Re: Maine Off Season 2011
money talks.
as you and more like you slip into apathy, less money will be rolling in.
The UND and UNH games were not sold out this season.
When was the last time Maine lost THOSE ticket sales?
The average, per game attendence over the last 3 seasons is approximately 4,489. Maine maintained their sellout streak (5,641 at the time) over the majority of Tim's first 3 seasons. That's 1,152 fewer tickets per game
Let's not even factor in:
--Not as many people are paying the additional donations for premium seating.
--Over the last 3 years, Maine has offered group discount rates of $10 per ticket not previously offered
--Season ticket rates have dropped from $19 per ticket to $18. Doesn't sound like a big deal. But if there were 3,000 season tickets held at 17 home games per year, that's over $150,000 in 3 years time.
So even if you assume all those attendees are paying "normal price", and you average single game tickets and season ticket holder tickets, and call the rate $19/ticket... And, for the sake of consistency, say the team averages 17 Home Games per year.
$19 x 1,152 tickets = $21,888 per game. Multiplied by 51 games over a 3 year span =
We're minus $1,116,288 in ticket revenue pace alone compared to Tim's first 3 years.
NOW, let's factor in...
-concession sales. If each lost attendee would have paid $3 in concessions, thats another $175,000
-merch sales. No real way to figure it, but do you suppose those are up or down?
-Private Donations. We all know James ****ed off the Kings. How do you suppose our overall donations are faring?
-Season ticket price drop. As I said, that figures in another 6 digit number.
SO HOW CAN WE BLAME OR EXCUSE IT??
Must be reflective of the poor economy?...
I don't buy it. The prospect of a bounce back year had ticket sales UP over 700 attendees per game this year compared to last. You suppose those numbers are going to jump again next year after this year's performance with seemingly elite talent? I don't. I expect them to drop, once again.
Tim's influence has lost this program well over 1 million dollars over the course of his last 3 years compared to his first 3 years. A team with so much talent lost or tied 12 games they led in this year - most of those leads or ties blown late. That's the equivalent of an NHL team losing 27 games they led in, late, and a traditionally proud hockey market seeing their revenue and interest flounder -- and for the first time since 2006/2007.... 'Next Year' has a more grim outlook than THIS year...and we didnt do ANYTHING this year.
The fact that this is tolerated by anyone is beyond me.
We've established that as a fact already. What KIA is alluding to is that if ticket sales and revenue drop enough due to the present chitty product that Whitehead is trying to pass on as a hockey team, then others will take notice and maybe chitcan his sorry azz. If Whitehead really cared about the program as he claims he does, he would step down now, before his contract expires, and let the University fill his position with someone more qualified.