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Posted on 5/30/14 at 1:47 pm to BlackPawnMartyr
Posted on 5/30/14 at 1:47 pm to BlackPawnMartyr
Don't get me wrong...I think that overall Battle has done a decent job up to now, and I'm certainly not ready to kick him to the curb over this, but this gives him a huge black eye as far as I'm concerned. Someone should remind him (as Mountaineer fans should remind Oliver Luck) that they work for us...not Chik-Fil-A. This isn't a freaking bowl game. And I'm not buying the whole explanation of the new playoff system, etc. Battle and Luck agreed to this nonsense. An increase from $60/$90 to $80/$140 is absurd. And the reason our tickets are higher than WVA's is that Battle decided to allocate the lesser expensive $120 and $130 tickets to others within the university...i.e., not Tide Pride. So says the ticket office, anyway.
Don't be surprised if WVA sends tickets back. The fact that we can go on their website and buy them is indication that they can't sell them to their season ticket holders. It would be very interesting to see what happens if Alabama can't sell out of the $140 seats. $140 to see a team that wasn't bowl eligible last year and probably won't be this year...yet they want to price it like a bowl game.
Failure to correct the basketball situation is strike one.
This is strike two.
I realize that at his age Battle is probably just keeping the seat warm for someone else, but one more strike and I'll be ready to see him be given his gold watch and sent on his way.
Don't be surprised if WVA sends tickets back. The fact that we can go on their website and buy them is indication that they can't sell them to their season ticket holders. It would be very interesting to see what happens if Alabama can't sell out of the $140 seats. $140 to see a team that wasn't bowl eligible last year and probably won't be this year...yet they want to price it like a bowl game.
Failure to correct the basketball situation is strike one.
This is strike two.
I realize that at his age Battle is probably just keeping the seat warm for someone else, but one more strike and I'll be ready to see him be given his gold watch and sent on his way.
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Posted on 5/30/14 at 2:11 pm to BamaGradinTn
Selling 95% of your tickets is better than selling 100% at a lower price.
There is also the issue of scalpers, who only exist because the tickets are cheaper than what people are willing to pay. To remedy this, they increased the price so that people wanting tickets would be inclined to buy them through official channels.
Do you see what I'm getting at?
at 10,000 seats selling for an average of 80 bucks is 800,000.
Selling 9,500 seats at an average of $100 is $950,000.
The whole thing is about money,
and the unpleasant reality that as long as people are willing to pay more than face you just end up with scalpers pocketing what could have been money to the University.
There is also the issue of scalpers, who only exist because the tickets are cheaper than what people are willing to pay. To remedy this, they increased the price so that people wanting tickets would be inclined to buy them through official channels.
Do you see what I'm getting at?
at 10,000 seats selling for an average of 80 bucks is 800,000.
Selling 9,500 seats at an average of $100 is $950,000.
The whole thing is about money,
and the unpleasant reality that as long as people are willing to pay more than face you just end up with scalpers pocketing what could have been money to the University.
Posted on 5/30/14 at 11:30 pm to BamaGradinTn
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if Alabama can't sell out the $140 seats
I'm almost positive that all the tickets we were allocated, $140 or otherwise, are spoken for via Tide Pride and what not. Same as any other Alabama football game.
Spleen is right though, if you're going to buy tickets wait till closer to time. No way WVU will sell all of their tickets, but there will be plenty around regardless.
This post was edited on 5/30/14 at 11:32 pm
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