{"id":853,"date":"2007-02-25T23:52:50","date_gmt":"2007-02-26T04:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/?p=853"},"modified":"2007-02-25T23:52:50","modified_gmt":"2007-02-26T04:52:50","slug":"woodys-bottom-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2007\/02\/25\/woodys-bottom-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Woody's Bottom Line"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"By Max<\/strong><\/p>\n

I had some harsh comments for Woody Johnson when I received my season ticket invoice the other day.\u00a0 After thinking about it some more, I felt my initial reaction was accurate.\u00a0 There is no reason that ticket prices should have gone up as much as they have these past few years.\u00a0 I understand that this is a league-wide trend.\u00a0 In the past few years, the average ticket price in the NFL rose just over five percent annually.\u00a0 Should I direct my rage at the entire NFL?\u00a0 No, because my check goes to Woody Johnson.<\/p>\n

You want to screw me over?\u00a0 Win the Super Bowl and I will open my checkbook to you.\u00a0 I would pay any price to see the Jets win it all.\u00a0 The problem is they haven’t won it all in my lifetime.\u00a0 I do think this organization is headed in the right direction.\u00a0 I really feel confident about Eric Mangini’s chances.\u00a0 But let’s be real here:<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0 This franchise is not “there yet”
\n2.\u00a0 The only reason that Eric Mangini is calling the shots here is because Herman Edwards wanted to leave<\/p>\n

Anyhow back on topic, these $10 increases every year are a real slap in the face to the true fans.\u00c2 Since Woody bought the team, the Jets record is 49-47.\u00a0 We are, and have been, paying a premium escalation for two games above textbook mediocrity to watch our beloved Jets in a stadium that still dons another team’s name.\u00a0 Do they hurt corporations?\u00a0 No.\u00a0 Does it mean the Jets won’t sell out the stadium?\u00a0 No.\u00a0 And that is exactly why they keep pushing the envelope.\u00a0 Kudos to your market research people, Woody:\u00a0 find the point at which people will revolt, and set the bar just beneath it.<\/p>\n

Woody is a good businessman, as was Leon Hess.\u00a0 Leon was at least self-made and fair to his ticket holders though.\u00a0 Neither owner has (or had) proven that he can get it done in the NFL.\u00a0 Now if the Jets win a Super Bowl while Woody owns the team, all will be forgiven.\u00a0 But if the Jets fall short under Woody’s supreme guidance, his legacy will be one of pure, unadulterated greed.\u00a0 The Jets failed when it came to landing a new West Side Stadium.\u00a0 Yet the value<\/a> of the Jets franchise took the biggest leap in the NFL in 2006.\u00a0 So the season ticket holders have been rewarded with increase after increase despite a booming bottom line.<\/p>\n

It should be really interesting to see what happens when it comes to Personal Seat License (PSL) fees for the new “shared” stadium.\u00a0 In 2005, the Jets and the Giants ranked # 3 and # 4 respectively when it came to average ticket prices<\/a>. The Patriots have the highest average in the NFL.\u00a0 Yet they don’t charge their fans a PSL.\u00a0 Can you imagine what we would be charged if the Jets had won the three Super Bowls in recent memory?<\/p>\n

When team marketing.com<\/a> does its fan cost index surveys, the Jets are always above-average across the board.\u00a0 Translation:\u00a0 it isn’t exactly cheap to go to these games even after the ticket is paid for.\u00a0 Are they thinking of ways to limit tailgating in the new stadium?\u00a0 Certainly those party zone tents would bring the Jets more money.\u00a0 Why let people cook for themselves, when we can charge them for their food?\u00a0 I do hope it never gets that bad.<\/p>\n

Woody’s tenure as owner of the Jets has been about the bottom line.\u00a0 He removed the fan links from the official Jets website.\u00a0 It is replaced with Miller Lite Brew and View, showing what bars people can go to if they wish to drink Miller Lite and watch the game.\u00a0 The Jets can make money off Miller Lite.\u00a0 The Jets have no financial interest in Jets fans looking for non-profit fan sites on the internet; with Woody, the bottom line is all that matters.<\/p>\n

At some point the fans will reach their breaking point.\u00a0 The new stadium will be filled with luxury boxes and corporate seats.\u00a0 In a good year, there won’t be much difference.\u00a0 Concession sales will still be there.\u00a0 People will still come to watch the NY Jets.\u00a0 The stadium won’t be as loud because the diehards were left behind, but there is no financial impact associated with noise.\u00a0 Except in a bad season, you know, like they had in 2005.\u00a0 If the Jets go 4 and 12, the corporate crowd will find other things to do with their time.<\/p>\n

What will the bottom line look like then Woody?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Max I had some harsh comments for Woody Johnson when I received my season ticket invoice the other day.\u00a0 After thinking about it some more, I felt my initial reaction was accurate.\u00a0 There is no reason that ticket prices should have gone up as much as they have these past few years.\u00a0 I understand […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-853","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-featured-editorials"},"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/peLffi-dL","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=853"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/853\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}