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"All told, season ticket sales have nearly tripled over the last four seasons – and now stand at over 8,000 total season tickets for the first time in program history. Over those four seasons, total season ticket revenue has also increased 182%." "Bobcat fans have also led the MAC in home attendance for the last four seasons. Last season, four home crowds exceeded 22,500 in paid attendance." Last Edited: 9/21/2016 1:29:29 PM by Bcat2 "Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men." JFK Back to Top colobobcat66 General User Member Since: 9/1/2006 Location: Watching the bobcats run outside my window., CO Post Count: 4,467 Status: Offline     RE: Season Ticket Sales Set Another Record    Posted: 9/21/2016 1:41:33 PM  Good work, Me Schaus. I'm guessing having a P-5 school, even Kansas should help next year. Last Edited: 9/21/2016 1:42:36 PM by colobobcat66 Back to Top Bobcat110 General User Member Since: 3/5/2005 Location: Mount Gilead, OH Post Count: 705 Status: Offline     RE: Season Ticket Sales Set Another Record    Posted: 9/21/2016 2:31:12 PM  You can pay $30 per game or pay $30 for whole season...it is your choice. Back to Top Alan Swank General User Member Since: 12/11/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 7,119 Status: Offline     RE: Season Ticket Sales Set Another Record    Posted: 9/21/2016 3:19:36 PM  I would love to see the breakdown by season ticket type. My guess is that the vast majority are family packs which is fine because it gets folks in the stadium. Back to Top colobobcat66 General User Member Since: 9/1/2006 Location: Watching the bobcats run outside my window., CO Post Count: 4,467 Status: Offline     RE: Season Ticket Sales Set Another Record    Posted: 9/21/2016 3:38:28 PM  Revenue is up 182%, so they're not quite giving them away, but it sure seems like it to me. Back to Top BillyTheCat General User Member Since: 10/6/2012 Post Count: 10,068 Status: Online     RE: Season Ticket Sales Set Another Record    Posted: 9/21/2016 6:18:16 PM  colobobcat66 wrote: Revenue is up 182%, so they're not quite giving them away, but it sure seems like it to me. Up 182% while sales are up 300%, shows that a lot of these are family pack seats. And when you take into account the increase in prices over the years, hmmm. Back to Top TWT General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Alexandria, VA Post Count: 5,112 Status: Offline     RE: Season Ticket Sales Set Another Record    Posted: 9/21/2016 7:00:52 PM  It shows we've got a long way to go to justify a stadium expansion. 8,000 seats doesn't even fill up the home side of Peden Stadium. Ticket prices can't go that much higher in Athens. Tickets for Marshall on the 50 yard line range from $35 to $45 dollars. Ohio to get more revenue needs to push up to 15,000 season tickets. Oversell the stadium like Oregon does and that means shrinking the student section down so be it. Most Memorable Bobcat Events Attended 2010 97-83 win over Georgetown in NCAA 1st round 2012 45-13 victory over ULM in the Independence Bowl 2015 34-3 drubbing of Miami @ Peden front of 25,086 Back to Top ou79 General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Post Count: 660 Status: Offline     RE: Season Ticket Sales Set Another Record    Posted: 9/21/2016 8:27:19 PM  I am probably wrong but my guess is that 8,000 tickets DOES fill the Tower Section of Peden. If it does not, it has to be fairly close. I can't see the Tower Section seating much more than 8,000 - 10,000 seats total. Back to Top Ohio69 General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Post Count: 3,039 Status: Offline     RE: Season Ticket Sales Set Another Record    Posted: 9/21/2016 9:01:04 PM  Fairly remarkable considering there's likely not many more non-students than that in the City of Athens. Can somebody hit a pull up jumper for me?..... Back to Top Buckeye to Bobcat General User Member Since: 9/10/2013 Post Count: 1,803 Status: Offline     RE: Season Ticket Sales Set Another Record    Posted: 9/21/2016 11:06:36 PM  Incredible to see the work of that sales staff there. For someone who worked in that office prior, it's been incredible to see the relationships those guys develop over their time there and move onto bigger jobs within the industry. Never hurts when ya got stability in there in regards to the guy running that sales operation there. Maybe that's how coaching staffs should work: utilize the network for younger guns, when they get good enough, move them onto bigger and have them give ya someone to take their role. Novel concept eh? Back to Top catfan28 General User Member Since: 6/11/2011 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 1,503 Status: Offline     RE: Season Ticket Sales Set Another Record    Posted: 9/21/2016 11:50:29 PM  BillyTheCat wrote: Up 182% while sales are up 300%, shows that a lot of these are family pack seats. And when you take into account the increase in prices over the years, hmmm. It said sales are triple...which would just be a 200% increase. So the total revenue and number of tickets increased at a similar rate. Back to Top BillyTheCat General User Member Since: 10/6/2012 Post Count: 10,068 Status: Online     RE: Season Ticket Sales Set Another Record    Posted: 9/22/2016 6:44:33 AM  catfan28 wrote: BillyTheCat wrote: Up 182% while sales are up 300%, shows that a lot of these are family pack seats. And when you take into account the increase in prices over the years, hmmm. It said sales are triple...which would just be a 200% increase. So the total revenue and number of tickets increased at a similar rate. That damn math gets me again! Thanks Back to Top L.C. General User Member Since: 8/31/2005 Location: United States Post Count: 10,470 Status: Offline     RE: Season Ticket Sales Set Another Record    Posted: 9/22/2016 9:19:04 AM  catfan28 wrote: BillyTheCat wrote: Up 182% while sales are up 300%, shows that a lot of these are family pack seats. And when you take into account the increase in prices over the years, hmmm. It said sales are triple...which would just be a 200% increase. So the total revenue and number of tickets increased at a similar rate. Correct. Sales are up 200% and Revenue is up 182%. Family packs have risen faster than other seats, but the sales growth in not exclusively in Family packs. “We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” ― Epictetus Back to Top Casper71 General User Member Since: 12/1/2006 Post Count: 3,010 Status: Offline     RE: Season Ticket Sales Set Another Record    Posted: 9/22/2016 10:23:55 PM  How can anyone seriously talk about expansion when at half time we have 8,000 fans if we are lucky and one side is 80% empty? The day I see 25,000 at the END of a game is the day I talk about expansion! Back to Top catfan28 General User Member Since: 6/11/2011 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 1,503 Status: Offline     RE: Season Ticket Sales Set Another Record    Posted: 9/22/2016 11:58:22 PM  Casper71 wrote: How can anyone seriously talk about expansion when at half time we have 8,000 fans if we are lucky and one side is 80% empty? The day I see 25,000 at the END of a game is the day I talk about expansion! I'm curious what everyone thinks about this... What percentage of fans at our games are there primarily to see the band? I'd guess a good 25-30% if I had to put a number on it. I'd argue that's not a bad thing - it gets fans there. But it's certainly unique to us. Compared to other college stadiums I've been to, our crowds I find are very akin to minor league baseball. Folks are there for entertainment, to socialize, etc. For better or worse, the game is - more or less - a side show for a majority of the crowd. That's not to say that we don't have our die-hards, but those fans are minimal. A lot of the crowd is made up of band fans, youth groups and casual observers. Back to Top MedinaCat General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Lakewood, OH Post Count: 742 Status: Offline     RE: Season Ticket Sales Set Another Record    Posted: 9/23/2016 9:52:03 AM  catfan28 wrote: Casper71 wrote: How can anyone seriously talk about expansion when at half time we have 8,000 fans if we are lucky and one side is 80% empty? The day I see 25,000 at the END of a game is the day I talk about expansion! I'm curious what everyone thinks about this... What percentage of fans at our games are there primarily to see the band? I'd guess a good 25-30% if I had to put a number on it. I'd argue that's not a bad thing - it gets fans there. But it's certainly unique to us. Compared to other college stadiums I've been to, our crowds I find are very akin to minor league baseball. Folks are there for entertainment, to socialize, etc. For better or worse, the game is - more or less - a side show for a majority of the crowd. That's not to say that we don't have our die-hards, but those fans are minimal. A lot of the crowd is made up of band fans, youth groups and casual observers. Thinking out loud here...if you were to drop Akron's stadium in place of Peden, I wonder how many more casual fans(students and locals) would attend. I also wonder if it would stem some of the early exits. On the field, would our recruiting be better? Back to Top OhioBobcat General User Member Since: 1/20/2006 Post Count: 1,618 Status: Offline     RE: Season Ticket Sales Set Another Record    Posted: 9/23/2016 9:52:33 AM  Casper71 wrote: How can anyone seriously talk about expansion when at half time we have 8,000 fans if we are lucky and one side is 80% empty? The day I see 25,000 at the END of a game is the day I talk about expansion! THANK YOU!!! Ohio doesn't need to expand Peden. It's the perfect size as is. Most of the games the stands look pretty full (at least for the first half) but there's still seating available. Having crowds attracting close to capacity also drives people to secure tickets (such as season tickets) so not to be left out. Look at the Convo. Ohio has the best attendance in the MAC and regularly plays in an arena over half empty. We do not need that for football too. Back to Top BillyTheCat General User Member Since: 10/6/2012 Post Count: 10,068 Status: Online     RE: Season Ticket Sales Set Another Record    Posted: 9/23/2016 10:19:22 AM  Casper71 wrote: How can anyone seriously talk about expansion when at half time we have 8,000 fans if we are lucky and one side is 80% empty? The day I see 25,000 at the END of a game is the day I talk about expansion! Who ever said I was serious? Back to Top BillyTheCat General User Member Since: 10/6/2012 Post Count: 10,068 Status: Online     RE: Season Ticket Sales Set Another Record    Posted: 9/23/2016 10:24:02 AM  catfan28 wrote: Casper71 wrote: How can anyone seriously talk about expansion when at half time we have 8,000 fans if we are lucky and one side is 80% empty? The day I see 25,000 at the END of a game is the day I talk about expansion! I'm curious what everyone thinks about this... What percentage of fans at our games are there primarily to see the band? I'd guess a good 25-30% if I had to put a number on it. I'd argue that's not a bad thing - it gets fans there. But it's certainly unique to us. Compared to other college stadiums I've been to, our crowds I find are very akin to minor league baseball. Folks are there for entertainment, to socialize, etc. For better or worse, the game is - more or less - a side show for a majority of the crowd. That's not to say that we don't have our die-hards, but those fans are minimal. A lot of the crowd is made up of band fans, youth groups and casual observers. I have never understood why when the football team is away we do not have a band performance? Great way to raise revenue, sell tickets, concessions, put on a 45 min performance (half-time and post game), every one leaves happy, the Athletic department rakes in the cash. After all if 30% of 24,000 people are coming to the game just for the band that equals about 7,000 people, which would fill one side of the bleachers and provide a great atmosphere, and rake in around $140K per weekend. Back to Top Deciduous Forest Cat General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Ohio Post Count: 4,413 Status: Offline     RE: Season Ticket Sales Set Another Record    Posted: 9/23/2016 10:51:19 AM  BillyTheCat wrote: catfan28 wrote: Casper71 wrote: How can anyone seriously talk about expansion when at half time we have 8,000 fans if we are lucky and one side is 80% empty? The day I see 25,000 at the END of a game is the day I talk about expansion! I'm curious what everyone thinks about this... What percentage of fans at our games are there primarily to see the band? I'd guess a good 25-30% if I had to put a number on it. I'd argue that's not a bad thing - it gets fans there. But it's certainly unique to us. Compared to other college stadiums I've been to, our crowds I find are very akin to minor league baseball. Folks are there for entertainment, to socialize, etc. For better or worse, the game is - more or less - a side show for a majority of the crowd. That's not to say that we don't have our die-hards, but those fans are minimal. A lot of the crowd is made up of band fans, youth groups and casual observers. I have never understood why when the football team is away we do not have a band performance? Great way to raise revenue, sell tickets, concessions, put on a 45 min performance (half-time and post game), every one leaves happy, the Athletic department rakes in the cash. After all if 30% of 24,000 people are coming to the game just for the band that equals about 7,000 people, which would fill one side of the bleachers and provide a great atmosphere, and rake in around $140K per weekend. You're kidding right? Back to Top MedinaCat General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Lakewood, OH Post Count: 742 Status: Offline     RE: Season Ticket Sales Set Another Record    Posted: 9/23/2016 11:55:13 AM  BillyTheCat wrote: Casper71 wrote: How can anyone seriously talk about expansion when at half time we have 8,000 fans if we are lucky and one side is 80% empty? The day I see 25,000 at the END of a game is the day I talk about expansion! Who ever said I was serious? Wait a minute... BillyTheCat wrote: MedinaCat wrote: BillyTheCat wrote: I personally believe now is the time to build out while interest is hot and expand the studen side, either add a deck or raise the existing and rebuild with state of the art facilities and tie it to the Sook Center , thinking Marshall size would be perfect and allow us to continue to build fan base and maybe align us with a P5. I sense our sarcasm meter should be up in the 90% range here. Not at all, 90% of the issues here are a result of an 87 year old facility with no storage or operational space for the little things that fans expect today. Our attendance is setting records very single week and year upon year and the move up would benefit all of our programs. Back to Top Gallia Cat General User Member Since: 7/11/2010 Post Count: 938 Status: Offline     RE: Season Ticket Sales Set Another Record    Posted: 9/23/2016 1:41:53 PM  Deciduous Forest Cat wrote: BillyTheCat wrote: catfan28 wrote: Casper71 wrote: How can anyone seriously talk about expansion when at half time we have 8,000 fans if we are lucky and one side is 80% empty? The day I see 25,000 at the END of a game is the day I talk about expansion! I'm curious what everyone thinks about this... What percentage of fans at our games are there primarily to see the band? I'd guess a good 25-30% if I had to put a number on it. I'd argue that's not a bad thing - it gets fans there. But it's certainly unique to us. Compared to other college stadiums I've been to, our crowds I find are very akin to minor league baseball. Folks are there for entertainment, to socialize, etc. For better or worse, the game is - more or less - a side show for a majority of the crowd. That's not to say that we don't have our die-hards, but those fans are minimal. A lot of the crowd is made up of band fans, youth groups and casual observers. I have never understood why when the football team is away we do not have a band performance? Great way to raise revenue, sell tickets, concessions, put on a 45 min performance (half-time and post game), every one leaves happy, the Athletic department rakes in the cash. After all if 30% of 24,000 people are coming to the game just for the band that equals about 7,000 people, which would fill one side of the bleachers and provide a great atmosphere, and rake in around $140K per weekend. You're kidding right? I love the band but the football game is why the overwhelming majority show up. If memory serves there have been early games at Peden in which the band wasn't back and the house was full. Nationwide students are lame and leave early unless it's a marquee game. I agree that a good test would be to have a band performance on a Saturday when the teams out of town. Hold it at the Convo and see what happens. Back to Top cbus cat fan General User Member Since: 12/2/2011 Post Count: 1,169 Status: Offline     RE: Season Ticket Sales Set Another Record    Posted: 9/23/2016 5:56:49 PM  Talk about a high wire balancing act. If we maintain our present course of doing well for a MAC team as far as season ticket sales go, but don't become a MAC power we risk losing our momentum. If we expand Pedan and schedule big time teams but don't win the majority of games (which would be somewhat of a small miracle) we could lose money, prestige--in addition to games. In my post of earlier this week concerning 20 years of MAC football growth, I mentioned that youth football is on the decline and who knows what the future will be for non-Power Conference will be? I concluded we needed to enjoy our growth and success, but I am not sure what the means for us 20 years down the line. With all of the data, demographics and analytics at our disposal, I don't know if anyone truly has any idea what MAC football will look like twenty years from now. http://www.bobcatattack.com/messageboard/topic.asp?FromPa... 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