osufeth24 wrote: I don't think i'll be seeing another game in Ohio Stadium

NiTrane wrote:

number36 wrote:

chewytb wrote: You want great coaches? Great facilities? You want superstar recruits? Where exactly do you think money comes from for these things? A money tree? 

number36 wrote: The money machine keeps on trucking. Someday the fans will push back. It might be 5 months or 50 years from now.....but the fans will someday so No. I think the first crack in the foundation will be demand for season tickets. I think you'll slowly see that decrease....and people will just pony up the money for single games against big opponents. People are slowly becoming less enthusiastic about paying $70/ticket to see a game against U Mass.

I don't think society needs to be paying $5 million a year for football coaches......where's the limit? If their pay continues to increase 10% annually, they'll be making $10 million 7 years from now......and $20 million a year, 14 years from now. You comfortable with that?

Ahhhh... an Obamam communist rears his ugly head.

Would you rather pay a coach $100K and the football team makes $1 million or would you rather pay him $5MM and his team makes $100MM?   Be careful with your answer, this is a very difficult question for Obama communists to answer correctly.

Football coaches MAKE THE UNIVERSITY MONEY.   They are not a COST center, they generate SALES...   which generates profits, which pays for other things which drives our economy which funds tax receipts. 

There is a limit to the pay of the school's swimming coach becuase they don't make the school any money.   The limit of a football coaches pay is directly dependent to the limit on the revenue they bring to the school.   It's called Capitalism.   You pay more in hopes of making more.

Meh... wasting my breath.   All you know is that Urban makes $5 million and you don't.  You aren't getting your fair share so you'll vote for "change".

cgorange wrote:

dirk1171 wrote: There is a limit and I think we will meet it soon.  

I'm not sure we are, 2013 season tickets are going for like $1000 on StubHub.  That like averages out to $142 / home game ticket.  My guess is they could easily go to $100-125 and not suffer any negative consequences.

While you might have a psychological price barrier that's about to be met, you're forgetting about the hundreds of thousands of people (like me) that would buy tickets but can't AND the thousands of alumni who would buy more tickets if the lottery allowed.

It takes a lot of money to pay for Rutgers and Iowa's football program -- let's get those prices up to ensure our own financial security!!  The future dominance of the Ohio State football program depends on it!!

buckEYEdr2B wrote: You know what they say... If a certain percentage of people aren't complaining that your price is too high, than you need to raise your prices!!!

Fewer season ticket holders (won't happen) will mean more tickets available for single game sales. Overall, you get an increase in ticket sales revenue and the same amount of people at the game!

They may upset some fans, but plenty of others will be happy knowing (or they may not even be aware of why) they can make it to Columbus for a game because tickets are available! Right now, if you're not an alumni, current student, season ticket holder or know that you can legally and reasonably scalp tickets day of game... Many think they just CAN'T get to a game at all.

ChiTownOSUnut wrote:

buckEYEdr2B wrote: You know what they say... If a certain percentage of people aren't complaining that your price is too high, than you need to raise your prices!!!

Fewer season ticket holders (won't happen) will mean more tickets available for single game sales. Overall, you get an increase in ticket sales revenue and the same amount of people at the game!

They may upset some fans, but plenty of others will be happy knowing (or they may not even be aware of why) they can make it to Columbus for a game because tickets are available! Right now, if you're not an alumni, current student, season ticket holder or know that you can legally and reasonably scalp tickets day of game... Many think they just CAN'T get to a game at all.

This is very true. I keep seeing people talk about ticket prices that I would have been happy to pay for the last few years.

I live out of state and have no way of getting tickets other than stubhub or scalping. I go to two or three game a year, typically one OOC weakling and one good team either home or away, have been doing that for about 10 years.

I don't think I've ever seen a $30 ticket as some claim is suddenly the norm. Maybe a few $50 singles with bad views but typically $100-$150 for an OOC or $150-$200 per B1G game. UM and Bowls have been $300-$600 with NC being $600-1,000.

This seems like it will have no impact on me and expect the prices I pay to be the exact same with a larger % ending up with OSU and less with a scalper.

BigDroppa wrote: A agree for the out of town buyer, who has to do Planes, Trains and Automobiles and hotel to go to a game.... A lot of times, Scalper is the season ticket holder, recouping his yearly fees

cgorange wrote:

BigDroppa wrote: A agree for the out of town buyer, who has to do Planes, Trains and Automobiles and hotel to go to a game.... A lot of times, Scalper is the season ticket holder, recouping his yearly fees

This is a great point.  I'm already paying $350-400 for a flight and $200-250 for 2 nights at a hotel plus meals and transportation.  What do I care if ticket prices go up?  If anything it helps me have more options to get tickets.

cgorange wrote:

TheStoicPaisano wrote: I'm not trying to be inclusive, I'm just saying its not a diverse cheerleading crew. There's usually one black male, one black female and a Mexican- or asian-American (the preferred nomenclature).

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Pretty sure someone of Puerto Rican or Columbian heritage wouldn't like to be referred to as "Mexican-American".

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State Board of Trustees will vote Friday to approve higher prices for football and basketball tickets that athletic director Gene Smith should raise an extra $6 million a year for the Buckeyes' athletic department.

For 2013, football tickets will go up in price from $70 to $79. There will be one premium game designated, against Wisconsin, that will cost $110.

In future years, there may be one or two premium games chosen by Smith. A home game with Michigan will always be designated as such. If there are two premium games in a year, one will cost $125 and the other $150. If there is just one premium game, it could cost $175.

The athletic director will determine the premium games before each season.

The board's finance committee discussed the prices in a meeting Thursday, with Smith there to answer questions. There was no dissent among the committee members and the measure is expected to pass Friday.

Smith said there was no consideration given to lowering the prices of lesser games in the tiered pricing, because the Buckeyes sell out all their games. He doesn't expect that to change, and the doesn't expect the demographics of the fans in the stadium to change with this move.

If Ohio State stops selling out, Smith then the price structure would be looked at.