PICKER, I SAY AGAIN!!! HOUSTON BY 4?????!!!!! TU rocked on Saturday! Get a clue!

I've always thought that teams should make the seats in the stadiums the same as the team dominate team color. That way in televised games the stadium would always appear to be full. This wouldn't work for OSU because the end zone will be completely empty 95% of the time. Until they start winning games (yes, i said "until". I'm an OSU fan and i like to be positive) they won't get close to filling it up. The only time it will be full is every other year when Bedlam is in Stillwater and then the end zone will be filled with 20,000 Sooner fans and negate any home field advantage for The Pokes. They should paint a giant Pistol Pete head or an OSU emblem on the seats. Then at least it will look cool.

My solution: Drop all the prices, obviously. I personally don't mind paying them now, but i know a lot of people do. How about $65 or so dollars for a ticket on the sides and $45 or so for a end zone seat? Thats for Big 12 games. Non conference games should drop them by another $20 unless its a big name opponent like Georgia in 2009. Those games you charge the Big 12 prices for. Even then it may not sell out, but it would get a lot closer. Then when the team starts winning (being positive again!) and starts selling out the stadium you can raise the prices a little and no one will complain. I think with having more people there buying drinks and food you could make up for the drop in ticket prices.

Hey, Mr. Picker:

What's up with instant replay in college football? The NCAA says all plays are reviewed. Really? Then why in the world would a coach’s challenge ever be necessary? And how could a call possibly be reversed after a coach’s challenge? If all plays are reviewed, wouldn’t you expect them to get it correct before the game moves on?...Challenged or not.

Are the Zebras nearly as good as they think themselves to be?

Q. Who is the smartest blogger in the whole bloggin' blogosphere?

A. World Picker, of course!!

Q. Does World Picker deserve more copy space than just a side show contest and weekly rant?

A. No!!

The continuing T. Boone half time show (bonanza) could empty a stadium and most network seats also.
Perhaps Mr. Holder will double the current ticket prices. He can go for the snooty angle.
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The fleecing of the fan is what most people don't get! Anyone astute enough to get the fact that when anyone decent visits a team in the BIG 2, the ticket prices go up 200%? Even TU fleeced its dwindling fan base when OU stumbled into town for its 8th home game. Come on people, use that Bachelor of Arts degree from 3rd tier State and vote with your wallets.....watch it on FSN......Bill Land is a genius, and quite entertaining.

OSU (Holder) jumped the gun on ticket prices. Some of what they did made no sense. For instance, I paid ever escalating ticket prices for 6 seats in Section Q (basically 15 yard line on the N. side) for 10 years, then I get a notice stating that- guess what? We are making your seats donor seating! For only $150.00 more per ticket plus the new, increased price of that ticket, you can sit where you always have! So what do I do, I let those seats go and move up to South side club level. I buy 2 seats, spend basically the same amount of money that I did before (but now I'm not bringing friends/fans) and I get a healthy tax deduction on a good portion of the ticket price. During the 2006 season we enjoy tailgating in the parking lot right behind the stadium and going up and watching the games in the club level. Season over, and guess what? I get another letter. To renew seats for 2007, I was informed that I HAD to buy the crappy buffet that they serve up there and since it was now an additional good or service that was provided, the deductible portion of my ticket price would drop in an amount equal to the inflated cost of the food! Pure genious. In addition, I get a separate notice that "due to construction, we find it necessary to park you in a gravel trap 1/4 mile NORTH of the stadium!" Pure genius. Well I have high hopes. Gundy's an idiot, but we did win the bowl game after all, so I take the bait once again. This year, I park in the gravel, arrive just before kickoff. I don't tailgate since I've now paid for crappy food up in a private area of the stadium (which obviously can't be seen on TV), and I leave right after the games because of the trek required to get to the car. In other words, it's no fun. OSU will fill the stadium. T Boone has the coin to fix the coaching situation. The team will improve. Until then, we need to drastically lower ticket prices, start making common sense business decisions, and improve the overall game experience. We also need to fire Gundy.

To: SBJ My post to Shrouded Llama was actually in response to your post regarding OSU tickets.

SBJ's story is a good one. It's a shame that OSU is doing things like that. Game day should be an all day experience with friends, tailgating, food, etc. I rarely get to do this because i work on Satyrday's so i usually leave work with just enough time to drive to Stillwater and get in for the kick off, but the few times i have it has really made the game more fun.

I think trying to instill a championship attitude in the team and fans isn't a bad idea, but you can't start charging championship prices until the team gets to that level.

Picker, as always, good questions and points. But about the Pickens retreat. Sure there is a question about fililng seats, but how is a school so far behind in facilities supposed to catch the big boys if they dont build a showcase of which to be proud? Were they supposed to recruiit to a rusty erector set? Ask Va Tech what they thought 25 years ago when people called them crazy.

By the way, nice talking to you behind Pei Wei a couple of weeks ago.

Is Stillwater's location a problem when it comes to filling more seats?

The pick of all-time history could be as follows: Kansas State outright over Missouri.

Anybody see the Oklahoma State basketball game versus North Texas?

North Texas is actually pretty good.

Not much going inside the paint anywhere in the state this year, is there.