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Thursday, March 16, 2006
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I cain’t say no! Dear Ma: Oklahoma State done asked me for more money for my ticket to Cowboys games… ‘N here I thought ol’ Boone’s billion’s ‘d make things easier for us fans! I know you're proud I graduated from OSU and learned so much and all, and I sure do like to show school spirit by going to Cowboys games. But guess how much it’s gonna cost me now? Season tickets are up 27 percent. Yeah, you read that right. Folks in the premium seats gotta double their donations. I been reading what Mike Holder - he’s athletic director - been saying, and I’m doing my damnedest to understand it. First of all, turns out Boone’s $165 million is just for facilities: Pickens recently donated $165 million to renovate the football stadium and facilities for other sports, but Holder said the day-to-day operation is the burden of other supporters. Every fan and supporter we’ve got! Everybody’s gotta do his share! Ok, OK! … But lookee here: Donors wanting football tickets will face much of the cost. For box seats at Boone Pickens Stadium, annual donations will be $2,500, up from $1,000 last season. Donations for seats between the 40-yard-lines increase from $500 to $800 per ticket. Overall cost for a seat on the 20-yard-line, including a $25 increase for donations from $100 to $125, go from $356 to $445. Shit that’s a lot of money. And you know, we ain’t stupid. Like, a lotta people asked questions about this: "The majority of people we ran this past asked why," said Joe Muller, associate athletic director for development and external affairs. Mr. Muller explained, Ma, that we gotta stay competitive, so… ok, OK! Plus the head of the regents said, "It's all part of the business side of athletics. No one is doing this to take advantage of people,” which, uh, okay!… But did you know, Ma, that “The athletic department does not have to get the regents approval to increase ticket prices.”? I didn’t know that. I mean, turns out these guys don’t have any oversight. They can just do whatever the hell they want without anybody’s approval at the university… like, they’re totally independent of the university… But okay… OK! OK! Cowboys UP! Did you know the Cowboys “didn't sell out any of [their] six football games" last season? A big ol’ state university that loves its boys so much and they can’t even fill the stadium once? Maybe that’s because the team sucks. So bottom line is our team sucks, tickets and donations are through the fucking roof, and we’re idiots. Looks like I’m gonna have to get more wasted than usual at the next game. Love, Your Son |