07-13-2020, 12:42 PM
I saw somewhere that the Pac XII distribution to member schools has increased by an average of 8 percent a year since the 2012 - 2013 year. I think in 2012 our ticket sales for football were up something like 42 percent. Since then football ticket revenues have probably gone down and in more recently probably down even more. Now we cut 11 sports but keep all 37 of the various sized athletic directors? This would seem to make the bloat even worse.
I am of the belief that the Pac XII Conference TV deal has hurt Stanford badly in terms of attendance. Now days if you want to buy tickets for 3 or 4 people, good seats are quite expensive, then you have the time it takes to get there and get home. A lot of us just decided that we were already paying for the TV service so we sit and watch at home from the 50 yard line and save money, time and aggravation. For me it meant no more 12 hour round trip drives, hotels, meals, gas. So, after more than 20 years as a season ticket owner, I let them go and haven't looked back.
I am of the belief that the Pac XII Conference TV deal has hurt Stanford badly in terms of attendance. Now days if you want to buy tickets for 3 or 4 people, good seats are quite expensive, then you have the time it takes to get there and get home. A lot of us just decided that we were already paying for the TV service so we sit and watch at home from the 50 yard line and save money, time and aggravation. For me it meant no more 12 hour round trip drives, hotels, meals, gas. So, after more than 20 years as a season ticket owner, I let them go and haven't looked back.