Reynolds' Sunday Season Ticket Story

[Old Coach]

http://www.pjstar.com/bradleyhoops/x853684060/Ticket-prices-on-the-rise-in-the-Valley#axzz2YSqXBBCF

[tornado]

any thoughts on the figures in that column?
..can anyone show me where any seat in the lower bowl goes for $275 at Bradley?

http://www.bradleybraves.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=3400&ATCLID=205671540

and the column says the entire lower bowl at Redbird Arena are all $245 per seat..
but that's not at all what the Redbird site says..
In fact - here's a simple chart that shows most of the seats in the lower bowl are more than $245, and almost every seat near center court is $500 -

Those figures place both BU and ISU near the top of the Valley for those seats.

http://ev9.evenue.net/evenue/linkID=illinoisst/core/seating_charts.html#__utma=237703702.163034236.1373294802.1373294802.1373294802.1&__utmb=237703702.2.10.1373294802&__utmc=237703702&__utmx=-&__utmz=237703702.1373294802.1.1.utmcsr=(direct)|utmccn=(direct)|utmcmd=(none)&__utmv=-&__utmk=3234163

[amckillip]

any thoughts on accuracy in that column?
..can anyone show me where even any seat in the lower bowl goes for $275 at Bradley?

http://www.bradleybraves.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=3400&ATCLID=205671540

and the column says the entire lower bowl at Redbird Arena are all $245 per seat..
but that's not at all what the Redbird site says..
In fact - here's a simple chart that shows there isn't a single seat in the lower bowl worth having for $245, and almost every seat near center court is $500 -

Those figures place both BU and ISU near the top of the Valley for those seats.

http://ev9.evenue.net/evenue/linkID=...__utmk=3234163

At the very least sections 4 & 10, along with the corresponding sections on the other side of the lower bowl have $275 seats, but that's without the all important 'maintenance fees' that are required to keep your seats...

[tornado]

I certainly believe and will strongly defend their right to set prices anywhere they want -
just worried that doing it sharply at this time when crowds are at historic low numbers - will be detrimental to developing a bigger fan base - something we sorely need...
Most of those new premium seats are being acquired by either the people who were already sitting there (Example- I am re-upping my seats even even though the price doubled) or they are being taken by the folks sitting higher up who were already long time fans and donors that wanted better seats and who welcome the chance to jump past other long time fans and acquire those better seats..but those folks also already were season ticket holders and donors...

[Chico]

You mean the poor ISU students have to sit behind the basket too like our poor students do?

[Rick LeHew]

I don't think this article was "Apples to Apples."

Dave used WSU's top level of donations (Shocker Scholarship Society) as a donation level. Why not Bradley's (BSS) as a donation level? Top seats in the Civic Center (not grandfathered in) are only granted to BSS members. Here is how the top schools should have been stated:

SCHOOL LOWER BOWL
seat donation highest annual cost
1 Wichita State $315-330 - $1,495 - 21,530 = $21,860
2 Bradley $275-1,000 - $150 - 20,000 = $21,000
3 Missouri State $370 - $300 - 5,000 = $5,370
4 Southern Illinois $250-275 - $150 - $2,500 = $2,775
5 Evansville $247 - 456 - $150 - 1,500 = $1,956

Are we "Still in the middle of the MVC for courtside seats?"

[AZ BU Fan]

Apparently, a WSU or BU fan (fool?), and his/her money, are soon parted court side in the lower bowl!

:-)