Tickets easy to come by this year?

[atemp]

Ordered some Penn State tickets, pretty good seats as opposed to year's past when ordering single games....must be quite a few people dropping off the season ticket list...

[PlannedSickDays]

I dropped off the list because I know I can go to IC on game day and get tickets for cheaper than if I had bought season tickets. With rising gas prices I considered this an economical decision.

[Debit One]

I dropped off the list because I know I can go to IC on game day and get tickets for cheaper than if I had bought season tickets.

Same here. When you take the $400 per year donation required for my seats (call that $60 per game) plus the $55 - $60 face value (can't remember the exact price) you get $120 per game.

I guarantee you that I can get good tickets for the 3 - 4 games that I want to see for an average of far less than $120 per game.

[atemp]

I dropped off the list because I know I can go to IC on game day and get tickets for cheaper than if I had bought season tickets. With rising gas prices I considered this an economical decision.

Makes sense. I've been a ticket holder for over ten years, and have worked my way up to decent seats, so I'm afraid that if don't renew I'll lose them. Living in Chicago, I make it back to about 3-4 games a year....but paying full price for the likes Maine, Florida Int., etc. is hard to take...but what do you do.

[PlannedSickDays]

I dropped off the list because I know I can go to IC on game day and get tickets for cheaper than if I had bought season tickets.

Same here. When you take the $400 per year donation required for my seats (call that $60 per game) plus the $55 - $60 face value (can't remember the exact price) you get $120 per game.

I guarantee you that I can get good tickets for the 3 - 4 games that I want to see for an average of far less than $120 per game.

I only had two seats so If I went with more than 2 people we would end up trading or splitting up. We will now be able to find 4 seats together for probably the same price I paid for two. Especially the Maine and FIU games.

[atemp]

I dropped off the list because I know I can go to IC on game day and get tickets for cheaper than if I had bought season tickets.

Same here. When you take the $400 per year donation required for my seats (call that $60 per game) plus the $55 - $60 face value (can't remember the exact price) you get $120 per game.

I guarantee you that I can get good tickets for the 3 - 4 games that I want to see for an average of far less than $120 per game.

They'll (Iowa AD) will spin it that tickets are strong somehow....but I believe it's not the case (poor product lately/fan disgruntlement, gas, overall economy, etc.) the single game tickets I purchased for a friend were around the 20/25 yard line, a little more than halfway up. It's been about 10 years since I've gotten tickets that good for a decent game at Iowa.

[Jim]

If you plan on scalping, which I would recommend, then you might also be interested in checking out the U of I ticket web site a couple days before the game. For most games (not ISU and Wisky) they have tickets from the other team that were not sold and then they release them to the public the week before the game. We sat in the 6th row last year for the Syracuse game doing this.

[Bulstrode]

I dropped off the list because I know I can go to IC on game day and get tickets for cheaper than if I had bought season tickets. With rising gas prices I considered this an economical decision.

Real men scalp. Paying full price + donation is for chumps. I get premium seats for only the games I want to attend, and I still pay far less than people sitting in the end zones.

If you plan on scalping, which I would recommend, then you might also be interested in checking out the U of I ticket web site a couple days before the game. For most games (not ISU and Wisky) they have tickets from the other team that were not sold and then they release them to the public the week before the game. We sat in the 6th row last year for the Syracuse game doing this.

The only truly bad seats in Kinnick are the rows closest to the field.

[Debit One]

Paying full price + donation is for chumps. I get premium seats for only the games I want to attend, and I still pay far less than people sitting in the end zones.

This is precisely the conclusion that I reached.

[PlannedSickDays]

Paying full price + donation is for chumps. I get premium seats for only the games I want to attend, and I still pay far less than people sitting in the end zones.

This is precisely the conclusion that I reached.

ditto

funny thing is, about a year and a half ago I posted something similar to this and was chastised for not being a true fan and all that rhetoric. I still want to go and support the Hawks, I just disagree with the ticket pricing and its actual market value.

[Jim]

The only truly bad seats in Kinnick are the rows closest to the field.

Depends on the game. The Syracuse game was over by half, so it was fun to be that close. I sat/stood in the second row for a "senior" game a couple years ago and it was fun to be that close when the players ran onto the field (this is when they came in from the NE side).

If I was watching a good Iowa vs. Michigan game then I agree and wouldn't want to be anywhere closer than 20 rows up.

[Rufus]

Paying full price + donation is for chumps. I get premium seats for only the games I want to attend, and I still pay far less than people sitting in the end zones.

This is precisely the conclusion that I reached.Thirded.

[Jimmie Dimmick]

I dropped off the list because I know I can go to IC on game day and get tickets for cheaper than if I had bought season tickets. With rising gas prices I considered this an economical decision.

Real men scalp. Paying full price + donation is for chumps. I get premium seats for only the games I want to attend, and I still pay far less than people sitting in the end zones.

If you plan on scalping, which I would recommend, then you might also be interested in checking out the U of I ticket web site a couple days before the game. For most games (not ISU and Wisky) they have tickets from the other team that were not sold and then they release them to the public the week before the game. We sat in the 6th row last year for the Syracuse game doing this.

The only truly bad seats in Kinnick are the rows closest to the field.

People in the end zones don't donate either, fwiw. I usually end up having 2 games a year where I can't go for some reason or another, and have always got face value for them from people here at my work.

I've sat in the first row on the 50 (sucks because you can't see over the players heads), I've also sat in row 79 in the SW corner of the endzone (Michigan fans are jackasses!), and I won't ever sit in those places again. I like where I'm sitting. It's close to the tunnel (2 rows), I have 4 seats closest to the aisle, and it's the closest spot in the stadium to where we park. I'll be paying season ticket prices (no donations) till I die.

[newsbreaker]

Can someone explain the process of buying season tickets to me. Is there actually a waiting list of any kind and are donations indeed required, or only needed for better seats?

I'm still probably 2-3 years away from ponying up, but it's in the 'thinking' stage.

[Verbal]

No waiting list, and no donation is required. We currently sit in a non-donor section, and we just started buying last year. Both end zones are non-donor sections, as well as a few other sections, including section 131 (the old student section) where we currently sit (the northernmost section of the west stands). Donations are required for the best seats, and the minimum donation is $50/seat. There's a chart somewhere on hawkeyesports.com that shows you what donation is required to apply for seats in each section.

[Jimmie Dimmick]

No waiting list. You're seated by priority. There is a point system giving you priority, which is based on things like: Are you faculty? are you an alumni? how long have you had season tickets? how much do you want to donate?

I get alot of points for the years of having season tickets (i've had them since my freshman year-1994) plus I get the Alumni points, so I sit in the best possible seats I can for not giving a nickel in donations. If you don't want to donate, you're looking at the best being at about the 5-10 yard line. Anything closer to the middle, and you're going to have to cough up some dough.

[Jimmie Dimmick]

btw, if you're over 6' tall, avoid the N. end zone. It wasn't updated when everything else was, because it was renovated in like 1985, so there is no leg room for guys like me. You'll spend the game with someone nestled between your legs using your sack as a LazyBoy.

[atemp]

Can someone explain the process of buying season tickets to me. Is there actually a waiting list of any kind and are donations indeed required, or only needed for better seats?

I'm still probably 2-3 years away from ponying up, but it's in the 'thinking' stage.

They use some formula....get points for alumni, former letter winner, consecutive years buying, and the biggest variable...how much jack you give. Tickets between the 40's require a minimum donation of $600 per ticket (that's not including buying the ticket itself)...and that minimum donation goes down the closer you get to the end zone line. I don't think you have to give anything to the I-Club if you want seats in the endzone or on the side in the endzone.

I have a feeling that their minimum donation per seat might have to go away.....I know some old time season ticket holders (who had good seats) quit buying tickets when Bowlsby implemented this after/during the renovation....the thing is the program was on a high and got greedy and were hoarding money anyway they could get it, at loyalty's expense. It's going to come back and haunt them the more performance dips.

[newsbreaker]

I found that map...thanks.

We've had free UNI season tickets for years, but those could go away at any time. If they do, I'm going to be very tempted.

[PipeDaddy]

Paying full price + donation is for chumps. I get premium seats for only the games I want to attend, and I still pay far less than people sitting in the end zones.

This is precisely the conclusion that I reached.

ditto

funny thing is, about a year and a half ago I posted something similar to this and was chastised for not being a true fan and all that rhetoric. I still want to go and support the Hawks, I just disagree with the ticket pricing and its actual market value.

I hear ya, psd. I was raped for similar comments too.

[PipeDaddy]

[QUOTE=newsbreaker;429074]

I have a feeling that their minimum donation per seat might have to go away.....I know some old time season ticket holders (who had good seats) quit buying tickets when Bowlsby implemented this after/during the renovation....the thing is the program was on a high and got greedy and were hoarding money anyway they could get it, at loyalty's expense. It's going to come back and haunt them the more performance dips.

Funny thing is... even if it went away I'm not sure they'll lure all those guys back. I know several of them as patients, and they won't go back. They were pissed, and rightfully so.

"What have you done for me lately" isn't a good thing to throw at a loyal fan that supported the team when they were just plain horrible.