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Alabama introduces new program to keep students in Bryant-Denny

Posted on 4/2/19 at 4:41 pm
Posted by biggsc
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Posted on 4/2/19 at 4:41 pm
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An email sent Monday to every corner of the University of Alabama campus had Nick Saban’s fingerprints all over it. The message from the school’s athletic department alerted students about their options for buying tickets, informing them of their eligibility for both full and split packages that included a select number of home games. There was also a section outlining the prices — $20 for an SEC matchup and $15 for one of those rent-a-win affairs.


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Then, at the very end, was a note describing a new initiative called “Tide Loyalty Points.” “Through the Tide Loyalty Points program, students will earn points for attending home football games and for their support in the 4th quarter,” the email read. “Those points will contribute to students’ priority access to regular and postseason tickets.” The introduction of this new measure came a mere six months after Saban, the Crimson Tide’s hard-charging coach, used his bully pulpit at the Mal Moore Athletic Center in October to decry the attendance of students at Alabama’s 56-14 win over Louisiana-Lafayette, which kicked off at 11 a.m. and featured swaths of empty seats at Bryant-Denny Stadium in the sections populated by current undergrads and those seeking advanced degrees.


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Most recently, the school brought back the controversial “Dixieland Delight,” which was played in the fourth quarter during the final four home games of the 2018 season as a way to discourage people from leaving early. Now comes the “Tide Loyalty Points,” which appears to be a joint response from Alabama athletics and the student government to address Saban’s concerns and incentivize committed attendance. “Look, our players work too hard and they deserve to have everything and people supporting them in every way and have tremendous spirit for what they’ve done," Saban said last fall. “And they might not be able to continue to do it and we’re going to work hard to continue that but there’s a part of it that other people need to support them, too. And there has to be a sprit that makes it special to play here because that’s what makes it special to be here. And it that’s not here, does it continue to be special to be here or not? That’s the question everybody has to ask and I’m asking it right now.”


Well coach get some better OOC opponents to play here
Posted by 14&Counting
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Posted on 4/2/19 at 5:01 pm to
Better match-ups would fix that problem
Posted by Goldtide1
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Posted on 4/2/19 at 5:29 pm to
So I’m unclear on how this is going to work exactly. Are they going to have to scan in again during the fourth quarter to verify that they are still there? Do they swipe out to leave?
Posted by jryanw
Bham, AL
Member since Dec 2013
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Posted on 4/2/19 at 5:33 pm to
You guys that bitch about the schedule kill me. lol. It's like you'd rather have a game against a football blueblood than win a championship.

Btw Saban has lobbied for a 9th SEC game. The rest of the conference balked at it.
Posted by Bamafan4evr12
Member since Jul 2014
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Posted on 4/2/19 at 6:28 pm to
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Well coach get some better OOC opponents to play here


This ^^^ will help

Also, get rid of the student section in the upper deck of the south end zone and fill it with folks on the waiting list.
Posted by Old Hellen Yeller
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Posted on 4/2/19 at 6:51 pm to
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Alabama introduces new program to keep students in Bryant-Denny


A better schedule hopefully
Posted by Glorious
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Posted on 4/2/19 at 8:20 pm to
Incentivize it all you want youre still asking students to chose a 40 point blowout with no beer, no other games, overpriced food, in 90 degree weather over watching all the games, with beer, with cheaper food, in comfortable conditions
Posted by CrimsonDynasty
Member since Jan 2019
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Posted on 4/3/19 at 9:02 am to
You think Saban is going to schedule tougher games and put his team at a disadvantage when other teams in our league schedule the same way for OOC?

It's an excuse. Fans leave during SEC games as well. Should we play like shite on purpose just to keep you fools entertained? Smh.
Posted by Lordofwrath88
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Posted on 4/3/19 at 12:25 pm to
All this talk about opponents is nice, but a big issue is that the atmosphere is so plastic, corporate and dry at SEC games now adays, I wish the whole CONFERENCE would make some adjustments to encourage a more "supporters" atmosphere.

Like nixing the regulation against flag poles and banners (which are a staple of grass roots support). There are no more confederate flags, the rule has done it's original job. That would be a good start. Basically, make the games FUN to come to the whole time regardless of opponent.









This post was edited on 4/3/19 at 12:27 pm
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