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Message: [QUOTE="syracuse95, post: 26582, member: 860"] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]This seating pattern is exactly why I believe price is, in fact, an issue. Looking around the dome, the most sparsely populated areas are the lower level sidelines and upper corners. The upper level endzones are not full, but they are much more densely populated than the sidelines…which tells me that the cost of these seats is too high.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]I don’t know that they need to slash the preferred pricing as much as they need to reduce the available product.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]If there are X number of people willing to buy “A” level preferred, then why do we have (X+500) “A” level seats?[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]If there are Y number of people willing to buy “B” level preferred, then why do we have (Y+700) “B” level seats?[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]Cut the number of seats in each donation level down closer to the actual market for that donation level, and move all of the preferred seats to the first level and closer to mid field. That will open up some sideline seats to a lower price point and potentially sell them. The donors get closer to midfield at a price point they were already comfortable with. The general public gets access to seats that, up until now, were preferred only. The university potentially sells more tickets. Win-Win-Win. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]Over the past 10 years they have gradually reduced the number of sideline seats that are preferred, especially in the upper deck, but there are still far too many. All of the currently sold preferred seats look like they would fit between the 30’s, but the preferred sections extend all the way inside the 10’s. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]When I signed up for preferred seats a few years ago, I asked what seats were available. I was shocked to find out that I could essentially pick anywhere I wanted. I was able to get 8 piggyback aisle seats as a first year donor. That would not happen at most other BCS schools.[/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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