All this talk of ticket prices got me to thinking about my reactions when I
first got tickets back in '87-'88.  RPI student season tickets were about $3.50
per game back then.  I was shocked and angry at the time that I actually had to
pay to go see my own team play.  I (well, ok, parents and I) were contributing
thousands of dollars to this school and I can't even see my beloved Engineers
battle the Crimson without forking over some more money?!  Back home, it's free
for any University of Maryland student to watch the Terps in any sport,
including football and basketball.  The same is true and U of Virginia and many,
many other schools.  I thought of two reasons for this.  One, RPI didn't have
the football and basketball TV money coming in to cover the other athletic
programs.  Or two (and more likely) it was just the 'Tute Screw again.  But
later I found out that RPI wasn't the only place this happens.
 
Here's my question.  Do students pay for hockey tickets at schools with big time
Div I football and basketball as well as hockey?  And do you also have to pay
for the football or basketball tickets?
 
Just blowing off some steam... :-)
 
Dave / RPI '91
LET'S GO RED!!