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Author: WoodstockIrish (14635 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 7:58 am on Mar 29, 2023

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“Notre Dame Football: Attacking the Attendance Problem. The answer is in chapter 1 of your Econ [LINK] - whatsamataU - 10:08am 3/27/23 (55) [View All]
- I paid $25 per ticket to go to a Jaguars game this past season - MarkHarman - 1:56pm 3/30/23
- Join the Big Ten. - koreasam - 4:27pm 3/28/23
  - You mean join the SEC. Big sux and no one would watch including recruits from the South. - NocalIrish - 7:09am 3/29/23
- No shortage of students who want to go there, but the FB experience isn't great for what you pay. - LanceManion - 7:20am 3/28/23
  - The challenge has always been tnere…80,000 seat stadium - WoodstockIrish - 8:20am 3/28/23
    - So...59,075 was the right number? [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 6:11pm 3/28/23
      - Maybe so [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 7:58am 3/29/23
        Is there anything Rockne didn’t know? [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:50am 3/29/23
    - Don't worry: Jenks and Swarbucks will paper the seats with illlegals. [NT] - Irishize - 2:46pm 3/28/23
    - AL's and LSU's student sections are each under 20K. - LanceHarbor - 1:15pm 3/28/23
      - BUT: LSU has 36K students, Bama 39K It's far - irishone - 3:10pm 3/28/23
        Not just that - NDNEIL - 4:38pm 3/28/23
    - This [NT] - NDNEIL - 10:04am 3/28/23
    - All true. If none of my kids go there, I could see attending a game once every 5/10 yrs soon - LanceManion - 8:44am 3/28/23
- Speaking of Econ 101, unis better realize they're dealin with elastic demand... - ripperduck - 10:31pm 3/27/23
- This problem isn’t unique to ND - NDNEIL - 8:28pm 3/27/23
  - Speaking for myself, if ticket prices were more reasonable I would attend more games. [NT] - michiganirish - 9:26pm 3/27/23
    - So you are not a season ticket holder? [NT] - whatsamataU - 7:50pm 3/28/23
    - Would you though? - NDNEIL - 9:35pm 3/27/23
      - Yes, most of my family is in the area, so always a place to stay. [NT] - michiganirish - 6:50pm 3/28/23
        Ok, next year you’ll be good. You should be able to go to almost every game for less than $40 - NDNEIL - 10:06pm 3/28/23
- Wow. Just a few years ago they were bragging about the consecutive sellout record. [NT] - jonpaultoo - 4:40pm 3/27/23
  - That was bullshit too - they'd give 3,000 tix to hobos and urchins and call it a sell-out [NT] - LanceManion - 7:31am 3/28/23
    - YOU would know. You supplied a lot of the hobos... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 4:59pm 3/28/23
    - Winning, especially big games, would alleviate this problem pronto. [NT] - jonpaultoo - 4:08pm 3/28/23
      - It's Tonto - but you are close [NT] - LanceManion - 8:39am 3/29/23
  - They still have sellouts, but the sellouts are now among the admin [NT] - humbaba - 7:21pm 3/27/23
    - The locals supported that stadium up until about 15- 20 years ago when ND really started gouging the - whatsamataU - 7:54pm 3/28/23
- When my kid was at the law school would make it out for a couple of games a season. - Frank L - 4:28pm 3/27/23
  - Well said. [NT] - oldirish - 4:31pm 3/27/23
- Make the entire lower bowl SRO. [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 2:17pm 3/27/23
  - With 6 free beers prior! [NT] - whatsamataU - 3:34pm 3/27/23
- Win. Next. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 1:36pm 3/27/23
- Re: “Notre Dame Football: Attacking the Attendance Problem. The answer is in chapter 1 of your Econ - Alan G - 1:25pm 3/27/23
  - I'm with ya. I think there is a bit of a "gouge factor" going on---especially lodging. Another - faircatchcorby - 2:22pm 3/27/23
- I’m an idea man. I have always thought the solution to this issue is the “minute man” approach. - sweetbobbyg - 11:09am 3/27/23
  - Hey don't forget regular school teachers! I can't afford anything. [NT] - HappyFunBall - 7:39am 3/28/23
    - I’m fine with expanding the list of “minute men/women”, but whoever you put on the list we need them - sweetbobbyg - 9:18am 3/28/23
      - I think it's a great idea. We need forward thinking like this. [NT] - HappyFunBall - 2:07pm 3/28/23
  - I like the cut of your jib. I'm in for cheap beer and titty girls selling it. Let's do this! [NT] - LanceManion - 7:25am 3/28/23
  - Similarly I thought student tickets for high school kids - NDNEIL - 8:22pm 3/27/23
  - Man, this is an idea worth serious pursuit. Can someone here get it in front of Soredick? BTW, - faircatchcorby - 8:09pm 3/27/23
    - Thank you for your kind words. I’m somewhat of a humble man. I go to mass every morning and when I - sweetbobbyg - 9:07am 3/28/23
      - God Bless you. Don't be blessed, be a blessing. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 10:52am 3/28/23
  - This is an excellent idea. Could be the blueprint for a solution. - ndphysics - 4:09pm 3/27/23
    - Thanks for your kind words. I agree. I heard from a radio DJ that big stars like Bruce Springsteen - sweetbobbyg - 4:24pm 3/27/23
      - Is that the same Springsteen that charges his loyal fans $700? - WoodstockIrish - 10:25pm 3/27/23
      - Roadies have orders to get the best looking women close to the stage. A real hottie from my hometown - irishslovak - 7:02pm 3/27/23
      - And how much are Springsteen seats in the first 10 rows? How much are the drinks? Parking? Lodging? - ELP - 6:14pm 3/27/23
        They don’t usually sell those - irishone - 6:43pm 3/27/23
  - Good idea. Would have to be - irishone - 1:52pm 3/27/23
    - Thanks for your kind words. I figure you give ‘em a 2-3 day lead on it, you’d sell it out. - sweetbobbyg - 2:51pm 3/27/23
  - But they can’t bleed them for money! It’s all about the buck$ [NT] - whatsamataU - 1:27pm 3/27/23
    - I figure sometimes you give something, and you get something back! - sweetbobbyg - 2:58pm 3/27/23
      - You all are over thinking this issue. You can go to every home game & concert , plus parking. - ELP - 2:58pm 3/28/23