2024 UND Football

[The Sicatoka]

Just now, 1972 said:

so we extend Bubba, loose a bunch to the portal, raise season ticket prices, and raise tailgating prices....what else can they do to completly cratter the program?

@Cratter? 

What'd he do now ... 

[Sioux_FF]

56 minutes ago, Hawkster said:

I don't have season tickets but this is about the dumbest thing I've ever seen.   Forcing people to buy something is never good.

Logged into my account.  Looks like tailgate spots are going from $55 each to $100!

[jdub27]

10 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said:

Hockey to FB  comparison is apples to oranges as you mentioned. This is a money grab by the AD....plain and simple. If you're a FB season ticket holder for any length of time you know the drill for home playoff tickets. It's not complicated. You miss out on ticket that's on you. This puts the responsibility solely on the ticket holder and absolves the AD from any responsibility. It's pathetic the more I analyze it.

What the playoff game is Thanksgiving Saturday.  Why should I or anyone be on the hook for tickets if ine can't use them because of holiday plans?

And for the record you could have walked up to the ticket window 15 minutes before kickoff for any playoff game during Bubba's run and get tickets.

No arguments on pretty much all of it from me minus the money grab part. They aren't getting any extra money from anyone on it, unless you have to buy the ticket and aren't going to use it I guess?
I wonder if you call in if you can remove the playoff game from your invoice, similar as you have been able to in the past with the hockey playoff series or like they said you are able to do with the Hall of Fame game. Being that it is a separate line item, I would guess the answer is yes.

I'm sure it was a joint decision, but I'm curious if the REA (who handles the tickets) or the Athletic Department came up with the idea.

[Oxbow6]

11 minutes ago, jdub27 said:

No arguments on pretty much all of it from me minus the money grab part. They aren't getting any extra money from anyone on it, unless you have to buy the ticket and aren't going to use it I guess?
I wonder if you call in if you can remove the playoff game from your invoice, similar as you have been able to in the past with the hockey playoff series or like they said you are able to do with the Hall of Fame game. Being that it is a separate line item, I would guess the answer is yes.

I'm sure it was a joint decision, but I'm curious if the REA (who handles the tickets) or the Athletic Department came up with the idea.

Not a money grab? The AD sells playoff tickets to every season ticket holder whether one wants them or not. They potentially could be sitting on the pile of prepaid playoff cash for years!  NCHC hockey quarterfinal tickets you at least have the ability to sell and recoup your money. I couldn't give away FB tickets this season when we had a schedule conflict.

The secondary argument is they get a home playoff game and actually win and get a second one. What's the procedure to secure tickets for that one?  Oh wait......nevermind. 

[forksandspoons]

Open forum for UND Athletics is May 7. You can also submit questions ahead of time here: 

https://fightinghawks.com/sb_output.aspx?form=1232

[Kab]

49 minutes ago, Sioux_FF said:

Logged into my account.  Looks like tailgate spots are going from $55 each to $100!

Do tailgate spots pay an additional game day parking fee?

what was general parking last year 10 or $15 a game so was probably more per game than tailgating

7 home games this year so it’s $14.28 per game for a tailgate spot 

[Siouxperman8]

5 minutes ago, Kab said:

Do tailgate spots pay an additional game day parking fee?

what was general parking last year 10 or $15 a game so was probably more per game than tailgating

7 home games this year so it’s $14.28 per game for a tailgate spot 

no additional cost for parking if you have a tailgate spot.

[Siouxperman8]

I don't like the paying for a playoff game either.  The only positive I can come up with is maybe if they know they have that base for ticket sales for a playoff game it makes it easier to bid to host.

[fightingsioux4life]

I will renew both my football and hockey tickets as usual.

But I think pre-paying for playoff tickets is not a good idea.

[UND1983]

32 minutes ago, HoopsFan03 said:

I just called and cancelled my football season tickets for next year. Told them it was specifically because of forcing us to buy playoff tickets that we have a 0.1% chance of actually getting next year. What a joke. 

 

yah probably not the year to ask people to tie up their money for at least two years.

[dmksioux]

18 minutes ago, UND1983 said:

yah probably not the year to ask people to tie up their money for at least two years.

Gotta pay for Bubbas extension somehow.

Yet another reason that affirms our decision to not renew our tix. 

[GoHawks]

9 season tickets and 6 tailgate spots not getting renewed here

[Hawkster]

2 hours ago, jdub27 said:

No arguments on pretty much all of it from me minus the money grab part. They aren't getting any extra money from anyone on it, unless you have to buy the ticket and aren't going to use it I guess?
I wonder if you call in if you can remove the playoff game from your invoice, similar as you have been able to in the past with the hockey playoff series or like they said you are able to do with the Hall of Fame game. Being that it is a separate line item, I would guess the answer is yes.

I'm sure it was a joint decision, but I'm curious if the REA (who handles the tickets) or the Athletic Department came up with the idea.

If Bubba follows his usual pattern this will be the year we miss the playoffs altogether and then the athletic dept has the money.  I agree with Oxbow, it's a money grab.

You might be on to something about the idea originating with REA.

[Hawkster]

1 hour ago, Siouxperman8 said:

I don't like the paying for a playoff game either.  The only positive I can come up with is maybe if they know they have that base for ticket sales for a playoff game it makes it easier to bid to host.

I'd think the AD would bid based on what he thinks it takes to secure the game, not on how many show up.   Losing money on the first round is not uncommon I bet.

[SIOUXFAN97]

4 minutes ago, Hawkster said:

I Bubba follows his usual pattern this will be the year we miss the playoffs altogether and then the athletic dept has the money.  I agree with Oxbow, it's a money grab.

You might be on to something about the idea originating with REA KEM.

fixed

[TheFlop]

3 hours ago, Oxbow6 said:

The secondary argument is they get a home playoff game and actually win and get a second one. What's the procedure to secure tickets for that one?  Oh wait......nevermind. 

Pure gold lol.  Though if getting one......much less two postseason wins in a season is the benchmark for UND athletic teams.........

[F'n Hawks]

So our blowout of NDSU set this program back 3 years basically? 

[TheFlop]

13 minutes ago, F'n Hawks said:

So our blowout of NDSU set this program back 3 years basically? 

If that played a role in Bubba keeping his job....then yes.  At least 3 years. 

[90siouxfan]

It's pretty damn wierd that bothe Bubba & Bubs had a peak in the season on a "feather in the hat" goal and a total down the leg following that point, like a Hollywood script.

[GoHawks]

North Dakota Athletics Town Hall 5.7.24 - University of North Dakota Athletics (fightinghawks.com)

I hope many of us can attend this town hall but if not please submit answers here.

[The Sicatoka]

47 minutes ago, GoHawks said:

North Dakota Athletics Town Hall 5.7.24 - University of North Dakota Athletics (fightinghawks.com)

I hope many of us can attend this town hall but if not please submit answers here.

See: https://forum.siouxsports.com/topic/39922-north-dakota-athletics-town-hall-may-7-2024/#comment-1367438 

 

[UND-FB-FAN]

On 4/16/2024 at 9:10 AM, gundy1124 said:

We can't keep a kid from Fordville, ND on the roster, holy crap.  

 

On 4/16/2024 at 10:46 AM, forksandspoons said:

 

You can blame the portal all you want but UND did lose its best two offensive coaches. Who let that happen? 

 

On 4/16/2024 at 9:51 AM, Oxbow6 said:

So season ticket renewals are available starting today. Everyone will be charged for tickets upfront for a home playoff game for the 2024 season.  If no playoff game  in 2024 then those dollars are carried over for a potential 2025 home playoff game.  Ridiculous IMO. One should have the option to buy playoff tickets....not be forced to buy and prepay for those tickets. Based on the schedule there is minimal chance of making the playoffs much less hosting. Just another money grab.

Bubba ball and Chaves coordinating …

Ridiculous. 
Influential donors need to start demanding results/wins, not nice guy hand-shakes. 

 

[fightingsioux4life]

1 hour ago, UND-FB-FAN said:

Bubba ball and Chaves coordinating …

Ridiculous. 
Influential donors need to start demanding results/wins, not nice guy hand-shakes. 

The forum on May 7th is a must-attend for those who can make it.

[iramurphy]

3 hours ago, UND-FB-FAN said:

 

 

Bubba ball and Chaves coordinating …

Ridiculous. 
Influential donors need to start demanding results/wins, not nice guy hand-shakes. 

 

Define influential donor.  4 figures? 5 figures? 6, 7, 8 figures?  

In my experience, most donors give to organizations as a sign of gratitude for how they have benefited from their previous relationships with an organization or support for future success of an organization that they feel is important to them or their community. Very few major donors give with the idea that recipients will respond to their demands. They don’t tend to “demand” anything, even a handshake. 
 

It can happen, as it recently did, with billionaire donors pulling donations from a number of our nation’s universities but only after said universities were garnering negative coverage by major media outlets.  
 

I believe rather than trying to dictate how  should interact with our athletic department staff, we should become influential donors ourselves then make an appointment with the decision makers to express our concerns. I can tell you it’s going to take donations more than 6 figures to get the kind of attention we think that should get us. 
 

 

 

[UND-FB-FAN]

2 hours ago, iramurphy said:

Define influential donor.  4 figures? 5 figures? 6, 7, 8 figures?  

In my experience, most donors give to organizations as a sign of gratitude for how they have benefited from their previous relationships with an organization or support for future success of an organization that they feel is important to them or their community. Very few major donors give with the idea that recipients will respond to their demands. They don’t tend to “demand” anything, even a handshake. 
 

It can happen, as it recently did, with billionaire donors pulling donations from a number of our nation’s universities but only after said universities were garnering negative coverage by major media outlets.  
 

I believe rather than trying to dictate how  should interact with our athletic department staff, we should become influential donors ourselves then make an appointment with the decision makers to express our concerns. I can tell you it’s going to take donations more than 6 figures to get the kind of attention we think that should get us. 
 

 

 

In this day and age, 6 to 7 figures minimum. See recent Sanford gift (https://blogs.und.edu/und-today/2024/04/und-announces-6-5-million-gift-from-sanford-health/).

As we sit at present, UND leaders prefer cost-effective, comfortable football coaching options and a hockey focus over perhaps more risky coaching enhancements, while sentiment-driven football donors unknowingly accept third (or fourth) place.