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ORANGE BOWL BASKETBALL CLASSIC DISCOUNT ALUMNI TIX

I can see both sides of the argument.  I would rather the parking be free, but I personally don't have a problem with the $5 charge.  I mean, I understand why they are doing it.  For an athletic department that is on a shoestring budget, any extra revenue is important.  Let's say they have 100 cars parking per game.  Over 14 games, they make $7,000 and it is all profit.  It's not a large amount of money, but every little bit helps.  Plus, I don't think it is driving anyone away from attending.  If you are going to go to the games, $5 isn't going to stop you.  Besides, the tickets are fairly cheap and if you don't want to pay to park, you can walk a couple of hundred feet and park for free. 
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fauowl said

So some people don't expect FAU to charge for certain things or be able to profit, and some of those same people probably think that FAU takes too long to build a $65M stadium?

I will assume they were not business majors.  ;)

It is actually apparent who is not the business major here.  So you believe if you charge more for an item with low demand you will make more money??

Please tell me that YOU are not an FAU business major because then I will be very disappointed in FAU business school.

GO OWLS!
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fauowl said

So some people don't expect FAU to charge for certain things or be able to profit, and some of those same people probably think that FAU takes too long to build a $65M stadium?

I will assume they were not business majors.  ;)

It is actually apparent who is not the business major here.  So you believe if you charge more for an item with low demand you will make more money??

Please tell me that YOU are not an FAU business major because then I will be very disappointed in FAU business school.

GO OWLS!
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"He's heating up."

:D
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"He's heating up."

:D
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They charge $5 to park because they can.  Die hard Owls fans will attend the games regradless of the fee.  They'll either just pay it like I do, or know to park across the street for free.  For the casual fan, it's a small enough amount of money where very few people will complain.

So far, it hasn't hurt attendance.  The crowds at the games this year are the best I have ever seen.  As long as the team is competitve and exciting, an extra $5 to park isn't keeping anyone away.  If the product is bad, like last year, people will stay away regardless.

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They charge $5 to park because they can.  Die hard Owls fans will attend the games regradless of the fee.  They'll either just pay it like I do, or know to park across the street for free.  For the casual fan, it's a small enough amount of money where very few people will complain.

So far, it hasn't hurt attendance.  The crowds at the games this year are the best I have ever seen.  As long as the team is competitve and exciting, an extra $5 to park isn't keeping anyone away.  If the product is bad, like last year, people will stay away regardless.

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I honestly don't care about the $5 but what I do care about is the inconvenience of the whole thing. Why not do what the Panthers did with tickets and build the cost of parking into the ticket price. They had the same issues with people parking at Sawgrass Mills instead of paying the $10 to park at the arena so instead of trying to fight it, they built it into the ticket price.
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Yeah, good luck with that…….

$23 for a reserved seat, and $17 for a general admisison??

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Re: ORANGE BOWL BASKETBALL CLASSIC DISCOUNT ALUMNI TIX

Yeah, good luck with that…….

$23 for a reserved seat, and $17 for a general admisison??

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