Board OKs ticket plan

[bluedog]

Measure to increase price of LSU football tickets passes 13-0

By SCOTT RABALAIS
Advocate sportswriter
Published: Feb 3, 2006

Skip Bertman knows that most LSU football fans only see the price of their football tickets going up this season.

He wants them to see his vision of the future. The future of what he says it will cost to keep the LSU athletic department self-sufficient.

?What?s not in this equation is they (the board) are going to raise tuition,? the LSU athletic director said Thursday after the Board of Supervisors approved a plan to raise Tradition Fund fees and the ticket price of one game for the 2006 season. ?There?s no question about it. They?re going to raise the price of housing and food ? to survive.?

The measure passed unanimously 13-0. Three board members ? Marty Chabert, Louis Lambert and Laura Leach ? were not present.

LSU athletic department officials say they planned to come to the board in 2007 with a ticket price increase, but were forced to do so now because of increased costs in the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

?No one wants increases,? LSU Chancellor Sean O?Keefe said before the board vote. ?The goal is to continue to provide for a self-sustaining athletic program.?

 

[SUjagTILLiDIE]

Measure to increase price of LSU football tickets passes 13-0

By SCOTT RABALAIS
Advocate sportswriter
Published: Feb 3, 2006

Skip Bertman knows that most LSU football fans only see the price of their football tickets going up this season.

He wants them to see his vision of the future. The future of what he says it will cost to keep the LSU athletic department self-sufficient.

?What?s not in this equation is they (the board) are going to raise tuition,? the LSU athletic director said Thursday after the Board of Supervisors approved a plan to raise Tradition Fund fees and the ticket price of one game for the 2006 season. ?There?s no question about it. They?re going to raise the price of housing and food ? to survive.?

The measure passed unanimously 13-0. Three board members ? Marty Chabert, Louis Lambert and Laura Leach ? were not present.

LSU athletic department officials say they planned to come to the board in 2007 with a ticket price increase, but were forced to do so now because of increased costs in the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

?No one wants increases,? LSU Chancellor Sean O?Keefe said before the board vote. ?The goal is to continue to provide for a self-sustaining athletic program.?

Mann F-LSU. Can't stand them.

 

[Jafus (Thinker)]

That maybe the case. But, it is important to understand, investigate, and research how they (and other universities) effectively or ineffectively operate (budgets) the university and their athletic program.

 

[SUjagTILLiDIE]

That maybe the case. But, it is important to understand, investigate, and research how they (and other universities) effectively or ineffectively operate (budgets) the university and their athletic program.

Yea true:tup: , but HBCU's don't have the money, big money boosters or political clout they have. I was just saying that because you will never see an HBCU being discussed on their board.

 

[Jag-BR]

Mann F-LSU. Can't stand them.

:nod:

 

[JROCK]

That maybe the case. But, it is important to understand, investigate, and research how they (and other universities) effectively or ineffectively operate (budgets) the university and their athletic program.

Very Good Post J......

 

[bluedog]

That maybe the case. But, it is important to understand, investigate, and research how they (and other universities) effectively or ineffectively operate (budgets) the university and their athletic program.

....and that was my reasoning for posting the article Jafus. :tup: