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Posted on 1/21/17 at 8:59 pm to Bamafan4evr12
Posted on 1/21/17 at 8:59 pm to Bamafan4evr12
Until they find a way to make season ticket holders come to games or donate their tickets, there will still be empty seats regardless of how small the arena is
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Posted on 1/21/17 at 8:59 pm to Bamafan15
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Auburn isn't that good
How many games of Auburn have you watched? From a talent perspective they are competitive w top 3 in the SEC, they just match that with a bottom 3 in inconsistency so they appear a lot worse they are.
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the difference was just they had 42 FTs to our 19.
After adjusting for home court bias, got to remember that Auburns style took advantage of the new whistle everything mentality while Alabama didn't. Auburn consistently drove the lane and pounded it inside while Alabama jacked up 3s and midrange shots. Don't forget too that Alabama bricked the front end of every 1n1.
Posted on 1/21/17 at 9:00 pm to Bamafan4evr12
Yea, I think somewhere between 10-13K is the best range.
Oregon - Matthew Knight Arena (12,364) (opened 2011) ($242M in 2017 $s)
Southern Cal - Galen Center (10,258) (opened 2006) ($175M in 2017 $)
Virginia - John Paul Jones Arena (14,858) ($171M in 2017 $)
Oregon - Matthew Knight Arena (12,364) (opened 2011) ($242M in 2017 $s)
Southern Cal - Galen Center (10,258) (opened 2006) ($175M in 2017 $)
Virginia - John Paul Jones Arena (14,858) ($171M in 2017 $)
This post was edited on 1/21/17 at 9:03 pm
Posted on 1/21/17 at 9:01 pm to TomRollTideRitter
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Until they find a way to make season ticket holders come to games or donate their tickets, there will still be empty seats regardless of how small the arena is
Auburn has the same issue. Drives the AD marketing director nuts
They no shite had a guy call in his donation rep to Bitch that he saw on TV someone was sitting in his courtside seat
What do you say to that? To even be offered the privileged of buying those seats you need to have cumulative donations of $250k-500K+
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Posted on 1/21/17 at 9:04 pm to Triple Daves
Doubt Byrne will immediately step in and say "we're getting a new arena!". Give him a year or two, and we'll probably see it happen.
12k would be the perfect size with better student and band placement.
12k would be the perfect size with better student and band placement.
Posted on 1/21/17 at 9:04 pm to GenesChin
Why not just give the season ticket holders a one push donate button, and give them a write off form at the end of the season? Give the tickets to disadvantaged good students in Tuscaloosa/Auburn area.
Posted on 1/21/17 at 9:55 pm to TomRollTideRitter
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Why not just give the season ticket holders a one push donate button
We do
From an Alabama donor I know, they have the same issues btw
1) A lot of these donors are of the quill and parchment not mouse and keyboard generations.
2) These donors are so rich they don't care about letting $200/game seats go empty. They can't be bothered to give tickets to friends, so they clearly don't care about Getting seats filled/others
3) A lot of donors "intend" to go to the game and are last minute cancellations. They refuse to give up their flexibility of having tickets available but too late to give away
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Posted on 1/21/17 at 10:41 pm to GenesChin
You'd think people giving that much money to the school would want to help the team succeed by filling those seats. It seems like this would be a problem at every school, so I wonder what other schools' policies are
Posted on 1/21/17 at 10:43 pm to Triple Daves
Damn that's some big money. Especially considering we'd likely be selling less tickets
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Posted on 1/21/17 at 11:23 pm to TomRollTideRitter
Positive note to end the day on: We are still #4 in the SEC
Posted on 1/21/17 at 11:27 pm to Bamafan15
Another positive note: I'm nowhere near suicidal or this team would have pushed me over the edge by now
Posted on 1/21/17 at 11:31 pm to Bamafan15
I'm just hoping we can finish at a good place in the conference
Posted on 1/22/17 at 12:31 am to TomRollTideRitter
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You'd think people giving that much money to the school would want to help the team succeed by filling those seats
It is a little more complicated than that. A lot of people are just casual bball fans and like big games + increasing their donor level with the tickets. So for the "smaller" games they just forget about them
Posted on 1/22/17 at 12:32 am to Cobrasize
If I was suicidal, I wouldn't have made it to the Avery Johnson era. I would've already ended it during Grant's years
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Posted on 1/22/17 at 12:33 am to TomRollTideRitter
Me too. Would love to finish top 4. Gives us the first 2 days off in the sec tourney.
Posted on 1/22/17 at 8:21 am to Bamafan15
Posted on 1/22/17 at 9:37 am to Gary Busey
It makes sense. As long as it is done right, it is a low cost high reward type situation for him
I realize y'all have done some renovation work but that honestly has little to no meaning. A fresh wave of donors since then who still remember Alabama basketball success are available
I realize y'all have done some renovation work but that honestly has little to no meaning. A fresh wave of donors since then who still remember Alabama basketball success are available
Posted on 1/22/17 at 9:41 am to Bamafan15
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Me too. Would love to finish top 4. Gives us the first 2 days off in the sec tourney.
If there is a cluster of 7-10 win teams, I'd rather fall in the bottom of that grouping due to weird tiebreaker rules etc
Getting a couple of easy wins does more for your record than the forgotten fact that you got a bye or two
Posted on 1/22/17 at 10:20 am to GenesChin
I was really pissed when they kept throwing more money at Coleman and giving it some weak arse renovation in hopes of showing everyone "hey look! We're still investing into the b-ball prorgam!". Wasted money. Swallow your pride and build a new arena. Can be such a game changer for a program like Alabama.
Posted on 1/22/17 at 10:23 am to Bamafan15
Our next stretch of games is rough
Midweek @UGA
Miss State
Midweek @Arkansas
Auburn
Midweek @SCAR
Kentucky
Probably 2-4 if even.
ETA: @UGA and @Arkansas while tough are winnable games
Midweek @UGA
Miss State
Midweek @Arkansas
Auburn
Midweek @SCAR
Kentucky
Probably 2-4 if even.
ETA: @UGA and @Arkansas while tough are winnable games
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