I mentioned this in the other thread - Chicago will always be an attractive "let's make a weekend of it" destination for other Big Ten fans from the middle of nowhere, when in most seasons they expect to see a win over Northwestern. Those fans will also pay the "vacation tax" of inflated prices for one game, just like sports fans pay $15 for bad stadium beer.

Meanwhile, we obviously and admittedly have a thin fan base; that won't change without sustained success. But also...two years ago my season tickets on the 30-yard line with parking came out to less than $400 per person in my three-pack. This year those same (approximate) tickets with parking would be $1K per person...and that does not include the two Wrigley games.

If season tickets were priced this way years ago when I got my non-alum friends to agree to season tickets...they would have politely declined and I don't know that I would even be a season ticket holder at this point without them...we would just buy cheapies every now and then from the secondary market, and NU would get zero from us.

Mark Jackson & Co. need to make a conscious decision on whether they go for some extra revenue and sell out the home stadium to visiting fans, or employ strategy to keep it a little more purple. We have confirmed evidence of the former for this season. When so much of our revenue comes from tv rights, I honestly don't see why we'd sacrifice locking down the local fan base.

Just for context, NU had to provide Indiana with 3000 tickets ( mainly north stands). So I would
estimate that NU ticket holders and ticket reseller companies sold 2000 to 3000 seats to Indiana fans. I drove 700 miles to see the game, and I never sell my unused STs, but I don’t begrudge anyone who does, especially with the current ticket prices.

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Here is my story. I purchased 2 season tickets in 1998 when my daughter followed me to NU. When my son moved to Winnetka, I purchased 2 additional seats directly in front of my 2 existing seats. Although I maintained my 2 original seats for 25 years, NU changed my base year to the year I purchased the 2 additional seats. I questioned NU but they would not address the issue.

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Cheapest get-in price yesterday on SeatGeek was about $160, drifted down to $130 by game time. No casual fan is going to pay that, but a hyped-up IU fan making a special trip would. I understand that it's basic supply and demand for a 12,000 person stadium, but it's very frustrating.

So my basketball source was back in town for the football game against Indiana and reports...

We ran into Brooks and Ty Berry at the game. Most of the basketball team was there. I didn't see Big Matt though.

Brooks was not wearing a boot.

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corbi296 said:

You are being too harsh on our defense. They didn't play great but they played better than some on here are giving them credit for. Indiana has a very good offense and that QB was flawless in his execution of the game plan. Got rid of the ball super quick making it hard for the rush to get home, made excellent reads in the RPO and was very accurate in his passing and even when he was off a bit his WRs made excellent catches. They make you defend the whole width and length of the field. If they stay health and keep playing like that, they will be tough to beat.

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I think ind is off next weekend. But play neb Oct 19th. I think they'll run the table except osu game. Ind might end season 11-1. 3rd best team in BIG. Only psu and osu are better. Oregon not so sure about esp with Gabriel hobbled. Ind coach will be btcoy for sure

MC_Cat said:

Missed tackles, poor run defense, and lack of effective pass rush really made the difference today. That said, we had a good opportunity til giving up that 3rd and 8.

But Lausch was so much better and that is super encouraging.

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You are being too harsh on our defense. They didn't play great but they played better than some on here are giving them credit for. Indiana has a very good offense and that QB was flawless in his execution of the game plan. Got rid of the ball super quick making it hard for the rush to get home, made excellent reads in the RPO and was very accurate in his passing and even when he was off a bit his WRs made excellent catches. They make you defend the whole width and length of the field. If they stay health and keep playing like that, they will be tough to beat.