Solution for USF attendance at basketball games

[The Sheriff]

Maybe this marketing idea can help Tom Veit get the seats filled...

[Velcro]

not a bad idea... those fans would have better perspective on the games than the darkside  

[flsportsfan83]

solution = putting a winning team on the court nothing more and nothing less

Disclaimer : Win Big East Games not Games vs Stetson

[Matt]

lowering some pricing wouldnt hurt....

[Guest]

lowering some pricing wouldnt hurt....

A.M.E.N.

It will take a lot to get someone like me to come out to watch ANY basketball game.  However, for USF I will come out if it is either affordable OR to see a good product.  Right now, it's neither.

Now the women's team on the other hand... I will probably come check them out against Big East teams... they are both affordable AND a good product.

[Apis Bull]

I've been thinking about this lowering ticket prices rhing.  What if you lower the prices and still don't get more people?  Then you just lose revenue.  Hell, student tickets are free and the arena is on campus and they still don't go to the games.

[Economics_Nerd82]

That's pretty funny.

There are plenty of things that go into increasing attendance. I would suspect  the big things that go into the attendance function would be

1) Is it on TV

2) Is the opp. a ranked team

3) Famous team (i.e. Notre Dame)

4) Is it a conference game

5) In state opp.

I would also guess that you could put a "winning percentage" of the previous 5-8 games so as to capture the "winning team" theory.

I have data on it.. maybe I'll calculate it and report back to everyone.

[Joe]

EcoNerd, help me out here, wouldn't lowering ticket prices not be beneficial. Say we get an extra 700 fans a night because we drop prices from 25 to 15

Paying fans (not students)

2500 * 25 = 62500

3200 * 15 = 48000

The reason I ask is because you're the expert (it's in your name!) in this area. I am counting on my basic economics (and a ticket internship with an Arena League team I had once)

[Economics_Nerd82]

EcoNerd, help me out here, wouldn't lowering ticket prices not be beneficial. Say we get an extra 700 fans a night because we drop prices from 25 to 15

Paying fans (not students)

2500 * 25 = 62,500

3200 * 15 = 48,000

The reason I ask is because you're the expert (it's in your name!) in this area. I am counting on my basic economics (and a ticket internship with an Arena League team I had once)

Why would you want $48,000 as oppose to $62,500?

[jfcohio]

Win? The team has sucked for years. They've made it to the NCAA tournament...what...1 time in the last few decades?

Winning brings fans. Plain and simple.