I know, you hate it already. It represents change and not the way things are done at Purdue.
the givens:
I've watched a bunch of football games on TV and also noticed our attendance figures. I have to believe the attendance is sold tickets rather than actual attendance. And yes, the TV cameras have been very generous to Purdue and not showing all the empty seats at Purdue games.
A couple of months ago Morgan stated publically that the BIG 10 cable contract generated 75-80% of Purdue's athletic revenue. and he reported that the revenues from that contract would steadily increase.
A lot of recruits come to football games, and they make their decision and impression of the team and school and campus life primarily based on their visits. I believe a packed stadium would have a much greater influence on a game's outcome, and also on a recruit's first impression of Purdue.
here is my proposal.
When I was a student, the cost of going to football games was part of our fees. and for us poor kids, our financial aid paid for those tickets. As a result, we packed the stadium with students even in the Agasi years. the idea of taking the football tickets out of the fees was a bad one. As part of my crazy idea, I say put them back.
the second part of my idea is to lower ticket prices. I was about to buy tickets to the Michigan game. Good seats were going for $200-500. the cheap seats were $50-80. Purdue is pricing itself out of business. This is not OSU or Green Bay, and our product isn't as good. Using an economic principle, when the demand is low, you lower the prices. With as many open seats as Purdue has, Purdue is facing a lot of lost potential revenue. My idea is to significantly lower the ticket prices - especially to students. we need to make those good seats affordable. This is not a Billy Joel concert. I look at it two ways, by lowering the prices, Purdue would sell more tickets and ultimately increase their revenue. and in a couple of years, the BIG 10 network may finance all of Purdue sports and what is made at football games may represent a profit. So what do they have to lose?
In summary:
I want to increase attendance at Purdue games while our product on the field isn't generating interest. I want to pack the stadium with cheering fans that are wearing old gold and black. I wan t to get the students back to attending games by giving the m free tickets and making the cost absorbed into their student fees and getting mom and dad or their scholarship to pay for them. and for alumni, and fans, I want to lower ticket prices. to those John Purdue Club members, if they feel bad about lower ticket prices, they can donate more during fund drives. and at the end of the year, the volume of ticket sales at lower prices should be greater than the current revenue.
And the final result would improve the atmosphere at the stadium, and sell more cokes and brats too. A sell out crowd might motivate the team, and who knows, might even influence a key recruit to come to Purdue.
sooooooooooo, what do you think ??
the givens:
I've watched a bunch of football games on TV and also noticed our attendance figures. I have to believe the attendance is sold tickets rather than actual attendance. And yes, the TV cameras have been very generous to Purdue and not showing all the empty seats at Purdue games.
A couple of months ago Morgan stated publically that the BIG 10 cable contract generated 75-80% of Purdue's athletic revenue. and he reported that the revenues from that contract would steadily increase.
A lot of recruits come to football games, and they make their decision and impression of the team and school and campus life primarily based on their visits. I believe a packed stadium would have a much greater influence on a game's outcome, and also on a recruit's first impression of Purdue.
here is my proposal.
When I was a student, the cost of going to football games was part of our fees. and for us poor kids, our financial aid paid for those tickets. As a result, we packed the stadium with students even in the Agasi years. the idea of taking the football tickets out of the fees was a bad one. As part of my crazy idea, I say put them back.
the second part of my idea is to lower ticket prices. I was about to buy tickets to the Michigan game. Good seats were going for $200-500. the cheap seats were $50-80. Purdue is pricing itself out of business. This is not OSU or Green Bay, and our product isn't as good. Using an economic principle, when the demand is low, you lower the prices. With as many open seats as Purdue has, Purdue is facing a lot of lost potential revenue. My idea is to significantly lower the ticket prices - especially to students. we need to make those good seats affordable. This is not a Billy Joel concert. I look at it two ways, by lowering the prices, Purdue would sell more tickets and ultimately increase their revenue. and in a couple of years, the BIG 10 network may finance all of Purdue sports and what is made at football games may represent a profit. So what do they have to lose?
In summary:
I want to increase attendance at Purdue games while our product on the field isn't generating interest. I want to pack the stadium with cheering fans that are wearing old gold and black. I wan t to get the students back to attending games by giving the m free tickets and making the cost absorbed into their student fees and getting mom and dad or their scholarship to pay for them. and for alumni, and fans, I want to lower ticket prices. to those John Purdue Club members, if they feel bad about lower ticket prices, they can donate more during fund drives. and at the end of the year, the volume of ticket sales at lower prices should be greater than the current revenue.
And the final result would improve the atmosphere at the stadium, and sell more cokes and brats too. A sell out crowd might motivate the team, and who knows, might even influence a key recruit to come to Purdue.
sooooooooooo, what do you think ??
