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Ticket face values...and WVA tix open to the general public.
Posted on 6/23/14 at 12:40 pm
Posted on 6/23/14 at 12:40 pm
Texas A&M...$100
Auburn...$100
Miss. State...$75
Seriously? aTm the same as Auburn? Up until this year, there was one game each year that was $70 or $75. All the other SEC games were 55-60. Now suddenly two games are $100 each.
Lady in the ticket office says that our ticket prices are set by the SEC and the NCAA. Not sure I buy that.
I found out the ticket prices because they sent me an offer to buy additional tickets. I have (relatively speaking) few Tide Pride points. I've never been given an opportunity to buy extra tickets to a game with a team like aTm.
Also, WVA tickets are now available for the general public.
That's right, just as a poster earlier posted a link where we could go to the WVA site and buy from their allotment, WVA fans can now go to roll tide.com and buy upper level $80 tickets from our allotment.
In addition, $130 level tickets which Alabama had set aside for other non-TidePride groups...faculty, lettermen, etc...are now available for Tide Pride members. So those groups aren't buying so many, either. After initially being unable to sell me $140 tickets, now they are trying to get me to buy the previously unavailable $130 tickets.
I speculated in the earlier thread that we might not sell out our allotment. Now I think that's even more possible.
And I'm not buying that the NCAA tells our ticket office that (a) the aTm game has to be the same price as the Auburn game, and (b) the aTm game has to be $100. I could obviously be wrong. But it's obvious that Alabama is having more trouble selling football tickets than ever before. Yeah, I get that selling 90,000 tickets at one price may bring more revenue than selling 100,000 at a lesser price. But if Saban says anything in the media this year about a few thousand empty seats, Battle needs to come back and say, "yeah, but we made more more money. And we're happier making more money and having a few thousand empty seats"
Auburn...$100
Miss. State...$75
Seriously? aTm the same as Auburn? Up until this year, there was one game each year that was $70 or $75. All the other SEC games were 55-60. Now suddenly two games are $100 each.
Lady in the ticket office says that our ticket prices are set by the SEC and the NCAA. Not sure I buy that.
I found out the ticket prices because they sent me an offer to buy additional tickets. I have (relatively speaking) few Tide Pride points. I've never been given an opportunity to buy extra tickets to a game with a team like aTm.
Also, WVA tickets are now available for the general public.
That's right, just as a poster earlier posted a link where we could go to the WVA site and buy from their allotment, WVA fans can now go to roll tide.com and buy upper level $80 tickets from our allotment.
In addition, $130 level tickets which Alabama had set aside for other non-TidePride groups...faculty, lettermen, etc...are now available for Tide Pride members. So those groups aren't buying so many, either. After initially being unable to sell me $140 tickets, now they are trying to get me to buy the previously unavailable $130 tickets.
I speculated in the earlier thread that we might not sell out our allotment. Now I think that's even more possible.
And I'm not buying that the NCAA tells our ticket office that (a) the aTm game has to be the same price as the Auburn game, and (b) the aTm game has to be $100. I could obviously be wrong. But it's obvious that Alabama is having more trouble selling football tickets than ever before. Yeah, I get that selling 90,000 tickets at one price may bring more revenue than selling 100,000 at a lesser price. But if Saban says anything in the media this year about a few thousand empty seats, Battle needs to come back and say, "yeah, but we made more more money. And we're happier making more money and having a few thousand empty seats"
This post was edited on 6/23/14 at 12:44 pm
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Posted on 6/23/14 at 2:52 pm to BamaGradinTn
I've been in a slow transition from going to games to watching them on the HDTV.
Going to Bryant Denny for ANY game is expensive when you take everything into account. I get better seats , save money and don't feel like I wasted a whole day if I watch from home.
Going to Bryant Denny for ANY game is expensive when you take everything into account. I get better seats , save money and don't feel like I wasted a whole day if I watch from home.
Posted on 6/23/14 at 3:01 pm to BamaGradinTn
I read an article a couple weeks ago about how Michigan is having difficulty selling out for the season. Combination of increased ticket prices, too many bad opponents, increased TV coverage of games, HD TVs, and the administration treating fans more like customers than fans.
Michigan tix article
Michigan tix article
quote:
Fans are fed up paying steakhouse prices for junk food opponents — and junk food itself — while enduring endless promotions. The more college football caters to the TV audience at home, the more fans paying to sit in those seats feel like suckers.
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Posted on 6/23/14 at 3:06 pm to sarc
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administration treating fans more like customers than fans
bingo
Posted on 6/23/14 at 3:21 pm to BamaGradinTn
It's just economically baffling to me. Fewer people going to games? Let's increase ticket prices AGAIN! There's a serious flaw with the way things are going... it has to do with cost and time. Time being more important, imo. The parking situation needs restructuring and ticket costs should be lower. People aren't not attending because there's no wifi, people aren't attending because you pay over $300 to waste your entire day for a game you know you're going to win, while other exciting matchups are going on.
1) Open up all University parking spaces. Build a lot closer than downtown. Parking, parking, parking.
2) Lower costs by section. You shouldn't be paying the same amount for NN-5 that you are J. Create 2 ticket deals for the upper end zones.
3) Show highlights and updates from other SEC and top-10 games from around the nation. MS State showed the Auburn-Georgia game on the jumbotron before the Alabama game this year. I thought that was great. Let's do that... show the game right before ours while nothing's going on except the countdown
1) Open up all University parking spaces. Build a lot closer than downtown. Parking, parking, parking.
2) Lower costs by section. You shouldn't be paying the same amount for NN-5 that you are J. Create 2 ticket deals for the upper end zones.
3) Show highlights and updates from other SEC and top-10 games from around the nation. MS State showed the Auburn-Georgia game on the jumbotron before the Alabama game this year. I thought that was great. Let's do that... show the game right before ours while nothing's going on except the countdown
Posted on 6/23/14 at 4:02 pm to Bama Bird
It's amazing to me they're even still able to sell out season tickets. The secondary market is flooded with tickets to just about every game, and if you play it right you can almost always find tickets for at or below face value. Especially these last couple of years where we've had that awful 8PM kickoff.
The wife and I make decent money, and we were priced out of season tickets a few years ago. I don't see how the average family does it every year. I mean we could do it, but it would mean sacrificing a beach trip every summer, or cutting our contributions to retirement or college savings plans. We go to 1 or 2 games a year and don't even buy tickets until we get down there and have always been able to find them outside the stadium.
The wife and I make decent money, and we were priced out of season tickets a few years ago. I don't see how the average family does it every year. I mean we could do it, but it would mean sacrificing a beach trip every summer, or cutting our contributions to retirement or college savings plans. We go to 1 or 2 games a year and don't even buy tickets until we get down there and have always been able to find them outside the stadium.
Posted on 6/23/14 at 5:42 pm to Bama Bird
They don't need to open up residential spots, but commuter spots are fine.
Posted on 6/23/14 at 6:50 pm to Crimson G
That's what I meant. I know what a pain it is for on-campus students during football saturdays
Posted on 6/24/14 at 12:04 pm to Bama Bird
I've purchased season tickets off ebay the past 2 years for basically face value (1,000 for a pair of UL, sideline seats), and every game besides LSU, I would have gotten into the game for almost half of what I paid. It's ridiculous. I felt like I was getting ripped off by paying face!
The school knows better than to charge for these junk games. This year, unless I can find a pair for 800, I'm just going to go on a game-by-game basis. Seriously, screw the University for such price gouging. I'm not one to bitch and moan about this kind of stuff either--mainly because, I've always enjoyed the atmosphere of being in Tuscaloosa on gamedays. It wasn't until last year against Arkansas when I realized I paid way too much money for the day between travel, tickets, tailgating, food, etc (400 bucks) to have a relatively, lackluster experience.
With the CFB playoffs, we can afford to play more quality games. I hate we signed up Western Kentucky in 2016. WHO CARES?! Unless you live within an hour of Tuscaloosa, that's not worth driving to see anymore.
The school knows better than to charge for these junk games. This year, unless I can find a pair for 800, I'm just going to go on a game-by-game basis. Seriously, screw the University for such price gouging. I'm not one to bitch and moan about this kind of stuff either--mainly because, I've always enjoyed the atmosphere of being in Tuscaloosa on gamedays. It wasn't until last year against Arkansas when I realized I paid way too much money for the day between travel, tickets, tailgating, food, etc (400 bucks) to have a relatively, lackluster experience.
With the CFB playoffs, we can afford to play more quality games. I hate we signed up Western Kentucky in 2016. WHO CARES?! Unless you live within an hour of Tuscaloosa, that's not worth driving to see anymore.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 12:17 pm to ATLabama
I miss paying $35 for all the home games and going to away games and getting student tickets for basically free 
Posted on 6/24/14 at 4:28 pm to Patton
I remember when people were up in arms because we raised student ticket prices to $70 
I paid $240 yesterday to watch a team that's not even going to a bowl game
I paid $240 yesterday to watch a team that's not even going to a bowl game
Posted on 6/25/14 at 12:58 pm to Bama Bird
Prices for Alabama went up to $70 for student tickets? Still isn't bad, considering Ole Miss student tickets are $120. That's right. Ole Miss. Football. Student Tickets. One-Hundred and Twenty Dollars.
Posted on 6/25/14 at 1:14 pm to ATLabama
I was able to find a ticket the morning of the game in 2009 in Oxford. More hype this time around but it's not like finding a ticket in Baton Rouge or Athens to a big game.
Posted on 6/25/14 at 1:15 pm to ATLabama
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Prices for Alabama went up to $70 for student tickets? Still isn't bad, considering Ole Miss student tickets are $120. That's right. Ole Miss. Football. Student Tickets. One-Hundred and Twenty Dollars.
Probably one of the reasons why it's so high is mainly because of the Bama game. That's going to be big. College Gameday might even be there.
This post was edited on 6/25/14 at 1:16 pm
Posted on 6/26/14 at 1:41 am to BamaGradinTn
I had this discussion with a family member who has been in TP for years and years. They are pissed. When Saban and Battle look around at the empty seats this year, they better point the finger at themselves because this is their doing. Garbage games at record prices.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 11:06 am to Old Hellen Yeller
Yeah, I have started just going down and tailgating with the TV instead of going into the game. All the atmosphere, 1/4th the price. I doubt we will go for many this year though. Its getting too easy to just sit on the couch with a cold beer and watch.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 1:06 pm to ThaKaptin
I have made it a routine to go to two games a year. But they are beginning to be more away games and bowl games.
Away games because I have not been to every campus/stadium yet. Bowl games for the same reason.
Did BCS in 2012. The only game I could imagine spending big money on would be sec champ. But even then I would need to know I got a deal on tix before I bought airfare/hotel. It is just becoming a hassle to travel/spend all that $ when TV offers a great product.
Away games because I have not been to every campus/stadium yet. Bowl games for the same reason.
Did BCS in 2012. The only game I could imagine spending big money on would be sec champ. But even then I would need to know I got a deal on tix before I bought airfare/hotel. It is just becoming a hassle to travel/spend all that $ when TV offers a great product.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 9:05 pm to cjared036
All I know is, there is a waiting list, and it's still jammed. I signed up in July 2007 for Tide Pride, and I got an e-mail from a friend who was in the Tide Pride office that said I was still probably a "year or two" away from getting seats.
I'm telling you, even for this year's slate of games, if you just went to campus, tailgated, and made a round 20 minutes before kickoff to get seats, you'd never pay more than face.
Let's face it-- Tuscaloosa is a destination more so than a metropolis. The people on campus are a finite group of people, most of whom have tickets. With tailgating and HDTV being so good, many people are perfectly fine with staying on the quad. Besides the Iron Bowl next year, I doubt I'll ever pay more than 70 a ticket for any game.
When I do get off the Tide Pride list, I will still buy the seats. A way to make a tax-deductible gift to UA athletics, and, avoid the (albeit, small) hassle of haggling before the game.
But if you want to attend a game this year, show up, tailgate, wait til' 20 minutes before kickoff and find a guy selling tickets outside his tent (he's too lazy to go out and get full value), and enjoy the game. Worst case scenario? You stay on the quad! There is free beer! Free food!
I'm telling you, even for this year's slate of games, if you just went to campus, tailgated, and made a round 20 minutes before kickoff to get seats, you'd never pay more than face.
Let's face it-- Tuscaloosa is a destination more so than a metropolis. The people on campus are a finite group of people, most of whom have tickets. With tailgating and HDTV being so good, many people are perfectly fine with staying on the quad. Besides the Iron Bowl next year, I doubt I'll ever pay more than 70 a ticket for any game.
When I do get off the Tide Pride list, I will still buy the seats. A way to make a tax-deductible gift to UA athletics, and, avoid the (albeit, small) hassle of haggling before the game.
But if you want to attend a game this year, show up, tailgate, wait til' 20 minutes before kickoff and find a guy selling tickets outside his tent (he's too lazy to go out and get full value), and enjoy the game. Worst case scenario? You stay on the quad! There is free beer! Free food!
Posted on 6/27/14 at 9:46 am to ATLabama
quote:You're dead on with this statement...It's exactly we what we do..
But if you want to attend a game this year, show up, tailgate, wait til' 20 minutes before kickoff and find a guy selling tickets outside his tent (he's too lazy to go out and get full value), and enjoy the game. Worst case scenario? You stay on the quad! There is free beer! Free food!
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