New JMU football markerting website & commercial

[BDKJMU]

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[mcveyrl]

I saw this on Facebook and I don't get it.

The commercial's kind of neat, but why do we have a 25K strong push when we only have 15K seats? Are we planning on cramming 10K into standing room only this year? That's probably not up to code.

[89Hen]

The commercial's kind of neat, but why do we have a 25K strong push when we only have 15K seats? Are we planning on cramming 10K into standing room only this year? That's probably not up to code.

Stickler.

[BDKJMU]

I saw this on Facebook and I don't get it.

The commercial's kind of neat, but why do we have a 25K strong push when we only have 15K seats? Are we planning on cramming 10K into standing room only this year? That's probably not up to code.

Have to start the marketing for 2011 in 2010....

[93henfan]

Weird. It's like they're trying to compete with another school in their conference that has slightly less than 25K seats or something. It would really be funny if that school then expanded their stadium to 30K seats.

[Skjellyfetti]

The commercial's kind of neat, but why do we have a 25K strong push when we only have 15K seats? Are we planning on cramming 10K into standing room only this year? That's probably not up to code.

We were almost 11k over capacity against Wofford in '08.

[mcveyrl]

Weird. It's like they're trying to compete with another school in their conference that has slightly less than 25K seats or something. It would really be funny if that school then expanded their stadium to 30K seats.

This post would've made more sense two years ago when we announced the expansion.

But it is funny how a school would announce plans for expanding to thirty thousand around the time one school's expansion to 25,000 was almost done. Weird. And those are really pretty drawings too.

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

That is a nice video but it isnt HOT! HOT! HOT!


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[89Hen]

Weird. It's like they're trying to compete with another school in their conference that has slightly less than 25K seats or something. It would really be funny if that school then expanded their stadium to 30K seats.

This post would've made more sense two years ago when we announced the expansion.

But it is funny how a school would announce plans for expanding to thirty thousand around the time one school's expansion to 25,000 was almost done. Weird. And those are really pretty drawings too.

[State Line Liquors]

Question on the season ticket pricing and availability....

The $500 Club seats - How many of those are actually available for sale?

[mcveyrl]

Question on the season ticket pricing and availability....

The $500 Club seats - How many of those are actually available for sale?

That's a good question. As far as my house goes, none of them are. Unless we can fit four people in a seat. But, to my knowledge, everything is fair game. Judging by our big-donor parking next to the stadium, those will go fast. But, I'm not sure if they'll make any available for single games or not if they don't.

BTW, 89H, our family package went up $100 and they are moving us to the upper deck for '11.

It will cost an extra $200 to be in the lower deck and we'll lose our concession vouchers (which aren't a big deal since a) the kids usually don't want what the vouchers cover and b) we gut full tailgating). We are actually contemplating forking over the dough and staying down lower.

[BlackFalkin]

Weird. It's like they're trying to compete with another school in their conference that has slightly less than 25K seats or something. It would really be funny if that school then expanded their stadium to 30K seats.

This post would've made more sense two years ago when we announced the expansion.

But it is funny how a school would announce plans for expanding to thirty thousand around the time one school's expansion to 25,000 was almost done. Weird. And those are really pretty drawings too.

Very nice.

[89Hen]

BTW, 89H, our family package went up $100 and they are moving us to the upper deck for '11.

It will cost an extra $200 to be in the lower deck and we'll lose our concession vouchers (which aren't a big deal since a) the kids usually don't want what the vouchers cover and b) we gut full tailgating). We are actually contemplating forking over the dough and staying down lower.

Ouch. I'm starting to like our "drawings" a whole lot more.

[BlackFalkin]

Now if I didnt play for & graduate from EWU, I would be a JMU fan. Having said that..... that video sux. The whole "player-taping-his-wrist-in-the-locker-room-while-thinking-about-stuff" this is sooo overdone. If you create a video thats gonna be on tv you better put your best foot forward. More importantly, if your paying money (JMU) for advertising, you better have compelling media that make ppl want to get up off their fat @sses and break bread at Bridgeforth Stadium.

:genius:

[BDKJMU]

Question on the season ticket pricing and availability....

The $500 Club seats - How many of those are actually available for sale?

1006 Club seats:
Exclusive access, 2 nice lounge areas, private restrooms, glass enclosed front to watch game from inside lounges, food & drink comp 1.5 hrs before game to end of 1st qtr. Club terrace to also watch game from. Wider and more legroom than traditional chairbacks + cupholders.

2k Duke Club donation for 2 tickets, $3500 for 4, $5500 for up to 8, $11k for up to 10 (3/4 which is tax deductible) + $500 a ticket if ordered before Dec 31, $550 if after. $600 without a 4 hr committment.

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Will also be according to what I someone posted on the Zone about 900 regular chairback seats.
$1500 Duke Club for 2 tickets, $3500 for up to 4, etc + $250 a ticket.
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[BDKJMU]

Question on the season ticket pricing and availability....

The $500 Club seats - How many of those are actually available for sale?

That's a good question. As far as my house goes, none of them are. Unless we can fit four people in a seat. But, to my knowledge, everything is fair game. Judging by our big-donor parking next to the stadium, those will go fast. But, I'm not sure if they'll make any available for single games or not if they don't.

BTW, 89H, our family package went up $100 and they are moving us to the upper deck for '11.

It will cost an extra $200 to be in the lower deck and we'll lose our concession vouchers (which aren't a big deal since a) the kids usually don't want what the vouchers cover and b) we gut full tailgating). We are actually contemplating forking over the dough and staying down lower.

I assume sections 6-8 will be visitor fans and some Gen Admission. Would be nice if the visitors were Section 7-8 and gen admin section 6 to maintain a buffer between the visiting fans and the drunken students.

Hopefully you'll be able to get Section 404 or 408, which look to be the Best Family plan/Gen admission sections on the home side which look to be between the 15 and 30ish yard lines.

I'm not going to be Club or Chairback level. (currently at the $500 P Lot donor level and plan on staying there). I would much rather be second deck between the 40s than 1st deck 25 yd line. Much easier to have a clear view of all the action. Its not like this will be the 2nd deck in some 80-100+k stadium. Duke Club points last yr I ranked in the top 7%, and my main tailgating compadre I sit with ranked higher than me, so we should be able to get section 406 if thats what we decide to go for:
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[State Line Liquors]

Question on the season ticket pricing and availability....

The $500 Club seats - How many of those are actually available for sale?

That's a good question. As far as my house goes, none of them are. Unless we can fit four people in a seat. But, to my knowledge, everything is fair game. Judging by our big-donor parking next to the stadium, those will go fast. But, I'm not sure if they'll make any available for single games or not if they don't.

BTW, 89H, our family package went up $100 and they are moving us to the upper deck for '11.

It will cost an extra $200 to be in the lower deck and we'll lose our concession vouchers (which aren't a big deal since a) the kids usually don't want what the vouchers cover and b) we gut full tailgating). We are actually contemplating forking over the dough and staying down lower.

Well I appreciate the responses from you and BDK. But I guess we'll have to wait to get better details. Just seems like a price to me after donation, parking etc, that might even be a bit overpriced at least for the individuals for schools playing at our level. Maybe the corporate sponsorship will be there to snatch them up.

I do appreciate you all being the guinea pigs for the old farts at UD, to show us what will and won't work!

[BDKJMU]

That's a good question. As far as my house goes, none of them are. Unless we can fit four people in a seat. But, to my knowledge, everything is fair game. Judging by our big-donor parking next to the stadium, those will go fast. But, I'm not sure if they'll make any available for single games or not if they don't.

BTW, 89H, our family package went up $100 and they are moving us to the upper deck for '11.

It will cost an extra $200 to be in the lower deck and we'll lose our concession vouchers (which aren't a big deal since a) the kids usually don't want what the vouchers cover and b) we gut full tailgating). We are actually contemplating forking over the dough and staying down lower.

Well I appreciate the responses from you and BDK. But I guess we'll have to wait to get better details. Just seems like a price to me after donation, parking etc, that might even be a bit overpriced at least for the individuals for schools playing at our level. Maybe the corporate sponsorship will be there to snatch them up.

I do appreciate you all being the guinea pigs for the old farts at UD, to show us what will and won't work!

Oh I agree that I'm skeptical myself that JMU can sellout the 1006 Club seats and the 900ish or whatever it is chairback seats with the required Duke Club donation levels. Having those seats anything less than 80% full won't look good IMHO. But I've been wrong before...

I'm currently in P Lot, the 4th donation & parking level after the current $2k, $1500, $1k levels. In 07' P lot went from $100 to $300 (where I think it had been for about 20 years), and last year was upped to $500, along with increases to all the lots, including one which had previously been free. This was in a sense doubling the price in P lot, as $300 for 6 home games 08'= $50 a game, and $500 for 5 home games 09' = $100 a game. I figured given that and given when the announcement was made in early 09' we were in the middle of a terrible recession, despite coming off of a semifinal season, there was no way the 200 or so spots in P Lot would be filled. I was wrong- it sold out.

So we'll see what happens.

[BDKJMU]

Oh, on another note, since I don't think there is going to be a Morehead State @ JMU game thread, it was announced today Earl Watford, rSo who came into camp being slated as starting at OG but had a minor knee scope 2 weeks ago, cartilage, medial meniscus, and was slated to be out 2-4 weeks, will start against Morehead. So JMU will only be down 2 starting OL (one returning starter and one new starter) and now won't be starting Matt Williams, a promising true freshman OL.
Ironically, Watford (Simon Gratz) and Williams (Cardinal O'Hara) are 2 of the 4 Philly area players on the JMU roster.

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[mcveyrl]

BTW, 89H, our family package went up $100 and they are moving us to the upper deck for '11.

It will cost an extra $200 to be in the lower deck and we'll lose our concession vouchers (which aren't a big deal since a) the kids usually don't want what the vouchers cover and b) we gut full tailgating). We are actually contemplating forking over the dough and staying down lower.

Ouch. I'm starting to like our "drawings" a whole lot more.

You're telling me. This makes twice this year I've been screwed by "Change."

[mcveyrl]

That's a good question. As far as my house goes, none of them are. Unless we can fit four people in a seat. But, to my knowledge, everything is fair game. Judging by our big-donor parking next to the stadium, those will go fast. But, I'm not sure if they'll make any available for single games or not if they don't.

BTW, 89H, our family package went up $100 and they are moving us to the upper deck for '11.

It will cost an extra $200 to be in the lower deck and we'll lose our concession vouchers (which aren't a big deal since a) the kids usually don't want what the vouchers cover and b) we gut full tailgating). We are actually contemplating forking over the dough and staying down lower.

Well I appreciate the responses from you and BDK. But I guess we'll have to wait to get better details. Just seems like a price to me after donation, parking etc, that might even be a bit overpriced at least for the individuals for schools playing at our level. Maybe the corporate sponsorship will be there to snatch them up.

I do appreciate you all being the guinea pigs for the old farts at UD, to show us what will and won't work!

I thought the same thing about price, but I have to have some faith (maybe ill placed) that some sort of research went into the donor base/football attendees to set an appropriate price level.

OR....they said. "F@#$ we're gonna have to pay for this thing somehow, raise that shizzle up!"

I guess we'll have to wait and see.

[State Line Liquors]

Like I said, hopefully there are the corporate dollars there looking to spend that kind of money. I don't think, other than probably a few handfulls, we'll see too many individuals shelling out the jack for those seats, at least while we're at this level. Corporate money is a whole other ball game of course. Plus the average fan is looking to have a tailgate and probably wants to get 'a little dirty'. Save the cushioned seats and the glasses of Johnny for the networking group looking for the air conditioning I'd suppose.

Who do you think the corporate dollars will flow in from? I know Farm Bureau has been a pretty big advertising sponsor for you guys and UR.

[mcveyrl]

Like I said, hopefully there are the corporate dollars there looking to spend that kind of money. I don't think, other than probably a few handfulls, we'll see too many individuals shelling out the jack for those seats, at least while we're at this level. Corporate money is a whole other ball game of course. Plus the average fan is looking to have a tailgate and probably wants to get 'a little dirty'. Save the cushioned seats and the glasses of Johnny for the networking group looking for the air conditioning I'd suppose.

Who do you think the corporate dollars will flow in from? I know Farm Bureau has been a pretty big advertising sponsor for you guys and UR.

The thing about the individuals is that there are already close to $1,000 that already shell out that money in donations to park on Godwin Field next to the stadium. I'm sure BDK will correct, but I think it's a minimum $2,000 donation to park there. Keep in mind, that the donation required to purchase those tickets is not above and beyond what you're already donating. So really the only increase is in ticket price and you get a nice little cushy place to watch the game. Trust me, most of the people in that lot are not interested in getting dirty to watch a game.

On the other hand, you're probably right about corporate dollars needing to fill the gap and I have no idea about that. Coke runs a bunch of ads during the game, Chik-Fil-A is on every football ticket. Who knows.

[weberwildcat]

it was kinda cool video. but it was like it was a trailer for a scary movie about a football player who tapes his wrists before going on a killing rampage.

but is "sherman" going to cause fatalities on the field or in the stands?

[bandl]

These days, anytime I see a website/slogan with the word 'strong' in it, all I can think is 'Goddammit Lance and your stupid yellow wrist bands!!!!!"