She makes a great point

Mar 24, 2019
8:43:25pm

Orem58thBall Contributor

The Admin needs to make it easy for students to attend games. Attending sports is a big part of the college experience. It should be incentivized.

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Interesting...I didn't realize Utah only charges its students $50 and includes a

westsidecoug

3/24/19 8:31pm

Sort of. Don't they also pay a mandatory fee that goes to sports as part of

gwalker

3/24/19 8:33pm

That's a good point.

westsidecoug

3/24/19 8:34pm

Yes. There is a mandatory athletic fee paid with tuition.

kccougar

3/24/19 8:35pm

$83/semester from every student whether you attend games or not.

kccougar

3/24/19 8:38pm

Yep it’s the biggest racket In college these days and should be banned

cougarfann888

3/24/19 8:54pm

It's the only way to keep up when the nerds don't go to games. 🙂

Lip Gallagher

3/24/19 9:19pm

has anyone pointed this out to her on twitter? without all the facts that tweet

ColonelMustard

3/25/19 4:53pm

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rivercitycoug

3/24/19 8:35pm

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rivercitycoug

3/24/19 8:38pm

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rivercitycoug

3/24/19 8:40pm

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rivercitycoug

3/24/19 8:45pm

Whoa, really? What are they doing with they $$$

All-around BYU

3/24/19 8:55pm

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rivercitycoug

3/24/19 9:01pm

I think BYU is half the cost (tuition) as Utah and Utah St?

BlueFrog

3/24/19 8:37pm

BYU is 50% less.

soupie

3/24/19 8:55pm

What percentage of all sports pass holders actually attend the games?

BYU Fan

3/24/19 8:38pm

Usu doesn’t get in for free. Those students are paying high fees for season

RdF3

3/24/19 8:40pm

Waiting in line all day for ROC seats was the absolute worst

TCuz

3/24/19 8:41pm

She makes a great point

Orem58thBall

3/24/19 8:43pm

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coug almighty

3/25/19 7:16am

I really wish she would take these complaints to folks at BYU instead of...

HEE-HAWS

3/24/19 8:52pm

publicity works

BlueBlood

3/24/19 9:04pm

It would help if she knew what she was talking about

kccougar

3/24/19 9:05pm

She may not have all her facts straight, but I think she is definitely coming

westsidecoug

3/24/19 9:13pm

With due respect to Mrs. Wilson, it feels like a form of helicopter parenting

HEE-HAWS

3/24/19 9:20pm

Exactly, she should open a dialogue with athletic dept rather preach on Twitter

HEE-HAWS

3/24/19 9:15pm

The tweet does not make BYU look bad. Not a big deal.

rcbyufan

3/24/19 9:22pm

Making BYU look bad? What are you afraid of?

BOOHOLE

3/25/19 12:52am

BYU should be applauded for being more transparent and not forcing students to

Gustav

3/24/19 9:05pm

Does it matter?

I'mBatman

3/24/19 9:07pm

Not sure. That is what I was asking above...would it help get more students at

westsidecoug

3/24/19 9:15pm

Athletics gets roughly 6 million per year from students via student fees, It's

Tango

3/24/19 9:13pm

Even still, BYU students pay more.

A Man in Full

3/24/19 9:21pm

BYU students get free trax, frontrunner, & UTA passes with student ID too.

soupie

3/24/19 9:26pm

No cry closets though

Gustav

3/24/19 9:28pm

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rivercitycoug

3/24/19 9:45pm

RE: And $82 per semester + $50 is more than $150. Also, there’s a $50+

Littlerich

3/24/19 10:24pm

Thank you, soupie. I didn’t know BYU & UVU students got free uta

A Man in Full

3/24/19 10:31pm

RE: Even still, BYU students pay more.

Littlerich

3/24/19 10:24pm

I think your math is off

Gigo

3/25/19 11:57am

These are all such minor things. Fan support is going to wane when you suck.

Mr. Scoobs

3/24/19 9:42pm

Totally agree, win the games and the 150$ doesn’t seem very exspensive at all

Jimmertime

3/24/19 11:12pm

While it's part of tuition for other schools, it mean students on scholarship

Lance71

3/24/19 9:49pm

RE: Interesting...I didn't realize Utah only charges its students $50 and

kevlevrone

3/25/19 3:46am

I think a factor in this is who is paying for the extra

LeonMarek

3/25/19 4:44am

She is missing the point

SotaCoug

3/25/19 5:52am

Would the empty seats exist at Utah and USU if stadium capacities were equal?

hydrocoug

3/25/19 6:27am

Yes and no

SotaCoug

3/25/19 6:34am

BYU student attendance has dipped since they consolidated the students in the

Littlerich

3/25/19 7:54am

It's not because of the move

byublue42

3/25/19 12:58pm

I bet part of it is because of the move and part the success of the team

Littlerich

3/25/19 2:07pm

you are probably right about not wanting to camp out for corner endzone

byublue42

3/25/19 2:19pm

I think this is correct. I think it's more about needing to wait in line for

SWP

3/25/19 3:08pm

Have a ROC pass section down low. Charge students $5 per game to sit above.

Boomcannon

3/25/19 10:37am

Think you're on to something here. Think a lot of students would go to some games but aren't sure about

soupie

3/25/19 11:03am

The ROC section has lots of low seats. Sections 36-37 are in the east stands

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