imminentchaos

I don't want to sound too defensive here. I know this is an SEC forum. But a few things: Firstly, the UH Student Council isn't done putting together a ticket package that would include housing, and meals with some. I know they should have prepared for this, but UH is so new to this (almost all of our bowl games have been in Texas since C-USA, and 2011 was a crushing blow to our hearts with the Sugar bowl in our grasp). While the student deal won't sell out the stadium, you'd be surprised how many tickets will be sold. Secondly, as pointed out, UH is new to this stage. There is still a large percentage of the campus that doesn't know why a good football program is good for the school. It is a very diverse student body (2nd in public universities... in 2014, 29% white, 10% international) . For the ones that did grow up in Houston, there are other professional sports teams to root for and spend money on (kind of a double-edged sword with recruiting). Third, I know and understand the numbers game. But to blame UH for poor ticket sales or for a boring bowl game is like blaming a start-up company for not having the billion dollar idea in the first six months. There is a culture that needs to be accumulated that other schools already have. A few things that I know work as marks against the program: regular season student tickets are free. While the student section was almost always filled, that's not enough. The student section was the end zone on the west side (right side from home field). As an Alum, I paid to go to games this year, but even that was a weird feeling. There is no culture of buying tickets at UH. I hope that there will be a time when these games bring as much money as the SEC does. Question: Is the regular SEC fan rooting for a UH spot in a Power 5? or indifferent? I would imagine if UH did move up, it would weaken Texas more than A&M. And anytime there's a chance to take recruiting away from Texas, it's always a good thing.