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Just read an article on declining attendance in college football...
Posted on 1/10/20 at 6:36 pm
Posted on 1/10/20 at 6:36 pm
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It specifically targets student attendance and they bring up a good point: why are student tickets not free? I understand colleges are greedy, but they obviously want their stadiums to be full and loud too, which means you need a lot of students. This alone would solve a good portion of the problem
It specifically targets student attendance and they bring up a good point: why are student tickets not free? I understand colleges are greedy, but they obviously want their stadiums to be full and loud too, which means you need a lot of students. This alone would solve a good portion of the problem
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Posted on 1/10/20 at 6:38 pm to GoGators04
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why are student tickets not free?
Some schools do this. Bigger ones don’t because they want money.
This post was edited on 1/10/20 at 6:39 pm
Posted on 1/10/20 at 6:39 pm to GoGators04
These modern TV’s are like a window to the soul. Plus you have your own beer and toilet. In short, home is better.
Posted on 1/10/20 at 6:43 pm to Shoney
Expand the playoff, stop playing "money" games, and make strength of schedule a major component for entry into an expanded playoff. Attendance will go back up.
Posted on 1/10/20 at 6:44 pm to GoGators04
Coach Saban is making students wear ankle bracelets in 2020.
This post was edited on 1/11/20 at 7:05 pm
Posted on 1/10/20 at 6:46 pm to GoGators04
Free tickets, better scheduling, more favorable kickoff times. Can't blame students for not wanting to watch State U SEC school pound Directional University with a 12:00 kickoff in 100 degree September weather with a hangover.
Posted on 1/10/20 at 6:49 pm to GoGators04
These kids just don't care about college football anymore.
At the least they have access to heavily discounted tickets, most aren't even motivated by that. Outside of the SEC it's far worse.
Universities don't care short of the fact that discounted/good seating is going to waste vs being sold at higher values. It's only going to get worse I'm afraid... won't matter though, the almighty dollar is still flowing in by way of media contracts.
At the least they have access to heavily discounted tickets, most aren't even motivated by that. Outside of the SEC it's far worse.
Universities don't care short of the fact that discounted/good seating is going to waste vs being sold at higher values. It's only going to get worse I'm afraid... won't matter though, the almighty dollar is still flowing in by way of media contracts.
Posted on 1/10/20 at 6:51 pm to GoGators04
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why are student tickets not free?
Supply and demand. At LSU, demand for student tickets exceeds the supply - to the point that freshmen have to pick a 4-game package rather than season tickets. I assume the other big programs (UF, Bama, UGA, etc.) can say the same. As another poster mentioned, some schools with excess supply do have free student admission.
The issue is that the demand only really applies to certain games. Using LSU as an example - you can usually count on a packed house for opponents like Bama, UF, and Auburn. But the fact is that there’s not a ton of demand among students when it comes to Utah State or even Ole Miss/Arkansas.
LSU encourages students to attend these games in two ways: they sell student tickets as a season package, and they use a priority point system for away game and postseason ticket allotment. What happens, though, is that students come to the cupcake games to scan their ID.. then they leave.
I think the way around this is: Make cupcake games free admission, first come first serve for students. The school knows which games will be high demand. Keep the priority point system as well.
Also, part of the problem is just quality of opponents. Season ticket holders have the same gripes.. I think you’re seeing more and more pushback from fans about the shitty matchups that are used to fill schedules.
Just my 2 cents.
This post was edited on 1/10/20 at 6:57 pm
Posted on 1/10/20 at 6:52 pm to GoGators04
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why are student tickets not free?
Just show up for a predetermined number of seats or students grab tickets for games they never intend on attending?
Posted on 1/10/20 at 6:52 pm to GoGators04
Both UGA and USC student tix were free when I was in school at those places....curious as to when they began to charge.
Posted on 1/10/20 at 6:57 pm to GoGators04
Well, tickets to a big SEC game are $100+.
To take a family of four to a football game?
$400 - tickets.
$100 - food
$50 - gas
$50 - Misc.
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$600
Now, if you live far enough away you have to rent a hotel for a night or two. You can push that total to $800-1000
$800 - $1000 to take the family to a football game.
I wonder why people are watching on the big screen at home?
To take a family of four to a football game?
$400 - tickets.
$100 - food
$50 - gas
$50 - Misc.
_____
$600
Now, if you live far enough away you have to rent a hotel for a night or two. You can push that total to $800-1000
$800 - $1000 to take the family to a football game.
I wonder why people are watching on the big screen at home?
This post was edited on 1/10/20 at 6:58 pm
Posted on 1/10/20 at 7:09 pm to Rock Floyd
Shizum bruh, I'ma drop that on a trip for me and the girlfriend to a UGA game and I've got season tickets. I've gotten to where I go to the good games and sell the tickets to the rest. Sometimes you can't give away tickets to an early season, early kickoff snoozer. By the time you figure a hotel room (2 night minimum), cute Instagram brunches on Saturday and Sunday, tailgate contribution, booze, something from the bookstore, and a little nightlife and I can drop a G spot easily on a weekend.
Vis a vis staying at home and being able to shoot birds in the morning or play a round of golf, produce my own concessions, and not deal with traffic....I'll definitely always want to go to the Georgia-SEC games, but I get why folks stay home. When a couple of little Enoses come along in a few years I'll be doing good to make a game a year I'm sure. I don't see how families afford it. I guess you can drop the hotel room but my Four Seasons syndrome won't let me sleep on couches anymore and who really wants to drive home after a day of drinking and tailgating and going to a game?
Vis a vis staying at home and being able to shoot birds in the morning or play a round of golf, produce my own concessions, and not deal with traffic....I'll definitely always want to go to the Georgia-SEC games, but I get why folks stay home. When a couple of little Enoses come along in a few years I'll be doing good to make a game a year I'm sure. I don't see how families afford it. I guess you can drop the hotel room but my Four Seasons syndrome won't let me sleep on couches anymore and who really wants to drive home after a day of drinking and tailgating and going to a game?
This post was edited on 1/10/20 at 7:12 pm
Posted on 1/10/20 at 7:12 pm to Enos Burdette
Get rid of the NCAA that turns a blind eye to some programs and casts it's false image of integrity on others.
Honestly - People have realized that at it's core the game is rigged.
Honestly - People have realized that at it's core the game is rigged.
Posted on 1/10/20 at 7:15 pm to Enos Burdette
Subtle "I have a girlfriend and lower-middle class job with no responsibilities" brag.
Posted on 1/10/20 at 7:18 pm to deeprig9
You just heard about me and came to see what I'd say....
Haaaaaayyyyyyy playa........
Haaaaaayyyyyyy playa........
Posted on 1/10/20 at 7:20 pm to GoGators04
Uf student tickets are extremely affordable. They're only about $160 for season tickets.
This post was edited on 1/10/20 at 7:22 pm
Posted on 1/10/20 at 7:20 pm to Shaft Williams
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strength of schedule
Alabama would never get in
Posted on 1/10/20 at 7:29 pm to MoarKilometers
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Just show up for a predetermined number of seats or students grab tickets for games they never intend on attending?
No. You register and get your season ticket package just like everyone else.
That's how it was when I was at Bama, but I think we had to pay like $4 for the season. Tickets were part of registration.
You had to stand in line at Coleman during registration to pick up your tickets. One year the girl in front of me traded me her Penn State ticket for Southern Miss.Posted on 1/10/20 at 7:33 pm to GaryGator
Damn uga is cheaper than that
Posted on 1/10/20 at 7:42 pm to GoGators04
nobody goes to see a shitty team no matter if the tickets are cheap or free.
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