Pregame: Illinois vs Iowa, Saturday, October 8th, 6:30pm CT, BTN
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Definitely agree with paper tickets. My brother in law had a ticket on his phone last year at homecoming and had connection issues. He couldn’t get in until half time. (That was actually a blessing in disguise last year against Wisconsin.)
KrushCow31
Former Krush Cow
- Chicago, IL
Cheapest ticket at Purdue vs Nebraska this weekend is $71. Cheapest at Indiana vs Michigan this weekend is $63.
You know if you have an electronic ticket you can download it and store it in Wallet or PassBook ahead of time. This isn't a technology problem - this is a user problem. And if you want paper tickets just buy season tickets. It's cheaper and you can get some nice parking passes.
TheFlyingIllini1317
- Chicago, IL
Same, it's great to have a real ticket I can't stand print outs and digital ones. This will be the only game I'm missing I'll be out of town on work. BEAT IOWA.
We can get you a new job. Lol
This board allows Beach House betting.
I think Daniel Barker must feel like the impatient driver in a traffic jam that changed lanes because he got passed by other cars. Now the lane he’s in is stuck and he’s getting passed by the car in the lane he left!
The streak to continue: No touchdowns allowed at home.
The way the Iowa offense is plodding along, this looks very doable.
As far as attendance, I can see 50k to as much as 55k.
Heck, 10k will probably be Iowa fans curious to witness the magic that is Fighting Illini football this season.
The way the Iowa offense is plodding along, this looks very doable.
As far as attendance, I can see 50k to as much as 55k.
Heck, 10k will probably be Iowa fans curious to witness the magic that is Fighting Illini football this season.
If we have unsold seats, I think it’s a perfect time to open the doors to more season ticket sales - as you mention, $128 for the remain8ng games would STILL be a great deal, would put more fanes in the seats, generate additional revenue, and build a relationship with those fans that purchased them for future sales of season tickets.
If there is demand for season tickets and we have 20,000+ unsold seats . . . Hmmmm, and interesting master’s thesis topic for some enterprising MBA candidate . . . .
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
So , the scoff off continues unabated by an official ending as we know it .......where will this end......is this a stalemate scoff off or are the parties manuvering
for a better position to finally end this situation..........
I will be asking the pertinent questions and hopefully espn will get involved as this is right up their alley in hard hitting journalistic fodder that they have devolved theirselves into......
With all the drama and lawsuits and firings here at CNN , this might be the story to follow and try to change the narrative here.....A scoff off ....now that's some news that I never thought I would be covering but it intrigue's me somewhat................
this has me doing you-know-what sports fan's .......pondering at it's finest , but i still have a soft spot for another pondering issue that I just can't stop wandering back to in my pondering mood's ...........................................
The true pinnacle in non scoffable subject matter.................................
Amen pru , amen...............................................she really really is...........................
redwingillini11
White and Sixth
- North Aurora
Yeah, “shut up and pay the $75” isn’t working….
altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
That decline from '67-'70 is brutal. Am amazed that Moeller's 1-9-1 season in '79 managed to draw an average 46k.
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Illinois is the 2nd or 3rd most expensive ticket in the B1G…..Heggemeyer isn’t very good at his job
skyIdub
Winged Warrior
I think I've found the problem...
JASON HEGGEMEYER
- TITLE Associate Director of Athletics, Ticketing and Sales & Customer Service
Past Experience:
Before joining the Illinois staff, Heggemeyer served as the Associate Ticket Manager at the University of Missouri from 2004-2005
From 1998-2001, he served as Assistant Ticket Manager at the University of Missouri.
Personal:
A native of Sterling Heights, Mich.,
redwingillini11
White and Sixth
- North Aurora
Let the free government handouts commence!!
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
A chicken in every pot, and a butt in every NEZ seat.
mhuml32
- Cincinnati, OH
Wasn't sure where to put this: Lunney is doing a Reddit Chat today on Twitter:
If that same tweet can be posted tomorrow at noon and still be true someone(s) failed miserably.
I would hope/expect an email or announcement for some package to be announced by tomorrow morning.
It's silly to just count on Illinois fans; we've been collectively got one too many times in football over the years. And (this year at least) I'd say it's silly to count on Iowa fans as they haven't looked worthy of a 3.5 hour drive (plus $75+ tickets as well as hotel).
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
Is there any of that government cheese too ??????.....wow......free tickets and free cheese......what's next ???....free beer ???
My hypothesis is that attendance is more strongly correlated to on-field performance vs price. They could give tickets away for $5 but if people don't believe in the team, why devote an entire Saturday to go to a game you could just watch more comfortably at your house?
We're really not competing with other schools/stadiums since we're the only show in town. We're competing with TVs, which means the experience at the stadium has to be exponentially better than the experience at home- regardless of price. And having a good team to cheer for is like 75% of that experience.
I think what we're seeing right now is evidence of the fact that when your main promotional strategy is discounts and bundles, people will wait to buy your product until they're offered a deal. Not a sustainable strategy long term if you're trying to build a valuable brand.
We're really not competing with other schools/stadiums since we're the only show in town. We're competing with TVs, which means the experience at the stadium has to be exponentially better than the experience at home- regardless of price. And having a good team to cheer for is like 75% of that experience.
I think what we're seeing right now is evidence of the fact that when your main promotional strategy is discounts and bundles, people will wait to buy your product until they're offered a deal. Not a sustainable strategy long term if you're trying to build a valuable brand.
LGIllini
- La Grange, IL
What a great idea! Just sent the link to my daughter. She and several law students are interested in going so will run over to get free tickets between classes today. More of this please!
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