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Topic: IF Ohio were to considering a move up from the MAC, how are you prepared to change your current financial level of support to assist such a move?

Topic: IF Ohio were to considering a move up from the MAC, how are you prepared to change your current financial level of support to assist such a move?

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D.A.
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IF Ohio were to considering a move up from the MAC, how are you prepared to change your current financial level of support to assist such a move?

Posted: 10/28/2011 6:07:50 PM

IF Ohio were to considering a move up from the MAC, how are you prepared to change your current financial level of support to assist such a move?

	Would increase donations, willing to pay more for tickets, would buy more season tickets for more sports, would be willing to pay more for all concessions/parking and fund necessary facility upgrades (all in)
	Remain at the same level on donations but am willing to buy more tickets/pay higher season ticket prices/PSL
	Remain at the same level on donations and ticket prices, but would pay more for concessions/parking to support the move up
	Would not change my current annual level of support in total dollars in any way, but it sure would be nice to make the move
	If the move up would require an increase in ticket prices, concessions and/or parking I would no longer be able to afford all the levels of support I currently provide
	I feel that the MAC is the correct conference fit for Ohio, but would increase financial support to create a fund specifically to improve the non-conference slate in FB and MBB
	In no way am I prepared to support a move up in conference financially, and support Ohio Athletics regardless of their conference affiliation
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Thought this would be an interesting poll of we, the largely sick in the head Ohio chronics, and certainly am willing to concede that 4-6 are very similar but subtle in their differentiation. Enjoy!

The Few, The Proud, The Bobcats!

And for the record, I hate tOSU, and Ricordati and Torgerson are DB's.

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RE: IF Ohio were to considering a move up from the MAC, how are you prepared to change your current financial level of support to assist such a move?

Posted: 10/28/2011 9:21:02 PM

I like what you are asking about using donor money to step up the non-conference slate FB/BB slate. Its a good question but the big school politics dictate schedules. Does it make sense to pay Penn State 5 million dollars to move its football game from State College to Athens so we can make 500k at home? The economics for a 1 for 1 series with a BCS school only works for a mid level BCS program. Why not offer to play Maryland 1 for 1 in football but go to College Park in hoops for free in exchange? Ohio offer up deals like that for Louisville, Kansas, Maryland, Indiana. BCS schools aren't going to come to the Convo, there is no leverage for that to happen. Unless Ohio is willing to except a significantly smaller football payday to bring a BCS school in for basketball. Ohio could play Tennessee on the road in football for only 600k, less than the going rate to then have them appear in the Convo during basketball season. Its two FB-BB scheduling approaches then; getting mid level BCS FB teams at home in football by playing them for free on the road in hoops (Louisville, Maryland, Kansas) and getting mid level BCS BB teams in the Convo by playing a football money game on the road for a reduced rate (Tennessee, Michigan, Clemson). Its not a bad strategy to have at least one BCS name in Peden/Convo for selling the season ticket packages. Its time to for the Athletic Department to show the fans it cares.

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Bobcatbob
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RE: IF Ohio were to considering a move up from the MAC, how are you prepared to change your current financial level of support to assist such a move?

Posted: 10/31/2011 10:49:47 AM

I'd be very disappointed if the result of this sampling was not overwhelming support for paying more. The real trick would be getting this commitment from students, a broader slice of alumni, faculty, staff, businesses and townspeople.

The only way raising those prices will help is if a WHOLE lot more people than us are wiilling to pay.

Put me down as all in but I can't say the same for the other alums that I share my season tix with occasionally.

To illustrate, also note that I'm in on a Blue Jackets season package that I bought based on expectations and promises and like a lot of other fans, I'm about to run away from that investmant and commitment because the product just is't there. If you make these promises, you have to deliver, too.

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