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MonarchsWon
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RE: Football Season Tickets Sold Out for 4th Straight Year
It's amazing that we as fans aren't really surprised by this admirable achievement.
Very impressive to say the least.
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07-18-2012 01:16 PM |
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MonarchManiac
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RE: Football Season Tickets Sold Out for 4th Straight Year
GO MONARCH NATION!
This rocks. Can't wait for the season to start. Our fans are the best.
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07-18-2012 01:43 PM |
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RE: Football Season Tickets Sold Out for 4th Straight Year
Some CAA team in Virginia claims they have better support than ODU, but reality is that they wouldn't come close to this.
(This post was last modified: 07-18-2012 02:13 PM by odusteeler.)
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07-18-2012 02:11 PM |
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CameramanJ
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RE: Football Season Tickets Sold Out for 4th Straight Year
The fanbase is gaining traction and building momentum with each passing year. If fan response stays strong (and ideally grows stronger) during this season and the upcoming transition years, we'll be making plenty of noise by the time our first CUSA season rolls around.
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07-18-2012 02:37 PM |
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Monarchist13
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RE: Football Season Tickets Sold Out for 4th Straight Year
As a student, I'm stoked to hear this (even if I expected it). As a senior, I worry about not being able to get season tickets in 2013 and beyond. Anyone have a clue as to when we'll see expansion plans?
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07-18-2012 03:03 PM |
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odusteeler
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RE: Football Season Tickets Sold Out for 4th Straight Year
What's really impressive to me is the level of support we receive despite not having generations of alumni who experienced football as undergrads. If you think the support is strong now, just wait another 15-20 years when we have alumni classes who had football Saturdays as part of their college experience. Ticket demand will only grow with each graduating class.
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07-18-2012 03:26 PM |
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monarchman
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RE: Football Season Tickets Sold Out for 4th Straight Year
(07-18-2012 03:26 PM)odusteeler Wrote: What's really impressive to me is the level of support we receive despite not having generations of alumni who experienced football as undergrads. If you think the support is strong now, just wait another 15-20 years when we have alumni classes who had football Saturdays as part of their college experience. Ticket demand will only grow with each graduating class.
This.
We really are building a foundation for something special.
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07-18-2012 04:10 PM |
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I'm glad I'm on the ground floor (again?). Neat to be a part of something like this.
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07-18-2012 04:19 PM |
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RE: Football Season Tickets Sold Out for 4th Straight Year
I have no doubts that ODU will be among the top for CUSA attendance (for % capacity, maybe # of fans once the stadium is expanded).
You guys have the perfect set up for excellent support.
Highly populated area. No sports teams to compete against. Nearest in-state FBS opponents are 4+ hours away.
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07-18-2012 04:35 PM |
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RE: Football Season Tickets Sold Out for 4th Straight Year
I bought two of the last eight season tickets available. They were located in the end zone last row. That brought my total to 6.
I do not see how they cannot push for stadium expansion once this season ends. We are scheduled to select new seats next summer for the 2013 season. I have a feeling we will be doing that on a yearly basis for the next three to four years while the stadium expands in stages. That would be my speculation. I doubt we will expand half of it and then stop like other institutions in the state.
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07-18-2012 07:38 PM |
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RE: Football Season Tickets Sold Out for 4th Straight Year
(07-18-2012 07:38 PM)TedHead Wrote: I bought two of the last eight season tickets available. They were located in the end zone last row. That brought my total to 6.
I do not see how they cannot push for stadium expansion once this season ends. We are scheduled to select new seats next summer for the 2013 season. I have a feeling we will be doing that on a yearly basis for the next three to four years while the stadium expands in stages. That would be my speculation. I doubt we will expand half of it and then stop like other institutions in the state.
Zing!
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07-18-2012 07:47 PM |
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RE: Football Season Tickets Sold Out for 4th Straight Year
I joined ODAF this year, a couple steps above the base entry level, and didn't get a call about getting them this year. Hopefully next year when they reseat.
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07-19-2012 01:51 PM |
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I joined last year, October timeframe, and I called when someone at MN posted they were now offering to the wait list. I called them and even though I had been in the 2,000+ on the list in order, by being ODAF I jumped to #147. When I called they were just sending out their third email of the day (each email was for 50 people) and I would have been in that email....so even though the email hadn't gone out, I was on the list, on the phone, so they took my order right then. And even then only endzone seats were available.
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07-19-2012 02:03 PM |
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RE: Football Season Tickets Sold Out for 4th Straight Year
I've gotten them since we started. I live in the DC area so I haven't made every game, but I think its still worth it, especially after next year when we reseat.
great news on the sell ST sell out.
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07-19-2012 02:37 PM |
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RE: Football Season Tickets Sold Out for 4th Straight Year
I would hope that whatever expansion plans that the school is leaning towards will take us through, at least the next 10 to 15 years without additional expansions. I'd hate to see us nickel and dime these expansions with one a year over the next few years. I understand that a major expansion will probably take more then one year to complete and I'm fine with that as long as the end result will take us through the next decade.
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07-19-2012 06:56 PM |
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Stanger
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True Blue, who did you call? ODAF or the ticket office? I had emailed ODAF, but only got a 'joining ODAF will help your chances' and that's it.
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07-19-2012 08:27 PM |
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RE: Football Season Tickets Sold Out for 4th Straight Year
Congratulations on selling out on season tickets, that's great. What's the name & seating capacity of your home stadium, if I may ask?
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07-19-2012 08:46 PM |
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Blue_Trombone
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RE: Football Season Tickets Sold Out for 4th Straight Year
(07-19-2012 08:46 PM)Matrix Wrote: Congratulations on selling out on season tickets, that's great. What's the name & seating capacity of your home stadium, if I may ask?
The name is Foreman Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium and seats 19,818 people.
Wikipedia!
(This post was last modified: 07-19-2012 09:07 PM by Blue_Trombone.)
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07-19-2012 09:04 PM |
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Matrix
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RE: Football Season Tickets Sold Out for 4th Straight Year
@Blue Trombone: Thank you...
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