Donor Based Seating (and parking) at BC

This is how it works at every large school. I think UConn was one of the first many moons ago but it has caught like wildfire and it is everywhere.

1.  Did anyone notice the maroon chair back devices that were attached to some seats?   I think that's an idea that I wouldn't mind planted in Kit's head.  

2.  In general, in terms of ticket prices, etc., HC has to take the same approach as minor league baseball:  keep them low but don't give your product away, either.  

3.  The delay reminded me that it's hard enough climbing up into Fitton's bleachers without a downpour having just occurred.    And, can you imagine when they renovated the place they left out most of those railings they put in later?  

We found it, but then were told we were on the  wrong side!

When in Rome do as the Romans do. When in Worcester charge Worcester prices.

I had a late family friend who had season tickets and a parking pass to BC for ages of Imperial Rule, but was forced to change seats and parking once she retired because the donation minimums kept increasing. She was upper deck on the home sideline at roughly the 45. She was moved up in the row and over a bit to the point where she just decided to give up that particular price point. It forced some of the older alums to change seats, parking, etc.

My wife had a similar sentiment after making the trek up from the Chestnut Hill T stop on the D branch. We parked at the Brighton garage last time and took the free shuttle. We have since moved and Riverside T stop was the closest option. The parking prices for an off-campus location are a bit extreme. 

I wonder how BC's record as an FBS school actually has an impact on our ranking/seeding? I can possibly suck it up and root for BC if it matters, that being said, my experience with BC students and the overall experience lends me to wish for a FSU slaughter followed by an 0 for FBS season.

Father Leahy thanked my wife and I for coming when we passed him in that same area after the game. 

1. If they "stink" and beat us, what does that say about us? (I know, relative division strength)

2. I come from the tradition that unless BC is playing Holy Cross, then you root for them, as a brother Jesuit school.

3. I want any team that we lose to, to win all the rest of their games to make our team look better. I believe prior posts indicate the rankings show either no drop for us or, at worst, 1 spot. 

4. I had no issues with any BC students but for the alums, they were very respectful and happy to see those of us clad in purple. Just like 5 years ago before the game on the shuttle bus, they were as happy to see them playing HC, as we were to be back playing BC. The results were that much better this year. Could and should have been a win, which would have made all of us that much happier. 

5. As I posted previously, outside of the weather, I'm betting that this extremely close win over us by BC will make them more inclined to re-schedule us sooner than later. There was a 40,000+ fan count on Saturday, would bet the next would be a sellout. 

Maybe it's because I grew up in CT during the old Big East days, but I'm actively rooting against BC in every game for every sport.

Hope BC loses the rest of the games they play for the rest of time.

Short answer: yes. Longer answer: not so much root for them as not root against them, a subtle difference. 

Let's take an absolute and absurd example: what if BC were to win every remaining game on their schedule? Wouldn't that make our close loss look better and likely improve our seeding and, with a better seed, enhance our chances for a national title? 

On the flip side, if BC loses every remaining game, their one win, over us, makes us look weaker.

Last point: it would appear that there is a generational gap on whether to root for or against BC when playing other teams. It is what it is. I'm not changing your mind, and not going to try. Conversely, you aren't going to change my mind. Might all roll downhill from my Jesuit grandfather through my father and uncle? That's what they believed and that's what I was taught. 

Have mixed feelings about BC- if you look at how they treated a couple members of my family (my dad and uncle); and how they treated me as a grad student, cannot criticize the place at all.

Sports? Always rooted against them, at least to some extent. And when I did root for them, they always found a way to lose!

However, in this particular season, it's in HC's best interests if they end up in one of those crap bowl games.