Thursdays w/ Byrne: Everyone must have a ticket

[dawgeybag]

I guess this answers the question about when you have to buy a ticket for your kid:

<font color="#660000">MSU, SEC TICKET POLICY - EVERYONE MUST HAVE ONE</font></p>

<font color="#660000">It has been the written policy of the Mississippi State Athletic Department that everyone attending our ticketed sporting events must have a game ticket. Over the years, there has been some leeway given in specific instances, but the written policy on the back of our tickets say that everyone entering the stadium or arena must have a ticket.</font></p>

<font color="#660000">Now, the Southeastern Conference, as part of its recent media agreements limiting the promotional use of the game ticket and/or any photographic images acquired through its use, has strengthened the policy. Legally, those individuals entering the stadium must have a ticket or credential.</font></p>

<font color="#660000">Those SEC agreements were struck in the waning months leading up to the 2009 football season, well after our fans purchased tickets. But everyone should be aware that as we move forward, we will more closely adhere to this policy.</font></p>

 

[dawgeybag]

I guess this answers the question about when you have to buy a ticket for your kid:

<font color="#660000">MSU, SEC TICKET POLICY - EVERYONE MUST HAVE ONE</font></p>

<font color="#660000">It has been the written policy of the Mississippi State Athletic Department that everyone attending our ticketed sporting events must have a game ticket. Over the years, there has been some leeway given in specific instances, but the written policy on the back of our tickets say that everyone entering the stadium or arena must have a ticket.</font></p>

<font color="#660000">Now, the Southeastern Conference, as part of its recent media agreements limiting the promotional use of the game ticket and/or any photographic images acquired through its use, has strengthened the policy. Legally, those individuals entering the stadium must have a ticket or credential.</font></p>

<font color="#660000">Those SEC agreements were struck in the waning months leading up to the 2009 football season, well after our fans purchased tickets. But everyone should be aware that as we move forward, we will more closely adhere to this policy.</font></p>

 

[dawgatUSM]

I think it will hurt attendance in some cases simply because many people that don't want to pay for a toddler, and can't find a baby sitter, simply won't come. I don't like the rule, but we're forced to live with it, I guess

 

[Stansfield]

if the sky deck is a barren wasteland and the Maines and La Techs of the world are beating us, then you need to beg people to fill the seats for free. That's basically what Croom did for us. Hopefully the stadium will be packed this year and screaming babies who have no business being there in the first place will stay home where they belong. And I have children and I don't think that little kids who don't want to be there should be there. I give my kids ONE chance to come to the game. If they start playing leg break on the bleachers then that's their last visit that season. And I really don't think babies who can't comprehend anything should be there at all. I just don't get it when I see a couple with screaming babies clawing all over them and spitting up and vomiting and crying and pooping at the game. WTF is the point?? Get a babysitter, seriously.

 

[dawgatUSM]

I just know how fragile some State fans are, and if they get their feelings hurt they wont come anymore. Personally, it pisses me off royally when I've got little ones tromping through my nachos and dr. pepper that I just sat down...But hey, whatever gets butts in the seats, I guess. But while it will be much more mature in the game, I'm just worried a lot of fans will just stay home. It's probably an overblown issue, anyway.

 

[Optimus Prime 4]

the kid is not going to sit still, and is going to need more room than just one lap. And if you ever sit next to some couple with a kid, it can be misery all jammed together.

 

[Stansfield]

We keep delivering 2 and 3 win seasons and the stands are barren and you have to give away tickets. People that bring their babies and toddlers who distract everyone the whole game need to stay home anyways. Hurting their feelings is a good thing. I don't even think paying babies should come to the game, but that's a different story.

 

[AssEndDawg]

We keep delivering 2 and 3 win seasons and the stands are barren and you have to give away tickets. People that bring their babies and toddlers who distract everyone the whole game need to stay home anyways. Hurting their feelings is a good thing. I don't even think paying babies should come to the game, but that's a different story.

or know anyone who is a big State fan who has young kids. I happen to be attending the JSU game with one of my best friends from State, her husband, and their 1 year old who I just got a spare ticket to cover per policy. They want their child to be raised on MSU and believe it or not they feel that her going to at least one game a year is a big deal. They took her last year as a infant, they will take her this year as a toddler, and they will continue to take her every year until she enrolls. It's not just about football in those stands, it has a lot to do with family. I actually feel sorry for you that you don't get that, cause it's one of the best things about MSU.

 

[Optimus Prime 4]

Feel free to bring your kid, just make sure to get a ticket for them. 1 year and up they are too big not to have a seat.

 

[AssEndDawg]

where I said I got a ticket? It's not about what you want, it's about what her parents want for her. I would think if you had kids you would understand. I for one am proud that I attended State games from the time I was born and if I have kids you can bet your *** I'm going to have pictures of Grandma holding them with a big *** jumbotron in the background.

 

[Stansfield]

by screaming crying kids then there is no point to come to the game. If the kid is behaved and watching the game then that's a different story. What really gets under my skin is when people bring their babies and when the football watching fans get up and scream and cheer for their team they complain about it. WTF?!?! It's like old people telling you to sit down. Don't bring a baby to a game where people are gonna be screaming, ringing cowbells and throwing cups of booze and ice and then complain when your baby is terrorized. It's not really a very comforting atmosphere for a baby.

 

[jeremyrbrown]

I wonder if the kid's parents will be comfortable with their child just sitting by herself in a spare seat?

 

[AssEndDawg]

that going to a State game can be a scary, painful and confusing event. As I said, best to start early.

 

[dawgatUSM]

family atmosphere is for baseball games. I've been going to games since I was 8 years old. I think that's about the right age to bring kids in. Before that... let them come and play in the junction and do all the kids stuff... but leave them outside.

 

[thrill1]

8? Man, you were a deprived child. I vividly remember going to games at 4. Yes, it depends on how behaved the kid is. But 4-5 is a perfectly fine age to me.</p>

 

[msuwx03]

if the sky deck is a barren wasteland and the Maines and La Techs of the world are beating us, then you need to beg people to fill the seats for free. That's basically what Croom did for us. Hopefully the stadium will be packed this year and screaming babies who have no business being there in the first place will stay home where they belong. And I have children and I don't think that little kids who don't want to be there should be there. I give my kids ONE chance to come to the game. If they start playing leg break on the bleachers then that's their last visit that season. And I really don't think babies who can't comprehend anything should be there at all. I just don't get it when I see a couple with screaming babies clawing all over them and spitting up and vomiting and crying and pooping at the game. WTF is the point?? Get a babysitter, seriously.

Hmmm....well, getting a babysitter can be tough when you live four states away. I have four kids, and I have come to at least one football a year with them each year since my first was born. Like somebody else said, it is a family thing...not just a football game. I want my kids to grow up loving MSU. I want to keep it to where they get excited at the mention of Mississippi State and keep it where they look forward to the trips to Starkville as much as they do the beach.

I agree you don't need out of control children in the stands, and anybody, with a child or not, that gets upset at people standing and cheering is crazy. Get up....stand, cheer, yell....we need more of that....

However, children distract you from the game? How ADD are we? Good grief. Unless we are talking about an extreme case, how difficult is it to sit and watch a football game.

 

[Porkchop.sixpack]

Trust me on this one: The whole "holding the squirming kid" or "trying to control the hyper toddler" at a football game isn't the Little House on the Prairie family moment you are trying to paint it as. I love my kids. But, I'm just sayin'.

 

[dawgnautique]

I have taken all three of my kids to every game possible since they were newborns. We live out of state so a baby sitter is not a very easy alternative other than either me, my wife or a grandparent not going to the game and keeping them. We sit in the club level where there is a defined seat so neighboring people aren't so irritated by the kids kicking them in the back, stepping on them etc..........it is tougher to manage them where you only have a seat number to sit on and everyone tends to not be sitting on their number by the end of the game. My thought has always been that I will put up with an uncomfortable couple of hours if it means my kids will grow up loving MSU and wanting to go every chance they get. I don't mind that sacrifice.....I completely understand those who don't want to deal with it until their kids are older. It is not easy but to me it is worth it. Besides, like I said, they are either there with us or one of us is missing the game all together.

 

[Stansfield]

I am a diehard state fan and I have been going to the football games my entire life close to thirty something years. My memories of the games start about when I was 6 or 7 years old. I remember the BAMA game in 1980, I was 6 years old. If I went to any games before that I don't remember. I love going to the football games. I just know that bringing a baby would be all about the baby, changing diapers, feeding them bottles or finding somewhere to breast-feed, comforting them when the stands are rocking and people are screaming all around them and I would pretty much miss the game. In the end it's no fun for me or the baby, so I just don't see the point. I agree that about 5 or 6 is the right time to start bringing the kids. They really start getting into the action on the field at that age and it's so much fun answering their questions about what is going on and teaching them all about football. THOSE are real memories. Look, if you are scared to ask your wife to stay in the junction with the baby then just trade with them. You go into the game for the first half and they go in the second half or vice versa. Or you go to the game and they stay with the baby and buy her a day at the spa/salon/shopping etc.

 

[Jackdragbean]

I'll also add that just because the kid is under 8 or even 4, does not mean that he/she will be making a huge fuss the entire game. My son was a little less than 1 at his first football game ...... Alabama 1994.....awesome game.....awesome atmosphere......standing, screaming, just badass even though we lost. He slept through the whole thing, but I still talk about the game to him and he takes pride in the fact that he wasn't even 1 at his first game. I brought him to at least one game every year since. He never screamed, he never thew a fit, etc. If he seemed restless, I watched the game on the ramp for a few minutes while he ran off a little steam. Most of you bitching about kids probably haven't really had any problems with them. Oh, and I did the same with my daughter.

Games are a family atmosphere. Some of my best memories are MSU games with my dad. Hopefully, the same will be true with my kids.

 

[diamond333]

Take them to as many as you can before they get old enough to realize it sucks losing</p>

 

[Stansfield]

If the baby is just gonna be miserable then he is gonna make you miserable. That's all I am saying.

 

[fishwater99]

AssEndDawg wrote: _________________________________________________ I happen to be attending the JSU game with one of my best friends from State, her husband, and their 1 year old who I just got a spare ticket to cover per policy.

A hot day in September at a football game is not the place for a 1 year-old, trust me. It's just not good for the kid. I can see a 3 or 4 year old, but even then it is hard to keep their attention. You will have to be chasing them around instead of enjoying the game. Get a baby sitter, that is what grandma is for.