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NDSU season ticket sheet
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2018 7:46 pm
by Appmanrcb
Was definitely shocked at what they charge per seat! Granted they had a hell of a run but that is just nuts.
Re: NDSU season ticket sheet
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2018 8:28 pm
by appbanker
Wonder if they also have to give to the alumni association as well as pay the seat dues to get the prime seats? I’m sure one of the drivers of the prices is that they are in the dome and can’t expand beyond the 19,000 seats they have. And there is no general admission/hill seats.
Re: NDSU season ticket sheet
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2018 8:31 pm
by HighlandsApp
That is astounding.
Re: NDSU season ticket sheet
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2018 8:33 pm
by Saint3333
High prices to see that schedule, but hey what else are you going to do.
Re: NDSU season ticket sheet
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2018 9:16 pm
by canes_mj
I wonder if the "dues" are the same as a booster club donation? Or if like was said above that's a different donation? Either way that's crazy. $2750 dues for midfield!!
Re: NDSU season ticket sheet
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2018 9:54 pm
by /\PP ST/\TE GRAD 09
When demand is high as I would guess is true for NDSU you have more flexibility with what you can set as your prices. Those people in Fargo love NDSU football, and will likely pay higher than the FCS average.
Re: NDSU season ticket sheet
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2018 5:38 am
by AppFan11
Yes, the old supply and demand principal at work. Supply is limited and demand is high.... er go high prices. We must remember that there is a limited amount of ways to generate revenue at the FCS level. I also remember reading somewhere that NDST pays their HC by percentage of ticket sales..... like 3 or 4%. Another motivational point for increased ticket prices.
Re: NDSU season ticket sheet
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2018 6:31 am
by Boone Goon
This is the latest example of what a great deal we’re getting at App.
We have to step up our Yosef donations.
Re: NDSU season ticket sheet
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2018 9:08 am
by T-Dog
I did a blog a couple years ago comparing the cheapest season ticket prices for the Group of Five schools. App and Tulane had the most expensive cheapest ticket at $200. Many were below $100.
http://www.forgotten5.com/2016/08/30/co ... rgotten-5/
Re: NDSU season ticket sheet
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2018 11:39 am
by APPARJ
Good for NDSU. App State can only reach new heights with GREAT financial support from as many people as possible. There's no getting around that. For comparison, ECU has over 3x as many boosters as App State. DG want's Yosef to raise $4M and the scholarship bill is over $6M. If Yosef covered all scholarships it would revolutionize App State athletics.
Re: NDSU season ticket sheet
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2018 12:03 pm
by DaphneUrquhart
APPARJ wrote: ↑Thu Apr 12, 2018 11:39 am
Good for NDSU. App State can only reach new heights with GREAT financial support from as many people as possible. There's no getting around that. For comparison, ECU has over 3x as many boosters as App State. DG want's Yosef to raise $4M and the scholarship bill is over $6M. If Yosef covered all scholarships it would revolutionize App State athletics.
Bingo! We have a winner! Funding our scholarship bill fully is key.
Re: NDSU season ticket sheet
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2018 1:13 pm
by Appftw
Where is the incentive to buy season tickets when you can get a walk up ticket for ten bucks at 99% of our games?
Sadly, most people need more than warm fuzzies and a sense of charity to invest in something. I don’t believe for one second that NDSU’s fans are that
much more passionate than ours, they just have a huge scarcity of tickets relative to demand. We have the exact opposite situation with too much sub-par seating on the hill.
Re: NDSU season ticket sheet
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2018 1:17 pm
by Appftw
I would go so far as to say that ECU wouldn’t have seen the kind of growth they have if they had essentially “unlimited” seating like we do. If people feel like they’re going to miss out on something because their aren’t enough seats, that creates a lot of additional buzz and excitement as we saw with the Miami and Wake games.
Re: NDSU season ticket sheet
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2018 3:53 pm
by APPARJ
Appftw wrote: ↑Thu Apr 12, 2018 1:13 pm
Where is the incentive to buy season tickets when you can get a walk up ticket for ten bucks at 99% of our games?
Sadly, most people need more than warm fuzzies and a sense of charity to invest in something. I don’t believe for one second that NDSU’s fans are that
much more passionate than ours, they just have a huge scarcity of tickets relative to demand. We have the exact opposite situation with too much sub-par seating on the hill.
Donating to Yosef is not the same as buying season tickets. If the only reason people give is to get tickets then that’s their right. But a widespread “what’s in it for me?” attitude won’t take us higher. Either people want what’s best for the program or they don’t. It’s not in my personal best interest for ticket prices or donation levels to increase but I’ll happy pay it because it helps.
Re: NDSU season ticket sheet
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2018 5:50 pm
by CVAPP
APPARJ wrote: ↑Thu Apr 12, 2018 3:53 pm
Donating to Yosef is not the same as buying season tickets. If the only reason people give is to get tickets then that’s their right. But a widespread “what’s in it for me?” attitude won’t take us higher.
Either people want what’s best for the program or they don’t. It’s not in my personal best interest for ticket prices or donation levels to increase but I’ll happy pay it because it helps.
It's not that simple. When you have children that are in their pre-college days at some point you have to start concerning yourself with their own scholarship needs. That does not mean you don't have the program's best interests in mind.
Re: NDSU season ticket sheet
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2018 7:49 pm
by T-Dog
The idea of "donate to the Yosef Club or you don't care about the program" is foolish and creates an unneeded divide.
Re: NDSU season ticket sheet
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2018 8:25 pm
by APPARJ
CVAPP wrote: ↑Thu Apr 12, 2018 5:50 pm
APPARJ wrote: ↑Thu Apr 12, 2018 3:53 pm
Donating to Yosef is not the same as buying season tickets. If the only reason people give is to get tickets then that’s their right. But a widespread “what’s in it for me?” attitude won’t take us higher.
Either people want what’s best for the program or they don’t. It’s not in my personal best interest for ticket prices or donation levels to increase but I’ll happy pay it because it helps.
It's not that simple. When you have children that are in their pre-college days at some point you have to start concerning yourself with their own scholarship needs. That does not mean you don't have the program's best interests in mind.
My point has nothing to do with donating money that people don’t have to give.
Re: NDSU season ticket sheet
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2018 8:25 pm
by APPARJ
T-Dog wrote: ↑Thu Apr 12, 2018 7:49 pm
The idea of "donate to the Yosef Club or you don't care about the program" is foolish and creates an unneeded divide.
Good thing no one is saying that then, huh?
Re: NDSU season ticket sheet
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2018 8:35 pm
by T-Dog
APPARJ wrote: ↑Thu Apr 12, 2018 8:25 pm
T-Dog wrote: ↑Thu Apr 12, 2018 7:49 pm
The idea of "donate to the Yosef Club or you don't care about the program" is foolish and creates an unneeded divide.
Good thing no one is saying that then, huh?
You tied those two things together and differentiated the "what's in it for me" crowd and those who want what's best for the program. At a program like App, I believe you don't have the luxury to shun those who say "what's in it for me." Not everyone is going to donate thousands of dollars unconditionally.
Re: NDSU season ticket sheet
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2018 8:42 pm
by APPARJ
T-Dog wrote: ↑Thu Apr 12, 2018 8:35 pm
APPARJ wrote: ↑Thu Apr 12, 2018 8:25 pm
T-Dog wrote: ↑Thu Apr 12, 2018 7:49 pm
The idea of "donate to the Yosef Club or you don't care about the program" is foolish and creates an unneeded divide.
Good thing no one is saying that then, huh?
You tied those two things together and differentiated the "what's in it for me" crowd and those who want what's best for the program. At a program like App, I believe you don't have the luxury to shun those who say "what's in it for me." Not everyone is going to donate thousands of dollars unconditionally.
Highlight where I shunned anyone, please. I stated that a widespread “what’s in it for me?” attitde won’t take us higher. If that fact upsets people that’s their problem.