Post by theexorcist on Feb 2, 2011 12:20:50 GMT -5
Might be time to go to the points system for students. I bet we'd see a bump a little bit for the lesser games if people knew they're tickets to the games they want to go were dependent on it. Maybe also add a Student Guest Ticket (since people tend to want an extra ticket or two to big games) with eligibility determined on the points so that if you know you want a ticket for a friend to Syracuse, you'd know to be going to games in January in order to get it. Simple, cheap, worth a shot?
The specifics we could use are similar to what I see at UVA, student tickets are given a priority for admission by zone (so the diehards always get the best seats). Do the same thing with the real prize being lower bowl seats to bigger games since obviously some students dont care about sitting 30 rows back for Providence.
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Washington, DC isn't Champaign, Lexington, Durham, or (thank God!) Syracuse. There are other options every time GU plays.
During a matchup of top fifteen programs on Big Monday with the Hoyas streaking, the student section at the bottom bowl didn't fill up.
In an arena that seats 23K, GU averages this year about half that.
One game will sell out this year - Syracuse. I want to encourage students to arrive early to get tickets (Go Team Moderate Temperature!) to make the atmosphere even more enjoyable.
The current points system rewards students with points for attending athletic events that can be redeemed for things like iPods. I think that's the best GU can hope for.