Student Tickets

[RutherfordBHayes]

I see the students gnashing their teeth on Twitter because their football tickets went from $10 to $12. I am in the minority that thinks that we should give the students electronic tickets on their student ID for free.

They should have a line at every game for free tickets, after the 4th quarter ends, inside the stadium, for tickets to the following game.

 

[Willow Grove Dawg]

Student Tickets should be free & make em pay $20 to leave before the outcome is decided.

 

[RutherfordBHayes]

Free tix and charge them $20 a month for WiFi.

 

[Hankp22]

They have yet to figure out the new concession prices

That whiskey drink price just got cut in half. They will win big time over the long haul.

 

[Hugh's Burner Phone]

I see the students gnashing their teeth on Twitter because their football tickets went from $10 to $12. I am in the minority that thinks that we should give the students electronic tickets on their student ID for free.

They should have a line at every game for free tickets, after the 4th quarter ends, inside the stadium, for tickets to the following game.

I was paying $20 back in the early 90's.

 

[thekimmer]

I seem to remember circa 80-83 we had to pay a nominal fee for games in Jackson but on campus games were free.

 

[johnson86-1]

I see the students gnashing their teeth on Twitter because their football tickets went from $10 to $12. I am in the minority that thinks that we should give the students electronic tickets on their student ID for free.

They should have a line at every game for free tickets, after the 4th quarter ends, inside the stadium, for tickets to the following game.

I sort of like that idea, but I think I'd charge say $50 for the first ticket. Then they can get it renewed at the end of each game for free. Have a few scanning stations on the way out and have somebody monitor to make sure that people aren't scanning multiple IDs.

And then to the extent there is capacity, people can buy new tickets for $50 again. That way if somebody has to miss a game for a reason out of their control, they're not shut out for the season, and if students with money to burn want to pay $350 instead of $50 for the season in order to avoid staying until the end, they can do that too.

 

[o_dawgnabit]

I’ve only seen one student complain about it. But I do the ticket prices for students to continue to rise. Student enrollment is increasing every year while the student ticket allotment is staying the same. My freshman year in 2012, ticket prices were $35 for the season. Now it’s up to $80. There is still nothing to complain about because atleast they get to go to game. My friends at UGA only got to go to 3 games their freshman year and they didn’t even get to pick which games. It was done by a lottery pick

 

[state2013]

Use fingerprints to scan.

 

[Seinfeld]

I agree with you about the free student tickets. I know how the saying goes in that it’s always easy to spend someone else’s money, but in the grand scheme of things, I feel like the athletic department could find plenty of other ways to make up the roughly $800K.

The one thing that makes me want to continue shelling out money for season tickets is game day atmosphere, and students are a huge part of that. I keep thinking back to the slow death of the Hump’s electric atmosphere, and it all started when the student section was moved. There’s a lot more to college sports than trying to constantly figure out how to suck a few more bucks out of season ticket holders

 

[Arthur2478]

I was paying $20 back in the early 90's.

You were paying $20 for season tickets. The $12 OP is referring to is a per game price.

 

[RocketDawg]

Tickets were free for students when I was in school, but we had to pay some sort of "activities fee" that convered a lot of things. It was very nominal. Problem is, we only had a couple of home games ... most were in Jackson and tickets were about $5 each. I still can't believe they did that.

 

[Duke Humphrey]

We are also one of the few athletic depts NOT to take any student fee and make it part of the AD budget

 

[johnson86-1]

Use fingerprints to scan.

Does the university keep students finger prints? Not sure that's something they want to do if not.

Plus, judging by the way my iphone handles a sweaty finger, it'd be a nightmare getting a few thousand students through at the end of the game.

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

It was 3 bucks a game when I was a student. And that included Jackie's last three years.

 

[aTotal360]

Yeah. I vaguely remember paying $21 for a book of students. And you could pick up as many as you wanted as long as you had other student IDs.

 

[RocketDawg]

Does the university keep students finger prints? Not sure that's something they want to do if not.

Plus, judging by the way my iphone handles a sweaty finger, it'd be a nightmare getting a few thousand students through at the end of the game.

Don't know about sweat, but mine doesn't work that well right after getting out of the shower.

 

[RocketDawg]

We got in games (basketball, football, baseball) with student ID card. Most games were in Jackson though. Only homecoming and one lousy one (Richmond Spiders) were on campus. Not all that many students went to games then anyway ... we seldom won one.

 

[RutherfordBHayes]

I agree with you about the free student tickets. I know how the saying goes in that it’s always easy to spend someone else’s money, but in the grand scheme of things, I feel like the athletic department could find plenty of other ways to make up the roughly $800K.

The one thing that makes me want to continue shelling out money for season tickets is game day atmosphere, and students are a huge part of that. I keep thinking back to the slow death of the Hump’s electric atmosphere, and it all started when the student section was moved. There’s a lot more to college sports than trying to constantly figure out how to suck a few more bucks out of season ticket holders

I’m going to say that the loss of atmosphere at the Hump had more to do with the Rick Ray era than moving the students.

 

[dickiedawg]

Does the university keep students finger prints? Not sure that's something they want to do if not.

When was in school in the mid 00's they took our fingerprints if we wanted to use Sanderson. It was optional.

Speaking of Sanderson, I saw it is celebrating its 20th birthday, and it made me curious if there are any plans to renovate it or anything.

 

[archdog]

Nope. Sitting under the goal only sucks.

 

[MSUDC11]

I’m going to say that the loss of atmosphere at the Hump had more to do with the Rick Ray era than moving the students.

It’s a combination of both. I do think the Rick Ray era was a bigger factor though. Basketball went from can’t miss for students in the 2000’s to now we still have to beg them to come to games after years of the team being bad.

 

[kphall11]

If you go to Bama as a freshman you don’t even get all home games. You have to pick a package of 3 or 4 home games.