IU football student season ticket sales pass 6,000
According to IU Vice President and Athletics Director Fred Glass, over 6,000 students have purchased season tickets for the Hoosiers’ 2009 football season. This is the highest number sold since 2006.
“We are thrilled that over 6,000 students bought season football tickets this year,” Glass said. “One of our primary goals was to enhance the game day atmosphere for the students to encourage them to come to our games, but their commitment and support for our football program has exceeded our most optimistic expectations”.
Glass also said that the student section has averaged about 8,200 students through the first two games, and that he believes the $5 ticket deal is a large contributor to the attendance.
Still, despite the cheap prices and the 2-0 record the Hoosiers display, the student section looked less than half full in last Saturday’s game against Western Michigan – the first game after freshmen received free tickets.
Glass also announced today that while the $5 ticket program applies to students of other universities, it will not apply to students of the school IU is playing that week.
“We want to be hospitable,” Glass said, “but we don’t want to be patsies. Our opponents are welcome, but we won’t be subsidizing their ticket costs”.
The announcement comes at an interesting time, as the next home game is against top-ranked Ohio State on Oct. 3.
That game also happens to be the game the athletics department has chosen to “unveil” the new North End Zone Facility. There was speculation that game was chosen to get a new aerial photo of the stadium, and a legion of Ohio State fans wearing red would make the stadium look more full than it normally is.
Ryan Winn is a senior majoring in journalism. He has been a staff member since 2007.
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Posted by Jon at 8:54 pm on September 15, 2009
Well of course they would dedicate it during the OSU game, when you look at the pictures in the football lobby or on any printed ticket, it is during the ohio state game. This isnt the toughest thing to figure out. Let’s figure out a game plan to beat them and not just fill the stadium
Posted by tberry at 9:54 am on September 16, 2009
“There was speculation that game was chosen to get a new aerial photo of the stadium, and a legion of Ohio State fans wearing red would make the stadium look more full than it normally is.”
Just more “smoke and mirrors.”
Posted by Scott at 10:41 am on September 16, 2009
What’s wrong with using the Ohio State game for a photo. Yes, it would be nice if it was full of IU fans, but what’s wrong with showcasing a full stadium for a photo? We have the opportunity available, so let’s do it. Plus, Memorial Stadium will look fantastic at night from the air. I’ve seen some panorama photos from the south scoreboard of the new stadium and it looks great. I can’t wait to make it down for the Ohio State game. Count me as an IU fan showing up to support the team.