Season Ticket Renewals

[Buffnik]

I have decided not to renew.

This was hard for me. 15 years of enjoying games with so many great memories with family & friends. So many amazing moments.

But I was bitter over having 3 first rounders leave 2 years ago but seeing no commitment to reload when entering a much tougher conference.

Now, I feel like I have been told "We're going to put out a poor to mediocre product, charge you more for it, and you just need to be ok with it."

I'm not ok with it and there will be 3 more empty seats this season.

 

[MtnBuff]

I have decided not to renew.

This was hard for me. 15 years of enjoying games with so many great memories with family & friends. So many amazing moments.

But I was bitter over having 3 first rounders leave 2 years ago but seeing no commitment to reload when entering a much tougher conference.

Now, I feel like I have been told "We're going to put out a poor to mediocre product, charge you more to for it, and you just need to be ok with it."

I'm not ok with it and there will be 3 more empty seats this season.

College sports has become much more of a business than it was before.

Running a business requires a commitment. If the customer is going to make the sacrifices necessary to purchase a businesses product the business has an obligation to provide the quality of product the customer is paying for.

Easy to question that happening right now.

Can also see you easily justifying using that time and money with your wife and son on other things. This is a time in your family that will fly by and once gone you don't get it back.

 

[absinthe]

College sports has become much more of a business than it was before.

Running a business requires a commitment. If the customer is going to make the sacrifices necessary to purchase a businesses product the business has an obligation to provide the quality of product the customer is paying for.

Easy to question that happening right now.

Can also see you easily justifying using that time and money with your wife and son on other things. This is a time in your family that will fly by and once gone you don't get it back.

This. 100%

Its so hard for me with NIL and the portal to form the attachment i used to have to the teams. It has no doubt been good for football but it is not working for us in hoops. Combine that with the fact that not that long ago, for under 8k all in I had: 2 Champions club seats, parking in the practice facility, a spot on Franklin, two mid-court 8th row seats and reserved parking in probably the best lot for hoops. I still as of right now have the tickets. I no longer have basketball parking, and I'm back in the lot I used to be in for football 15 years ago, when my football tickets cost $800. I'm probably +/- 6k today, and if I wanted to go back to where I was, it would be 20K

It has just gotten to be a lot and if i didn't have someone splitting my FB tickets, I'd give those up as well.

 

[Goose]

I still haven't decided but am leaning towards keeping them right now just because my seats are so cheap. I do find it interesting though that I responded to the email they sent me from my ticket rep that I wasn't happy and was thinking of not renewing and didn't hear back. I then sent a follow up this week asking another question and still haven't heard back on that one either.

 

[Buffnik]

I still haven't decided but am leaning towards keeping them right now just because my seats are so cheap. I do find it interesting though that I responded to the email they sent me from my ticket rep that I wasn't happy and was thinking of not renewing and didn't hear back. I then sent a follow up this week asking another question and still haven't heard back on that one either.

Their entire business model is based on us caring more than they do and them being entitled to our money regardless of what they do.

 

[GoonieBuff]

I have decided not to renew.

This was hard for me. 15 years of enjoying games with so many great memories with family & friends. So many amazing moments.

But I was bitter over having 3 first rounders leave 2 years ago but seeing no commitment to reload when entering a much tougher conference.

Now, I feel like I have been told "We're going to put out a poor to mediocre product, charge you more for it, and you just need to be ok with it."

I'm not ok with it and there will be 3 more empty seats this season.

Exact same for me after 7 years

 

[Da Lama]

I still haven't decided but am leaning towards keeping them right now just because my seats are so cheap. I do find it interesting though that I responded to the email they sent me from my ticket rep that I wasn't happy and was thinking of not renewing and didn't hear back. I then sent a follow up this week asking another question and still haven't heard back on that one either.

I renewed only because it's a family thing we do together, and the tickets are still reasonably priced. The games will be borderline unwatchable this season, but I'll have an excuse to get to Boulder, have dinner, and hopefully see some good opponents come through. Unless Tad is gone after this season and significant changes are made, we'll be done as well.

 

[WBBBuffs]

Their entire business model is based on us caring more than they do and them being entitled to our money regardless of what they do.

This is my problem with CU athletics. The money invested in basketball is coming from donors and season tickets. RG doesn't care what the teams actually do on the court.

I'm having problems making myself watch the stream on ESPN+ Neither the men or women are going to be near the top of the league. There will be blowouts and CU will be on the losing end.

 

[Da Lama]

This is my problem with CU athletics. The money invested in basketball is coming from donors and season tickets. RG doesn't care what the teams actually do on the court.

I'm having problems making myself watch the stream on ESPN+ Neither the men or women are going to be near the top of the league. There will be blowouts and CU will be on the losing end.

The people I know who are in the know, are saying this year will be the tipping point. Outside an absolute miracle season, either Tad chooses to walk away, or RG will make a move.

 

[Buffnik]

The people I know who are in the know, are saying this year will be the tipping point. Outside an absolute miracle season, either Tad chooses to walk away, or RG will make a move.

Here's my concern. Let's say we hire a coach who is really current and dynamic with using media, connecting with students, fans and players. Someone who is also charismatic and relentless with his networking to get investment from local businesses and individual boosters. I'm not sure that RG would respect boundaries and not tap that basketball donor money to see if they would divert their money to football or that he wouldn't just take it without asking.

 

[Da Lama]

Here's my concern. Let's say we hire a coach who is really current and dynamic with using media, connecting with students, fans and players. Someone who is also charismatic and relentless with his networking to get investment from local businesses and individual boosters. I'm not sure that RG would respect boundaries and not tap that basketball donor money to see if they would divert their money to football or that he wouldn't just take it without asking.

I wouldn't be too concerned with an outside search. Just sayin.

 

[Buffnik]

I wouldn't be too concerned with an outside search. Just sayin.

That's probably the key - hire someone with enough leverage that he's able to dictate terms and get assurances in writing.

 

[WBBBuffs]

Another one who doesn't trust RG to not divert donor money from hoops to football. Or from any other sport we still have.

 

[MtnBuff]

Here's my concern. Let's say we hire a coach who is really current and dynamic with using media, connecting with students, fans and players. Someone who is also charismatic and relentless with his networking to get investment from local businesses and individual boosters. I'm not sure that RG would respect boundaries and not tap that basketball donor money to see if they would divert their money to football or that he wouldn't just take it without asking.

To an extent I could understand RG doing that.

The current climate of college sports is tough for a school like CU that isn't the heart and focus of the state and community.

The next few years are going to say a lot about who is included in the top level of college sports and who is dumped to a lower level and while there has always been a gap that gap is going to become massive, the type that cannot be overcome.

Football is what will determine for almost all schools who gets to be a have and who ends up as a have not, and the value as a revenue producer, primarily as seen by television (and coming as a streaming property) will be critical.

CU isn't like a Texas, Alabama, Michigan, Ohio State, Notre Dame, etc. that have huge financial value even when bad. CU when interesting draw great TV audiences, losing nobody cares.

I'd love to see the Buffs be successful in MBB, be consistently ranked in WBB, in VB, there is value in having the nation's elite distance running and skiing programs.

None of that will matter if football can't keep the program in the top revenue group and that requires investment, it has to be the priority.

If somehow football can get CU included in the P2 or in the uppergroup of +/- 30 to 40 schools that will be the super conference or league when it all shakes out then the money will be there for a total athletic program, if not welcome to Washington State and Oregon State territory and some harsh realities.

I don't want to see CU basketball losing but if a few million dollars means 2 more wins a year in football or 10 more wins on the basketball floor football gets the money.

 

[Scotch]

I have decided not to renew.

This was hard for me. 15 years of enjoying games with so many great memories with family & friends. So many amazing moments.

But I was bitter over having 3 first rounders leave 2 years ago but seeing no commitment to reload when entering a much tougher conference.

Now, I feel like I have been told "We're going to put out a poor to mediocre product, charge you more for it, and you just need to be ok with it."

I'm not ok with it and there will be 3 more empty seats this season.

 

[Goose]

I still haven't decided but am leaning towards keeping them right now just because my seats are so cheap. I do find it interesting though that I responded to the email they sent me from my ticket rep that I wasn't happy and was thinking of not renewing and didn't hear back. I then sent a follow up this week asking another question and still haven't heard back on that one either.

Sent my THIRD email yesterday and still haven't heard back.

Officially leaning towards dropping them, but I know I'm weak and will renew. But CU has left a VERY bitter taste in my mouth over this process. This is absolute crap.

Joke of a ****ing AD.

 

[pasadena_buf]

Sent my THIRD email yesterday and still haven't heard back.

Officially leaning towards dropping them, but I know I'm weak and will renew. But CU has left a VERY bitter taste in my mouth over this process. This is absolute crap.

Joke of a ****ing AD.

I renewed even though I know the games will be rough but I like going to the games with my son and I want to keep going with him while he’s still at home. I’ve had tickets to basketball and football for 12 years, but the people at the ticket office don’t care about people like me. They don’t answer emails or phone calls. I’ve been trying to change my email address for a couple years and they won’t do it. I’m not sure where else I’d get such poor customer service and keep going back for more. I remember when Bohn was AD someone from the Buff Club met me for coffee and gave me merch to thank me for a hundred dollar donation. Insanely different times.

 

[Goose]

Hey, responding to the generic CU email instead of my ticket rep got me an email back from someone! I responded to that - again - so we'll see if anything comes of it.

 

[Tony G.]

Hey, responding to the generic CU email instead of my ticket rep got me an email back from someone! I responded to that - again - so we'll see if anything comes of it.

that's really funny becasue I always get a call back when I leave a message. My rep has always been respondent and I'm nobody special, but I do have football and basketball and have a decent ranking.

 

[Goose]

Holy ****. So I sent an email to my rep - AGAIN - expressing my concerns. He acknowledged NONE of them and just told me that they're doing a lot for hoops and it should be an exciting year so he hopes I renew.

Un****ingreal.

 

[Tony G.]

Holy ****. So I sent an email to my rep - AGAIN - expressing my concerns. He acknowledged NONE of them and just told me that they're doing a lot for hoops and it should be an exciting year so he hopes I renew.

Un****ingreal.

 

[Goose]

I responded back with an email that just said "you acknowledged none of my concerns". To his credit, he then did give a long reply discussing those things. I know I'm gonna give in and end up renewing. I'm a sucker, I'll own it. But when the biggest argument he had in favor of renewing my season tickets was "we partnered with SeatGeek so you can sell your seats easily!" it's really a sad state of affairs.

 

[Bread]

I renewed even though I know the games will be rough but I like going to the games with my son and I want to keep going with him while he’s still at home. I’ve had tickets to basketball and football for 12 years, but the people at the ticket office don’t care about people like me. They don’t answer emails or phone calls. I’ve been trying to change my email address for a couple years and they won’t do it. I’m not sure where else I’d get such poor customer service and keep going back for more. I remember when Bohn was AD someone from the Buff Club met me for coffee and gave me merch to thank me for a hundred dollar donation. Insanely different times.

You can change your email through the season ticket holder portal. I did it manually myself moving the email from my dads to mine with no hiccups.

 

[pasadena_buf]

You can change your email through the season ticket holder portal. I did it manually myself moving the email from my dads to mine with no hiccups.

Yeah I did that. The portal shows my new email address but all my emails still go to an old address. It’s weird.

 

[Bread]

Yeah I did that. The portal shows my new email address but all my emails still go to an old address. It’s weird.

Hmmm my emails go to the new email I set it to without issue. How long ago did you change it? I would maybe call the ticket office directly rather than your rep

 

[GoBuffs!!]

They have been calling my wife for me for years now, they have my number, been told that was not the right number, but nothing ever changes. (I have tried updating on the website multiple times too)

 

[Goose]

I know I'm gonna give in and end up renewing. I'm a sucker, I'll own it.

At least I'm honest with myself. Sigh. Just renewed. Felt awful doing it. Sadly, I partially justified it because KState is coming here this year and if we go to that game, it might get me out of a trip to the in-laws so we can see them play there.

Not optimistic about making a lot of games, so feel free to hit me up if anyone needs tickets to any games.

 

[RumblinBuff]

At least I'm honest with myself. Sigh. Just renewed. Felt awful doing it. Sadly, I partially justified it because KState is coming here this year and if we go to that game, it might get me out of a trip to the in-laws so we can see them play there.

Not optimistic about making a lot of games, so feel free to hit me up if anyone needs tickets to any games.

Congrats on rejoining the psych ward! I'll buy you one (1) drink at the Horse to celebrate.

 

[Darth Snow]

At least I'm honest with myself. Sigh. Just renewed. Felt awful doing it. Sadly, I partially justified it because KState is coming here this year and if we go to that game, it might get me out of a trip to the in-laws so we can see them play there.

Not optimistic about making a lot of games, so feel free to hit me up if anyone needs tickets to any games.

TY in advance

 

[Scotch]

At least I'm honest with myself. Sigh. Just renewed. Felt awful doing it. Sadly, I partially justified it because KState is coming here this year and if we go to that game, it might get me out of a trip to the in-laws so we can see them play there.

Not optimistic about making a lot of games, so feel free to hit me up if anyone needs tickets to any games.