Since you asked, OK.
Proof please.
Please list the people you personally know for whom price is a barrier to MU sports attendance. Please also explain why the students, who do get in “free” don’t show up in great numbers.
Blunt fact is we could have opened the gates and let people in free to the last game and the live gate would have been the same number.
The demographics of this region are unlike most in all of the country. Low wages, not many high paying jobs, lots of service industry positions.
Consistantly lower tix prices in specific areas of the stadium would serve us well.
Instead of a stupid promo code that you have to use online, make all end zone seats $10 for every home game.
Ever notice which sections are the fullest when we do have cheap tickets - the end zone areas.
Marshall throws out all these marketing emails and tweets like every man, woman and child in the region follows them, let alone has access to the internet. Our region by the way, still has areas who lack internet access.
This area is behind the times and people still get their news via the HD, local TV and radio. Yet, rarely do you see an ad or spot in those mediums promoting an MU sporting event or offering cheap tickets.
And I highly doubt average Joe fan - who we need desperately checks Herdzone.com on a regular basis for tix deals.
As to the students, it’s an issue everywhere. They want to be entertained and watch exciting football. Marshall fails miserably on both accounts. The students would rather play on their phones and get drunk.
Marshall needs to address the issue but as I said earlier, they must be happy with how things are going because we haven’t seen attempts to change anything or make the game day experience better or attending games more affordable for the masses.
