I hope he does. I've got a good feeling about it. Mark Graham , the Lions' director of box office operations, has set a goal of 50,000 season tickets. That's probably optimistic, but hitting 45,000 is well within reach. There is a distinction between renewals and gross sales.
Renewals represent repeat buyers.
You've only got 10 games. People get geared up for it all week long. The Lions also are benefiting from their move to Ford Field in downtown Detroit for the 2002 season. People want to secure season tickets for the 65,000-seat stadium. It isn't often that Doug Kurtis , the retired marathon man from Northville, finishes second to anyone in a 26.2-mile race.