2022 Season Ticket Price Map

[upperdeck]

Yea they did a great job with the 300 level pricing. Mine more than doubled. From $225 to $500. 4 tix, an $1100 increase. Glad I could subsidize the $99 seats.

you got the seats in the small area that took the big hit for sure.

 

[upperdeck]

Or all the $125 tickets that didn’t see an increase.

You and me covering everyone else’s ticket prices! LOL

also the seats that sat almost empty all of last year.

 

[JRHEETER]

also the seats that sat almost empty all of last year.

So have everyone move up there now and have the lower bowl look empty?

I’m fine with an increase. An 80% increase is not okay

 

[Chip]

you got the seats in the small area that took the big hit for sure.

I wonder what their thought was. It would be pretty easy to jump back a few rows and go from $225 to $350 or $300, or even up a bit more and drop your price by $100. Those weren't options in those sections last year.

If people move, do they assume new season ticket holders will buy them? Maybe they are ultimately $500 seats, but I would have phased people into it. That's a big one year increase.

 

[JRHEETER]

I wonder what their thought was. It would be pretty easy to jump back a few rows and go from $225 to $350 or $300, or even up a bit more and drop your price by $100. Those weren't options in those sections last year.

If people move, do they assume new season ticket holders will buy them? Maybe they are ultimately $500 seats, but I would have phased people into it. That's a big one year increase.

That’s exactly my issue with this increase

Sell it to new season ticket holders at regular price.

Have a blanket 30% price increase for all renewing season ticket holders

Boom crisis averted

 

[upperdeck]

I wonder what their thought was. It would be pretty easy to jump back a few rows and go from $225 to $350 or $300, or even up a bit more and drop your price by $100. Those weren't options in those sections last year.

If people move, do they assume new season ticket holders will buy them? Maybe they are ultimately $500 seats, but I would have phased people into it. That's a big one year increase.

yeah I would have offereed people in those areas with big hits a transition phase.. I do think people will jump back and pocket the money.. in one sense spreading people out will make it look better.

 

[HRE Otto IV]

I wonder what their thought was. It would be pretty easy to jump back a few rows and go from $225 to $350 or $300, or even up a bit more and drop your price by $100. Those weren't options in those sections last year.

If people move, do they assume new season ticket holders will buy them? Maybe they are ultimately $500 seats, but I would have phased people into it. That's a big one year increase.

I bet this was driven by someone who doesn't understand the SU football market. I could see someone coming in from outside saying, hey we did so and so at my last gig lets try it here.

 

[JRHEETER]

I bet this was driven by someone who doesn't understand the SU football market. I could see someone coming in from outside saying, hey we did so and so at my last gig lets try it here.

Yeah they hired an outside firm to take care of ticketing and what not

 

[SU68]

I know that I'm getting old, but I don't remember paying a premium doubling the ticket price or an order fee last year. Also, the seat cushions got bumped up by $15.

 

[HRE Otto IV]

Yeah they hired an outside firm to take care of ticketing and what not

Maybe SU should ask for the money back and then give the money to STHs to ease the pain.

In all seriousness why are we hiring an outside firm? Couldn't we make it a yearly project from kids in Falk to analyze? Ticketmaster has a secondary market, and is a partner of SU. Shouldn't we be able to get that data to get a better sense of the football ticket market value? Don't they use it anyway for dynamic pricing?

If $50 individual tickets are going unsold and STH $50 tickets are going for $25 on the secondary market, that would indicate that you are overpriced. And if that $50 is pretty full and the secondary market is going for $75, that would indicate that you are underpriced.

Didn't we have an issue in 2019 where the individual dynamic price was under STH face value, and it angered some fans?

 

[hoopsupstate]

I know that I'm getting old, but I don't remember paying a premium doubling the ticket price or an order fee last year. Also, the seat cushions got bumped up by $15.

I always thought the order fee covered the cost of mailing season tickets. They no longer mail them out. It’s all mobile ticketing. I’d be interested in the reason for this cost.

 

[richmondcuse03]

Or all the $125 tickets that didn’t see an increase.

You and me covering everyone else’s ticket prices! LOL

I'm in 117 -- each ticket went up about $100 bucks (so $600 total for season). I itemize deductions so do appreciate the fact that most of the increase was to the donation fee. Not a huge deal but does save me a few bucks.

 

[UnknownOrange]

ah, i see rrlbees was a victim to a scenario I broke out in another thread- sorry to see that happen.

 

[DoubleDee]

My 4 tickets went up at total of $5.

 

[hoopsupstate]

I'm in 117 -- each ticket went up about $100 bucks (so $600 total for season). I itemize deductions so do appreciate the fact that most of the increase was to the donation fee. Not a huge deal but does save me a few bucks.

You can’t deduct preferred seating after the Trump tax laws changed. You use to be able to deduct 80% of the cost. Not anymore.

 

[JRHEETER]

Maybe SU should ask for the money back and then give the money to STHs to ease the pain.

In all seriousness why are we hiring an outside firm? Couldn't we make it a yearly project from kids in Falk to analyze? Ticketmaster has a secondary market, and is a partner of SU. Shouldn't we be able to get that data to get a better sense of the football ticket market value? Don't they use it anyway for dynamic pricing?

If $50 individual tickets are going unsold and STH $50 tickets are going for $25 on the secondary market, that would indicate that you are overpriced. And if that $50 is pretty full and the secondary market is going for $75, that would indicate that you are underpriced.

Didn't we have an issue in 2019 where the individual dynamic price was under STH face value, and it angered some fans?

They still were selling last season under face value through the university with Dynamic pricing

I paid $10-$15 each game for the seat next to ours.

I brought that up to Eric today when they called me after I asked them how they can justify raising my seats 80% and others 0%

 

[OhioCuse]

I'm in 117 -- each ticket went up about $100 bucks (so $600 total for season). I itemize deductions so do appreciate the fact that most of the increase was to the donation fee. Not a huge deal but does save me a few bucks.

Hate to be the bearer of bad news but tax deductions for charitable contributions associated with ticket purchases went away in 2018. Working in tax, I have no idea why universities break out the ticket price this way other than increasing the total amount of donors they can claim?

Regardless, I’m in the $225 to $500 boat and really unsure if I’m renewing.

 

[JRHEETER]

Hate to be the bearer of bad news but tax deductions for charitable contributions associated with ticket purchases went away in 2018. Working in tax, I have no idea why universities break out the ticket price this way other than increasing the total amount of donors they can claim?

Regardless, I’m in the $225 to $500 boat and really unsure if I’m renewing.

Ooof…an increase of over 100% is insane and I thought my 80% was bad


I’ll say it again, the part that eats me is that there are several sections that had a 0% increase

 

[ScriptCuse]

So after years of having the same seat I should have to just move away from all the people that I’ve made friends with, give up my aisles seats etc all because they decided to do a 80% price increase on my seat but a 0% on others???????

That’s how I’m feeling seeing my invoice too man. Almost doubled in price. Tough to swallow….. but I’ll do it

 

[JRHEETER]

That’s how I’m feeling seeing my invoice too man. Almost doubled in price. Tough to swallow….. but I’ll do it

I’m very much on the fence about what to do right now…and I hate that I feel that way

 

[ScriptCuse]

I’m very much on the fence about what to do right now…and I hate that I feel that way

Before deciding to stay my wife and I had the same conversations you noted in another post. Relationships, etc and we’ve been there for working on year 5 now - not that that’s long but long enough to build an attachment to our seats. Plus, I look being close to the action and where we sit is a really good view of the speed and physicality that I really like when I’m there in person.

We’ll be 28 & 26 years old when the season starts and it was one of our first purchases together when we were 23&21 lol. A lot of sentimental value to us in good old Section 130!

And eventually why we agreed we would stay; but I must say seeing that $99 option up top was VERY tempting.

 

[Consigliere]

I don't recall there being donations past D. Is that to keep more of the money with Football vs going into a general fund?

100% of the donation goes to the Athletic Department. The ticket price is split with 60% going to Dome Operations (General Fund). AD negotited the split,

Similarly parking prices are set by Parking Services (under the general University fund) while Athletics controls allocation. Parkinf services was looking for an increase in 2022, but AD negotiated a freeze as ticket prices were going up for many of the premium seat holders

 

[Consigliere]

I think you are using prices when the program was operating at a different level.

I hope the powers that be understand now is not the right time to 'true up' pricing for hoops. It would be better to keep pricing where it is for now and wait until we become good again before exploring this further.

I know basketball does not have the third lowest average price in the P5. Also know that the relative inventory of basketball seats we have compared to the average P5 basketball arena so I assume supply and demand will play a role.

 

[JRHEETER]

Before deciding to stay my wife and I had the same conversations you noted in another post. Relationships, etc and we’ve been there for working on year 5 now - not that that’s long but long enough to build an attachment to our seats. Plus, I look being close to the action and where we sit is a really good view of the speed and physicality that I really like when I’m there in person.

We’ll be 28 & 26 years old when the season starts and it was one of our first purchases together when we were 23&21 lol. A lot of sentimental value to us in good old Section 130!

And eventually why we agreed we would stay; but I must say seeing that $99 option up top was VERY tempting.

Yeah and like I’ve said before this price is obviously more in line with what they should be….

I just wish they would have done it slowly over time…absolute sticker shock

 

[donniesyracuse]

The price of our tickets decreased so we decided to buy the two seats next to us as well.