Texas A&M 'donations amount' check

pretty sure you also have to give up the soul of your first born male son.

if yours has already been sold off you have to give up two souls to make up for it.

Holy shite, my donation amount is way lower than that and I've had my seats for 25 years. West Side, 2nd Deck, Sect 416. Gave up first born son. Didn't need him.

A donation of $1650 a seat puts them on second deck east-side I think. Sitting in the zone is actally pretty cheap, most go for less than $100 per year per seat.

Unless one has a TON of disposable income, I've never understood paying several thousand in donations per year per seat. Outside of a very select few east-side sections that are essrntially impossible to ever get anyway it just isnt worth it. The view isnt thousands of dollars better.

Faculty side, 20 yard line, first deck, last row, first 4 seats, covered. Maybe this info helps.

So $6600 is high compared to others I see now, but parents did say the increase in seat price versus last year went up much more for the endzone seats because the seats are new and upgraded. We're all contributing in very clever ways.

It's a bit much to justify $8,700 for four season tickets, meaning around $1250 per game based on 7 home games. That really puts the importance of seeing Rice or SMU at home into perspective.

Looks like we are going to give up the tickets and buy for a particular game. Even if we get gouged, I'm sure it will be less than $1250 for 4 tickets.

There is also the tailgate option. They hear the game for free while still chillin at their campsite watching the game with beer and food in hand. Hmmm...

I'm thinking it's good I moved away from Texas or I might actually fall for this scam. Hell I thought I was doing something sending them $1K for essentially nothing other than the mag, but I see now I'm basically trailer trash.

Sat next to a guy a few years back who did just that. Both he and his spouse worked for Dow Corning, and they did a 2:1 corporate match. He and his wife each donated end of December, and then again in January. The combined amount of the (4) donations was enough to get Endowed seats that year.

He is armchair, 50 yard-line forever -- just for the cost of the season tickets.

For a lot of people it's pure petty status. They want to be able to brag to their old classmates and whoever about having better seats.

Then there are some who, as far as I can tell, just don't follow sports outside of A&M and have no basis for comparing costs & amenities, and have no competing interests for entertainment dollars. They're not thinking about which NFL games or big match ups at other schools they could see for the same (or less) money, they are ONLY thinking about how good their seats at Kyle will be.