Football season ticket holder survey - 2012

sucked this year.  The End

Funny...I noticed the lack of "n/a" as well and left a note about including that option to get more accurate responses.   Great minds and whatnot.

comments about petitioning the Big Ten for realigning the divisions to put M & Ohio together, as well as balancing the Big Ten home schedule to get Neb & Ohio on different home years.

Also, I suggested they go back to the 3-tier system of pricing (while retaining overall season ticket cost):

- non-Big Ten/MAC = $50

- Big Ten/BCS Low = $75

- Premium (ND/OSU/MSU/Bama) = $100

It would be a lot easier to recoup season ticket expenses at those prices for the crap games.

Honest to pete my students would not pass this by me without comment (and I teach survey development).  The first question dissallows any other mode of transport to the game other than "personal auto", and it's a REQUIRED question.  If  you walk to the game (as I do), you literally can't complete the survey.

I just hope they did not pay a lot of money for this (although perhaps they did not, as they made the exact same mistakes last year0.

Maybe this year they will hear my complaints about the lousy food.  Am I really the only one who cares?

since this is kind of on the same topic I will ask it in here.  My wife wants me to take her to a Michigan game next season and really wants to go to the Ohio game on November 30th...I was like um ok that will be tough.

My question is when do they go on sale?  I moved to WA from Michigan the year we won the National Championship and havent been back to a home game since, so I am out of the loop on buying home tickets.  Any tips or suggestions for me.  I realize I am going to pay a pretty penny but just wondering whats the best approach here?

Thanks MGo Friends

I just finished it.

They asked about some pretty pertinent stuff.  Parking (it is the biggest problem they face).  Entry gates (a huge problem especially the south gates, a partial cause for all of the late-arriving students).  Bathrooms (are they freaking kidding?)  Stadium sound system.  Merchandising.  Et cetera.

I was happy to answer the questions, and let them know what I thought.

For me, the merchandising/food/appearance of staff questions were all a waste of time.  Who really eats anything at the Stadium after you've been tailgating for a couple of hours?  To each his own I guess.  It was interesting that they asked about whether you were comfortable taking your family to the games and whether fan rowdiness was a problem.  '....YOU SUCK!'

My biggest complaint: IMPROVE COORDINATION BETWEEN THE MMB AND SPECIAL K. It is not that difficult to not play stadium music over the MMB. I cannot tell you how many times special K played 7NA over the MMB. 

Something needs to be done about the empty seats at the games.  There is no reason why the student section should be 3/4 full midway into the first quarter.  Perhaps the Athletic Department should raise the prices of student tickets, offsetting the astronomical sums alumni are forced to pay, to actually get their tushes in their seats before kickoff!

The food has gotten progressively worse over the years and is getting more expensive.  I remember when I could get a sodapop, bratwurst, and french fries for $5-6, now that might get you the fries.  I told my wife that I refuse to buy any of that commercially made garbage in the stadium at such extreme costs, so she'd better fill up on what is provided for FREE at tailgates and not rush to the concession stand after the first.  Luckily, the games this year were warm enough so I never even had to fork over money to that Aramark or whoever runs the stands once this year.

Parking has been getting more expensive and harder to come by.  It is difficult to walk close to a mile when it is freezing cold out and the rates in the areas close to the stadium are much too high.  Likewise, the golf course is nice, but recently has become louder and filled with more crass fans.  It is also dangerous to walk on after the first few games because of hidden holes and such. 

I do NOT want the Big 10 to be corrupted by the likes of Rutgers and Maryland, and I have informed the Athletic Department of this on a few occasions.  Per usual, I have yet to receive an appropriate response and felt it necessary to again file my grievances in this survey. 

The schedule was lacking this year.  While Michigan was able to go undefeated at home, I felt as though I missed out on some of the fanfare for the more significant games and often felt as though I was but a bystander in this year's Michigan season; my contributions to the school will reflect such a slight.

I do not like the music that is being absolutely blasted into the stadium, it has been getting more and more obnoxious.  Perhaps this is how Dave Brandon intends to get students into the game, by injecting hiphop music mid-game, every few minutes, but it doesn't seem to be working.  Thank you Mr. Brandon, but the marching band has been fine for years and will continue to be fine.  We don't need your pumped in rock music to drown out the sounds of the game.

I hope the Athletic Department reflects on these surveys, but I doubt they will; unless your propositions somehow show how even more gratuitous piles of money could be raked into this corporate franchise.

~Herm

My complaints were few:

Mashed up ruinated hot dogs - $4.00
Better "jumbo" dogs (but still not that great) - $6.00
It's a f'ing hot dog, fergodsakes!

I'm a Pepsi products person.

Still need some work on the sound system. It was very uneven this year.

That's about it. Interesting to hear folks' complaints about parking and stadium entry. Those just aren't an issue for me. I park on Pauline. I usually leave my tailgate 30-35 minutes or so before kickoff. Enter thru gate 8 (nw corner) and am in my section 18 (sw corner) seats in time for the MMB's entrance.

I am loathe to reveal it, but here is the secret to a hassle free game day (2 year season ticket holder... Perfect record!)

Park at the Ashley St. structure for $3 (yes $3). Its a mile walk, but if you park by the stadium you'll just wait in traffic forever after the game anyway. Walk to the stadium, getting beer at Happy's along the way. Enter at the Chrisler entrance. This is a recipe for success :-)

and how it would be nice to hear them in the stadium.