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JAYBEZ 02-28-2013 08:26 PM
Ticket Prices are going to increase
 
http://espn.go.com/college-football/...cket-prices-45

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Football ticket prices are going up at South Carolina.


The school's board of trustees approved a $45 increase to season-ticket prices for 2013, raising the cost to $365 a seat for the Gamecocks' seven-game schedule. The school said Thursday it has not raised football season tickets since 2008.

Athletic director Ray Tanner said the additional revenue will help fund about $53 million in building new facilities and upgrading existing buildings. Among those projects approved by the board were a $17.5 million football practice facility and outdoor practice fields to replace the ones currently across from Williams-Brice Stadium.

Funds were also approved to improve the plaza area around the football stadium and construct a building for lockers, a weight room and a video room next to soccer's Stone Stadium.

eaddy1847 02-28-2013 08:30 PM
Re: Ticket Prices are going to increase
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by JAYBEZ (Post 3689741)
http://espn.go.com/college-football/...cket-prices-45

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Football ticket prices are going up at South Carolina.


The school's board of trustees approved a $45 increase to season-ticket prices for 2013, raising the cost to $365 a seat for the Gamecocks' seven-game schedule. The school said Thursday it has not raised football season tickets since 2008.

Athletic director Ray Tanner said the additional revenue will help fund about $53 million in building new facilities and upgrading existing buildings. Among those projects approved by the board were a $17.5 million football practice facility and outdoor practice fields to replace the ones currently across from Williams-Brice Stadium.

Funds were also approved to improve the plaza area around the football stadium and construct a building for lockers, a weight room and a video room next to soccer's Stone Stadium.

Hell yeah!! That's what I'm talking about baby!!!:woo:

BruceAlmighty 02-28-2013 08:55 PM
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Top ten programs come with a price. And our football team has become that since the prices last changed in '08. I heard on 107.5 that GC Club membership costs are decreasing or something like that in an effort to balance things out.

ucan'tlickourcocks 02-28-2013 09:11 PM
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Want to compete in the SEC????? It ain't cheap!!!

:mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:

cockypanther 02-28-2013 09:19 PM
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It will only benefit the university and the football program more. $45 more per seat isn't that big of a deal, but then again I am not married and have no children so my fixed costs are less than a lot of people.

MWard 02-28-2013 09:41 PM
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I'm good with a small increase for seats. You gotta pay to play...at the level we want to be.

eaglegolf018 02-28-2013 09:58 PM
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I'm good with it. The small increase adds up to some nice cash

COCKDIESEL 02-28-2013 10:18 PM
Re: Ticket Prices are going to increase
 
Fire Hyman

FloydTheBarber 02-28-2013 10:42 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by COCKDIESEL (Post 3689862)
Fire Hyman
Or, as "The Most Interesting Man on Cockytalk" insists on referring to him...Buster.

Yeah, I've never understood it, either.

b381l 02-28-2013 11:18 PM
Re: Ticket Prices are going to increase
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by BruceAlmighty (Post 3689764)
Top ten programs come with a price. And our football team has become that since the prices last changed in '08. I heard on 107.5 that GC Club membership costs are decreasing or something like that in an effort to balance things out.
The GC prices were going to go up, but Tanner said because ticket prices were increasing, he said the GC prices would stay the same.

TStone 02-28-2013 11:20 PM
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The ONLY problem I have with this is they should have made the price raise effective in 2014. Folks have already paid their scholarship money so they will be eligible to purchase the 2013 season tickets. I will still be getting the season tickets, it just seems a little underhanded.

Nureye 02-28-2013 11:42 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TStone (Post 3689963)
The ONLY problem I have with this is they should have made the price raise effective in 2014. Folks have already paid their scholarship money so they will be eligible to purchase the 2013 season tickets. I will still be getting the season tickets, it just seems a little underhanded.
You can donate a scholarship and not buy football tix. They don't go hand in hand.

TStone 03-01-2013 12:02 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nureye (Post 3690007)
You can donate a scholarship and not buy football tix. They don't go hand in hand.
Sure they go hand in hand. You can't buy season tickets without going through the University and donating to the athletic scholarship fund (or general scholarship fund) first. The only reason I give an athletic scholarship is so I can get season football tickets. I donate money to other programs at USC that doesn't qualify me for football tickets, but I also donate to the athletic department specifically so I can get football tickets.

Like I said, I'll pony up and pay. I am FOR the increase. The timing of the decision just seems suspect.

uscsandstorm85 03-01-2013 01:16 AM
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I don't have a problem with it. $6.43 per game for better facilities is a smart move.

mpilot0705 03-01-2013 02:08 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FloydTheBarber (Post 3689900)
Or, as "The Most Interesting Man on Cockytalk" insists on referring to him...Buster.

Yeah, I've never understood it, either.
Really......you don't get it?

Buster Hyman.....



Bust her Hyman.....


Bust her hymen.....


Ahhhh forget it...he's saying he's a Vagina.

FloydTheBarber 03-01-2013 08:06 AM
Re: Ticket Prices are going to increase
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by mpilot0705 (Post 3690165)
Really......you don't get it?

Buster Hyman.....



Bust her Hyman.....


Bust her hymen.....


Ahhhh forget it...he's saying he's a Vagina.
I guess I never got it before because I didn't see the issue with Hyman

But thanks for clarifying.

FanofCarolina1 03-01-2013 08:53 AM
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That's not bad at all.

appcenter52 03-01-2013 10:36 AM
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This is hilarious to me. Where are all the haters? If Hyman were still here you all would have your panties in a bundle over this increase. There would be more bitching and moaning than one could handle, but since its Tanner, its a great idea! You gotta pay to compete in the SEC! Look, I think Tanner is doing and will continue to do a great job, but with facilities and ticket price increases, he's doing exactly what Hyman was doing but now all of the sudden its okay. Anyway, had to call the Hyman haters out.

cockypirate 03-01-2013 10:43 AM
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O well, when you spending $3,000 on football season whats another $90.

talon 03-01-2013 10:55 AM
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Everyone has a point where it gets too much. This will pass some people's threshold. With all the games on TV some will stay home. They do these raises after crunching the numbers and if they feel that the revenue will rise in spite of loss of some people they go ahead. The facilities improvements are important for continued improvement of our programs, but I wonder when we will reach the point where we lose too much support as we try to keep up with the Bamas and Fla of the world.


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