For all those complaing...
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Too much instant gratification demanded and most of them have been coddled their whole lives. I am so glad I raised my son to not be a whiner when things present a little challenge.
It's more of the principle of the matter. Why make things more difficult when there are easier and more organized ways to go about things?
My generation are the idiots who raised people like you. You're right, I got instant gratification when you took the bait and replied to me. It feels good.
When I was your age, we had to.... enough already. It's just progress. Why would you notwant us to experience instant gratification. Your argument is ridiculous either way, thousands of students waited in incredibly long lines today. The reason it seems that so many are complaining is because only those who were sitting at home posted on sixpack last night. Lots of students loved the system (but it is incrediblyinefficient).
it's the fact there were close to 8,000 people camping out in the junction (and even more, I thought, would be coming out early in the morning) waiting for 9,500 tickets (so I thought). The thing that pissed me off the most was the fact that they were giving the perception, not only through tweets (by tweeting approximate numbers of people there), but also the structure of the event itself, that there are a "very limited supply" of tickets. So what happened? All 8,000 people there wanted tickets right then. Some about halfway in the non-wristband" line honestly thought they weren't getting tickets. Come to find out, there was an ample supply of tickets. <div>
</div><div>When dealing with thousands of people excited about the potential of a great season, no one there was willing to settle with not getting tickets. Last year, there never seemed to be much of a concern even with getting in line mid to late afternoon... you knew there was going to be plenty of tickets to go around. The last thing SA needed to do was create "panic" for tickets and have thousands of students showing up at one time in one place for a "limited" supply of tickets. </div><div>
</div><div>So before you start claiming generational BS, look at the situation. Even last year was nothing compared to this and tickets last year were sold out in something like a day and a half. </div>
</div><div>When dealing with thousands of people excited about the potential of a great season, no one there was willing to settle with not getting tickets. Last year, there never seemed to be much of a concern even with getting in line mid to late afternoon... you knew there was going to be plenty of tickets to go around. The last thing SA needed to do was create "panic" for tickets and have thousands of students showing up at one time in one place for a "limited" supply of tickets. </div><div>
</div><div>So before you start claiming generational BS, look at the situation. Even last year was nothing compared to this and tickets last year were sold out in something like a day and a half. </div>
Wrong. At no point was it ever said that camping out was mandatory to receive tickets, and the only time a "very limited supply" was used was to describe the amount that would definitely be held over at the Bryan Building on Monday morning.
I'm getting tired of hearing this generation ********. Why the 17 do you wanna make things more difficult because it "used" to be? Time is progressing, progress along with it.
I said PERCEPTION. HYPE. EXCITEMENT. It was marketing for the event, and justly so. I'd never market an event and say "Well, there will be plenty to go around. We won't make you come... just the people that really want to come." Hell no. I'm going to make it seem like you should have your *** out in the junction, too. I want my event to be a hit, and it worked well... perhaps too well. <div>
</div><div>There were, at one point, close to 8,000 students in the junction waiting for tickets (I know I'm repeating myself). And people knew that. And they were sure to tweet those numbers so people knew them. That is what I was talking about. People WANT football tickets. So when I heard that there were close to 8,000 people in the junction waiting for tickets in front of me, I'm gonna have my *** out there at whatever time it takes to make damn sure I get football tickets. Plain and simple. Compound that with the fact that they did use those words "very limited supply" to describe the number of tickets they were holding over, that says "you better get your *** to the junction and get tickets there... because you might not get them if you wait." You don't have to use exact words to get those messages across. </div>
</div><div>There were, at one point, close to 8,000 students in the junction waiting for tickets (I know I'm repeating myself). And people knew that. And they were sure to tweet those numbers so people knew them. That is what I was talking about. People WANT football tickets. So when I heard that there were close to 8,000 people in the junction waiting for tickets in front of me, I'm gonna have my *** out there at whatever time it takes to make damn sure I get football tickets. Plain and simple. Compound that with the fact that they did use those words "very limited supply" to describe the number of tickets they were holding over, that says "you better get your *** to the junction and get tickets there... because you might not get them if you wait." You don't have to use exact words to get those messages across. </div>
I'm more frustrated at the way it was, not only promoted, but handled after it started. Most people on campus want football tickets, and I'm glad it was a successful event, and I'm glad I got tickets, no matter how long I stood in line. But from an efficiency standpoint AND the way people perceived how fast tickets were going to sell, it was a mad house in front of the M-Club. You couln't drive on campus without a line being there or a road blocked off, and there were only 4 windows that were selling tickets. <div>
</div><div>I have already sent an email stating my concerns with the program. Overall, it was a very successful program because, not only did a lot of people come (WAY more than anyone expected), they stayed and participated throughout the night. You are absolutely correct with the reasoning that they didn't want students skipping class, but nearly creating panic (not really...) amongst thousands of excited students is not a good recipe. People were very concerned they weren't going to get tickets, even though there were plenty to go around. I know they will take this and learn from it, but they could have taken many steps to manage the perception before they had 3,000 people sitting out on sidewalks for 3 hours before the line was even able to move, when that part really didn't need to happen. That's what I was most frustrated about. </div>
</div><div>I have already sent an email stating my concerns with the program. Overall, it was a very successful program because, not only did a lot of people come (WAY more than anyone expected), they stayed and participated throughout the night. You are absolutely correct with the reasoning that they didn't want students skipping class, but nearly creating panic (not really...) amongst thousands of excited students is not a good recipe. People were very concerned they weren't going to get tickets, even though there were plenty to go around. I know they will take this and learn from it, but they could have taken many steps to manage the perception before they had 3,000 people sitting out on sidewalks for 3 hours before the line was even able to move, when that part really didn't need to happen. That's what I was most frustrated about. </div>