RE: UCATs Fee

[Holdheide, Brad]

That's exactly the type of response you hear from most sports fans in this
city.  Complain complain excuse excuse.  If you think you're seats suck just
stop paying UCATS and buy single game tickets the day of the game.  You'll
get virtually the same seat for a fraction of the cost.  Non-conference
games against the Directional-State-Universities are great games to sit back
and relax and enjoy the atmosphere and catch a few highlight reel dunks.
And I don't know about anyone else but I go to games to watch the Bearcats,
not the opposing team.  Marquee matchups are more fun to watch, but I enjoy
watching them play against anyone. 


-----Original Message-----
From: Bearcat Tom [mailto:address@hidden 
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 9:43 PM
To: address@hidden
Subject: RE: [UC Basketball] UCATs Fee

Sorry @ss non-conference games + sorry @ss seats = NO SELLOUT.

Why get crappy seats when you can watch them at home on TV knowing it's a 
foregone conclusion UC will win and the game will not be interesting?

I would expect the non-conference home schedule to remain the same next year

and possibly be worse given the tough BE conference schedule.  That being 
said, I'm staying with UCATS but only because of the possiblity of a new 
arena (and the fact my 3 year old son already loves the Bearcats).

Yes, you could point out the Wake Forest game was a marquee matchup.  Well 
guess what, about 10 Wake Forest students were seated precisely 2 rows 
behind me.  So, maybe that Silver isn't really worth its weight in silver?  
I know it made me turn green.  Dig?

Tom

> From: "Holdheide, Brad" <address@hidden>
> Reply-To: address@hidden
> To: "'address@hidden'" <address@hidden>
> Subject: RE: [UC Basketball] UCATs Fee
> Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 12:55:48 -0500
>
> Cincinnati fans (in all sports from college to pro) are much much more
> fickle than in many other cities.  A dramatic increase in cost will drive
> away fans, I'll bet anyone on it.  The arena isn't even sold out now, so 
> how
> do they expect to sell it out with higher ticket prices.  You just can't
> give Cincinnati fans any more reasons to not come to a game.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rands, William (randswj) [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 12:35 PM
> To: 'address@hidden'
> Subject: RE: [UC Basketball] UCATs Fee
>
>
>  I have a friend with UConn season tickets. Currently, he pays a $3,500
> annual donation. He'd pay
> a $2,000 donation for similar seats at UC. UConn plays in 2 arenas-on 
> campus
> & in Hartford. He recently got bumped a bit-from about the backboard  into
> the corner. All UConn games, men's & women's, get sold-out. Of course, 
> UConn
> has been producing a great product, & there is little competition for the
> sports dollar in central Conn.
>
> Another friend lives in KC & is a Kansas fan (2 sons have gone there).. He
> doesn't go to the games, but told me of  the brouhaha when the new AD,
> coming from UConn, dramatically raised the donation fees for the best bb
> seats. He showed no mercy for the long-time season ticket holders. Pay up 
> or
> get out. My friend is sure of the fee, but thinks it's something like
> $15,000. KU sells out all of its bb games.
>
> A couple of yrs ago Bob Goin reclassified some of the seats & moved some of
> them into a higher donation category. He said that no one had been able to
> move into the lower level for the preceding few yrs w/o donating at least
> $75,000.
>
> At the very least I expect the donation amt & the ticket prices to get
> bumped next yr as we join  the BE. How much, I have no idea.
>                 Bill

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