Looks Like Ticket Prices Have Increased For Next Season

[TomGMU]

Was Merten afraid to bang the hottie...

When you have to pay to bang the hottie, it's called prostitution. Maybe he preferred to get laid on his own merits, so he didn't have to do the walk of shame the next morning.

[The old PF]

We don't come anywhere close to filling the Patriot Center with season ticket holders alone. We need to attract more individual ticket purchasers and raising ticket prices will hurt that. Individual ticket purchasers ARE way more price conscious than season ticket holders because they pick which games they go to and can choose to go to fewer games if the prices get too high since they don't commit to go to every game before the season starts. I was specifically referring to non-season ticketholders who attend multiple games a year. If they're not diehard fans, costs will affect their decisions more. Diehard fans who are season ticket holders will bite the bullet and pay higher costs because they value the experience more. Comparing college basketball to the NFL is not a relevant comparison BECAUSE of the fact that prices aren't even close to the same ballpark. A large percentage of Redskins fans don't go to a lot of games in person because the costs are so high. A lot of people attend GMU basketball games BECAUSE the costs are much lower. And I hate to break it to you, but judging by the majority in Patriot Center SITTING on their hands IN their seats during games, I don't think a large percentage of people who attend are as big of fans as those of us on this board who will bite the bullet and pay the higher prices. Yes, the OOC slate is better than most years, but sans the UVA game, how many of those games are at the Patriot Center and relevant to this discussion? I'm sorry, but I don't see anything to justify an up to 37.5% single ticket price hike in two years. I really wish I did, but I haven't. I'll bite the bullet and pay the higher prices, but I'm seriously worried about how this is going to affect attendance and the same old promos aren't going to change that.

Comparing the cost of Mason hoops to pro games is fair. The Caps get at least $60 for the top of the Verizon Center now. I don't like rising prices, but it's not like Mason has gone from $15/game to $35/game overnight. In 10 seasons as a season ticket holder, the prices increases are modest, while the energy costs to run the building have increased significantly. Paying the asst coaches decent salaries isn't free, someone has to pay for that as well.

This feels like a circular argument, they'll run discounts to pull in groups and promotions, and the numbers will be fine. When I was an undergrad, breaking 4k on a weekend was a HUGE crowd.

[GreenLantern]

Still well within my comfort zone price-wise. Even with all the upheaval, we've got some exciting basketball this upcoming season!

[Old Man]

The biggest impediment to having more ticket purchasing people, i.e. not students, at games is NOT the ticket prices. It's the traffic and there's nothing we can do about that.

My normal route for a weeknight game is from Tysons to Leesburg (to pick up my kids) and then down to the Patriot Center. So I know about the traffic. So man up, quitcherbichin, and get out to the games!! It's not that expensive (and I have 4 seats); it's maybe 10 times per year (weeknights), and still a great time.

[walter_williams]

I am a casual fan of the University of Tennessee men's basketball. A couple times a year I attend a game but I look for the $10 specials which means I typically see the less desirable games but they make a distinction between watching Florida and, say, ETSU.

It just isn't worth it to me to pay more than $10 for a team I only somewhat care about. I am sure there are some (none here, of course) who feel the same about Mason games.

[wedunk]

When does the officicial 2012-13 schedule come out?

[P8triotfan4life]

if we had joined the A-10, I wouldn't have minded paying $30/ticket per game. Yes, I'll pay more for better conference competition.

[The old PF]

The biggest impediment to having more ticket purchasing people, i.e. not students, at games is NOT the ticket prices. It's the traffic and there's nothing we can do about that.

My normal route for a weeknight game is from Tysons to Leesburg (to pick up my kids) and then down to the Patriot Center. So I know about the traffic. So man up, quitcherbichin, and get out to the games!! It's not that expensive (and I have 4 seats); it's maybe 10 times per year (weeknights), and still a great time.

Spot on analysis, mid week games become an issue for some with traffic, and parking when classes are in session. Even if prices were cut, it wouldn't get those people there who deem the trip too difficult.

[psyclone]

Spot on analysis, mid week games become an issue for some with traffic, and parking when classes are in session. Even if prices were cut, it wouldn't get those people there who deem the trip too difficult.

Traffic is a big issue for weeknight games indeed, and there isn't an easy solution. TV typically calls the tune and they usually go for 7-9 and 9-11 slots in order to fit 2 games in one evening. A 7 pm game means rush hour and competing with those taking evening classes. A 9 pm makes it a late night for those working the next day.

If we had complete control over the situation, maybe an 8-10 slot would work--minimizes rush hour, although the game would be ending when the late classes also emptying out.

[devyanks90]

Just an FYI, but ODU announced ticket prices for the Governor's Classic at the Coliseum (your game vs. Richmond)

300 level $25 (3rd deck on the ends), upper level $35, lower level $50, club seats $70