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Post by Bornthrilla on Jan 21, 2021 8:47:45 GMT -5
Yes, we are still in a global pandemic. And yes, our university resides in North Carolina where Governor Cooper has sought to dramatically limit the size of gatherings for athletic events.
But at some point soon, we are gonna have to take some "calculated risks" (there goes that phrase again) and welcome paying customers back into our on-campus arenas this spring. The sheer reality of our financial situation requires it.
Football season (our main revenue generator) is upon us and we need to start lobbying the governor to raise our stadium capacity to at least 5,000. I would offer a limited number of student tickets (obtained by maybe a lottery system) and then make the rest "Reserved only" for about $60 a pop. Raising the price would eliminate some of the demand by itself. You could explain the increase as a built in "safety fee". Making it reserved only would allow you to manage the social distancing.
Since this is an unique situation and we will be playing a truncated spring schedule, I would not honor current season tickets purchases until the upcoming fall. If we are somehow able to host a potential spring MEAC championship game, you could reward some of your top current season ticket holders with access to that event.
Inside the stadium, masks would be required at all times of course. I can envision having the concession stands in full operation since by this time we all are used to standing in line at a grocery story. Pretty much the same concept.
Two home games with 5,000 fans might not seem like a great return on our investment, but at least it will give us a dry run on how to prepare for a larger slate of events in the fall.
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Post by saabman on Jan 21, 2021 9:39:51 GMT -5
Yes, we are still in a global pandemic. And yes, our university resides in North Carolina where Governor Cooper has sought to dramatically limit the size of gatherings for athletic events. But at some point soon, we are gonna have to take some "calculated risks" (there goes that phrase again) and welcome playing customers back to into our on-campus arenas this spring. The sheer reality of our financial situation requires it. Football season (our main revenue generator) is upon us and we need to start lobbying the governor to raise or stadium capacity to at least 5,000. I would offer a limited number of student tickets (obtained by maybe a lottery system) and then make the rest "Reserved only" for about $60 a pop. Raising the price would eliminate some of the demand by itself. You could explain the increase as a built in "safety fee". Making it reserved only would allow you to manage the social distancing. Since this is a unique situation and we will be playing a truncated spring schedule, I would not honor current season tickets purchases until the upcoming fall. If we are somehow able to host a potential spring MEAC championship game, you could reward some of your top current season ticket holders with access to that event. Inside the stadium, masks would be required at all times of course. I can envision having the concession stands in full operation since by this time we all are used to standing in line at a grocery story. Pretty much the same concept. Two home games with 5,000 fans might not seem like a great return on our investment, but at least it will give us a dry run on how to prepare for a larger slate of events in the fall. I'm wondering doesn't A&T have a on campus production center that they can stream into all the dorms on campus and locally in the Greensboro area ? If so offer a discounted 4 game package for the local community. Also are the students being charged a athletics fee in there tuition . If so shouldn't the students get first Choice on a first come basis up to a specified number of seats in stadium with big donor's second and then everyone else. |
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Post by Bornthrilla on Jan 21, 2021 9:51:43 GMT -5
Duke doesn't guarantee every student a seat at the UNC basketball game. They have to camp outside in tents for a limited number of spaces.
That is the same thing I would do for the spring football season. Sans the camping out in tents, of course.
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Post by JeffAggieFan on Jan 21, 2021 12:03:04 GMT -5
Born,
What is your guess on how much ticket prices will increase without the spring revenue?
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Post by Bornthrilla on Jan 21, 2021 13:41:11 GMT -5
I dont think you can try to make up those spring revenue shortages by increasing the fall ticket prices. You will just have to stick with your regular price model.
The majority of fans would revolt in the fall if you surpass the $25 mark for general ticket prices - especially if the stadium is full capacity by then.
If you still have less inventory (i.e. available seats) in the fall, you maybe can charge more because of the expected increased demand. Again, you would have to explain this as a new COVID safety surcharge.
But once the supply increases the demand will quickly decrease. And you dont want to be accused of price gouging during a pandemic.
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Post by aggieclt on Jan 21, 2021 15:31:12 GMT -5
I dont think you can try to make up those spring revenue shortages by increasing the fall ticket prices. You will just have to stick with your regular price model. The majority of fans would revolt in the fall if you surpass the $25 mark for general ticket prices - especially if the stadium is full capacity by then. If you still have less inventory (i.e. available seats) in the fall, you maybe can charge more because of the expected increased demand. Again, you would have to explain this as a new COVID safety surcharge. But once the supply increases the demand will quickly decrease. And you dont want to be accused of price gouging during a pandemic. General admission tickets to our football games cost $35, not $25. Would we decrease the price due to the pandemic? Regarding the spring revenue, with our first home game scheduled just over 30 days from now, we will likely rely on online streaming fees for revenue. I just don't see the 7% outdoor seating capacity cap being increased in the next 5 weeks. |
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Post by Bornthrilla on Jan 21, 2021 16:40:57 GMT -5
I think you are thinking about GHOE and the Central game. General admission was not $35 for the Del State and Bethune Cookman games.
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Post by Bornthrilla on Feb 1, 2021 11:06:32 GMT -5
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Post by thefriscotxaggie on Feb 1, 2021 11:32:27 GMT -5
I think outdoor events are fairly safe but 50% is a pretty large capacity. I think if we did the same at Aggie stadium you would need to use home side and visitor side with equal capacity. Maybe 35% instead 50%. The mask mandate is great but many will just have the mask around their neck or sort of covering their mouth not there nose.
On a side note I have only eaten outside at a restaurant since all this started but it amazes me when I walk in a restaurant to pick up take out and folks get out their car wearing mask go into a crowded restaurant sit down and take their mask off. What kinda sense does that make ?
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Post by oleschoolaggie on Feb 1, 2021 11:44:57 GMT -5
i agree, outdoors is pretty safe as long as you socially distance. if i go to a football game, i’d still wear an n95 mask and i also have transparent “face sheilds” to wear. i wouldn’t wear two n95 masks, but i would wear a “face sheild” with just one n95 mask just to be on the “extra safe” side...
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Post by marchingband1969 on Feb 1, 2021 11:45:14 GMT -5
400,000 + deaths and growing. If you sit in a restaurant without a mask, or attend a face to face meeting or party with others, you are taking a chance to add to that number. As a country, we just don't have any discipline. And once we decide we've had enough, we just do whatever the hell makes up happy.
I think a limited number of us can attend games in Aggie Stadium safely...if we wear masks and social distance. But that's a big "if."
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Post by Bornthrilla on Feb 1, 2021 11:46:49 GMT -5
On a side note I have only eaten outside at a restaurant since all this started but it amazes me when I walk in a restaurant to pick up take out and folks get out their car wearing mask go into a crowded restaurant sit down and take their mask off. What kinda sense does that make ? How are you gonna eat with a mask on? |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2021 11:59:56 GMT -5
Anyone got the Spring Enrollment numbers? Those would be important because most athletic revenue is gonna be student fees.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2021 12:00:34 GMT -5
On a side note I have only eaten outside at a restaurant since all this started but it amazes me when I walk in a restaurant to pick up take out and folks get out their car wearing mask go into a crowded restaurant sit down and take their mask off. What kinda sense does that make ? How are you gonna eat with a mask on? Use GrubHub to have my food delivered to my house. Then take my mask off to eat. |
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Post by oleschoolaggie on Feb 1, 2021 12:09:24 GMT -5
As a country, we just don't have any discipline. that’s true, but its true only because of 45’s “NEGLECTFUL” leadership. this idiot was tellin’ folk not to wear masks and as a result, his supporters did exactly that. so now we’re all suffering the consequences. dayum near half a got dayum million folk have died because of 45! i’m pretty sure that if our gov’t had made mask wearing “mandatory” across the country when this thing first surfaced in america, we probably could’ve “at least” cut that 400k plus deaths in half. and check this out, over the weekend i heard a harvard infectious desease expert state that if “everybody” in america wore “n95 masks” instead of cloth masks, it would “eliminate” the covid-19 virus in america “far quicker” than everybody getting vaccine shots. however, the only problem with that is that there’s not enough n95 masks available for the entire country. i know it would be expensive, but i’m wondering why doesn’t the federal gov’t use the defense production act to force american companies to produce enough n95 masks for the entire country? it can’t be anymore expensive than the cost to research and manufacture covid vaccines... |
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