I doubt there's many Uconn season tix holders who follow this board .....but thanks Mike Anthony of the Hartford Courant for calling out Uconn on their new "extortion plan" of longtime supporters of Uconn MEN's BB........
" There is no more effective way to irritate or alienate fans than to muck up the way they follow their favorite team while simultaneously trying to siphon money from their wallet. "
And that is exactly what Uconn, in all their wisdom, has done. They've effectively diminished "priority points" that longtime MBB fans have accumulated for decades and made them basically as worthless as rubble. At the same time are forcing people to pay thousands more per year just to sit in the same seats that they've been donating for forever.. But this only applies for men's hoops, not the gals... in a very discriminatory and sexist fashion.
This new plan has been out about a month or so but many will decide to join the couch potato posse....instead of being raked over the coals.
“Since when is a required donation a donation?” said Marty Rotblatt of Weatogue. Valid point....... The XL Center and Gampel Pavilion packages are separate. Say a family has four seats in premium sections for each building. That triggers a required annual donation of $6,400 ...for the right to purchase.
“As a season ticket holder for 46 years, including attending three Final Fours, my family will have to stop acquiring season tickets,” said Dan Hickey of Ellington.
So good luck Uconn with kicking the most loyal part of your fanbase in the nuts at the same time as you've had the 3 worse MBB seasons in decades.... that should help attendance... !!!
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" There is no more effective way to irritate or alienate fans than to muck up the way they follow their favorite team while simultaneously trying to siphon money from their wallet. "
And that is exactly what Uconn, in all their wisdom, has done. They've effectively diminished "priority points" that longtime MBB fans have accumulated for decades and made them basically as worthless as rubble. At the same time are forcing people to pay thousands more per year just to sit in the same seats that they've been donating for forever.. But this only applies for men's hoops, not the gals... in a very discriminatory and sexist fashion.
This new plan has been out about a month or so but many will decide to join the couch potato posse....instead of being raked over the coals.
“Since when is a required donation a donation?” said Marty Rotblatt of Weatogue. Valid point....... The XL Center and Gampel Pavilion packages are separate. Say a family has four seats in premium sections for each building. That triggers a required annual donation of $6,400 ...for the right to purchase.
“As a season ticket holder for 46 years, including attending three Final Fours, my family will have to stop acquiring season tickets,” said Dan Hickey of Ellington.
So good luck Uconn with kicking the most loyal part of your fanbase in the nuts at the same time as you've had the 3 worse MBB seasons in decades.... that should help attendance... !!!
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