Friday, March 29, 2024

Ticket price raise is worth it

I am writing in regards to Stephen MacGuidwin’s reaction to the increase in ticket prices (“ Increase in ticket prices isn’t right,” SN 4/18). First of all, MacGuidwin’s comment that he would “rather pay $1 a game more, and watch co-Big Ten champion Wolverines play than save and stand another season like last year’s” was ridiculously fair-weatherish. He’s basically saying if the team had won the Big Ten last year, he would have stood for the extra $2.50 per game on next season’s ticket prices.

Fifteen dollars more a season is not enough to gripe about. Besides, it’s only $15 out of your pocket - but it’s going to be an extra few hundred grand in the university’s pocket - and if that means they’re going to put in real grass, then I am all for it.

Artificial grass, contrary to what MacGuidwin suggests, is not at all trivial. There is something seriously dangerous about laying some concrete, painting it green, and calling it a football field. Ask any football player if he had to choose between real and artificial grass which he would choose. I guarantee 100 percent of the time, the answer would be real turf.

For recruits who have always wanted to go to MSU, it probably doesn’t make a difference. For borderline recruits, the grass will win. Every time. After all, if MSU can install grass, I am all for it. But even if I didn’t support it, I wouldn’t resort to the fickleness of saying I’d rather pay an extra dollar to watch our most hated rival.
That would be the epitome of a fair-weather fan.

Aaron Dikos
general business
administration senior


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