[NU Sports] Tipping Point Near ?

[Mark Ament]

And since when did you think they haven't already done PSLs? 
Most of the "bigger" programs have instituted a variation of the PSL by 
forcing season ticket holders to "donate" to the school's athletic fund 
in order to buy season tickets;  the better the seats, the higher the 
donation.  It's not called a PSL for the simple reason that as long as 
it's styled as a donation to the athletic department, it's stilled 80% 
deductible.  I would imagine, although I don't know this for sure, that 
even NU has this in place for some seats.
Mark

Abrahamson, Alan (NBC Universal) wrote:
> 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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