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UGA/Bama students are not going to the games
Posted on 9/26/13 at 11:34 am
Posted on 9/26/13 at 11:34 am
Has Richt lost control of the student body?
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Georgia students left empty 39% of their designated sections of Sanford Stadium over the last four seasons, according to school records of student-ticket scans. Despite their allocation of about 18,000 seats, the number of students at games between 2009 and 2012 never exceeded 15,000.
Winning isn't even necessarily a solution. The average student crowd to see last year's Georgia team—which finished the season ranked No. 5—was almost 6,000 short of maximum capacity.
Even at Alabama, 32% of student seats went unused by students between 2009 and 2012, when the Crimson Tide won three national championships. Alabama coach Nick Saban wrote a flattering letter last week in the student paper to recruit students back.
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Georgia students left empty 39% of their designated sections of Sanford Stadium over the last four seasons, according to school records of student-ticket scans. Despite their allocation of about 18,000 seats, the number of students at games between 2009 and 2012 never exceeded 15,000.
Winning isn't even necessarily a solution. The average student crowd to see last year's Georgia team—which finished the season ranked No. 5—was almost 6,000 short of maximum capacity.
Even at Alabama, 32% of student seats went unused by students between 2009 and 2012, when the Crimson Tide won three national championships. Alabama coach Nick Saban wrote a flattering letter last week in the student paper to recruit students back.
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Posted on 9/26/13 at 11:35 am to parkjas2001
And here I am willing to shell out $300 a ticket. frick
Posted on 9/26/13 at 11:36 am to parkjas2001
If you want the students to show up, quit scheduling games like Georgia State.
Posted on 9/26/13 at 11:36 am to parkjas2001
Dayumn.....
Posted on 9/26/13 at 11:36 am to parkjas2001
Sabin had the rest of the student body sneaking into other schools to place weed and tip cops off on players breaking the law.
Posted on 9/26/13 at 11:36 am to parkjas2001
Our stadium is always full for SEC games.
Posted on 9/26/13 at 11:36 am to parkjas2001
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Alabama coach Nick Saban wrote a flattering letter last week in the student paper to recruit students back.
I doubt he has enough internships available
Posted on 9/26/13 at 11:37 am to parkjas2001
wow 3 championships and 32% of student seats unused.
This is why sidewalk fans are the backbone of SEC football programs. They're some of the most passionate fans around and they fill up the stadium.
This is why sidewalk fans are the backbone of SEC football programs. They're some of the most passionate fans around and they fill up the stadium.
This post was edited on 9/26/13 at 11:38 am
Posted on 9/26/13 at 11:38 am to parkjas2001
The problem is the stupid fricking electronic ticket system.
Go back to regular paper tickets so if you can't go to the game you can just give/sell it to someone else. Problem solved.
Go back to regular paper tickets so if you can't go to the game you can just give/sell it to someone else. Problem solved.
Posted on 9/26/13 at 11:40 am to parkjas2001
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students are not going to the games
Posted on 9/26/13 at 11:49 am to parkjas2001
look at our home schedule for the past few years. it's fricking terrible. 2 south carolina games have been legit, but that is absolutely it. our downtown and bar scene are so damn awesome that people dont go to the shitty games against north texas and FAU. oh well, ill take that trade off any day.
Posted on 9/26/13 at 11:55 am to parkjas2001
Our students suck. I am one of them and I can speak for the majority in saying they're arse holes who think fun is more important than Georgia football. fricking pussies.
Posted on 9/26/13 at 12:12 pm to parkjas2001
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Georgia students left empty 39% of their designated sections of Sanford Stadium
This is not news. This is blatantly obvious if you are a Georgia fan.
Problem #1- Student section either doesn't show up or is half empty at kickoff.
Problem #2- The rest of the ticket holders are ancient and tell everyone around them to be quiet.
Posted on 9/26/13 at 12:22 pm to parkjas2001
I think moving the freshman to the upper deck was a good decision for us. It stops the overcrowding of the lower bowl while pretty much guaranteeing a seat for everyone with a ticket. Unfortunately certain groups like to leave early and leave certain sections close to empty. For the record, I stayed until the end of the last game and I plan on doing that for every game.
Posted on 9/26/13 at 12:34 pm to parkjas2001
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Alabama coach Nick Saban wrote a flattering letter last week in the student paper to recruit students back.
I did not know this until now.
And the letter is actually quite nice -- he doesn't berate the students at all.
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Bryant-Denny Stadium is one of the toughest places to play in the country because of the atmosphere our students and fans help create. You make a huge difference in terms of how our team responds each Saturday. Sometimes the result of a game may come down to a single play, and we all have a role in what the result of that play may be. You have an impact, whether it is the noise on third down when the opposing team has the ball, or the energy you provide for the players when we try to win the fourth quarter.
We have some very exciting home games on the schedule this season, starting this Saturday and then next weekend for a night game against a Top 25 team in Ole Miss. Both games are on national television, and people around the nation will be watching to see how we perform on the field and also taking note of the atmosphere we have at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
Posted on 9/26/13 at 1:00 pm to parkjas2001
As an Alabama alumni who proudly sat in the student section for every game, no matter the weather, from kickoff to the final whistle, I can say that Alabama has one of the worst student sections in the entire country.
Oddly enough winning has made it worse.
They are spoiled, entitled, find the games boring, assume it will be a win, only get excited for SEC/BCS title games, etc.
Oddly enough winning has made it worse.
They are spoiled, entitled, find the games boring, assume it will be a win, only get excited for SEC/BCS title games, etc.
Posted on 9/26/13 at 1:18 pm to parkjas2001
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Has Richt lost control of the student body?
Obviously, it's Miles' fault...
Posted on 9/26/13 at 2:31 pm to parkjas2001
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Has Richt lost control of the student body?
Check my sig
Posted on 9/26/13 at 3:13 pm to parkjas2001
I wonder at times if some students get a bit "over saturated" with it all. I was Mississippi State the year we made the Final Four - the campus literally did not sleep that night. If it had been a common situation, I doubt the same would've been true.
Posted on 9/26/13 at 3:48 pm to parkjas2001
Football is more of a social event to many students now.
USC has had a really really bad issue with our student section. A lot of players and recruits were calling out the students after the Vanderbilt game. The section is usually around 50% empty by the 2nd half kickoff and 80% empty by the middle of the 4th quarter if we have a lead.
USC has had a really really bad issue with our student section. A lot of players and recruits were calling out the students after the Vanderbilt game. The section is usually around 50% empty by the 2nd half kickoff and 80% empty by the middle of the 4th quarter if we have a lead.
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