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Post by volleysunshine on May 16, 2024 5:48:21 GMT -5
Last day to renew my Badger Volleyball Season Tickets. Just got a phone call from the ticket office to remind me. Still haven’t decided to renew. Last year $290 this year $620! Crappy preseason games and when NCAA Tourney comes around we get bounced out of our seats. NOT a happy Badger Season Ticket Holder! I'm sorry it has come to that for you. It should not have. Selfishly, I was hoping some people would drop their reserve seats-at least the ones they don’t regularly use. For new avid fans (UW grad, but recent Madison transplant) we have no shot at this unless we donate 15-25k (or so we have been told). That’s years and years of rmsc’s for just an opportunity to maybe get reserved seat tickets. Slay me now, but quite honestly if there is the demand, there should be an RMSC associated with season tix. We donated again this year and fingers crossed we can move out of GA. We do see empties. So hoping the RMSC gives us a sliver of hope. At the same time I’m glad that you decided to keep your seats! Loyal fans are the best!
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Post by volleysunshine on May 16, 2024 5:51:25 GMT -5
On the transfer tea thread it looks like Acevedo is following badger VB on insta. Would love to see more high level attackers in our roster.
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Post by greenesail on May 16, 2024 9:23:34 GMT -5
I'm sorry it has come to that for you. It should not have. Selfishly, I was hoping some people would drop their reserve seats-at least the ones they don’t regularly use. For new avid fans (UW grad, but recent Madison transplant) we have no shot at this unless we donate 15-25k (or so we have been told). That’s years and years of rmsc’s for just an opportunity to maybe get reserved seat tickets. Slay me now, but quite honestly if there is the demand, there should be an RMSC associated with season tix. We donated again this year and fingers crossed we can move out of GA. We do see empties. So hoping the RMSC gives us a sliver of hope. At the same time I’m glad that you decided to keep your seats! Loyal fans are the best! The alternative is to embrace your GA status. We got reserved "red" seats for the tournament last year and I far prefer my GA location. It was nice just strolling in at game time, no doubt, but my viewing experience was not as good.
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Post by badgerfanatic on May 16, 2024 9:47:43 GMT -5
Selfishly, I was hoping some people would drop their reserve seats-at least the ones they don’t regularly use. For new avid fans (UW grad, but recent Madison transplant) we have no shot at this unless we donate 15-25k (or so we have been told). That’s years and years of rmsc’s for just an opportunity to maybe get reserved seat tickets. Slay me now, but quite honestly if there is the demand, there should be an RMSC associated with season tix. We donated again this year and fingers crossed we can move out of GA. We do see empties. So hoping the RMSC gives us a sliver of hope. At the same time I’m glad that you decided to keep your seats! Loyal fans are the best! The alternative is to embrace your GA status. We got reserved "red" seats for the tournament last year and I far prefer my GA location. It was nice just strolling in at game time, no doubt, but my viewing experience was not as good. Agreed - we have 4 reserved seats in the "Red Section" after being bumped from what is now the "Bronze" area back in 2022. Our "Red Section" seats are in the very last row in a corner; the balcony blocks our view of the main scoreboard, and a balcony support post partially blocks our view of the court. During postseason we had GA and sat in the balcony at center court. We had to get there a little earlier, but the view and overall experience was better.
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Post by Word on May 16, 2024 10:19:27 GMT -5
Well I mean he is the co founder and coach of Charlie Fuerbringer’s club team so it’s not like coaching the women’s game is necessarily new to him So he's coached high school club and professional men's (not sure what else he's done). I guess that probably combines to be something good? I like the hire - I'm just saying it doesn't come without questions. But considering the situation, few of them do. Considering his overall pedigree and the fact that LOVB Madison is probably unable to hire Matt F without Charlie coming to Madison first, I think that it's a steal. He was the Associate Head for Long Beach State for 5 years when his wife was the head coach. So D1 women's experience on top of everything else you mentioned. Very well liked by everyone that has played for him across all levels. You are right with the Charlie connection though, he wouldn't be in Madison without her!
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Post by rainbowbadger on May 16, 2024 10:41:29 GMT -5
I'm just glad for these players that their families will be easily able to come to their games.
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Post by tablealgebra on May 16, 2024 11:02:49 GMT -5
So he's coached high school club and professional men's (not sure what else he's done). I guess that probably combines to be something good? I like the hire - I'm just saying it doesn't come without questions. But considering the situation, few of them do. Considering his overall pedigree and the fact that LOVB Madison is probably unable to hire Matt F without Charlie coming to Madison first, I think that it's a steal. He was the Associate Head for Long Beach State for 5 years when his wife was the head coach. So D1 women's experience on top of everything else you mentioned. Very well liked by everyone that has played for him across all levels. You are right with the Charlie connection though, he wouldn't be in Madison without her! Aaah - maybe I should have Googled before making my uninformed statements. Thanks for setting me straight and I look forward to seeing what he can do with the Madison crew!
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Post by volleysunshine on May 16, 2024 11:20:39 GMT -5
So he's coached high school club and professional men's (not sure what else he's done). I guess that probably combines to be something good? I like the hire - I'm just saying it doesn't come without questions. But considering the situation, few of them do. Considering his overall pedigree and the fact that LOVB Madison is probably unable to hire Matt F without Charlie coming to Madison first, I think that it's a steal. He was the Associate Head for Long Beach State for 5 years when his wife was the head coach. So D1 women's experience on top of everything else you mentioned. Very well liked by everyone that has played for him across all levels. You are right with the Charlie connection though, he wouldn't be in Madison without her! Thanks! Yes, we totally get embracing GA status the only problem is with kids and work to fund our volleyball, hockey, and theatre habit it makes it hard to get decent GA seats. Volleyball is by far our favorite thing we do together so it’s worth a splurge, but 15-25k is more than a splurge for us. My husband is the I want to stay get in line at midnight for Star Wars kind of guy and not having reserve seats totally stresses us out. For the spring game, we were a part food the front of the line group (which was super fun) love chatting badger VB with folks that know it. However, normally we can’t swing that. I totally get the ‘bad’ bronze and ‘red’ seats. Not seeing the score board is hard and makes for a really bad experience. We made a decent donation last year and ended up in Bronze for playoffs, but we were in the top row of the lower bowl and you are right there are better seats than that. Fingers crossed that we can get decent reserve seats this year, otherwise we’ll go back to embracing GA.
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Post by volleysunshine on May 16, 2024 11:21:48 GMT -5
He was the Associate Head for Long Beach State for 5 years when his wife was the head coach. So D1 women's experience on top of everything else you mentioned. Very well liked by everyone that has played for him across all levels. You are right with the Charlie connection though, he wouldn't be in Madison without her! Thanks! Yes, we totally get embracing GA status the only problem is with kids and work to fund our volleyball, hockey, and theatre habit it makes it hard to get decent GA seats. Volleyball is by far our favorite thing we do together so it’s worth a splurge, but 15-25k is more than a splurge for us. My husband is the I want to stay get in line at midnight for Star Wars kind of guy and not having reserve seats totally stresses us out. For the spring game, we were a part food the front of the line group (which was super fun) love chatting badger VB with folks that know it. However, normally we can’t swing that. I totally get the ‘bad’ bronze and ‘red’ seats. Not seeing the score board is hard and makes for a really bad experience. We made a decent donation last year and ended up in Bronze for playoffs, but we were in the top row of the lower bowl and you are right there are better seats than that. Fingers crossed that we can get decent reserve seats this year, otherwise we’ll go back to embracing GA. Oops I meant to quote the post before. Sorry!
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Post by northwoods on May 16, 2024 11:35:27 GMT -5
I'm just glad for these players that their families will be easily able to come to their games. He seems like a great coach and a great guy. I just get a bit uneasy with star player having coach dad follow along…could be a real asset to Sheffield, or a source of tension, who knows.
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Post by greatlakesvballer on May 16, 2024 14:31:13 GMT -5
Last day to renew my Badger Volleyball Season Tickets. Just got a phone call from the ticket office to remind me. Still haven’t decided to renew. Last year $290 this year $620! Crappy preseason games and when NCAA Tourney comes around we get bounced out of our seats. NOT a happy Badger Season Ticket Holder! Our Silver level tickets doubled in price: 2023 - $420 / 2024 - $840 It's outrageous. I renewed at the last second...under threat of domestic conflict. And yeah, the tournament situation is ridiculous. We gave up on that two years ago and now get in line and run for seats...which are better than reserved assignments.
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Post by volleysunshine on May 16, 2024 14:54:04 GMT -5
Last day to renew my Badger Volleyball Season Tickets. Just got a phone call from the ticket office to remind me. Still haven’t decided to renew. Last year $290 this year $620! Crappy preseason games and when NCAA Tourney comes around we get bounced out of our seats. NOT a happy Badger Season Ticket Holder! Our Silver level tickets doubled in price: 2023 - $420 / 2024 - $840 It's outrageous. I renewed at the last second...under threat of domestic conflict. And yeah, the tournament situation is ridiculous. We gave up on that two years ago and now get in line and run for seats...which are better than reserved assignments. Then couldn’t you switch to GA if that’s all you ever use? Or maybe we can swap our GA and pay you the difference? My husband and I are on the hunt for reserve seats.
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Post by Del Bocavista on May 16, 2024 15:20:43 GMT -5
Random thoughts. Matt F is a coach. He knows how parental meddling can be toxic. I'm confident he's not going to do anything that causes problems.
Volleysunshine's situation is what I fear for the program. We're approaching retirement and will likely be moving away. Where is the next generation of loyal fans, or have they been policied, priced and processed out of the mix. One business credo I've heard is how easily people learn to live without something discretionary, so don't give them the opportunity. With the new reality that college sports will be, I think it will be even harder to generate loyal fans.
For decades (this will be year 32 in Madison) we paid very little to watch Badger volleyball from Section G, so I don't mind paying more now. Overall, its been a good average value. However, I totally get it for those who don't/can't spend that kind of money.
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Post by badgerbreath on May 16, 2024 17:51:23 GMT -5
I just don’t want a substantial portion of the loyal fan base to get priced out. When I started watching, other sports were out of reach on my budget. The idea that I could watch top notch volleyball for such a small amount of money was mind blowing to me. It WAS the attraction initially. Then I fell in love with other aspects of the program and experience, but I never would have been able to attend in the first place with these prices.
I understand that money talks, but there has to be a way to preserve some access for people like me back then - especially if you actually want an atmosphere.
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Post by northwoods on May 16, 2024 19:16:54 GMT -5
The test will come when the program takes a dip, which it hasn’t since 2019. I could get the Family 4 pack of GA tix for like $175 up to 2 years ago. They built the attendance to capacity during the Hilley/Rettke/Barnes years and then started boosting the revenue on a full house. That’s understandable, and really it’s the market that is driving the increase. You can still make 2x-3x your ticket price on the secondary market for some games and I would rather the program raise prices and get the market revenue rather than have it go to stub hub. Maybe a flex-plan like you see in MLB would make it more palatable where you pay less for bad match-ups and more for Nebraska & Minnesota etc., but I can’t argue with paying for a final 4 level product.
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