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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Sept 11, 2023 7:15:00 GMT -5
On the BC Interruption board, there is much lamentation and renting of garments about Donor Based Seating (DBS). DBS is basically am extorted amount one is required to pay BC before one is allowed to purchase season tickets for football and men's basketball. Don't know about ice hockey. As described by BC, a seat in Section D, for example, at Alumni Stadium requires a minimum donation of $1,000 to the Flynn Fund (their athletic fund). This is prior to paying the price of the season ticket The season ticket prices can be found here. bceagles.com/sports/2019/2/8/2023FootballSeasonTickets.aspxWith the DBS fee, a single season ticket renewal in 2023 for section D would cost $1,350. Then there is the parking. On reading the prices for a season-long parking fee, I concluded the pricing sheet will serve in the future as a good laxative. Behold: flynnfund.bceagles.com/seating-and-parking/And for an additional $60, they will paint your seatback a maroon color! An absolute bargain.
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Post by HC92 on Sept 11, 2023 7:20:31 GMT -5
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.
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Post by sader1970 on Sept 11, 2023 8:12:30 GMT -5
Phreek, as a personal favor, please don't post this kind of stuff as while they undoubtedly already know about this, why reinforce the idea with the HC Athletic Department? ("Hey, who needs the CAF when we can shake down loyal alums & fans who want to watch the Crusaders at reasonable rates.").
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Post by timholycross on Sept 11, 2023 8:35:59 GMT -5
Phreek, as a personal favor, please don't post this kind of stuff as while they undoubtedly already know about this, why reinforce the idea with the HC Athletic Department? ("Hey, who needs the CAF when we can shake down loyal alums & fans who want to watch the Crusaders at reasonable rates."). 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?
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Post by cruskater31 on Sept 11, 2023 9:34:59 GMT -5
Phreek, as a personal favor, please don't post this kind of stuff as while they undoubtedly already know about this, why reinforce the idea with the HC Athletic Department? ("Hey, who needs the CAF when we can shake down loyal alums & fans who want to watch the Crusaders at reasonable rates."). 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? Fitton's saving grace is we don't need a roadmap to get around Fitton. I think it took me 10 minutes just to figure out how to get to the upper deck!
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Post by lou on Sept 11, 2023 9:42:45 GMT -5
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? Fitton's saving grace is we don't need a roadmap to get around Fitton. I think it took me 10 minutes just to figure out how to get to the upper deck! We found it, but then were told we were on the wrong side!
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Post by bfoley82 on Sept 11, 2023 9:44:44 GMT -5
On the BC Interruption board, there is much lamentation and renting of garments about Donor Based Seating (DBS). DBS is basically am extorted amount one is required to pay BC before one is allowed to purchase season tickets for football and men's basketball. Don't know about ice hockey. As described by BC, a seat in Section D, for example, at Alumni Stadium requires a minimum donation of $1,000 to the Flynn Fund (their athletic fund). This is prior to paying the price of the season ticket The season ticket prices can be found here. bceagles.com/sports/2019/2/8/2023FootballSeasonTickets.aspxWith the DBS fee, a single season ticket renewal in 2023 for section D would cost $1,350. Then there is the parking. On reading the prices for a season-long parking fee, I concluded the pricing sheet will serve in the future as a good laxative. Behold: flynnfund.bceagles.com/seating-and-parking/And for an additional $60, they will paint your seatback a maroon color! An absolute bargain. Providence College has a mandatory donation for men's ice hockey season tickets...
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Post by longsuffering on Sept 11, 2023 10:04:38 GMT -5
When in Rome do as the Romans do. When in Worcester charge Worcester prices.
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Post by hc2020 on Sept 11, 2023 10:36:27 GMT -5
On the BC Interruption board, there is much lamentation and renting of garments about Donor Based Seating (DBS). DBS is basically am extorted amount one is required to pay BC before one is allowed to purchase season tickets for football and men's basketball. Don't know about ice hockey. As described by BC, a seat in Section D, for example, at Alumni Stadium requires a minimum donation of $1,000 to the Flynn Fund (their athletic fund). This is prior to paying the price of the season ticket The season ticket prices can be found here. bceagles.com/sports/2019/2/8/2023FootballSeasonTickets.aspxWith the DBS fee, a single season ticket renewal in 2023 for section D would cost $1,350. Then there is the parking. On reading the prices for a season-long parking fee, I concluded the pricing sheet will serve in the future as a good laxative. Behold: flynnfund.bceagles.com/seating-and-parking/And for an additional $60, they will paint your seatback a maroon color! An absolute bargain. I can tell you from info. shared with me by some BC grads that those minimum donations which are referenced for parking are, indeed, just minimums. To ensure that one obtains the most premium parking spots just outside of the main entrance to Alumni Stadium requires north of $15K I have been told.
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Post by cruskater31 on Sept 11, 2023 12:35:57 GMT -5
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.
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Post by crusader12 on Sept 11, 2023 12:51:10 GMT -5
BC is one of the worst, pain in the ass, places to go to and tailgate, park, and watch college football. I hope they lose 200-0 against FSU.
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Post by cruskater31 on Sept 11, 2023 13:18:20 GMT -5
BC is one of the worst, pain in the ass, places to go to and tailgate, park, and watch college football. I hope they lose 200-0 against FSU. 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.
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Post by lou on Sept 11, 2023 14:05:32 GMT -5
OTOH BC is very organized for Uber, Lyft etc. Campion gate drop off area, 5 minute walk to the stadium. A Jesuit passed me after the game...you have a great team, he said
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Post by alum on Sept 11, 2023 14:52:48 GMT -5
OTOH BC is very organized for Uber, Lyft etc. Campion gate drop off area, 5 minute walk to the stadium. A Jesuit passed me after the game...you have a great team, he said Father Leahy thanked my wife and I for coming when we passed him in that same area after the game.
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Post by hc89 on Sept 11, 2023 15:46:08 GMT -5
BC should just drop football…they stink…and will always stink….and their “fans” don’t care about their team, at all….
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Post by sader1970 on Sept 11, 2023 16:03:46 GMT -5
BC should just drop football…they stink…and will always stink….and their “fans” don’t care about their team, at all…. 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.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Sept 11, 2023 17:33:52 GMT -5
Re:#2 above— you actually root for bc when it plays someone other than Holy Cross ? seriously?
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Post by drjack on Sept 11, 2023 18:18:01 GMT -5
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.
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Post by hc69 on Sept 11, 2023 18:53:57 GMT -5
I come from the same tradition as '70. I want all our Jesuit brethren to do well unless they're playing us. I'd love to see BC bring in a quality coach, like Brian Flores, and turn their program around.
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Post by HC92 on Sept 11, 2023 19:32:24 GMT -5
Hope BC loses the rest of the games they play for the rest of time.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Sept 11, 2023 19:44:16 GMT -5
Amen, brother- this affection for bc absolutely baffles me. That was not the pov of any Crusader I met from 71 to 75.
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Post by sader1970 on Sept 11, 2023 19:50:37 GMT -5
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.
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Post by longsuffering on Sept 11, 2023 20:04:04 GMT -5
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. The Yuppies who replaced your friend in the premium seats would be referred to by Red Sox fans as "Pink Hats." 🙂
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Post by timholycross on Sept 12, 2023 8:00:45 GMT -5
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.
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Post by Non Alum Dave on Sept 12, 2023 8:16:29 GMT -5
Ok, so we can root for them to be crap. That should work for most
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