Homecoming 2017 date

[GMU92]

A&M's wasn't as much a bonfire as it was a sacrifice to the gods. The fire wasn't the problem, the stacking to the moon was.

Yea, it was a big tradition for cadets at A&M to "engineer" the bonfire; and they were HUGE. It went really wrong that year and 12 students died. I just remember bonfires going by the wayside after that, but the passage of time may have changed the outlook somewhat, not sure.

 

[Steve33]

According to the "mini ticket" plans that are being advertised Homecoming is officially Feb 11 vs Fordham

http://www.gomason.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=25200&ATCLID=211185775

 

[Falco]

According to the "mini ticket" plans that are being advertised Homecoming is officially Feb 11 vs Fordham

http://www.gomason.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=25200&ATCLID=211185775

I find it funny if you buy 3 games its $19 a ticket, and if you buy 6 games its still $19 a ticket.

I cant believe they expect people to pay nearly 20 bucks for a crappy game experience. Loosing program, outdated arena. No Mass-Transit options to and from the stadium. Don't tell me metro to the shuttle.

$5-10 tickets and the stadium will be nearly sold out. and then we might actually get a home court advantage again.

 

[The Great PATSby]

Agree, our games are overpriced. Individual games should be more around $15 a ticket. I will give them credit though for offering more than just one partial package. A fair-weather fan isn't going to want to pay $20 to go to a game.

They should have tiered packages with incentives.
16 game Full Season Package: $10 per game
10 game package: $12 per game
6 game package: $13 per game
3 game package: $14 per game
Single games: $15 per game

 

[MasonFanatic]

That might be a little much, but even something like 14/16/17/18/20 tiers would help a lot.

Right now it doesn't seem like we are maximizing our supply and demand possibilities. Sell more tickets and more concessions and your profit probably goes up.

 

[Washingtonian]

Agree, our games are overpriced. Individual games should be more around $15 a ticket. I will give them credit though for offering more than just one partial package. A fair-weather fan isn't going to want to pay $20 to go to a game.

They should have tiered packages with incentives.
16 game Full Season Package: $10 per game
10 game package: $12 per game
6 game package: $13 per game
3 game package: $14 per game
Single games: $15 per game

I know this is dating myself, but tickets in the mid 90's were ten bucks a game at the door.

 

[GSII]

I find it funny if you buy 3 games its $19 a ticket, and if you buy 6 games its still $19 a ticket.

I cant believe they expect people to pay nearly 20 bucks for a crappy game experience. Loosing program, outdated arena. No Mass-Transit options to and from the stadium. Don't tell me metro to the shuttle.

$5-10 tickets and the stadium will be nearly sold out. and then we might actually get a home court advantage again.

Maybe if we were in the CAA still. You wanna be in one of the top conferences in the country and see ncaa tourney teams from said conference come to your arena, then you gotta expect to pay more. Or you could pay a little less and watch william n mary, elon, come to town. Mass transit to the game??? Wtf??? You must definitely be a millennial or a cheap bitter old man.

 

[Vurbel]

Maybe if we were in the CAA still. You wanna be in one of the top conferences in the country and see ncaa tourney teams from said conference come to your arena, then you gotta expect to pay more. Or you could pay a little less and watch william n mary, elon, come to town. Mass transit to the game??? Wtf??? You must definitely be a millennial or a cheap bitter old man.

DJ3 can defend himself, but what's wrong with being a cheap, bitter old man!?!

 

[The Great PATSby]

Maybe if we were in the CAA still. You wanna be in one of the top conferences in the country and see ncaa tourney teams from said conference come to your arena, then you gotta expect to pay more. Or you could pay a little less and watch william n mary, elon, come to town. Mass transit to the game??? Wtf??? You must definitely be a millennial or a cheap bitter old man.

How about for individual games we have set premium games that cost a little extra like what most professional teams do?

Weekday shitty games $10 (Lebanon Valley, Mt St Mary's. Longwood, Prairie View)
Premium Games $20 (Season Opener) vcu, GW, Homecoming, JMU etc.)
Conference Games and non-premium weekend games - $15

 

[MasonFanatic]

How about for individual games we have set premium games that cost a little extra like what most professional teams do?

Weekday shitty games $10 (Lebanon Valley, Mt St Mary's. Longwood, Prairie View)
Premium Games $20 (Season Opener) vcu, GW, Homecoming, JMU etc.)
Conference Games and non-premium weekend games - $15

They did try premium pricing for a couple seasons around 2011ish IIRC. Presumably it was dropped for a good reason. And I doubt they would ever make the tiers that big. But I'd definitely be happier to pay $25 for vcu than for Lebanon Valley, lol

 

[Falco]

Maybe if we were in the CAA still. You wanna be in one of the top conferences in the country and see ncaa tourney teams from said conference come to your arena, then you gotta expect to pay more. Or you could pay a little less and watch william n mary, elon, come to town. Mass transit to the game??? Wtf??? You must definitely be a millennial or a cheap bitter old man.

Well yes I'm a millennial the greatest generation to date. We are the most educated, and yet the worst paid generation.

So yes, I'm going to complain about high ticket costs and poor game athmoshpher.

The bulk of recent grads move to Arlington. If I could just hop on the metro and arrive at the stadium I might pay 20 bucks for a ticket. But instead I'll just go to a wizards game for a better game experience for the same price

 

[Washingtonian]

Well yes I'm a millennial the greatest generation to date. We are the most educated, and yet the worst paid generation.

So yes, I'm going to complain about high ticket costs and poor game atmosphere.

The bulk of recent grads move to Arlington. If I could just hop on the metro and arrive at the stadium I might pay 20 bucks for a ticket. But instead I'll just go to a wizards game for a better game experience for the same price.

Comparing the NBA to college basketball? The NBA is boring, even in person. It is not team orientated.

 

[Steve33]

not sure why i am commenting on this now that millennial's claiming to be the "greatest generation".

Every generation is remembered for something amazing, innovative and destructive.

However, not being able to get in your car and drive to campus, instead, relying on public transportation (others) to get there from Arlington is just plain lazy. Sure the game day experience certainly isn't what is could be, but it sure beats anything the NBA has to offer.

 

[MasonSAE4]

but it sure beats anything the NBA has to offer.

I hate the NBA and love Mason ball but that's a little extreme. We have an outdated arena that isn't pleasant to watch a game in on a campus that can be a nightmare to get to depending on time of the day. I'd say when tickets are a comparable price the Wizards can easily match our experience.

 

[The Great PATSby]

I'm a millennial and I would strongly argue that the GI Generation (born around the depression and fought WWII) is the greatest generation. Worst paid generation... that's a stretch too.

But I see where DJ3 is coming from. A lot of fans, not just millennials aren't going to sit on 66W during rush hour to go to a basketball game or take a 2+ hr metro/cue bus trip to come to a weekday game. Most of us on this forum do/probably would make the trip, but your common fair weathered Mason fan wont.

 

[GMUSig03]

But I see where DJ3 is coming from. A lot of fans, not just millennials aren't going to sit on 66W during rush hour to go to a basketball game or take a 2+ hr metro/cue bus trip to come to a weekday game. Most of us on this forum do/probably would make the trip, but your common fair weathered Mason fan wont.

Saying the millennials are the greatest generation is such a laugh out loud millennial type of thing to say (and I believe I am technically a millennial being born in 1980). Generation with the greatest sense of entitlement, maybe. I suggest reading Tom Brokaw's The Greatest Generation, I will give my copy to anyone who is interested in reading it (seriously).

As far as the commute from Arlington - Tweeder and I'm sure many others have been doing it for 10+ years. I did it for 4 years before migrating west. I don't want to make it an argument of who is a "real" fan or not, we are all fans if we are posting here, but I've always argued the single most important thing people can do as a fan of the program is to show up at home games and still stand by that.

I think the debate over ticket prices is a legitimate discussion to have though. I would just hope that they are doing studies to determine the optimum price levels.

 

[Steve33]

I agree with both Joe and The Great Pats, Ticket prices are somewhat on the "high" side for the state of the program. And youre right, the average fan isnt going to make the trip to EBA on a Tuesday night for a non conference game in mid December.

We all love Mason basketball. i don't care if you are 15 or 50. Live 5 miles from campus or 55 miles away (like me) We are all in this for one purpose, to cheer on our school and the team. The more butts in the seats at EBA the better, even if we all agree that EBA is dated and at least need a video scoreboard damn it.

See you all Friday night at Mason Madness and next Saturday at the open practice. Ill be the one wearing Mason gear.

 

[Patriot8]

What we need to do is pick up the Robins Center at UR, move it to Fairfax, charge $15 a ticket, $12 for alumni, and all of our arena problems will be solved.

 

[gmujim92]

What we need to do is pick up the Robins Center at UR, move it to Fairfax, charge $15 a ticket, $12 for alumni, and all of our arena problems will be solved.

Pretty sure Richmond's arena renovation cost $16 million.

I don't know exactly how many students Mason has right now, but using 32,000 as an estimate, we could raise that money by increasing the student activity fee by $500 per person.

Even if we did, Mason's all-in yearly cost for full-time students would be about $40,000 less than Richmond's.

Why not?

 

[MasonSAE4]

Pretty sure Richmond's arena renovation cost $16 million.

I don't know exactly how many students Mason has right now, but using 32,000 as an estimate, we could raise that money by increasing the student activity fee by $500 per person.

Even if we did, Mason's all-in yearly cost for full-time students would be about $40,000 less than Richmond's.

Why not?

People on campus get unnecessarily pissed about tuition increases. I still attend Mason for grad school and I'm all for raises if it helps things like basketball. I get that tuition and fees are different, but raise them both within reason and put it to good use. I'd rather pay an extra $100 a year and get new facilities and raise the value of my two degrees than save that money and blow it on a night out.

I'd also say the kids always protesting this stuff don't realize how easy they have it and how cheap Mason is compared to other VA schools. My guess is they also aren't the people going to games or getting involved on campus.