So should IU reimburse season ticket holders for paying full price when there are bad weather games/weak opponent/worse than expected seasons too?
Or only offer the deals and savings to the fickle fans?
season tic holders get points, the primo games, better seats.
i remember when Dreamer used to complain a bunch about offering any discounts, cause he didn't anyone paying less than him, despite no points, worse seats, no guarantees for the high demand games.
not every seat in a big stadium is created equal, and no points, no reserved seat, worse seats, no guarantees for the Michs and OSUs, and PUs, would qualify for a lesser price imho.
i have no idea how successful the NEZ gated community has been, or how much those with seats there like them, but using the NEZ for GA no points discounts. would seem the easiest way to go. (and don't over complicate the discounted seats to the point you don't sell a ton).
requiring the purchase of multiple tics or multiple games is going to be counter productive if your goal is a significant increase in attendance..
when discussing discounts we need to ask ourselves first, how successful do we want to be.
do we want to increase attendance 1,500, or 5,000 or 10,000 a game.
that said, start with free attendance for IU students.
someone with skills could make it work.
first you need a desire to significantly increase attendance though, and not just wishing for it. but a willingness to make it happen..
no doubt the powers that be preach sacrifice all day every day to the players.
to escape the clutches of Einstein's definition of insanity on the attendance thing, will also take sacrifice on the athletic dept's side.
didn't see any of that last yr.
IU has clung to the "hope for a miracle" strategy for a long time.
make it happen, rather than just wish for it.
