In the past couple of weeks, our journey has been epic and harsh. Our negotiations with the Athletic Department left us tired and weary. However, we prevailed. What follows is an explanation for next year’s ticket arrangements.
We have used individual game demand as a determinant of the amount of student tickets available. Although the numbers are not finalized, this is what we have come up with and what we have tentatively agreed upon with the Athletic Department:
Sept. 1 Houston 1,350; Sept. 15 Fresno St. 1,350; Sept. 29 California 5,670; Oct. 13 Washington State 4,770; Oct. 27 USC 5,670
Nov. 3 Arizona State 4,770; Dec. 1 Oregon State 5,670
We foresee some opposition to these numbers based upon e-mails from enthusiastic fans, so we’d like to take the opportunity to explain how we came up with them.
First of all, we were given only a 3.5 percent increase over last year’s budget. The Pacific-10 scheduled seven home games next year instead of the previous six, and this presented a problem for the ADFC. The numbers presented above are what we believe to be the most efficient use of student money.
In addition, we had to consider the “no-show factor” (the difference between the number of tickets distributed and the number of student tickets actually collected at the game). This number was surprisingly high last season (2,092 no-shows for the University of Arizona game alone). The Athletic Department is understandably reluctant to give us more tickets if it seems that we are not going to use them. To help us, please make sure the ticket you pick up makes it to the game – whether it is with you or another University of Oregon student.
For next season, we are working on the implementation of an electronic distribution system which will allow us to get better data, make things more efficient and benefit all students who want to go to games.
Kyle McKenzie
Athletic Department Finance Committee
Upcoming season’s football ticket distribution explained
Daily Emerald
February 18, 2007
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