Student Ticket Changes - Penalties If You Don't Attend!

[J4Bama]

That plan absolutely stinks. The University should have no right to enforce a plan like that. Would they do the same to season ticket holders in the general fan section if they didn't go to the games?? No therefore the students shouldn't have to either. My opinion is that seniority comes first when it comes to tickets. Sr, Jr, Soph then Freshman, it's not fair to a senior who has been there 3 or 4 years who can't get season tickets because some new freshman gets a set of tickets. So what happens when a student with season tickets has to work on certain Saturdays and ends up missing three or more games? Is that fair that they get penalized next year? Leave the system the way it is. I didn't get season tickets when I was a freshman but I dealt with it and life went on.

I am a season ticket holder and make the drive down from Atlanta EVERY saturday no matter what is going on. You want to know why the University doesn't penalize Tide Pride members for not attending games?? Because we pay hundreds of dollars for the tickets and make a nice little donation to Tide Pride. It's a shame when students can purchase the entire season dirt cheap and have to drive a mile or two from their apartment and can't show up to the game if it's not a big time opponent. It was even more of a slap in the face to our team this year being #1 and the students STILL didn't pack their section.

 

[kfo9494]

I am a season ticket holder and make the drive down from Atlanta EVERY saturday no matter what is going on.

How about a round of applause.
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However some people, unlike yourself, have duties and responsibilites that make attending all games impossible.
My daughter is a senior ths year. She is a member of the ROTC and also has a part time job, She attends all the games that she can but has to work a few weekends plus has drills one weekend a month.
Her employer, on gameday, has all the employees working.
she either has the early shift or the late shift. Meaning if she has the early shift she gets off about 5 and can attend the entire game only if it is a late start game. A 2pm game she gets off runs to the stadium and catches the last quarter. But an 11 30 am game is out of the questions.
If she has the late shift, a 2pm game can only be attended till about half-time and then she has to leave the game in order to make work,
This will not effect my daughter since she will graduate in a few months. But I do understand why some poorer student, who may have to work just to attend school ,feel like this is incorrect.
Life sometimes is not as simple as making EVERY game when you only live a few miles from BDS.

 

[RT3413]

That plan absolutely stinks. The University should have no right to enforce a plan like that. Would they do the same to season ticket holders in the general fan section if they didn't go to the games??

I will admit I haven't been to EVERY game on campus since I've had season tickets. But what I have done is made sure that SOMEONE has used our tickets for every game.

The Athletic Department has spent tons (and trust me, I work in the ticketing technology industry, it was tons) of money to put in place a system where students could donate their tickets to others if they can't go.

The point here is since there aren't tickets for everyone, students should realize how lucky they are to have tickets and make sure that if they aren't going to go that the tickets get used. There was only one game last year (Ms State) where there were more tickets available on the donation site than there were people waiting to get tickets. But yet even at the Auburn game 5% of tickets went unused.

That's just a plain shame. There is NO WAY 5% of the general tickets in the stadium went unused for that game.... that would have been over 4,500 tickets. If the rest of the folks, who drive an average of 50+ miles to attend the games and pay hundreds of dollars to go, can make it then the students should at least be expected to make sure someone uses their $5 ticket.

 

[Bama4Ever831]

I just hope my daughter will be able to get tickets for this fall. She will be an incoming freshman. I can guarantee you...she will be there before gametime and won't leave til the clock strikes zero. She loves Bama football as much as her Dad does!

Just make sure she is sitting by the computer as the ticket purchase time is about to start.

This plan won't affect me at all next year. I'll wake up at whatever time necessary to buy tickets and I will be at every game. What everyone else does is their business. I'll only be a Junior so I doubt I'll get postseason tickets anyway.

 

[TIDE24]

I am a season ticket holder and make the drive down from Atlanta EVERY saturday no matter what is going on.

J4 - Amen brother. I live in Memphis and have not missed a home game in five years.

 

[ghickok234]

My daughter is a senior ths year. She is a member of the ROTC and also has a part time job, She attends all the games that she can but has to work a few weekends plus has drills one weekend a month.
Her employer, on gameday, has all the employees working.
she either has the early shift or the late shift. Meaning if she has the early shift she gets off about 5 and can attend the entire game only if it is a late start game. A 2pm game she gets off runs to the stadium and catches the last quarter.

This was me my Junior and Senior year. I was in the Guard and had to work some weekends. I would like to think I or other students like me would not be punished for working our way through college. When I had a weekend off, I was at the game, often hours before the game in order to get a seat. In most cases, I tried to work when the games were in Birmingham. The students now don't have that option.

 

[ghickok234]

My daughter is a senior ths year. She is a member of the ROTC and also has a part time job, She attends all the games that she can but has to work a few weekends plus has drills one weekend a month.
Her employer, on gameday, has all the employees working.
she either has the early shift or the late shift. Meaning if she has the early shift she gets off about 5 and can attend the entire game only if it is a late start game. A 2pm game she gets off runs to the stadium and catches the last quarter.

This was me my Junior and Senior year. I was in the Guard and had to work some weekends. I would like to think I or other students like me would not be punished for working our way through college. When I had a weekend off, I was at the game, often hours before the game in order to get a seat. In most cases, I tried to work when the games were in Birmingham. The students now don't have that option.

 

[RT3413]

This was me my Junior and Senior year. I was in the Guard and had to work some weekends. I would like to think I or other students like me would not be punished for working our way through college. When I had a weekend off, I was at the game, often hours before the game in order to get a seat. In most cases, I tried to work when the games were in Birmingham. The students now don't have that option.

They won't be punished. As long as they put their ticket back into the donation pool so other students can use it when they can't there isn't a penalty. And if they show up late, they still count as having used the ticket. There is only a penalty if they DON'T use the ticket or donate it (including selling it) more than 3 times in a season.

Considering we only have 7 home games per season, that's nearly half of the season. The core message here is.... If you are going to miss half of the games, don't order tickets. Let another student order them.

 

[AlistarWills]

I think some folks are missing part of the point with the punishment here. Some students get the cheap student ticket, never ever planning on planting their butt in the stadium. It is merely to be sold for a hefty profit. I believe the University is trying to stop that practice. When so many students actually do want to go, but can't because someone who cares nothing about sports, sees this as a quick profit with no work involved. Unfortunately there are going to be a few fringe cases that are honest and want/try to be at every game, that get punished in the process. There is no "perfect" way to do this. They have to take care of the big problem and unfortunately, there will be a few innocents taken out with it.

 

[attheUA]

I think it's an excellent idea. I missed one game last year (for work) and I donated by ticket into the ticket pool for other students. I think once the word gets around that you'll be punished for allowing your ticket to go unused, students will start making sure that their tickets get into hands that will use them.

 

[uafootball92]

Awesome plan. It's about time. It's sad that students take advantage of the system by buying tickets for $5 and then have the audacity to sell them on ebay for $300. If you can't go, that's fine, but don't capitalize on essentially a gift from the University.

Great plan that rewards those that go and doesn't penalize those that donate their tickets. Still think there should be more of a penalty than 3 unused tickets though. 3 games is almost half the season. Also, if you transfer tickets, it's still doesn't penalize you, if I read it right. You might have less of a priority in post-season tickets, but it would still "count" as you used it, if you transferred it and sold it. I think there should be a limit on that as well.

 

[nooneLT]

My friend got the season tickets this past year never planning on going. He doesn't like football and knew a bunch of people that could use the ticket. What's wrong with him converting it to a student-guest and giving it to me? The ticket doesn't go to waste, and I'm paying for the upgrade fee. He never made a profit and got to help out a fellow friend waiting in the Tide Pride waiting list (hah).

I see no problem with students trying to make a buck selling their student tickets. Heck when I couldn't go to the games I sold mine. As long the ticket doesn't go to waste I don't care.

 

[Bama4Ever831]

My friend got the season tickets this past year never planning on going.

That is the problem right there. Another student should have gotten those tickets.

 

[BamaArrived2006]

Well I still feel like Alabama should implement the system where all students pay $40 more dollars into their sports/rec fee and have it first come first serve every Saturday. Also allow for 200 student guest tickets sold also in a first come first serve layout on Monday morning before the games.

My biggest issue with this new rule/restriction is if Alabama makes it to the SEC championship again and a post season game if I want to go and have the ability to go I will not be able to get a ticket through the University. Because every Saturday I spend my weekends recruiting for the football team. Since I do this my ticket it not/will not be used by me but by my brother or a friend from church if he already has a ticket and I will use one ticket. I for one will be a very unhappy camper if I as a senior get screwed out of a SEC or bowl game ticket because I spent 12+ hours of my Saturdays working on building another #1 recruiting class.

:biga2:

 

[J4Bama]

How about a round of applause.
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However some people, unlike yourself, have duties and responsibilites that make attending all games impossible.
My daughter is a senior ths year. She is a member of the ROTC and also has a part time job, She attends all the games that she can but has to work a few weekends plus has drills one weekend a month.
Her employer, on gameday, has all the employees working.
she either has the early shift or the late shift. Meaning if she has the early shift she gets off about 5 and can attend the entire game only if it is a late start game. A 2pm game she gets off runs to the stadium and catches the last quarter. But an 11 30 am game is out of the questions.
If she has the late shift, a 2pm game can only be attended till about half-time and then she has to leave the game in order to make work,
This will not effect my daughter since she will graduate in a few months. But I do understand why some poorer student, who may have to work just to attend school ,feel like this is incorrect.
Life sometimes is not as simple as making EVERY game when you only live a few miles from BDS.

You're round of applause is greatly appreciated!!:rolleye2: I do have other "duties and responsibilities" I just take of them during the week or on Sunday to ensure that I will make them game and use the ticket that I paid for.

Some are missing the point that the students only show up when it's a big game and when they feel like it. You will never see the student section in Baton Rouge, Gainesville or Athens look as empty as ours does at times. Our fanbase expects excellence from our team, the least we can does is pack the stadium EVERY game and show our support.

The University should stop selling pre-season tickets to the students and make it a first come, first serve situation at the stadium every saturday.

 

[Let's Roll Tide]

"The University should stop selling pre-season tickets to the students and make it a first come, first serve situation at the stadium every saturday."

Wow, that would be very inconvenient for the students (remember them? the reason we have the University and a football team in the first place). Why does everyone want to make it harder for JUST the students?

Let's abolish Tide Pride and get the Alumni out there (checkbooks in hand)waiting in line, starting Friday afternoon/night. If you want to make it hard on the students, make it hard on the alumni as well...

 

[J4Bama]

Let's abolish Tide Pride and get the Alumni out there (checkbooks in hand)waiting in line, starting Friday afternoon/night. If you want to make it hard on the students, make it hard on the alumni as well...

We actually get our checkbooks out in January and make the donation that the University requires us to make and that checkbook comes out again in May to pay top dollar for the entire season.

I'm not going to argue this any longer because it takes students, alumni, boosters and fans to keep the athletic department going. We wouldn't have this problem if everyone that purchased a ticket would show up on Saturday.

 

[uafootball92]

Well I still feel like Alabama should implement the system where all students pay $40 more dollars into their sports/rec fee and have it first come first serve every Saturday.

You do realize that would be awful right? Auburn, Tennessee, etc would have people (me in that number) spending the night Friday nights if not Thursdays as well.

My biggest issue with this new rule/restriction is if Alabama makes it to the SEC championship again and a post season game if I want to go and have the ability to go I will not be able to get a ticket through the University. Because every Saturday I spend my weekends recruiting for the football team. Since I do this my ticket it not/will not be used by me but by my brother or a friend from church if he already has a ticket and I will use one ticket. I for one will be a very unhappy camper if I as a senior get screwed out of a SEC or bowl game ticket because I spent 12+ hours of my Saturdays working on building another #1 recruiting class.

Did you read the article? If you donate or use the ticket, it doesn't count against you. Also, I believe if you transfer to student-guest more than 3, that is when it counts against you. That's almost half of the season. If you are giving away half of the season's tickets, why are you getting them? Let someone have them that can go to all 7.

 

[CmdrThor]

My biggest issue with this new rule/restriction is if Alabama makes it to the SEC championship again and a post season game if I want to go and have the ability to go I will not be able to get a ticket through the University. Because every Saturday I spend my weekends recruiting for the football team. Since I do this my ticket it not/will not be used by me but by my brother or a friend from church if he already has a ticket and I will use one ticket. I for one will be a very unhappy camper if I as a senior get screwed out of a SEC or bowl game ticket because I spent 12+ hours of my Saturdays working on building another #1 recruiting class.

I believe that is what the appeals board is for. I imagine if you have a valid reason like that they would not punish you.

 

[CaliforniaTide]

The best plan conceivable would only work if the ONLY students that bought tickets were going to the games or 100% making sure their unused ticket is used by another Alabama student. Furthermore, these students would most likely be there before the game starts and leave after singing Rammer Jammer several times.

Since that obviously doesn't happen, I think this is a good start. I transferred into UA a couple years ago, graduated, and now I'm in grad school at UA. I know I will be able to buy all of the home games, and I'm going to try to buy VaTech and Auburn away games (if I don't get them, oh well). I always resented walking around campus during the week, and seeing the ads on the bulletin boards offering a season package for $500 or the three biggest games for $300 or whatever the offer was. I absolutely resented that.

Finally, do not compare normal student section with the Greeks. We have empty seats from time to time because the Greeks don't fill up their section like they should. I still think it's ludicrous to not fill up BDS for any Alabama home game, but that's just me. We, as students, should be able to do that w/o any problems.