Crunching the Numbers

[JAY]

What will Tech's budget have to be in order to compete:

http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=347&f=2743&t=7381772

[Snapdawg]

What will Tech's budget have to be in order to compete:

http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=347&f=2743&t=7381772

Techs total athletic budget needs to be 25 million/yr. now!

[Dwayne From Minden]

Good article -

This goes back to my scheduling philosphy -

We have to win to get people in the doors regardless of the percieved quality of the opponents -

We have to seriously look at our ticket package prices - both season and individual

It all comes down to getting BUTTS in the seats the SECOND and THIRD time, not the first time

[baw011]

Good article -

This goes back to my scheduling philosphy -

We have to win to get people in the doors regardless of the percieved quality of the opponents -

We have to seriously look at our ticket package prices - both season and individual

It all comes down to getting BUTTS in the seats the SECOND and THIRD time, not the first time

That could bring an interesting idea of 4-5 game package deals for the fan who is not completely ready to commit to season tickets.

Its gonna take some creativity at first then it has to be sustained by WINNING

Ideas:

• group targeting
• buy one get one 1/2 price
• buy one and we loose the next game is 1/2 price
• incentives of game attendance by professors
• aggressive targeting of local highschool students
• and a video board (ran well) can do so much to the atmosphere for the "casual fan"

[DocMarvin362]

We have to seriously look at our ticket package prices - both season and individual

It all comes down to getting BUTTS in the seats the SECOND and THIRD time, not the first time

I've actually (slowly) been working on an e-mail to send to Bruce and Zach about this.

I'm LOVING what the Mudbugs do for their season ticket packages:

Flex tickets (16 of the 33 home games, YOU choose) http://www.mudbugshockey.com/tickets/miniplans/

I had the idea of "weekend only" packages, but figured that they wouldn't want Ruston people buying them (), so there would be an option of saying that if you live within x miles of the campus then you are not eligible for this package.

[Dawg06]

Our games need to become EVENTS!

[sportdawg]

I had the idea of "weekend only" packages, but figured that they wouldn't want Ruston people buying them (), so there would be an option of saying that if you live within x miles of the campus then you are not eligible for this package.

I like the weekend only package idea. Do it like Six Flags season tickets, cheaper by Zip Codes at brookshires.

[Snapdawg]

Our games need to become EVENTS!

Great post, Dog06. You get it!!!!!

[DQDawg]

Snapdawg, I saw a ride in those photos that you really liked in your younger days.

[TYLERTECHSAS]

Snapdawg, I saw a ride in those photos that you really liked in your younger days.

Which pic was she in?

[TECH88]

I highly doubt a makeshift amusement park will make any appreciable difference with the attendance, especially when it gets as cold as it does in Jan and Feb. If we want to draw fans it has to start with a consistent winning product we put on the floor every night.