Illinivek23
- Gurnee
Super easy - it took me 2 minutes to select 6 seats and pay.
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I lost my 4 seats that I had for 18 years. My phones ringtone plays Illinois Loyalty, but it seems like there is no loyalty, only people with money jumping on the bandwagon. We sat thru a lot of crappy seasons when less than 20 thousand fans were at the games. This process did not consider the die hard fans, and as previously mentioned we would look forward to seeing the same group of people year after year. I wanted to hand my seats down to my kids and grandkids, but my feelings for the beloved will be stained. They should have created a grandfather clause and let long term ticket holder have a chance to keep their seats. Thanks JW for the punch in the gut.
I have a friend who has had Northwestern football season tickets in recent years. Northwestern, like the U of I, is making major changes for this coming season. Yet, they did it differently. Rather than having a blind bidding process, they applied a mandatory "contribution" surcharge to the price of each ticket. This allows people to make an informed decision as to whether they want to pay the current cost in order to keep their seats. It also avoids the sad circumstances being experienced currently by a number of U of I fans who: 1) wanted to keep their seats; 2) increased their donations hoping to keep their seats; but 3) were blind-sided by someone else who outbid them.
I think longevity should be a factor in addition to the donation amount. But, one we should all remember is that if the athletic department doesn't properly monetize the value of its seating you would sitting through many more crappy seasons. If I am not mistaken, our tickets are still a bargain compared to many other schools.
I have sat in section 204, 205, or 206 for the last 37 years. I think that the price of a season ticket is about as low as it has ever been($199/ST), and I have never had to give an IFUND donation. (In 2015 I paid $155/ST)
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I am sure this is over simplified, but some quick google searches show Illinois tickets are a bargain: Michigan $660, Nebraska $420, Iowa $385-$475, Michigan St $330, Wisconsin $399, OSU $596-$1,365, Penn St $453, Washington $525-$1050, Rutgers $238, Indiana $280-$641, Oregon $339-$659. Many have donations attached too which I did not list.
It's awesome you looked at this and posted this today. I had seen a recent post in this thread noting the incredible value our $98 season ticket brings, and I made a mental note of needing to come back to this thread to share some of my research. I was coming back to this thread right now to post this, and I see you beat me to the punch a little
A few months ago, I tried to find what the cheapest season ticket would cost for every B1G team. I had heard JW say that the $98 entry-level season tickets in the Horseshoe and Upper East Balcony were the cheapest in the conference, so I wanted to confirm and compare. A couple disclaimers about my data:
- I didn't go to great lengths to get this information. Simple Google searches, like Bucktown, and in the cases where there was conflicting information, I took some educated guesses. In some cases, my values are a bit directional instead of being 100% accurate.
- For a couple schools I could only find 2023 prices.
- If there was a mandatory contribution (e.g. to the iFund) for the entry level ticket, I factored that in. So basically this was an effort to solve for "How much would it cost to secure the cheapest season ticket for every Big Ten team?"
Here is a simple graph with the results:
Well that decisively settles any debate over ticket pricing competitiveness. It’s truly a bargain compared to any other university or form of entertainment.It's awesome you looked at this and posted this today. I had seen a recent post in this thread noting the incredible value our $98 season ticket brings, and I made a mental note of needing to come back to this thread to share some of my research. I was coming back to this thread right now to post this, and I see you beat me to the punch a little
A few months ago, I tried to find what the cheapest season ticket would cost for every B1G team. I had heard JW say that the $98 entry-level season tickets in the Horseshoe and Upper East Balcony were the cheapest in the conference, so I wanted to confirm and compare. A couple disclaimers about my data:
- I didn't go to great lengths to get this information. Simple Google searches, like Bucktown, and in the cases where there was conflicting information, I took some educated guesses. In some cases, my values are a bit directional instead of being 100% accurate.
- For a couple schools I could only find 2023 prices.
- If there was a mandatory contribution (e.g. to the iFund) for the entry level ticket, I factored that in. So basically this was an effort to solve for "How much would it cost to secure the cheapest season ticket for every Big Ten team?"
Here is a simple graph with the results:
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Michigan's cheapest is more than all of the seats at Memorial Stadium other than 50 yard line west main at $899 with donation. If you sit on the east 50 or one section over on the west it is $719.It's awesome you looked at this and posted this today. I had seen a recent post in this thread noting the incredible value our $98 season ticket brings, and I made a mental note of needing to come back to this thread to share some of my research. I was coming back to this thread right now to post this, and I see you beat me to the punch a little
A few months ago, I tried to find what the cheapest season ticket would cost for every B1G team. I had heard JW say that the $98 entry-level season tickets in the Horseshoe and Upper East Balcony were the cheapest in the conference, so I wanted to confirm and compare. A couple disclaimers about my data:
- I didn't go to great lengths to get this information. Simple Google searches, like Bucktown, and in the cases where there was conflicting information, I took some educated guesses. In some cases, my values are a bit directional instead of being 100% accurate.
- For a couple schools I could only find 2023 prices.
- If there was a mandatory contribution (e.g. to the iFund) for the entry level ticket, I factored that in. So basically this was an effort to solve for "How much would it cost to secure the cheapest season ticket for every Big Ten team?"
Here is a simple graph with the results:
View attachment 41314
Northwestern re-seated Welsh-Ryan basketball arena in 2018 after it was rebuilt. The process Illinois is using to re-seat Memorial Stadium matches the Northwestern basketball arena re-seating process. The more money you donated to the Wildcat Fund before the re-seating, the sooner you could pick your seats.
Additionally, I expect the re-seating of the new Northwestern football stadium to match the Illinois re-seating process.
Regardless of what some might want Illini sports to be and regardless of what it may have been in the past, Modern day D1 sports is a business, a MASSIVE business. And what UI is asking for tickets is one of the best deals you are going to find for the product you are currently getting. Be forewarned, if we get to the level of what Wisky was under BB, you will be paying a LOT more for these seats. Might come a lot sooner than you think, so lock in!
I am honestly surprised that Maryland's prices are so low, based on their Geographic footprint, the average income, and costs of living, their prices are an even better deal than ours. Can't comment on the experience/facilities/future of the Terps though.
I am honestly surprised that Maryland's prices are so low, based on their Geographic footprint, the average income, and costs of living, their prices are an even better deal than ours. Can't comment on the experience/facilities/future of the Terps though.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
Yep. As we (hopefully) continue to build excitement and expand the ticket/fan base, I think some fans will need to see a "shakeup of the old order" as a VERY minor side effect of that. I get that some fans had a better (and I would argue artificially good) situation that began when we were terrible and drawing 35k fans per game ... but we ALL wanted that program situation to change, and this is a side effect of that.
Does anyone have an idea of how the seats are filling in? I have our tickets now but I'm just curious about where the seats are going.
Also, are you getting paper tickets or electronic. I've had paper. I figure they're something of a keepsake, maybe something someone will appreciate someday, not only as attendance as a significant game--I have two of my season tickets from my days on campus--but eventually as a relic of a bygone day...like my student IDs with my social security number on them as a student ID.
Also, are you getting paper tickets or electronic. I've had paper. I figure they're something of a keepsake, maybe something someone will appreciate someday, not only as attendance as a significant game--I have two of my season tickets from my days on campus--but eventually as a relic of a bygone day...like my student IDs with my social security number on them as a student ID.
Electronic are far more convenient and can’t be lost or misplaced. If I want to give them to a friend I can just text screenshots of tickets and parking pass to them.
Michigan’s season ticket price structure is interesting. Every seat is exactly the same price…with elevating personal seat costs (PSC) depending on the locations within the stadium.
Michigan Athletics Announces 2024 Football Season Ticket Prices - University of Michigan Athletics
The University of Michigan Athletic Department announced Friday (Dec. 29) the season ticket pricing for the 2024 football season. U-M is increasing season ti...
Oh, yeah, they can be lost. Not by youi, perhaps, but we haven't lost physical tickets yet. And do you have your tickets for last season's Michigan game? I do. How about Paddock's record-setting game? That too. How about when we beat Ohio State this year? Sorry, I'm not going to forecast that.
And when I ordered tickets this year, I had a choice of electronic or "by mail." The latter costs extra, but I get that fat envelope in the mail, which for me was more exciting than an email can be now. I guess you had to be there.
TheFlyingIllini1317
- Chicago, IL
Got our seats today, closer to the 50 and one row back compared to what we had with a 500 dollar donation for our East Balcony seats. However, when you break down the donation by season (which this runs to 2031) it only makes it around 30 more a ticket. I'll glady pay 30 more a pop for this team and coaching staff.
TheFlyingIllini1317
- Chicago, IL
You had the option for mail today when I selected.
I also thought last season was the end of physical tickets. I haven't had my seat selection yet so don't know for sure. However, as a ticket stub and card collector I think someone is really missing an NIL opportunity by doing away with the physical ticket. If you could make a trading card style ticket with player name/image/likeness on it I could see if being collectable item for fans.
I do not like what Tennessee is doing though. They are designing ticket stubs after the completion of the game (highlighting players and stats) and offering them at $25 per stub I think.
I like the idea of getting the ticket booklet in the mail as well as having a physical item to hold onto/collect.
Illini2010-11
- Sugar Grove
As much fear I had about the reseating process, the DIA did a fantastic job in the rollout (IMO).
Finished my seat selection about an hour ago. I had front row in East Balcony for about 5 years (and I loved them), but all seats in front row were taken by the time my timeslot rolled around (in all sections). This forced me to make a major change -- upgraded (cost twice as much) my seats to under balcony to provide protection from the weather. Wife even allowed me to extend to 4 seats to accommodate our growing family, as she finds it more acceptable to attend with some sun protection. Win-win.
Finished my seat selection about an hour ago. I had front row in East Balcony for about 5 years (and I loved them), but all seats in front row were taken by the time my timeslot rolled around (in all sections). This forced me to make a major change -- upgraded (cost twice as much) my seats to under balcony to provide protection from the weather. Wife even allowed me to extend to 4 seats to accommodate our growing family, as she finds it more acceptable to attend with some sun protection. Win-win.
Welp, my seats are gone, and I don't pick until next Tuesday. Aisle seats seem to be at a premium. Disappointing, but we'll see what's left on Tuesday morning.
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