[NU Sports] Tipping Point Near ?

[John Labbe]

Yes, NU does have this arrangement.  When they added the luxury seats  
up in the press box as part of the Ryan Field renovation in 1997, you  
had to pay a certain fee in addition to the ticket price to be able to  
purchase tickets for those seats.

You can read all about it here:

http://nusports.cstv.com/boosters/boosters-static-info/nw-boosters- 
seating.html

Anyone ready to pony up between $1000 and $3000 per year per seat (that  
includes all fees, some of which are tax deductible)??  Personally,  
even if I could afford it, I would not want to be totally indoors for  
college football.  I suppose I could get used to the semi-outdoor seats  
at the $2000 price point.

John


On May 8, 2007, at 8:00 PM, Mark Ament wrote:

> 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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