After 25 years as a season ticket holder, I chose not to renew. My first season was 1999, just before the 2000 history-making spread offense explosion. But I couldn't justify the total cost with the hefty "contribution". Hopefully I will find a better seat at less cost in the new stadium. Not interested in the fancy "amenities". Just a good view of the game and a functional PA system. Go "Cats"!
I'm out
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Seems short sighted. Will the quitters forfeit all the priority points they’ve racked up over the years? With the new stadium on the horizon wouldn’t it make sense to tough it out one more year in order to secure the best seats possible in college football’s most luxurious, state-of-the-art stadium?
No, NU has said that STHs who pass for these two years on the lake will not lose any continuity points as STHs.
Of course it isn’t worth it. No different than any other sport. Can you imagine having Blackhawk ST’s? I just renewed after considering dropping for a year. I like the “amenities” and will be a STH next year in the new stadium. I will pay up to get an experience that differs from my TV. After that, my decision may change if I feel the place continues to get overwhelmed by opposing fans. I think Jackson will have a plan that differentiates us NU fans from the one timers from other schools. Brokers won’t buy blocks of tickets if they don’t make money. I find it odd that opposing fans are willing to pay way more than many NU fans. Most opposing fans I run into aren’t one and dones. They go to either home games or a few a year.
I am one of the biggest diehard cat fans and have both season tix for basketball and football. I did not renew for football. I am not going to usc game tonight in basketball you can get a ticket for $2.00. Last week against Rutgers you could have gotten a ticket for $2.00. It will be the same for football this upcoming season. They upset all the loyal fans and there will be plenty of open seats on the second hand markets for $2.00.
Good then those turn coat STH (ie brokers) won’t be able to get any cash for them. Might make them not consider buying the tickets. I would much rather sit next to an empty chair than an opposing fan.
So if you are a basketball STH why aren’t you going tonight? How much would it have costed you for a ticket on the secondary market for Indiana in football or Illinois in basketball? This is how brokers make money. You can go to USC or Washington on the cheap but you aren’t touching a good team that travels for below face.
I don’t care if people don’t renew, but all the bitching on this board can make it insufferable at times.
This is actually my big fear as a supporter of the program, and it's something many of us have known for years. Tickets for OOC games can typically be acquired for less than $10 on the secondary market, and mid-tier B1G games for less than $25. If you're willing to skip when Michigan or Ohio State come to town (and pay face for Iowa, Wisconsin), then you can put a season of single game tickets together for a discount of more than half off face.
I've always bought season tickets in spite of this, specifically because I felt it was a tangible way to support the program, and I have renewed my tickets this year. We'll see what 2026 holds with the opening of the stadium. In all honestly, if Jackson's comments about affordability all just turn out to be lip service, or parking suddenly becomes inaccessible (I imagine they are losing the golf course and they really went to suspicious lengths to talk about biking/public transit in all the hype videos), it would probably do me in - would wait the 1-2 years once the novelty of a new building wears off, and buy $5 tickets for the Aug./Sept. games after that. If this is just a business relationship...so be it. My sincere hope is Jackson & Co. quickly see the long game when it comes to this small fanbase.
I sat out last year’s FB season but am considering getting STs this year, even though I live out of state.
Priority points are more or less meaningless. A decent contribution trumps points easily.
And a couple more wins will bring fans back to being season ticket holders
I thought that they had provisions to not hold not going to the lakefront against ST holders similar to what they had when we were at Allstate for BB
My Brother In Law dropped his Blackhawk STs when they jacked prices after terrible year
I would suggest getting the tickets at Wrigley. Usually it was a terrible value but after what they did with tickets at Lakeside...They are a better value than the Lakeside tickets . Pay the same per game but you get Mich rather than Western IL. The other game is MINN which is not as good a value.
I have been for 30 years and I had to think long and hard before renewing. Finally did but had to have people kick in. I mean having four tickets and having to pay $1000 a game is hard to justify
From the drawings not sure there is going to be an East lot so if they do not have the Golf lots isn't much parking in the area even for the reduced capacity
And being from the Western suburbs, those are sure not options for me and my group. Again if there is no East lot or golf course lots not much parking around
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