Harvard Post-game

[andyw2100]

[quote Josh '99][quote TimV][quote imafrshmn]The number of student seats sold by Athletics hasn't changed with the renovation, so there truly is a problem.[/quote]

Actually, that makes me think student seats have maintained and so aren't the problem, non-student seats haven't taken up the slack, No?

One of the entertaining sights last night was when some jerk tossed a fish with about 1:00 still on the clock while we were trying to hold on to a 1 goal lead. The fish landed near Seminoff, I think, who picked it up, hid it in his glove, and casually skated over to the bench to dump it.::uptosomething::::uptosomething::[/quote]That's a heads-up play by Seminoff right there.[/quote]

Not to take anything away from Seminoff, but Schafer directed him to pick up the fish. He clearly pointed at it, and called something out, at which point Seminoff went right over to it.

Just want to make sure that credit is given where it is due, and Coach gets the heads-up credit for this one.

[Cornell11]

haha at the kid reading the book in the background. You're at a hockey game!

[redice]

[quote CUontheslopes]
I agree with you 100% - people should bring friends to the games, When it was an option, I always bought 2 season tickets so I could bring someone with me. I had a power hour before every game from the time i was a soph through a senior at my fraternity. I certainly think I, along with most who are reading this board, have done their part and that's the only reason I believe am I am in a position to assert that I truly believe the AD has screwed the pooch on this one. While part of the "problem" is the recent success of the basketball team (hardly a problem), those of us who were there in the Fall of 2003 and saw the line for hockey tickets wrap all the way around Alumni fields (back when it was the size of three football fields too...the Sun estimated over 8,000 students I believe at the time) know that there is a problem.

The Athletic Dept. has managed to turn a tremendous surplus of fans (so many more fans than seats that it led to the expansion of the rink) into a shortfall. They've done all they can to take the fun out of the line and the competitive spirit that meant that the best fans got tickets. They've employed ushers who, particularly in past seasons, who have ejected students at the drop of a hat. I hope Andy Noel is happy with what he's produced - he barely sold out the rink for Harvard.[/quote]

I applaud you for bringing potential new fans to games.   If everyone did that, the demand for tickets would remain strong.

As you point out the long lines of the Fall of 2003, I couldn't help but think:   Wow, what a great team we had at that time!!   The current team?   Not so much!!   Lots of promise but not to be confused with the Murray/Baby teams 5+ years ago.

Could we be looking at a case of fair-weather-fan-itis?   Fans always come out for the really good teams.   That's the nature of fandom.   Once fans get a taste of a team that is one of the best in the country, anything less is disappointing to some.   Those types will find other things to do with their time/money.  This doesn't apply only to students.   The same can be said for alum's & townies (who aren't part of the line number fiasco).

I stand by my earlier statement:  the Athletic Dept is not responsible for all ills at Lynah.

Disclaimer:   I have no association with the Atletic Dept.   My apparent defense of them is really a statement that if the seats are not all sold, it's because people are chosing not to attend the games.   The problem lies with those people....

[Josh '99]

[quote andyw2100][quote Josh '99][quote TimV][quote imafrshmn]The number of student seats sold by Athletics hasn't changed with the renovation, so there truly is a problem.[/quote]

Actually, that makes me think student seats have maintained and so aren't the problem, non-student seats haven't taken up the slack, No?

One of the entertaining sights last night was when some jerk tossed a fish with about 1:00 still on the clock while we were trying to hold on to a 1 goal lead. The fish landed near Seminoff, I think, who picked it up, hid it in his glove, and casually skated over to the bench to dump it.::uptosomething::::uptosomething::[/quote]That's a heads-up play by Seminoff right there.[/quote]

Not to take anything away from Seminoff, but Schafer directed him to pick up the fish. He clearly pointed at it, and called something out, at which point Seminoff went right over to it.

Just want to make sure that credit is given where it is due, and Coach gets the heads-up credit for this one.[/quote]Fair enough:  heads-up by Schafer.

[Cornell11]

I disagree. Season tickets are prohibitively expensive. I love hockey, but I cant afford to dish out 250 bucks for season tickets. Instead, I just pick my spots and buy tickets for higher-profile games (i.e. Harvard, Dartmouth, Clarkson), or go if I get free tickets from friends. If season tickets were in the low-to-mid 100s like I have heard they were only a few years ago, I would be willing to buy season tickets. But as it stands right now, its just too expensive

[redice]

[quote Cornell11]I disagree. Season tickets are prohibitively expensive. I love hockey, but I cant afford to dish out 250 bucks for season tickets. Instead, I just pick my spots and buy tickets for higher-profile games (i.e. Harvard, Dartmouth, Clarkson), or go if I get free tickets from friends. If season tickets were in the low-to-mid 100s like I have heard they were only a few years ago, I would be willing to buy season tickets. But as it stands right now, its just too expensive[/quote]

I hadn't thought of that.   I tend not to concern myself with the ticket cost.   It's not something that I can change.   So, I just pay it and move on.    It's not that money is of no worry to me.   It's just that, in my mind, not buying season tickets is not an option.   I would cut back in many other areas (or get a part time job) before I would consider not buying them.

Jesus, I hope nobody in the Athletic Dept reads this.   We'll all be priced out of Lynah.   ::flipa::

Thanks for bringing that to the discussion.

[BMac]

Now that you mention it, I did have some fun telling some kids not to throw a bottle of toothpaste on the ice after the Colgate game started.

There will always be people like that, I'm afraid. I was kind of mean to the couple that decided to come to the Harvard game late and split my buddies and I. Yes, these are your seats. No, you don't get to sit in them.

And yes, my first question was "Is this your first game?!"

[upperdeck]

a couple way to look at season tickets.. $250 for close 15 games or so is really not that expensive when compared to movies at $10 a pop. now to what they were 20 yrs ago at 60-70 a season its more but its also less than what div 1 football tickets cost and with twice as many games to boot.

I do think at some pt though they price themselves out as people will not pay $50 a game to see CU hockey and likely $25-30 is where people start to balk..

[ugarte]

[quote upperdeck]... movies at $10 a pop...[/quote]
Movies are $10 in Ithaca?

[Lauren '06]

[quote ugarte][quote upperdeck]... movies at $10 a pop...[/quote]
Movies are $10 in Ithaca?[/quote]
I think Pyramid Mall was $9.50 when I left, and that was two-plus years ago...