rise in ticket prices?

[Mr2Bits]

Guess you had to expect this after winning a national championship...

GAINESVILLE -- Off its football program's national championship win earlier this month, Florida officials have increased game ticket prices for the 2007 season.

Tickets will increase $4 per game for boosters and season-ticket holders, bumping their seven-game package from $196 to $224, or up from $28 per game to $32 per game. Single-game seats will increase from $35 to $40. Even with the rate jump, four Southeastern Conference schools � Alabama, Tennessee, Auburn and Louisiana State -- have single-game rates higher than the Gators, according to a UF news release.

Prices for UF students will hold at $10 per game, or $70 for the season. Students make up about a quarter of the gameday crowd at Florida Field.

Florida's home schedule this year features Western Kentucky (Sept. 1); Troy (Sept. 8); Tennessee (Sept. 15); Auburn (Sept. 29); Vanderbilt, which is homecoming weekend (Nov. 3); Florida Atlantic (Nov. 17) and Florida State (Nov. 24).

 

[lilChomp]

student's only make up a 1/4 of the gameday crowd? I doubt that's true. I would say more like 40% at least. Just because there's only 1/4 student tickets, doesn't mean that students aren't buying up alumni seats.

 

[Swampman]

The rise in ticket prices is probably due to the fat contract extension they're going to offer Meyer after this season is over. Someone has to pay for it.

 

[sammy]

I don't mind it at all. College football ticket prices are a joke compared to what they charge in the NFL. How can any student complain with having to pay $10 for a ticker??