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Greetings from Lincoln, Neb.Friday, October 24, 2008
Today I'm traveling with my wife to Lincoln, Neb., where we hope to witness the Huskers beat Baylor inside Memorial Stadium. We hope to visit with friends and eat some food that we don't get here in Cape Girardeau, although we do have some pretty decent restaurants in Southeast Missouri. The trip will cost me nearly 400 bucks once I figure in gas, tickets (already bought) and food. Looking into a crystal ball 15 years ago who would've thought a trip like this would cost so much today. But that's the economy of college football for the average fan. USA Today reported in this very interesting article the following (an excerpt): "Fans shelled out a record $32.06 billion on tickets, parking, concessions, premium seats and on-site merchandise sales in 2007, a 4.8% increase from the year before, says David Broughton, research director at Street & Smith's SportsBusiness Journal. Average ticket prices for the NFL, MLB and NHL all rose 5% to 10% this year, according to Jon Greenberg, executive editor of Team Marketing Report, which tracks ticket prices. But even as wealthy teams such as the NFL's Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants and New York Jets are asking season ticketholders to pay thousands of dollars — or even hundreds of thousands — for seats in luxurious new stadiums, there are signs of economic stress throughout sports. Cash-strapped fans nationwide tell USA TODAY they're buying fewer tickets to sporting events or trying to unload those they have to family, friends and strangers. Some are opting for cheaper seats and spending less on food, drinks and souvenirs. Others are giving up live sports for their high-definition TVs. Meanwhile, after prosperous years in which teams routinely jacked up prices, some leagues and clubs are signaling to fans that they feel their pain. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced Thursday a price cut on some Super Bowl tickets. But 25% of the seats will be priced at an all-time-high $1,000, league spokesman Brian McCarthy said. Teams in other sports are cutting prices, offering goodies and retail gimmicks such as "buy now, pay later" to get ticketholders to keep buying."
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Brian Blackwell is the newest reporter at the Southeast Missourian, focusing on business. A May 2008 graduate of the University of Nebraska, Brian is an avid Cornhusker fan. When he is not covering the business community for the newspaper, Brian enjoys spending time with his wife and church family, cheering on the Cubs and Cornhuskers, wishing for snow and hiking on the numerous area trails.
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blogbudsman,
I didn't mean exotic foods. I was talking about restaurants that serve the type of food I like, such as bbq, pizza, ice cream and doughnuts that don't match up to what I've found here.
Different ways to prepare corn, perhaps? I know, Prairie dog on a corn cob, wrapped in some of those husks laying around!
Eating food we don't get here in Cape. Interesting. I've lived in Denver & Des Moines, I've traveled through Grand Island and Ogallala and I don't recall anything that exotic. Prairie dog on a stick? You might have to explain that one.