More on SU football ticket prices
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As one blogger commented – the only comment we’ve had in a while, by the way –
My answer to that is, so what? There should be at least 15,000 more people in the building to see the Nittany Lions than there were to see the Zips, which would mean at least $300,000 and maybe as much as $750,000 in additional ticket revenue. That should go a long way toward covering the contract.
But even that is beside the point, which is that the price of major college football tickets is very high and that money rules the sport far too much. Believe me, I love going to the Dome and seeing great Division I athletes, but I don’t think the show is so great that you should have to pay five or six times what you would have to pay at Colgate or some similar school. Even if it is worth it or you think it is, you still have to pay the money, and you are looking at a $50 to $100 day … for one person.
However, the law of supply and demand applies.
I’d like to hear more from readers on this. Worth it or not?
posted by John Pitarresi at
5:09 PM
3 Comments:
I absolutely refuse to pay that much to watch a horrible football team. I would much rather pay the lower prices to watch teams like Colgate, Cornell or Ithaca. It's a much better price for a better atmosphere...and more competitive football!
I haven't been to an SU football game for 4 years now mainly because of the rise in ticket prices every year, second because of the product on the field. Ever since Dr. Gross came in as AD he has jacked up the prices and lowered the quality. Those 2 just don't mix. Do you realize that most of the tickets for a Buffalo Bills game costs less than an SU football game? And we all know about the product and atmosphere of those 2 teams! If the Dome was packed and tickets were in high demand, I wouldn't question the prices, but this I just don't understand!
A group of us went up to the Penn St. game yesterday. Our tickets were in the second level in the corner right next to a luxury suite. We had no view of any of the scoreboards and could not see the far end zone without craning our necks. Price of these horrible seats: $57 each.
There was a group of PSU fans in our row to our left. One kid had seat number 8 which was actually one of the pillars. It wasn't even a seat! His ticket price: $57.
Sorry, I realize PSU is one of the marquee teams on the schedule and ticket prices should reflect that. However, consideration should also be taken for obstructed view seats and "non seat" seats. SU really needs to rethink their price structure if they want to keep fans coming.
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