Group: Moderators Posts: 7887 Joined: 23-February 04 From: McDonald Ohio Member No.: 3 |
QUOTE(trimmy10 @ Mar 12 2012, 04:22 PM) Can you please be specific, CK? I am unfamiliar with this situation. Click on the link |
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Mar 12 2012, 03:32 PM
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Zips Junkie Group: Members Posts: 1797 Joined: 12-January 06 Member No.: 309 |
QUOTE(Captain Kangaroo @ Mar 12 2012, 04:26 PM) Click on the link Thanks. I did. I assumed your reference was to UA. Interesting nonetheless. -------------------- "Rule #76: No excuses, play like a champion!"
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Mar 12 2012, 03:48 PM
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Zips Junkie Group: Members Posts: 272 Joined: 6-January 07 Member No.: 858 |
QUOTE(trimmy10 @ Mar 12 2012, 03:32 PM) Thanks. I did. I assumed your reference was to UA. Interesting nonetheless. Doesn't Akron have required "donations" (seat licenses) for premium seats? Ohio does. |
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Mar 12 2012, 04:11 PM
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UA Intramural Legend Group: Moderators Posts: 7887 Joined: 23-February 04 From: McDonald Ohio Member No.: 3 |
QUOTE(jupitertoo @ Mar 12 2012, 04:48 PM) Doesn't Akron have required "donations" (seat licenses) for premium seats? Ohio does. Akron does. But only for the lower area. I just find it interesting that Minnesota, in the midst of a really bad stretch, is jacking up the ticket prices so substantially. If the Zips added $400 per ticket for me, I'd be in GA's in a heartbeat. And like the Minnesota fans quoted in the column, I love my team and have been a season ticket holder for well over 10 years. But everyone has a breaking point. When the bandwagon's rolling...when you get a new arena...you can somewhat stomach ticket cost increases. But when things are bad, like 3 years ago when Wistercil tried to soak the handful of Lot 9'ers...the diehards of all diehards... for $5k each for a parking space (an increase from $50 the previous year), it just comes off as stupid. I will be interested to see how this plays out in Minnesota. 8,000 seat licenses at $250 each (average) would be $2,000,000. On paper that's great. And if it works, some budding young AD will be able to boast on his resume of raising basketball revenues by $2 million, and get a sweet gig at some mid-major program where such a practice doesn't remotely apply. In reality, it may end up doing nothing more than pissing off a lot of really good Minnesota fans who are already paying top dollar to watch losing basketball. |
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Mar 13 2012, 01:09 AM
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 Zips Junkie Group: Members Posts: 1351 Joined: 15-October 08 From: Akron, OH Member No.: 5049 |
Wasn't it minnesota who did some major renovations or rebuilding of their arena? Thought it was them... If not... cant remember who it was, but i thought the colors were that of Minnesota's
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