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RE: will UAB get any tix for UABvsAU basketball game?
(09-22-2017 10:27 AM)the_blazerman Wrote: Yep & scheduling Auburn didn't address that issue.
Mostly because we lost to them, right?
Outside of neutral site games/tournaments, they were our best out of conference opponent last season. They finished with a higher RPI than us, and playing them is clearly better than playing most of C-USA.
What better teams are beating down our door to play us?
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RE: will UAB get any tix for UABvsAU basketball game?
Auburn is better than spin your wheel of swac teams. Why we continue to act like the auburn series isn't good for us blows my mind.
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RE: will UAB get any tix for UABvsAU basketball game?
Never mentioned a comparison vs SWAC teams, so tossing that aside.
Are you too blind to see that way too much was given away to a program that was on the same level as us (if I was to be generous)?
Look at NCAA tournament appearances, etc. & they are behind.
Now instead consider them to be a state opponent that should be played.
1 game home, 1 game away, our own FN conference officials at one of the games, enough tickets for some fans to attend the away game, any money made off of concessions, etc. go to the home team.
Any neutral site games should be handled fairly.
What we have done instead is kick start the Auburn program once again (until Pearl gets caught by the NCAA or decides he really can't win down there)
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RE: will UAB get any tix for UABvsAU basketball game?
(09-22-2017 10:51 AM)the_blazerman Wrote: Never mentioned a comparison vs SWAC teams, so tossing that aside.
Are you too blind to see that way too much was given away to a program that was on the same level as us (if I was to be generous)?
Look at NCAA tournament appearances, etc. & they are behind.
Now instead consider them to be a state opponent that should be played.
1 game home, 1 game away, our own FN conference officials at one of the games, enough tickets for some fans to attend the away game, any money made off of concessions, etc. go to the home team.
Any neutral site games should be handled fairly.
What we have done instead is kick start the Auburn program once again (until Pearl gets caught by the NCAA or decides he really can't win down there)
Now we're going to pretend Auburn has the same struggles scheduling out of conference opponents as we do? You can throw out history/in state opponent/tournament appearances/etc all you want, but the only thing that matters in an agreement like this is how easy it is for each side to schedule a different opponent of the same or a similar caliber.
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RE: will UAB get any tix for UABvsAU basketball game?
Auburn is currently in a better spot. The sec has good teams in it and offers them a chance to play good teams. They also have a name coach who has recruited very well.
The swac comparison is there because if we didn't have the series with auburn that would be what we would have played instead. Don't believe that? Look at our schedule in recent years.
We have taken many steps back in recent years, some our own doing, some outside of our control. Auburn was trending in the right direction when we scheduled this series.
NCAA appearances mean less and less as we get farther and farther away from sustained success.
I don't know all the details of the money split/concessions/refs, but as a fan it is a game I like to see on the schedule. When we go to renew this series, what exactly do we have to sell at that point?
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RE: will UAB get any tix for UABvsAU basketball game?
Mostly Auburn has money to throw around to get people to come play them. And an artificially inflated SEC strength of schedule that makes them seem attractive.
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RE: will UAB get any tix for UABvsAU basketball game?
(09-22-2017 10:51 AM)the_blazerman Wrote: Never mentioned a comparison vs SWAC teams, so tossing that aside.
Are you too blind to see that way too much was given away to a program that was on the same level as us (if I was to be generous)?
We're about to go what? 0-4 against them?
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RE: will UAB get any tix for UABvsAU basketball game?
Well, if you ignore the whole history & just focus on the Ingram years - sure.
Then again, when the deal was signed we weren't 0-4 against them.
Which leads to this, Ingram must be a kick tail AD compared to Mackin since Mackin could never pull this off.
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RE: will UAB get any tix for UABvsAU basketball game?
(09-22-2017 01:03 PM)the_blazerman Wrote: Well, if you ignore the whole history & just focus on the Ingram years - sure.
Then again, when the deal was signed we weren't 0-4 against them.
Which leads to this, Ingram must be a kick tail AD compared to Mackin since Mackin could never pull this off.
You mean the hasse and ehsan years
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RE: will UAB get any tix for UABvsAU basketball game?
If I remember correctly, didn’t someone make the decision to jack the price of that one game up? Doing so catered to local Auburn fans who are willing to pay extra to watch their team which they normally have their chance to see. Also fans like myself who would normally buy extra for family and friends who’d be UAB friends did not because of price. So our Athl Dept is partly to blame.
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RE: will UAB get any tix for UABvsAU basketball game?
(09-22-2017 02:27 PM)ICB Wrote: If I remember correctly, didn’t someone make the decision to jack the price of that one game up? Doing so catered to local Auburn fans who are willing to pay extra to watch their team which they normally have their chance to see. Also fans like myself who would normally buy extra for family and friends who’d be UAB friends did not because of price. So our Athl Dept is partly to blame.
How would having lower priced tickets have kept Auburn fans away from the game? It seems like this would have only increased the demand.
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RE: will UAB get any tix for UABvsAU basketball game?
It didn't keep Auburn fans away, it might have kept some UAB fans away.
& let's not forget Ingram's decision to confiscate the football coaches' cell phones for review.
That, combined with the other things he has done give you no feeling that he is truly supportive of the programs.
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RE: will UAB get any tix for UABvsAU basketball game?
(09-22-2017 02:52 PM)imjustafatkid Wrote: (09-22-2017 02:27 PM)ICB Wrote: If I remember correctly, didn’t someone make the decision to jack the price of that one game up? Doing so catered to local Auburn fans who are willing to pay extra to watch their team which they normally have their chance to see. Also fans like myself who would normally buy extra for family and friends who’d be UAB friends did not because of price. So our Athl Dept is partly to blame.
How would having lower priced tickets have kept Auburn fans away from the game? It seems like this would have only increased the demand.
UAB fans are poor I guess
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RE: will UAB get any tix for UABvsAU basketball game?
(09-22-2017 03:57 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote: (09-22-2017 03:43 PM)the_blazerman Wrote: It didn't keep Auburn fans away, it might have kept some UAB fans away.
& let's not forget Ingram's decision to confiscate the football coaches' cell phones for review.
That, combined with the other things he has done give you no feeling that he is truly supportive of the programs.
After what the good Christian coach at Ole Miss did, any AD worth his salt would be following up on what coaches are using their cell phones for. I bet the Ole Miss AD wished he had did some reviewing of cell phones.
Just throw probable cause out the window
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RE: will UAB get any tix for UABvsAU basketball game?
(09-22-2017 05:30 PM)the_blazerman Wrote: Just throw probable cause out the window
Your place of employment does not need probable cause to review anything on a cellphone they pay for.
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RE: will UAB get any tix for UABvsAU basketball game?
(09-22-2017 04:53 PM)Blazer88 Wrote: (09-22-2017 02:52 PM)imjustafatkid Wrote: (09-22-2017 02:27 PM)ICB Wrote: If I remember correctly, didn’t someone make the decision to jack the price of that one game up? Doing so catered to local Auburn fans who are willing to pay extra to watch their team which they normally have their chance to see. Also fans like myself who would normally buy extra for family and friends who’d be UAB friends did not because of price. So our Athl Dept is partly to blame.
How would having lower priced tickets have kept Auburn fans away from the game? It seems like this would have only increased the demand.
UAB fans are poor I guess
No they are not, however every big game prior to this one, I not only have my 4 season tickets, I would buy 10+ additional, plus my church would sponsor a group outing, but not at that price. Also, for non season tickets holders, you aren’t poor because you realize when someone is gouging you. We always say, show up to watch UAB, but put an enormous premium on certain games. If they do it again, they’ll get same results.
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RE: will UAB get any tix for UABvsAU basketball game?
(09-22-2017 05:30 PM)the_blazerman Wrote: (09-22-2017 03:57 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote: (09-22-2017 03:43 PM)the_blazerman Wrote: It didn't keep Auburn fans away, it might have kept some UAB fans away.
& let's not forget Ingram's decision to confiscate the football coaches' cell phones for review.
That, combined with the other things he has done give you no feeling that he is truly supportive of the programs.
After what the good Christian coach at Ole Miss did, any AD worth his salt would be following up on what coaches are using their cell phones for. I bet the Ole Miss AD wished he had did some reviewing of cell phones.
Just throw probable cause out the window
Publicly funded cell phones are subject to public records requests
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