New stadium & Marquette ticket prices

[warriorchick]

That's a pretty poor attempt at a press by the Magic (Thunder?).

At least the Bucks can put together a decent color-out.

[wadesworld]

At least the Bucks can put together a decent color-out.

That's because the color of the seats are the same color as the team, so what you really think is a sellout with everyone participating in the color-out is really a half empty stadium that just has some strategic seat coloring.

[jsglow]

It's logical that the best upper bowl seats in BC-2 will be inferior.  Of course it all comes down to price to determine if that is attractive enough on a going forward basis.

[warriorchick]

That's because the color of the seats are the same color as the team, so what you really think is a sellout with everyone participating in the color-out is really a half empty stadium that just has some strategic seat coloring.

Naw, look at the picture.  Everyone is wearing a green shirt.

[rocket surgeon]

It's logical that the best upper bowl seats in BC-2 will be inferior.  Of course it all comes down to price to determine if that is attractive enough on a going forward basis.

that's because lloyd and jane built the BC as a hockey stadium that you could play basketball in

[mu03eng]

It's logical that the best upper bowl seats in BC-2 will be inferior.  Of course it all comes down to price to determine if that is attractive enough on a going forward basis.

This will be the very delicate dance that MU will have to perform when pricing tickets in the BC2. The goal is to sustain or exceed current STH revenue in the new arena, so you've got to figure out some combination of increased pricing while minimizing the STH volume.

We basically sit in the same seats as you and Chick on the opposite side of the arena so we're going to face the potential of moving down but paying a lot more, or paying at least as much as we do for worse seats. Given that at some point mini-me won't be free and won't sit through a ton of games it's going to complicate it further.

I wonder if MU isn't going to minimize the ticket price increases and count on BC2 interest to increase volume than hope Wojo has a top 15 program two years after to justify a significant price increase.

[jsglow]

This will be the very delicate dance that MU will have to perform when pricing tickets in the BC2. The goal is to sustain or exceed current STH revenue in the new arena, so you've got to figure out some combination of increased pricing while minimizing the STH volume.

We basically sit in the same seats as you and Chick on the opposite side of the arena so we're going to face the potential of moving down but paying a lot more, or paying at least as much as we do for worse seats. Given that at some point mini-me won't be free and won't sit through a ton of games it's going to complicate it further.

I wonder if MU isn't going to minimize the ticket price increases and count on BC2 interest to increase volume than hope Wojo has a top 15 program two years after to justify a significant price increase.

Perhaps we'll get lucky and they'll leave our ticket price flat because there's no chance that our seats will be as good.  Certainly the 'virtual view' I have seen feels further away from the court.  I really hope we get a chance to get into the new building to get an actual look before we have to re-seat but I'm not holding my breath.  This might be the one year where we'll be happy to get a 'redo' 12 months later.

Don't get me wrong, the new building will be fantastic.  I especially like the ability to see into the bowl from the concourse.

[spartan3186]

It seems like everyone is assuming that the basic pricing tiers remain the same downstairs. In the current state their are 4 major pricing tiers downstairs (excluding the "Preferred Seating" tiers)

1) End Zone - $585 + $55
2) Corners - $600 + $120
3) Baselines - $620 + $360
4) Center -  $620 + $700

With the configuration of the new arena, my guess is we see at least 4 tiers added to this, with each of the areas divided into two. With 8 pricing tiers, Marquette could conceivably make the prospects of moving downstairs less daunting for the upper deck folks at BC1. In BC1 it's only an $80 change ($5/game) to move from Upper Center court to Lower End Zone as it is.

[jsglow]

It seems like everyone is assuming that the basic pricing tiers remain the same downstairs. In the current state their are 4 major pricing tiers downstairs (excluding the "Preferred Seating" tiers)

1) End Zone - $585 + $55
2) Corners - $600 + $120
3) Baselines - $620 + $360
4) Center -  $620 + $700

With the configuration of the new arena, my guess is we see at least 4 tiers added to this, with each of the areas divided into two. With 8 pricing tiers, Marquette could conceivably make the prospects of moving downstairs less daunting for the upper deck folks at BC1. In BC1 it's only an $80 change ($5/game) to move from Upper Center court to Lower End Zone as it is.

I'd absolutely never sit in the lower end zone, but that's just me.

[mu03eng]

I'd absolutely never sit in the lower end zone, but that's just me.

My gut reaction is to agree with you, but that's tainted by BC1 end zone seats being awful sightlines IMO....perhaps BC2 will remedy some of that.

Going to be interesting which direction we end up going....I'll be pushing for better views and the wife character will be pushing for better financial outcomes.

[jsglow]

My gut reaction is to agree with you, but that's tainted by BC1 end zone seats being awful sightlines IMO....perhaps BC2 will remedy some of that.

Going to be interesting which direction we end up going....I'll be pushing for better views and the wife character will be pushing for better financial outcomes.

Brother, with a munchkin running around at home (and if you think taking him to the ballgame is going to get easier, I have news for you), you're lucky to get to go at all.

[mu03eng]

Brother, with a munchkin running around at home (and if you think taking him to the ballgame is going to get easier, I have news for you), you're lucky to get to go at all.

This is very true.....between her work schedule and "well somebody has to watch the kid" she'd be lucky to attend half the games. That means I'll need to find a seatmate to not waste a ticket, which I can do, but means basically financing 50% of the seat for other people to sit in it.

My hope is that O will be good to go to the games she can't (since he'll be older than 2 when the BC2 opens up) and he retains his fascination with the game (and gets his impulse to run into the women's bathroom under control)

[mu_hilltopper]

Imagine if we were Louisville ..

For the center 3 sections (would be the center 5 sections at the BC) .. the ANNUAL per seat donation fee is $2500.  Corners are $1500, end-zone $1000.   All season tickets are $880.

So .. for 2 tickets on the court-line lower bowl: $6680.  End-zone .. $3680.  WOW. 

http://gocards.com/sports/2016/2/29/select-your-seat-mens-basketball.aspx

[warriorchick]

Imagine if we were Louisville ..

For the center 3 sections (would be the center 5 sections at the BC) .. the ANNUAL per seat donation fee is $2500.  Corners are $1500, end-zone $1000.   All season tickets are $880.

So .. for 2 tickets on the court-line lower bowl: $6680.  End-zone .. $3680.  WOW. 

http://gocards.com/sports/2016/2/29/select-your-seat-mens-basketball.aspx

What else do people in Kentucky have to spend their sports dollars on?

[Nukem2]

What else do people in Kentucky have to spend their sports dollars on?

there are some race horses in Bluegrass country.

[The Lens]

The Bucks have been "borderline obnoxious" (their customer's words, not mine) in how they price new sponsorships / tickets but here they're dealing with thousands of transactions and can afford a few to drop off and they know there are A LOT of non customers in MKE who they can hit on.  With MU, they have the only thing in town that can guarantee 175,000 tickets sold per year (they'll get a per ticket fee) + the only thing that can get 100,000 live bodies in the arena to buy stuff (they'll recoup 100% of all in arena retail revenue).  IMO, MU is in a strong position here and should not have to see its rent go too high.  They'll pay more bc they're getting more but they should not have to pay an outrageous amount.   

[4everwarriors]

[Marcus92]

Anybody else notice/comment on the concourse at the very top of the arena? Reminds me of how Miller Park gives you a view of the field from pretty much anywhere in the stadium. Not sure how that'll work in actuality — might not offer much of a view from up there.

[#UnleashSean]

This is very true.....between her work schedule and "well somebody has to watch the kid" she'd be lucky to attend half the games. That means I'll need to find a seatmate to not waste a ticket, which I can do, but means basically financing 50% of the seat for other people to sit in it.

My hope is that O will be good to go to the games she can't (since he'll be older than 2 when the BC2 opens up) and he retains his fascination with the game (and gets his impulse to run into the women's bathroom under control)

Ha! It only gets worse until about 6/7

[Warrior of Law]

This is an interesting economic issue. The number of MU fans is somewhat finite. We know there are about 11k MU fans, and it can rise to 17K of the game and opponent are big. No amount of marketing is going to fundamentally alter that. So, MU has to price tickets to encourage attendance.  MU doesn't have much wiggle room to increase prices without losing significant attendance.

[reinko]

Any ideas on who is on the short list for naming rights?

[brewcity77]

Any ideas on who is on the short list for naming rights?

I'm still hoping for Silk.

[Dr. Blackheart]

Loyola won the NC in 1963 and has pretty much been irrelevant since, except for a few successful spurts. MU won it 30 years ago but has had consistent success since, except a few downward spurts. Hardly anyone, even those alive at the time, remembers or talk about that 1963 championship (which had significant historical and social importance maybe greater than the Texas Western/El Paso team in 1966). Plenty still remember Al and the 1977 team, including the CBS piece this year.  Loyola's championship is an answer to a tough bar trivia question, though.

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

Doc, it's been 40 years not 30.

[Dr. Blackheart]

Doc, it's been 40 years not 30.

Lol...seems like 30.  Not only that, I posted this in the wrong thread. Tough morning.