2018 Season Tickets

[GOB1SON]

A lot of you are missing the point... It's not about respecting former athletes or disrespecting formal athletes. It's about growing donations

Why can’t it be about both?

[BisonNation11]

A lot of you are missing the point... It's not about respecting former athletes or disrespecting formal athletes. It's about growing donations

I think YOU are the one missing the point. Donations ARE growing. Seriously. I get the emails. I don't care how you spin it. Everyone starts with 0 points. Everyone is equal.

[MNLonghorn10]

Whats the bitch fest about? Failing to get season tickets when they were available to anybody in 2011? Im still kicking myself for not signing up for 4.

[MAKBison]

If you were a former athlete, you wouldn't see the system as not being fair nor would you equate non-football athletes as being equivalent to Drama Club members or intramural participants. That's extremely insulting.

Again, drop the entitlement claims as it is not the same as being given something as token of appreciation and perhaps at the same time, hoping draw funds from former investments. As I previously stated, I gave before 100 points was "a thing." Claiming I'm feel entitled to something I don't use, is also extremely insulting.

It's not a fairness argument it's an argument about how to make more money .....damn people

[MAKBison]

I think YOU are the one missing the point. Donations ARE growing. Seriously. I get the emails. I don't care how you spin it. Everyone starts with 0 points. Everyone is equal.

But they can grow more....that's the point.
Lost in all of this was the comment there may become a time or the time might be now.

What you're suggesting is actually part of the problem..... tm is going to see a donation boost with this ticket increase and they're going to think oh great we handle this correctly.

Reality is I think they missed an opportunity to maximize profit which is what they should really be about.

[MAKBison]

Why can’t it be about both?

It can be untill 1 is at the detriment of the other.

As I suggested I would shrink the disparity not eliminated I certainly understand acknowledging the past athlete. But you can only take that so far team makers has to grow past and be made up of people Beyond past athletes and diehards.

The key is creating a competitive environment.... People will compete like crazy if they think there's a chance to win

[Vet70]

For those who are a little bit older, there were plenty of season tickets available in 2002 when we got ours. I guess it wasn't as fashionable when NDSU was 2-8.

[MAKBison]

Exactly. And frankly, I'd want as many former athletes donating back to Team Makers as possible. They know the sacrifices it takes to be a student athlete (spare me the "every student sacrifices" bs, we know every college student does in some way), they know what it would take to make the athletic department better for the athlete and I'm certain they'd be first to help TM when they come calling for whatever they need. Also, I would welcome any brotherhood or sisterhood to TM because it brings people together for a common goal. This is what makes the Friday practice in Frisco so awesome. There's a bond there that every fan would love to be a part of but only the few can actually say they are. They can bring that energy, passion and commitment to TM. Give them 1000 points for all I care. I'm going to support NDSU and the athletic department because I want to, not because of some perk points. Like PL stated, it's a way to organize and prioritize those who've donated. You want to be higher, cut the checks. If you can't afford the arms race, donate what you can because you care. If you want to be in a special group for the arts students, join or create it. Team Makers is an inclusive club, welcoming to all who are willing to help for the good of the athletes. That's it. It's that simple. You can try and turn it into some socialist club where everyone deserves to be at the same level, but that's not how it works nor should it. Team Makers will continue to grow because people care and want to be a part of something special. I knew how the system was laid out before I started donating. Everyone else has the same opportunity to know as well. This argument is stupid and in the grand scheme of life, truly affects no one enough to change their life. Move on. Although after all this BS, I've been inspired to train for the next two years, go back to school at that point, become a letter winner long snapper, collect your praise while I entertain you and then piss you off when I collect my 100 points. God Bless America.

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This post is all about nostalgia which is an awesome thing but doesn't make money and actually proves my point.

athletes don't need the incentive of priority points to give..... they do it for all the reasons mentioned in this post. , which is a beautiful thing.

however, , giving athletes priority points does prevent the non-athlete to give because of the disparity.

[Bison Dan]

But they can grow more....that's the point.
Lost in all of this was the comment there may become a time or the time might be now.

Yeah you have the magic idea for growth. No one turns down TM because of the way it's structured, that's your BS. They join because they want to support NDSU athletics -period! I've been a TM since 1983 and have been there in the bad times and the good. I've earned my priority points. Now in the good times you think you're smarter than everyone else who has worked there ass off to make TM the envy of all FCS schools and a lot of FBS schools too. You sound like someone who wants to join and start at the top. If that's your goal the school up North for a couple of hundred bucks you can seat where you want and be on top.

[PattyBison]

It's not a fairness argument it's an argument about how to make more money .....damn people

Ok. I'll bite. If you are truly only caring about increasing donations, then a man as enlightened as you must have millions of ideas. So let's hear some of the others you have?