iowactor wrote:CBB_Fan wrote:iowactor wrote:That's how you attract over 16,000 fans per game with a mid-major schedule
It helps to set the ticket prices at $12 dollars, and routinely lower those prices down to around $6. Season tickets can be yours for $200.
While most Wichita State single game tickets cost around $30, you'll be paying more for a good seat against Creighton than you would for a Creighton season ticket.
And yes, Wichita was really silly to make an undersized arena. IBA needed to have 5000-10000 more seats, and I think most Wichita State fans would agree with that.
Still, I don't think you can deny that Creighton's tickets are priced low to attract casual fans and inflate their attendance.
Wow. I think you are seriously misinformed about CU tickets. There are 7 options for buying CU season tickets besides being a Jaybacker. Options 1-6 cost between $300-$750 dollars--those are sold out. You reference Option 7 season tickets to the *upper bowl* at $200 and $12 for single games. However, single-game tickets closer to the court are progressively more expensive. Ticket-for-ticket, you can't claim that CU and WSU are equal. In truth, WSU season tickets range from $275-$330! So, our premium season tickets double your premium tickets, and we add revenue by having a stadium 80% larger than your venue. Further, we sell more season tickets than you have seats! And when CU has Georgetown, Marquette, Xavier and others coming to town, you can bet that those numbers go up.
Umm... let me get you up to speed.
Don't even look at the prices of WSU Basketball season ticktets because it is a pittance compared to the SASO donation that MUST be made in order to even qualify to purchase said tickets. Let me give you a frame of reference: 2 front row season tickets at Koch Arena will cost you $24,000.00 which includes the mandatory SASO "donation".
And regarding season tickets.. Wichita State has over 10,000 season ticket holders, BJ has just over 12,000. One of those groups of season ticket holders is worth nearly 2X as much in revenue as the other. I'll let you guess which one that is. And as far as "Option 7", which makes up 50% (that's 9,000) of your arena's total available seats, you give a ton of those away for free all throughout the year.
Again, Club BJ looks good at what they do, but if you peek just a tiny bit below the surface, there's an ocean of expense gobbling everything up.
iowactor wrote:And when CU has Georgetown, Marquette, Xavier and others coming to town, you can bet that those numbers go up.
"When"? Tractor, do you know something we don't know?
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