Unacceptable

[shox1989]

The fact of the matter is, the current arrangement is not remotely fair, and that's why sellouts are hit and miss lately. I'd like to propose a few changes to our ticket and seating system to make it work better:

--- Realignment

You should receive free ticket vouchers if you sit above row 18. Let's call them Shox Stamps.

The 100 premium seat holders on the first row should subsidize about 2,000 seats. The remaining front row ticket holders and rows 2 and 3 should pay for about 1,000 seats. And rows 4 through 17 should cover the last 2,000 Shox Stamps.

--- Fannie Koch

However since the seats are free those on Shox Stamps aren't accruing SASO points in order to get better seating priority in the future.

I offer up the Fannie Koch program where we move Shox Stampers to lower tier seating of their choice, with the no money down promise to pay the full cost of those seats after 2 years (with interest). Since they promise to pay the full ticket price plus interest, WSU should come out ahead. Shox Stampers that cannot afford their seats after 2 years will get a bonus 3rd year in those seats after which they will be asked to move.

--- Athletic Department of Defense

The 90's were abysmal due to a bad run of coaching. As a response, our Athletic Department of Defense budget has been steadily raised to allow us to hire one of the highest paid coaches in the country. The end result is we are again a super power of the Missouri Valley conference.

The problem is our defense spending may have spiraled out of control now, and we have a lack of oversight. We need to understand why some players leave before they graduate, HC3GM's recruiting techniques, HC3GM's x's and o's strategy, Rosenboom's weight training techniques, and what Athletic Director Sexton even does. And even more importantly we need to be more proactive in preventing a downturn due to HC3GM and staff leaving.

Therefore, I'd like to propose new oversight by creating these necessary positions:
- Men's Basketball Coaching Czar,
- Czar of What Does the Athletic Director Even Do,
- Weight Training Room Czar, and
- Ticketing Czar.

--- KochCare

Over time wealthy people have locked in all of the handicap seating. Everybody deserves premium handicap seating, so I propose KochCare, where we will:

1) Move current, paying wheel chair ticket holders to rows 19+ which are still accessible,
2) Provide premium seating, free wheel chairs and crutches to the handicap Shox Stampers that can't afford it,
3) Require that ALL fans pay a handicap fee to cover the cost of the premium seats, free wheel chairs, and free crutches -- failure to pay the fee will be considered theft and violators will be turned over to the police,
4) Require that new fans that have never paid a handicap fee are more than welcome to the premium seats, free wheel chairs and free crutches,
5) Require that ALL handicap attendees, regardless of where they sit or ability to pay, are assessed by the Ticketing Czar's Handicap Panel as to whether their handicap is too complicated to allow them to attend any basketball games. For example, children with cerebral palsy will no longer be permitted to matches, even having demonstrated the ability to pay, because as they are not able to fully enjoy the experience and are taking up premium space for new handicap Shox Stamp fans.

--- Eligibility

These programs are NOT to be restricted to the family of graduates and/or people that have attended WSU. In the interest of being non-discriminatory, fans of other institutions such as but not limited to Friends, Newman, K-State, and Kansas universities. Not only are they fully eligible, I propose we provide buses from their locations to Shocker games and even give them free credit hours at WSU.

--- United Missouri Valley of Schools

As a conference super power, we have to recognize that our responsibility is greater than our institution. We have enemy amongst us that cannot get their players' parents to show up to games, can't afford toilet paper, and have rats in their stadiums that are starving to death.

I would like to propose a new organization: The United Missouri Valley of Schools.

This program will have each school represented as a complete equal in deciding how the conference is run and organized, but WSU and Creighton will be required to subsidize the other schools' tickets based on WSU's and Creighton's game attendance. For humanitarian reasons, WSU and Creighton must trade a portion of their sovereignty to make sure that each of their enemy is feeding their rats and have toilet paper.

Example: If the enemy decides that a CBS sports contract is not in WSU's best interest, WSU should make sure they are participants in Bracket Busters for all of eternity so that the enemy can have equal TV time on ESPN.

--- Attendance Security

In order to protect against a slide off in ticket sales due to retirees leaving, I propose the Attendance Security program. Those people that buy their own tickets will be assessed an extra Attendance Security Fee each game that will be put into a Ticket Fund and managed by the Ticketing Czar. To keep attendance high, those fees will pay for current retirees and Shox Stampers' tickets. Shox Stampers may also draw on the Attendance Security Fee early if they can demonstrate "need" to the Ticketing Czar. Even though there will eventually be more Shox Stampers plus retired fans than there are paying fans, we can address that issue at a later time.

--- Closing Thoughts

I know these initiatives are a little complicated to understand, but just go along with them, they'll work themselves out.

Kung Wu you aren't the promoter of the INTRUST game by any chance?:)

I read this yesterday and thought that it was pretty funny and then today I realized that there is more reality to your post when it comes to the INTRUST BANK ARENA game on December 22.

It hit me today that my $67 ticket is subsidizing the $8.50 and $12 tickets. The promoter knew all along that he was going to have to discount tickets so he padded the prices of the lower bowl tickets. I thought $67 was a little steep (I thought $35 to $40 would have been more reasonable for a decent seat) when I bought them and now I know why.

I just hope my little subsidy works and the place sells out.

[Kung Wu]

Kung Wu you aren't the promoter of the INTRUST game by any chance?:)

I read this yesterday and thought that it was pretty funny and then today I realized that there is more reality to your post when it comes to the INTRUST BANK ARENA game on December 22.

It hit me today that my $67 ticket is subsidizing the $8.50 and $12 tickets. The promoter knew all along that he was going to have to discount tickets so he padded the prices of the lower bowl tickets. I thought $67 was a little steep (I thought $35 to $40 would have been more reasonable for a decent seat) when I bought them and now I know why.

I just hope my little subsidy works and the place sells out.

Hahaha

A little tidbit: I used nearly the exact proportions of paid income taxes for the numbers in the realignment section. If our country were a WSU basketball game, the top 1% actually WOULD be purchasing about 2,000 tickets. The next 5% would be purchasing about 1,000 tickets, and the remaining tax payers (4,400 of 'em) would be purchasing the other 2,000 tickets. All of those extra tickets would be redistributed amongst the 5,000 fans that collectively only paid for around 125 tickets.

Kinda mind boggling, but this ain't the politics forum!

Go Shox!!

[rialaigh]

I love you kung wu, and I laughed pretty good there :)

[Rlh04d]

Not quite top 30, but still pretty good.

You're right. We're actually #38. Top 30 was a pretty decent guess with my bad memory, though :)

http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/e56d5f804b32962ba65bf7d0ae33e5ab/11-12+BB+Attendance.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=e56d5f804b32962ba65bf7d0ae33e5ab

Interesting that Florida, with multiple national championships and a damn good team, is #37.

[Trueshock]

Surely you don't think that they would fill up the seats with a few scouts lol.

[Trueshock]

News flash... The Shockers try to get those type of games but they have teams that don't want to play them. As far as KU Jayhawks are concerned we are beneath them and they will not even acknowledge us or even consider a game.

[shox1989]

K-state is offering 3 game package deal tickets (UMKC, South Dakota and Oklahoma State) for just $40. That works out to just $13.33 per game. While 2 of those games aren't very exciting teams the third team is Big 12 foe and nationally ranked Okahoma St.

[1972Shocker]

K-state is offering 3 game package deal tickets (UMKC, South Dakota and Oklahoma State) for just $40. That works out to just $13.33 per game. While 2 of those games aren't very exciting teams the third team is Big 12 foe and nationally ranked Okahoma St.

So in other words buy one (OSU game) get two free (UMKC and USD)

[Kung Wu]

So in other words by one (OSU game) get two free (UMKC and USD)

Actually pretty clever if they are having attendance issues.