Re: UCATs Fee

From: alacombe
Date: 02 Feb 2005 - 10:01 AM EST

Jon,

The day that they reseat the ShoeThirdArena is most likely the day that my UCATs membership is gone. Right now I pay about $50 per seat per game for seats on the 48 yard line at Nippert and in row 11 at the south free throw line opposite the visitor's bench. That is about $2,300 per year. If the rates went up, I would be paying more for worse seats.

If that happens, I will most likely make up my own schedule of games by scalping them and saving a bunch of money. I could be very happy picking out 5 games per year to go to and paying that money to a ticket broker. That would cost me about $1,000 for 5 great games with decent seats. Right now, I give away about 50% of all of my tickets, so my seat costs me $100 per game. Hardly a value.

I am fine if they reseat or rebuild. I will save $, save the hassle of getting there. Slippery slope for UC to go down, but I am sure that they will one day.

----- Original Message -----
From: jon breiner <address@hidden>
Date: Wednesday, February 2, 2005 9:40 am
Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] UCATs Fee

MessageI don't know the answer, but that has never stopped me before!

I would guess that the "regular" would be far over (one of the two
sections closest to the ends) about half way up, and the top 5
would be same sections in the top 5. Giving much more than the
$100 might get you somewhat better seats, but not much better.
Maybe half way up a little closer to the middle.

Speaking of which things are likely to change greatly in 5 or so
years when and if a new arena is ready. I'd imagine they will
still have the cheaper seats, but for many of us the new price
structure might be quite interesting! I heard that there are
folks who sit in the upper regions and donate a 5-figure amount.
The folks down low are not giving up their seats. I am sure the
"giving" at the new arena will be a lot more. For example there
are many silver bearcats who sit in the chair backs down low (the
red-sweater section). They won't be there at the new place.

With that said, I will be curious to see if those who have said
they'd come to a game if the arena was better, will come.

Tom, I am with you to an extent abut the schedule, but more so
about joining the Big East. Had we been left behind in CUSA, I
was going to give up my season tickets because >$2k/year would
have been too much. It's probably too much now, but I cannot
imagine not being their live to see UConn, Syracuse, Pitt, UL,
etc. etc. Especially after all these years of going!

Jon

----- Original Message -----
From: Jay Larbes
To: address@hidden
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 12:05 AM
Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] UCATs Fee

This brings up a question of mine. I will be earning my
undergraduate degree this June (getting my BBA in Information
Systems, but anyway), and will thus lose rights to the student
tickets that I have used for the past five years.

What I am wondering is, what are the costs of season tickets?
On UCBearcats.com, it says that season tickets for UC Basketball
are as follows:

-- Regular - $405 plus a $100 donation to UCATS (donation of
$100 allows the purchase of up to 2 season tickets
(Total of $505 for one seat or $910 for two seats?)

-- "High Five" - $291 plus a $50 donation to UCATS per season
ticket (upper five rows of designated sections at Fifth Third
Arena)
(Total of $341 per seat?)

Do the above prices include season tickets for football as well?
And, for the "Regular" package, where should I expect my seats to
be? How much to I have to give to get in the lower level? Or is
it not a matter of money, but a matter of how long I am a season
ticket holder (or a combination of both)?

Thanks in advance to those who know for answering!

- Jay
----- Original Message -----
From: Emily Seeskin
To: address@hidden
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 9:51 PM
Subject: RE: [UC Basketball] UCATs Fee

$1600....only 80% of the total fee is tax deductible
-----Original Message-----
From: Andy LaCombe address@hidden
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 7:23 PM
To: address@hidden
Subject: [UC Basketball] UCATs Fee

Anyone out there a Gold Bearcat UCATs member? How much of
the $2000 is tax deductible? In the past it has been $1440 of
$1800, but it went up this year. I either threw it out or never
got that notice.

Thanks,

Andy

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