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Posted on 9/17/23 at 1:27 pm
Posted on 9/17/23 at 1:27 pm
Working with my Architect Friday. A lifetime UGA fan. His dad and grandad life long fans. They always used his fathers tickets because they didn’t need more.
His father passed last year and three days later he gets a condolences email from the school that includes for him not to contribute to his dads account. He could, however, contribute $150k and continue the account. His two daughters grew up UGA fans but couldn’t get in with current standards (both went to Ole Miss). He sat wearing Friday UGA attire telling me how he doesn’t go to games anymore (he could swing the money IF he wanted to but the father and daughter thing caused him to back away).
We have four generations of Dawgs at our tailgate. A few of which haven’t missed but one WLOCP since early 70s and have seen every SEC stadium and all the high profile away games. Most of the third generation have always used their parents tickets as they grew up going to the games with them. They are mostly middle income families with 1/2/3 younger children.
Most of them can’t afford to get in on tickets at current minimum contributions and even if they did would be bad seats.
What will be of the “average” UGA legacy families? The ones that went through it all but can’t contribute at the current rates and will one day lose ticket access. The ones whose kids likely won’t be able to attend like three generations prior did.
Just thinking of how much the games, those tickets have meant to everybody.
The only way to transfer to your kids (one time) is to be in the Silver Circle-$1 million.
Currently, UGA Athletic policies essential dictate that in the coming 10-15 years, a majority of family lifetime holders will come to an end- the average fan. The ones that went through it all when we sucked so bad.
I wonder how many bad years we would have to have to turn that policy around? It is about the only thing that would make me wish we sucked for a while.
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Posted on 9/17/23 at 1:31 pm to RealDawg
Saudis will probably be filling up those seats soon.
Posted on 9/17/23 at 1:36 pm to RealDawg
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The ones that went through it all but can’t contribute at the current rates
I think the cheapest contribution is $275 per seat which is nothing, considering once you're in and have a season ticket its yours forever as long as you make the minimum contribution. What sucks is the proliferation of magill/hedges/silver circle/etc societies of people that hbarely or never contributed ever but are now putting down serious cash and skyrocketing up to the top of the list. What that's doing is massively incrasing the minimum for first-time ticket holders makign a much tougher barrier for entry, and it's also super fricking over people that go to away games. Big time.
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The only way to transfer to your kids (one time) is to be in the Silver Circle-$1 million.
this isn't new though, to my knowedlge you've never been able to pass down or bequeath season tickets. It kinda sucks but it's been this way forever.
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UGA Athletic policies essential dictate that in the coming 10-15 years, a majority of family lifetime holders will come to an end
well, yeah in a way. The old folks that have been contributing for decades will die off wiht their tickets but it's been that way for ages. If their offspring want to continue that family tradition they can start contributing as early as they're able. Not thousands at at a time but a few hundred per year even though that won't get them tickets. Then in a couple years they'l get their own tickets for life. I think there's been some years even in the kirby-era where the last person to get new season ticktes had a lifetime contribution of like $1,000 or something.
Posted on 9/17/23 at 2:16 pm to WG_Dawg
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I think the cheapest contribution is $275 per seat which is nothing
Not sure that has been a realistic number for a while. It was has high as $10k at one point…not sure this year.
I can assure you in the past there was a transfer methodology (public or not) of family tickets. Hell they used to not be able to sell them all.
What fricks over away tickets so much is all those donors taking them down and then reselling them + 30%+ broker fees. Then UGA cuts side deals with brokers.
Unused tickets should go back into season ticket database and only available to resell at face value to season ticket holders…if they cared about their fans.
There should be a one time family gift amount ..not $1 fn million, that allows legacy fans to continue through immediate family…kids.
Again, no resell of season tickets. Give them away or back in the pool for other fans.
Let’s not pretend they actually give a shite about the “fans”.
Posted on 9/17/23 at 2:26 pm to RealDawg
77 Graduate and started buying season tickets in 1981 when the East end zone was enclosed. My seats were on the South side upper level where the old and new met (one seat in old stadium one seat in new addition) I've given more than the minimum some years just to try to gain advantage over others for away seats. That strategy worked for a few years and got some away game tickets. Gave up on that when the current Magill etc blew that strategy out the window. My 2 boys (both UGA grads) both have taken the opinion that season tickets are a waste, they'll pay whatever on Stubhub for the games they want to attend. I'll keep the season tickets as long as I'm able to attend games but I have no chance at getting away tickets through the UGAAA.
Posted on 9/17/23 at 2:39 pm to Dawgman77
We had two sets of 4 tickets in the family. I give the minimum since a few years before Richt. The other set was let go.
It’s crazy that 20-30 years of giving won’t even get you a nose bleed away ticket. Especially knowing a large percentage do those are just put on the market.
They never would but COULD since tickets are digital only not allow broker resell. Use them, give them away or return to pool. You get face value back if they sell.
Brokers shouldn’t take 30% gain off our fans. Technically, there is no reason for this.
Whatever the minimum ticket contribution is at the time of a parents death, should they be named the recipient by the parent (avoid probable fights), should be all that is needed to continue the tickets.
It’s crazy that 20-30 years of giving won’t even get you a nose bleed away ticket. Especially knowing a large percentage do those are just put on the market.
They never would but COULD since tickets are digital only not allow broker resell. Use them, give them away or return to pool. You get face value back if they sell.
Brokers shouldn’t take 30% gain off our fans. Technically, there is no reason for this.
Whatever the minimum ticket contribution is at the time of a parents death, should they be named the recipient by the parent (avoid probable fights), should be all that is needed to continue the tickets.
Posted on 9/17/23 at 4:10 pm to RealDawg
I would like to see the AA somehow factor in how long you have been a season ticket holder along with how many dollars you have given. It would at least give long time fans some additional priority. Of course, dropping 100K into the till would probably still be more points.
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