by dtwalrus on Wed Jan 27, 2016 4:30 pm
Blaud's dropping more bombs:
- BC and UMass in discussions to play an annual game at Gilette, to be played the Thursday night before Labor Day.
- Tickets to the game to be included on BOTH teams annual season ticket plans. This actually makes sense. If combined BC and UMass only have 20K season ticket holders, why not let both teams sell it as a home game. If if both schools attendance numbers take off, you could still probably get away with this setup for at least a decade.
- One holdup is cost of tickets, though I'm not sure I understand what Blaud's is saying here: " But people within the BC family are irritated at their own reps who were trying to get bargain basement prices at $10 a ticket for the lower level tickets and 30 dollars for tickets which in the 300 to 400 dollar per seat range for Patriot games. Faced with declining season ticket sales–estimates have the figure around 11,000 for next season–BC officials were concerned that BC fans would balk at paying an extra $30 to $50 on their season ticket package for premium seats at Gillette, which would also include free parking."
- Currently at approximately 11K season ticket holders. Was at 36K 10 years ago.
Oh, and he also recommends BC designate UConn it's Thanksgiving weekend rival. Open every year against UMass and end every year against UConn. At what point does the ACC drop us if we actually do this?
EDIT: Initial post said an annual Labor Day Thursday game at "Fenway." My bad. Total brain fart. Annual at Gillette, obviously.
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dtwalrus on Wed Jan 27, 2016 5:31 pm, edited 2 times in total.