2015-2016 Season Ticket Prices
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STJ11Redmen
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Count me in.
redmen1969
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We don't need a team, just a calendar.
The bottom line is that if St John's fans want a Grade A program, then they will have to adapt to supporting the program financially on a level and in ways they they haven't. You can't have a Cadillac program on Yugo prices.
Part of the issue is that the program was good more or less on the cheap for a long time under Louie, and that's the era that a lot of our fan base comes from. That era is gone. A big part of what Coach Mullin has been doing is fundraising, because it's absolutely necessary if St John's is going to be a top-tier program.
Part of the issue is that the program was good more or less on the cheap for a long time under Louie, and that's the era that a lot of our fan base comes from. That era is gone. A big part of what Coach Mullin has been doing is fundraising, because it's absolutely necessary if St John's is going to be a top-tier program.
Agree with you completely, but as I am sure you know, revenues from tickets is equal to tickets purchased by price, so getting in more people in year 1 who arent the diehards but raising prices marginally but not drastically, and then next year raising prices drastically once you have hooked more fans and a great recruiting class is coming in, may have been smarter financially, not simply more palatable to the cheapos described
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beast of the east
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Supporting the program financially and paying higher ticker prices are two disparate subjects. Many SJU fans incorrectly felt they were supporting the program financially by purchasing season tickets even in the hey day - when demand was through the roof and a season ticket was a great value for viewing highest level college bball. I've heard many season ticket holders over the years say they didn't contribute a penny outside of ticket purchases because they felt THAT was their contribution.
Of course, when the team registered losing season after losing season, more than 1/2 of those "financial supporters" bailed. The truth is people buy tickets, even expensive ones, for winning programs. When a team loses, in almost every sport pro and college, you cannot give tickets away - literally. Ask friends if they want your tickets for freewhen you can't make a game, and you get turned down regularly when your team is 9-15, or some similar horrible record.
Even with 2 NCAA tourney seasons in 5, even with increased interest from the media outlets in our program, ticket sales have been just so-so. Raising ticket prices just prior to what looks to be a certain non-NCAA tourney team, and possibly an overall losing record, is not going to result in anything but fewer fans in the seats, Mullin or not. I can pretty much guarantee you that some (maybe most) of those exuberant 500 fans who bought tickets to Mullin's homecoming and didn't have season tickets these past few seasons will not purchase season tickets now that this year looks to be challenging.
Once again, basketball tickets are not financial support for the program, but a reflection of fan interest in the program. Raising prices at this point was just plain silly, and I'd bet SJU would have rethought their position had they known Obekpa and Jordan would not be back. If I had to guess Bobby G. and BOT committee members who participate in athletic department decisions have badly interpreted the buzz that hiring Mullin created as immediately translating to increased ticket sales.
On your main point though, anyone with a strong interest in the program should be contributing to the university in whatever amounts they can afford, however small, and directing those donations towards the athletic department.
What about the 10k donation, per year, then paying for the price of tickets? I'm all for supporting the program, and certainly understand that a grade A program needs fundraising. But what about the last 10-15 years, for the loyal guys who continued to support and pay the donation fee plus ticket prices? How about we put a competitive team on the court, and I know folks will gladly open their wallets. We're not even going to be competitive this year and prices at all levels sky rocketed. Top flight program needs money and also has it's eligibility issues and shady player baggage etc., I'm all for that, I'm all in, it's just a weasel way to squeeze more dollars out of people when the team on paper right now is not going to compete for even a NIT spot.
beast of the east
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I never heard of anyone except you paying a 10K fee in order to buy tickets. Who else here has paid that or asked to pay that?
mjmaherjr: Or Six Point Bengali Tiger feels like 30!
I’ve donated to the Red White Club for a long time now and my season tickets got better the more I donated. But I was never asked to donate $10,000 or any particular amount for that matter.
Not sure about VIP tickets or any of that.
Maybe it is just me, but in general I thought for a long time the season tickets were sorta fairly priced.
But then again I was there for all those years when we were not very good, and I went out of loyalty and hope, boy those days were tough. The pre-Mullin era was very good, Mullin years great, and post Mullin pretty good too, for a while, then the bottom fell out, but I don’t remember equating the product on the Court with the ticket prices, not being a professional for profit thing, I always figured the money from the tickets was to support all SJU athletic expenses.
I’ve donated to the Red White Club for a long time now and my season tickets got better the more I donated. But I was never asked to donate $10,000 or any particular amount for that matter.
Not sure about VIP tickets or any of that.
Maybe it is just me, but in general I thought for a long time the season tickets were sorta fairly priced.
But then again I was there for all those years when we were not very good, and I went out of loyalty and hope, boy those days were tough. The pre-Mullin era was very good, Mullin years great, and post Mullin pretty good too, for a while, then the bottom fell out, but I don’t remember equating the product on the Court with the ticket prices, not being a professional for profit thing, I always figured the money from the tickets was to support all SJU athletic expenses.
Yes, I did and you're correct. Full payment is due by next Friday, July 31. Seems kind of early to me, but I don't remember when I renewed in the past.
beast of the east
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You can renew by phone. Call the ticket office.
Yes. You can also do it now via the redstormsports.com account. In the past, we've actually gone to the ticket window in front of Carnesecca Arena, and done it in person. I'm not really worried about that aspect of it.
I'm just glad I found out about the date now, and not after it was too late, since I didn't get renewals (and nobody here mentioned that they had received it, so I kind of assumed that nothing had been formally sent out yet - silly me).
