[NU Sports] Tipping Point Near ?

[Abrahamson, Alan (NBC Universal)]

Dennis (and everyone),
 I don't dispute for a second your conclusion that it would be sad.
 But do I think it's inevitable?
 Yes.
 And as I say, I don't understand why someone hasn't thought of it
already. Bluntly, it's a function of supply and demand. 
 From where I sit, it's inevitable that colleges will take up the idea
of making fans pay for PSLs -- personal seat licenses -- like the NFL
teams do. That's a fee you pay just for the right to buy season tickets.
 Club seats and other "premium" seating "innovations" are inevitable,
too.
   

-----Original Message-----
From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com]
On Behalf Of Dennis W. Brandt
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 9:08 AM
To: nwu-sports at tssi.com
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Tipping Point Near ?

>  say, Celine Dion or Cirque du Soleil are sold in Vegas.
> You wanna go? OK, it's $250/seat between the 40-yard-lines.
> Field-level? $450. Or whatever.

Alan, the day that happens will be a sad one for American sports.  It's
already gone that way in pro sports where the number of businesses
owning season tickets shuts out most fans from good seats.  I personally
would not pay $250 for any Las Vegas attraction whoever it may be, but
there is a major difference here.  Most people go to Las Vegas
occasionally or only once.  Ergo, they are more willing to pay inflated
prices because it's a once-and-done vacation event.  College football
games are another matter. 
Most people sitting in the stands got in on a season or a student
ticket. 
Few are there on a once-and-done vacation.  They're regulars.  What's
next? 
Making the students pay the same price as everyone else? 

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