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Re: UNH Wildcats 2016-17 -- We're Going to Have a Hockey Season Here!!
As a former season ticket holder (20+ years) who also attended UNH during the dark days of the 80's, it pains me to see how far the team has fallen. It is almost as painful to see how the powers that be are responding to it ............. nothing but crickets!
If you are in business, can you imagine having a customer for over 20 years, they decide to walk out the door, and you not even picking up the phone to call and ask why and what can I do to correct the situation. Boggles the mind that UNH has made this all too real and has not taken a proactive approach to keep some asses in the seats until their "plan" starts to take affect.
Question: Does UNH have a business school? Obviously they do, because I see the nice shiny new building, but what the HELL are they teaching the kids? Pie in the sky BS or real world examples? Hey PTPaul Students, if you want to see how NOT to run your future business, just take a look at how the hockey program has fallen on its' face and the corrective steps taken to date by the CEO, CFO and VP of HR. Can you fathom this scenario ever being taught to students as a case study, and the conclusion is "ah, 3000+ paying customers walked out the door, but I am sure they will be back if we just keep the deck chairs clean while we wait for the Carpathia to arrive"???????
Extrapolate some numbers out and see the big picture. The Whitt seats 6500, but only 3500 (not close to the real number, but that is the "paid" attendance) seats are filled. 3000 empty seats x roughly $15 avg ticket = $ 45,000 per game x 15 home games = $675,000 in lost revenue. This does not take into account concessions and other in arena revenue. Do you think that maybe the companies paying for luxury boxes are getting bigger discounts than before, or maybe not even re-upping? How much dough do you think downtown Durham is losing with several thousand fewer potential customers driving along Main Street for food, drink or UNH gear?
Solution: pay DU early to take his golf game to Pease on a permanent basis (maybe the Library Dude also turned into a hockey fan late in life). Let MS take the reins and get this wagon train back on the trail or figure out quickly if he is not the proper Chief.
Do it NOW before the arena turns into the SITSOMEMORE Center, or even worse, NOONEGOESANYMORE Center.
As a former season ticket holder (20+ years) who also attended UNH during the dark days of the 80's, it pains me to see how far the team has fallen. It is almost as painful to see how the powers that be are responding to it ............. nothing but crickets!
If you are in business, can you imagine having a customer for over 20 years, they decide to walk out the door, and you not even picking up the phone to call and ask why and what can I do to correct the situation. Boggles the mind that UNH has made this all too real and has not taken a proactive approach to keep some asses in the seats until their "plan" starts to take affect.
Question: Does UNH have a business school? Obviously they do, because I see the nice shiny new building, but what the HELL are they teaching the kids? Pie in the sky BS or real world examples? Hey PTPaul Students, if you want to see how NOT to run your future business, just take a look at how the hockey program has fallen on its' face and the corrective steps taken to date by the CEO, CFO and VP of HR. Can you fathom this scenario ever being taught to students as a case study, and the conclusion is "ah, 3000+ paying customers walked out the door, but I am sure they will be back if we just keep the deck chairs clean while we wait for the Carpathia to arrive"???????
Extrapolate some numbers out and see the big picture. The Whitt seats 6500, but only 3500 (not close to the real number, but that is the "paid" attendance) seats are filled. 3000 empty seats x roughly $15 avg ticket = $ 45,000 per game x 15 home games = $675,000 in lost revenue. This does not take into account concessions and other in arena revenue. Do you think that maybe the companies paying for luxury boxes are getting bigger discounts than before, or maybe not even re-upping? How much dough do you think downtown Durham is losing with several thousand fewer potential customers driving along Main Street for food, drink or UNH gear?
Solution: pay DU early to take his golf game to Pease on a permanent basis (maybe the Library Dude also turned into a hockey fan late in life). Let MS take the reins and get this wagon train back on the trail or figure out quickly if he is not the proper Chief.
Do it NOW before the arena turns into the SITSOMEMORE Center, or even worse, NOONEGOESANYMORE Center.
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