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Ole Miss Football Parking Change
Posted on 3/21/13 at 9:56 am
Posted on 3/21/13 at 9:56 am
So will this effectively prohibit visiting fans from parking on campus? Very limited experience to the parking situation at Ole Miss. The 2003 takeover by LSU is pretty much all I have to go by.
New donation-based parking plan awaits Ole Miss football fans
New donation-based parking plan awaits Ole Miss football fans
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Rebel fans attending home games this fall will have to pay up to park on campus, with where they park and how many parking passes they can get decided by how much they give to the Ole Miss Athletics Foundation.
University officials say the new game-day plan isn’t a moneymaker, but instead designed to enhance safety and accessibility, curb growing traffic congestion, and make for a better time for loyal fans.
"Having the nation's best game-day atmosphere means constantly striving to improve all aspects of the experience," Ross Bjork, Ole Miss director of athletics, said in a news release.
In all, 6,000 parking passes will be available to Athletics Foundation donors. Previously, about 10,000 fan vehicles - representing both Ole Miss and opposing-team fans - crammed onto the campus on game days, said assistant athletic director Dan O’Dowd.
“Safety was huge,” O’Dowd said of the decision to restructure game-day parking. “The second thing is that we feel like if we can better manage the number of cars that come on campus, we can better manage pre-game and post-game traffic. If we are trying to get 6,000 cars off campus instead of 10,000, it will flow a little more smoothly.”
As part of the new plan, all campus parking for home games will require a parking pass in the form of a hangtag that will be checked by security at campus entrances. Cars straddling sidewalks, parking on sides of roads or on grass will be prohibited, both to ensure pedestrian safety and to fulfill Americans with Disabilities Act requirements, foundation officials say.
Any Athletics Foundation members can request a season parking pass; in the past, that was reserved only for those giving at the Athletics Foundation’s highest levels. The minimum donation for eligibility, but not a guarantee of a pass, is $50.
Posted on 3/21/13 at 9:58 am to Bubba Bexley
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"Having the nation's best game-day atmosphere means constantly striving to improve all aspects of the experience," Ross Bjork, Ole Miss director of athletics, said in a news release.
I'll just go ahead and quote this before anyone else. Yeah he said it, deal with it.
Posted on 3/21/13 at 9:58 am to Bubba Bexley
You should donate if you want a parking spot.
Posted on 3/21/13 at 10:00 am to Bubba Bexley
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“Safety was huge,” O’Dowd said of the decision to restructure game-day parking. “The second thing is that we feel like if we can better manage the number of cars that come on campus, we can better manage pre-game and post-game traffic. If we are trying to get 6,000 cars off campus instead of 10,000, it will flow a little more smoothly.”
Well that's some mid-major shite.
Posted on 3/21/13 at 10:19 am to Bubba Bexley
Sounds like parking on the square is going to get a hell of a lot more miserable.
Posted on 3/21/13 at 10:24 am to Bubba Bexley
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University officials say the new game-day plan isn’t a moneymaker, but instead designed to enhance safety and accessibility, curb growing traffic congestion, and make for a better time for loyal fans
That's right, Ole Miss fans... you're 'loyalty' is based on your pocket book... I don't have a dog in this fight, but that's a sack of bullsh*t, IMO.
Posted on 3/21/13 at 10:25 am to Bubba Bexley
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Posted on 3/21/13 at 10:47 am to Bubba Bexley
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University officials say the new game-day plan isn’t a moneymaker, but instead designed to enhance safety and accessibility, curb growing traffic congestion, and make for a better time for loyal fans.
I call BS on this.
Posted on 3/21/13 at 11:18 am to Bubba Bexley
Gotta say I'm shocked that everyone doesn't already pay for on-campus parking.
Our parking is determined by donation level and priority points..
Our parking is determined by donation level and priority points..
Posted on 3/21/13 at 12:22 pm to Bubba Bexley
I don't have a problem with this. I always park near the Square and walk. The only thing that concerns me is if they're still going to allow you to unload for the Grove??
Posted on 3/21/13 at 2:44 pm to Bubba Bexley
My take is that it's a necessary evil if we want to try to keep pace with the rest of the SEC.
/getdatmoney
Like you said, LSU did it and people still pack out LSU's campus to tailgate on gameday.
IMO, the first season is going to be a clusterfrick until they (both the Ath Dept and the fans) all figure out what's going on and how to accomplish their normal routine. Some fans will say frick it and buy passes, others will figure out the holes in the system (as I have done for games at LSU) and get around it or at least, incorporate the additional inconvenience into their gameday schedule.
Anyone who thinks this is outrageous and tries to convince everyone that this is unacceptable is overreacting and needs to settle the frick down and realize that the system will normalize and find it's balance.
Welcome to a properly run Ath Dept.
/getdatmoney
Like you said, LSU did it and people still pack out LSU's campus to tailgate on gameday.
IMO, the first season is going to be a clusterfrick until they (both the Ath Dept and the fans) all figure out what's going on and how to accomplish their normal routine. Some fans will say frick it and buy passes, others will figure out the holes in the system (as I have done for games at LSU) and get around it or at least, incorporate the additional inconvenience into their gameday schedule.
Anyone who thinks this is outrageous and tries to convince everyone that this is unacceptable is overreacting and needs to settle the frick down and realize that the system will normalize and find it's balance.
Welcome to a properly run Ath Dept.
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