Costco Selling USC discount tickets
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They've done that for a few years now, if I'm not mistaken. Seems like a pretty good deal. I think in the past it might have included unlimited concessions.
I dunno. The games included in the SC packages are SC State, Vandy, UK and Coastal...definitely our weakest home games which will have the lowest attendance numbers.
I think Costco also sells tickets for some pro sports and NASCAR.
Seems cheesy on the surface, but it's getting harder to convince fans to come out to games.
Yep. Each year the deal is a little worse. First year included parking and unlimited concessions. Second year 20 buck concession credit and no parking but more game selection than this year. Seats are upper and it is 80 bucks for two. Not a bad deal. I will say that if you do it book the game you want immediately because seats are limited and no guarantee that you get the game you want. I did the deal a couple of weeks ago and selected UK.
For a program that loves to proclaim "We have the best fans in college football. The stadium is full no matter what the record is.". Having tickets for sale at Costco really brings that claim into question. Having to throw in concession or parking to entice people to buy makes Carolina look even more desperate to sell tickets.
UK is a conference game against a team that has become something of a rival lately. If that game doesn't sell out through the university, fan support may not be what our fans claim it to be.
I think college football programs in general may have crossed a line with the cost of attending games and that is a major factor in the difficulty of getting fans to come to games. The cost of attending a game is a major factor in the law of supply and demand and the demand for tickets at the current cost appears to be lagging behind the supply.
I think it is sad that we are grouped in with the other teams listed when we are constantly trying to present our program as a legitimate SEC power that should be taken seriously by the rest of the college football world. None of the other teams were claiming to be worthy of a CFP invite last season or are talking about being a CFP contender this season.
This tells me the excitement for Gamecock football isn't nearly as great as some would say it is.
They need to eliminate bench seating and install seat backs this would reduce the stadium to roughly 68k (SWAG) which is where it should be. This would eliminate things like this.
Why not go all the way and reduce available seating to Vanderbilt's capacity? We'd finally be able to fill up the stadium when playing Vandy!
I think you are going to start seeing this happening (reducing stadium capacity). Most programs are not selling out their home games so fewer seats sold at a higher price would increase revenue. The NFL does not have huge stadiums. The Panthers stadium holds 74,000 and is one of the larger NFL stadiums. Jax stadium only holds 67,000 and Soldier Field only holds 61,000.
Are you going to go fill one of those nose-bleed seats for SC State to make it less "sad"?
For people claiming we need help to sell the tickets guess what? The tickets are sold. Costco purchased them or got them through their donation. They are now providing them with some extras as an incentive to their members. I'm sure it somehow benefits Cosco on the back end as well. Seriously doubt USC was seeking help from Costco to sell tickets.
Do you really think Costco donates enough to Carolina football to get tickets? Costco has a corporate policy of not donating to any athletic organizations including college sports programs.
Do you think Costco paid face for tickets they are selling at a discounted price with a concession and/or parking credit included? Costco admits to losing money on hot dogs and roasted chickens, everything else, they sell at a profit. USC is cutting their losses with the tickets available through Costco. I would not be surprised if those tickets were provided to Costco on a consignment type basis where Costco only pays USC if the ticket sells.
If USC could sell every ticket to every home game to people who had made donations for the privilege of buying tickets, they certainly would not be discounting those tickets and selling them to Costco.
Apparently, Costco has sold out of all the SC tickets they had for this package, so maybe the hand-wringing can stop.
Maybe, instead of reducing our stadium capacity, we can actually sell out our crappy games like SC State and Coastal. It seems to me like partnering with a brand like Costco is helping us to do just that.
Maybe, instead of reducing our stadium capacity, we can actually sell out our crappy games like SC State and Coastal. It seems to me like partnering with a brand like Costco is helping us to do just that.
It gives fans who may not be able to afford full price a chance to enjoy a game as well. The angst over this is absolutely ridiculous.
God forbid a middle class family actually be able to afford to go to a game
It's a good thing. Face value for tickets is expensive now, and for the better games, extremely expensive. But if a working-class guy can use this offer to carry his family to a game or two, I'm happy for his opportunity.
I immediately bought the limit as soon as they came out and used them all on the UK game so we could bring some friends out.
Well, unless I’m mistaken, USC sold out all seven home games in 2024. The Gamecock Club, again unless I’m mistaken, took in a record $104 Million bucks for 2025.
I don’t believe we’re struggling to fill Williams-Brice. These aren’t premium seats, but affordable for those that perhaps don’t have funding to join the GC club.
I don’t believe we’re struggling to fill Williams-Brice. These aren’t premium seats, but affordable for those that perhaps don’t have funding to join the GC club.
Those are also games where the visiting teams allotment will be smaller or they return portions of their allotment back to us because they can't sell them. It's smart to use those games as a way to provide a cheaper option for some fans to be able to attend who might not normally be able to. Other programs can make fun of it if they want, but unless they completely sell out every single game (highly unlikely for the vast majority of programs today) then they are morons for knocking us on doing something creative like this.
You’re 100% right. I think it’s smart from a marketing aspect for all the reasons you mentioned.
FWIW, we just sold out of season tickets for the first time. I didn't know that hadn't happened before. 47,500 allocated.
Hoping the Charleston Costco has them this weekend as I will be up for the weekend from FL. Would love to snag two for UK.