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Post by TOPPDOGG on May 1, 2014 20:04:14 GMT -5
Those life time seats was probably one of the worst ideas that any school has ever come up with. I don't blame the people that jumped on that deal because I would have also. Can you imagine the money that we have lost by not being able to sale those seats?? Like I said, worst idea ever!!! TRUE!!!
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Post by marchingband1969 on May 1, 2014 20:17:21 GMT -5
Those life time seats was probably one of the worst ideas that any school has ever come up with. I don't blame the people that jumped on that deal because I would have also. Can you imagine the money that we have lost by not being able to sale those seats?? Like I said, worst idea ever!!! TRUE!!! Those life time seats were not a bad idea just priced too low. And they should have come with some requirements for additional contributions to maintain them. That said, there are some (I said "some") lifetime ticket holders that have given way more than the price of the tickets. And I don't think there are that many of us around so they are not blocking too many great seats. By the way, when I'm gone my tickets will be returned to the University to shred!
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Post by Aggie One on May 1, 2014 20:24:12 GMT -5
There are 329 names on the dedication plaque on the wall of the concourse of Aggie Stadium. Those 329 people are the same people who wrote checks for decades to finance everything from scholarships to meal and hotel money for the cheerleaders when no one was there and their heirs have continued that tradition to write checks year after year and I'm not talking peanuts even if you are using today's standard. Without them you wouldn't have a stadium to play in and we would still be down at Memorial Stadium playing on a baseball field. And we still are writing those checks every year, every month, and every day without being prodded to do so or waiting on wanting someone from the Athletic Department to come stroke our egos.
You young'uns better go check your history before 1977. Don't get me started.
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Post by aggierattler on May 1, 2014 23:26:25 GMT -5
There are 329 names on the dedication plaque on the wall of the concourse of Aggie Stadium. Those 329 people are the same people who wrote checks for decades to finance everything from scholarships to meal and hotel money for the cheerleaders when no one was there and their heirs have continued that tradition to write checks year after year and I'm not talking peanuts even if you are using today's standard. Without them you wouldn't have a stadium to play in and we would still be down at Memorial Stadium playing on a baseball field. And we still are writing those checks every year, every month, and every day without being prodded to do so or waiting on wanting someone from the Athletic Department to come stroke our egos. You young'uns better go check your history before 1977. Don't get me started. AGGIE ONE-- Thanks, and well-stated! You beat me to it. MARCHINGBAND1969-- You might want to check. I believe that when you pass away, those tickets become a part of your estate. That was the intention, anyway.
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Post by TOPPDOGG on May 3, 2014 12:33:11 GMT -5
The school struck a bad deal period. I applaud those who gave and continue to give. However, the perquisites far outweigh the value of what was donated.
As for my own giving history you should know there are only 11 donors ranked higher than me in AAF'S rankings. Save the sermon for someone who needs to hear it.
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Post by Aggie One on May 3, 2014 15:06:31 GMT -5
Its not about sermons Topp or individual amounts donated but about remembering where we came from. If you don't know where you've been you certainly won't know where you're going.
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Post by The Professor on May 6, 2014 1:50:09 GMT -5
I have lifetime seats so ticket prices have never been an issue for me but...I agree that just raising ticket prices every year is not the answer. In fact, that the laziest, least creative approach to raising revenue. A half empty stadium tells me one of two things... your product isn't valued by the public or the public isn't aware of the value of your product. Let's face it, we are the world's worst at marketing our athletic products. In fact, I hesitate to call what we do with our team as "marketing." I don't know any of the folks in the sports marketing area but based on that fact, I would venture to guess that they aren't very good at what they do. You see if they were any good at marketing sports they would be more visible to avid sports fans. They would be on this site asking for marketing ideas. They would be involved with the Alumni Association asking for suggestions or marketing advice. Well they're not asking. So every year they dream up some dumb slogan "Still Locked In," they print a few posters and they cross their fingers and hope someone shows up for games. Forget about raising the ticket prices... hire more creative people for our marketing team instead! I'm glad someone else has thought this. You have some of the best programs around and you just letting them sit there and go to waste. Its a shame , A DAMN SHAME at that.
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Post by saabman on May 6, 2014 5:07:38 GMT -5
Dame shame is right. We continue to revsite this year after year.This ticket and marketing thing. But not one thing has changed. Can someone please tell me why ?
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Post by Bigboy on May 6, 2014 7:57:20 GMT -5
No matter what, I still feel that the lifetime seat deal is one of the worst ideas ever by any school. Maybe at the time we felt it was the best way to get the stadium built, but in hindsight it was a bad idea. I have always given to A&T but I don't expect anything in return. Hell, last season I bought season passes for me and my son and we did not even need them to get into the games. I just can't help but think about all the money we have missed out on over the years due to not being able to sale those seats.
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Post by oleschoolaggie on May 6, 2014 9:25:14 GMT -5
if there’s 300 or so lifetime seats that have been awarded, i honestly don’t think that hurts our revenue intake so much. i mean, if we soldout every game, then i’d be concerned. but we’re lucky if we sellout 2 games per year. so i don’t see 300 seats not being available to sell for non-soldout games being that big of a deal. it ain’t like no other seats are available.
i mean, like others, i don’t like the concept of lifetime seats. but in our case, if there’s only about 300 lifetime seats, then to me its not that big of a deal...
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Post by ohsixrain on May 6, 2014 10:47:33 GMT -5
Well, to say the lifetime seats were a bad idea is relative. At the time, it was a good idea and initiative...again, at that time. But, you look at inflation through the years along with new technology and innovation some 20 years later and of course it looks like a bad idea. The idea cannot be rescinded at this stage so... But, I'm with oleschool, that's not what's killing us on the revenue front. We are not winning in the areas of technology and innovation as it relates to our Athletics. So, all is the blame, so to point a finger one thing is a waste of time at this point. It is my belief, that it will take the university as a whole to get involved to help raise revenues for the Athletics Department. The more we continue to operate in silos and leaving Athletics on an island to fend for itself...we can expect much of the same.
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