so now that we won't have any big name opponents...

[bullsbucsfan426]

Can we think of some ways to boost season ticket sales?

Winning always helps, but beyond that there should be other ways to increase sales.

Mine: work out a package season ticket deal with the Buccaneers. For Buccaneers season ticket holders, buying USF season tickets can cost 20 percent less and we give the Buccaneers an increased percentage of ticket sales made through them. If the seats are in a donation section, we get the total donation but increase the Buccaneers percentage by 1 percent.

Anyone else have ideas?

[Skingraft]

- See bacon post....

 

On da reelz though; I think you have to start to look at a combined spend for other sports teams in the tampa bay area.... In essence the competition is going to be Bucs, Lightning, Storm, and Rays for spend.  If you can combine spend some way, you will increase ticket sales.  Now, just because they increase ticket sales, that does not mean you get butts in the seats...  winning will dictate that....

[bull-71]

IMO think of other teams that are not in the SEC or such that have a national following..as the service acadamies ...ARMY.. etc

 

We have Navy sceduled to join the BE.

 

.Let's schedule  play  the AIR FORCE..Denver is great place easy to get to and a Visit to the Air Force acadamy is wonderful.. 

 

When we travel to games local atractions make a difference.  We normally go for several days and turn it into a short mini vacation..So it's just not all about winning...it's also enjoying the ride.

 

Go Bulls....

[slick1ru2]

Michigan will have some openings now that Notre Dame is dropping them along with whomever else they axe to get in their 5 ACC games/year. There will always be opportunity to play the Power Conferences.

[charsibb]

Close the upper bowl permanently.

It will reduce the number of scalped seats available

Edited February 18, 2013 by charsibb

[CousinRicky]

Close the upper bowl permanently.

It will reduce the number of scalped seats available

 

So even when we play UCF and can get close to selling out, you would rather keep it at ~ 41K and make it a tougher ticket?  Just asking. It is an intriguing idea.

[smazza]

televise all games home and away

 

give big  discounts to children under 12

 

give discounts to youth football and basketball leagues

 

 

the football discounts should have been done from day one

 

 

the lack of marketing of usf has always been terrible

[Triple B]

the lack of marketing of usf has always been terrible

If they've been terrible at the lack of marketing, isn't that a good thing?

[charsibb]

Close the upper bowl permanently.

It will reduce the number of scalped seats available

 

So even when we play UCF and can get close to selling out, you would rather keep it at ~ 41K and make it a tougher ticket?  Just asking. It is an intriguing idea.

 

I suppose we could open it for UCF. An extra 25,000 seats at $20 would be a cool half mil. But NO single game day tickets would be available in the lower bowl. The only way to get a lower bowl ticket for UCF would be to buy a season ticket.

 

On the other hand...

 

By keeping the upper bowl closed (restricting supply) with a given demand, the existing seats become more valuable. Could potentially increase the price and maximise the revenue. AND - there would be less seats for our opponents to outnumber us

 

[slick1ru2]

 The remaining conferences need to petition the NCAA to limit the number of in conference games just like they limit which conferences can have championships based on the number of members. The Power Conferences walling themselves off from the rest of the FBS teams is a way to ensure no outside team has a  chance at the NC which is exactly the reason for a playoff system, equal access to the NC.