I'm trying to buy tickets for the game on Saturday through the JMU site and I see there are only two tiers of tickets - GA or Reserved. Neither seems to give an indication about what that means as far as location or the difference between them. Does anyone know?

Thanks!

GA seats are usually the seats on the Godwin side of the stadium and the endzone area where the MRD's are. I think I have seen a seating chart on JMUSports.com that shows the seating arrangement.

Check the following: http://jmusports.com/images/2017/1/17/Br...ap2017.jpg

The blue areas are GA seats while the red would be the reserved if you are not a Duke Club Member. (I think!!)

Hope this helps.

Brian

I know JMU Sports doesn't want people saying it, but it is just the truth. You can buy GA tix and then move around to pretty much wherever you want to sit - well, if the past 2 home games are any indication of what this upcoming Saturday will be that is. Sections in the upper deck (404-408) were wide open for folks to go there, for instance.

(12-10-2017 11:38 AM)Wear Purple Wrote:  I know JMU Sports doesn't want people saying it, but it is just the truth. You can buy GA tix and then move around to pretty much wherever you want to sit - well, if the past 2 home games are any indication of what this upcoming Saturday will be that is. Sections in the upper deck (404-408) were wide open for folks to go there, for instance.

exactly, we have season chair back seats and during the playoffs there is simply no security in those sections at all. The chair back sections basically become the student section....or should I say, the drunken, foul mouthed, moronic student section. I put up with it for the last 2 games, but I've had enough. My children don't need to hear the F word being screamed every minute of the game and what player is or isn't going to get oral sex after the game and the other vile crap that comes out of their mouths. We'll be watching from home this weekend. I am not paying $300+ to subject my children to that. But hopefully we win and we'll get in one more game in Frisco. But if you can tolerate it, simply buy a cheap GA ticket and stroll right on down to the chair backs, I guarantee you no security person will stop you.

(12-10-2017 12:13 PM)Bill Wrote:  

(12-10-2017 11:38 AM)Wear Purple Wrote:  I know JMU Sports doesn't want people saying it, but it is just the truth. You can buy GA tix and then move around to pretty much wherever you want to sit - well, if the past 2 home games are any indication of what this upcoming Saturday will be that is. Sections in the upper deck (404-408) were wide open for folks to go there, for instance.

exactly, we have season chair back seats and during the playoffs there is simply no security in those sections at all. The chair back sections basically become the student section....or should I say, the drunken, foul mouthed, moronic student section. I put up with it for the last 2 games, but I've had enough. My children don't need to hear the F word being screamed every minute of the game and what player is or isn't going to get oral sex after the game and the other vile crap that comes out of their mouths. We'll be watching from home this weekend. I am not paying $300+ to subject my children to that. But hopefully we win and we'll get in one more game in Frisco. But if you can tolerate it, simply buy a cheap GA ticket and stroll right on down to the chair backs, I guarantee you no security person will stop you.

Dang, which section are your seats?

(12-10-2017 12:13 PM)Bill Wrote:  

(12-10-2017 11:38 AM)Wear Purple Wrote:  I know JMU Sports doesn't want people saying it, but it is just the truth. You can buy GA tix and then move around to pretty much wherever you want to sit - well, if the past 2 home games are any indication of what this upcoming Saturday will be that is. Sections in the upper deck (404-408) were wide open for folks to go there, for instance.

exactly, we have season chair back seats and during the playoffs there is simply no security in those sections at all. The chair back sections basically become the student section....or should I say, the drunken, foul mouthed, moronic student section. I put up with it for the last 2 games, but I've had enough. My children don't need to hear the F word being screamed every minute of the game and what player is or isn't going to get oral sex after the game and the other vile crap that comes out of their mouths. We'll be watching from home this weekend. I am not paying $300+ to subject my children to that. But hopefully we win and we'll get in one more game in Frisco. But if you can tolerate it, simply buy a cheap GA ticket and stroll right on down to the chair backs, I guarantee you no security person will stop you.

Just because it's the playoffs doesn't excuse poor behavior. If there's an issue, you should report them. I've never seen security monitor sections unless they were specifically told to.
If you choose not to then there's no reason to complain, because security cannot do anything if you don't tell them.
However, if you do report someone and they do nothing, then you should be letting the higher ups know about that, because they need to know those things. They most definitely do NOT want people avoiding games due to behavior. I would be shocked if they were informed about it and did nothing.

I reported issues to security 3 times in the past, they are total failures. We sit in 108 and the same crap happened last year too. During the SHS game, some drunken students crashed right behind us. One was so intoxicated he was barely conscious and slumping over the chairs and his idiot friend was literally trying to take my guest’s blanket away from her to cover him up. I had to stop her husband from punching that dude’s lights out. Security came and suggested *WE* move from our seats, that I’ve had for 5 years, to another section, I kid you not. Thank God it was a blowout, we left. I called Aaron E. and believe me, he got an earful and then some and he promised there would be changes but there are no changes. During the playoffs, security comes to watch the games not check tickets.

Students moving to empty seats by itself doesn’t bother me, but what you are descibing is unacceptable. Students being a bit rowdy in the student section is one thing, making paying fans suffer because they lack common courtesy is another. It sounds like some of the security folks should be replaced if they can’t be bothered to do their job.

Reminds me of the tailgating situation, students seem to always push things a bit too far, then complain when there is inevitably consequences for it. I do think there can be a middle ground if security handles things appropriately.

We did have a few students sit near us a couple games this year with no issues, but they weren’t with a large group, and didn’t seem overly intoxicated.

I sit with students every week, since my daughter is one. She and her friends, and all the students around us have been great. Usually it's the young alums that are the issue.

Bill, I didn't realize we were in the same section. Let me know if you ever have any issues with any of the folks. I have no problem raising the issue with folks as I sit close to 109 and know they are a rowdy bunch that just don't realize some things as over the line. Cent, I definitely appreciate you guys being courteous to myself and the old man.

In Section 210 on Friday we had VA State Troopers come up and talk to some people higher up than us twice during the game. Once it was 3 troopers the other time 2. Do not know what the issue was, was too busy ROOTIN!!

Considering the money people pay for the chairbacks some additional security would seem to be warranted.

Brian

(12-10-2017 12:35 PM)Bill Wrote:  I reported issues to security 3 times in the past, they are total failures. We sit in 108 and the same crap happened last year too. During the SHS game, some drunken students crashed right behind us. One was so intoxicated he was barely conscious and slumping over the chairs and his idiot friend was literally trying to take my guest’s blanket away from her to cover him up. I had to stop her husband from punching that dude’s lights out. Security came and suggested *WE* move from our seats, that I’ve had for 5 years, to another section, I kid you not. Thank God it was a blowout, we left. I called Aaron E. and believe me, he got an earful and then some and he promised there would be changes but there are no changes. During the playoffs, security comes to watch the games not check tickets.

Somebody higher up needs to do something about this. That is beyond acceptable. For security to just let it happen and recommend YOU to leave is not cool.
They try really hard to keep a positive Game Day environment, and unless they want attendance to go down for those that pay for season tickets, they need to take care of this sooner rather than later.
I hope someone high up reads this board because this should concern them big time.

(12-10-2017 04:09 PM)CaryNCDuke Wrote:  Bill, I didn't realize we were in the same section. Let me know if you ever have any issues with any of the folks. I have no problem raising the issue with folks as I sit close to 109 and know they are a rowdy bunch that just don't realize some things as over the line. Cent, I definitely appreciate you guys being courteous to myself and the old man.

I have no problem with the 109 folks, the occasional too loud F bomb is usually directed at the refs and is deserved. My problem is always with poorly behaved, well buzzed, seat crashers in row B or C (we sit in A) and the fact that literally anyone can sit in the chairbacks without donating a cent or coughing up the $50 per ticket. Like I said before, anyone who wants to sit in the chairbacks, just buy the cheapest ticket you can get and stroll right on down to 104-108, no one will stop you.

(12-10-2017 04:31 PM)JMad03 Wrote:  

(12-10-2017 12:35 PM)Bill Wrote:  I reported issues to security 3 times in the past, they are total failures. We sit in 108 and the same crap happened last year too. During the SHS game, some drunken students crashed right behind us. One was so intoxicated he was barely conscious and slumping over the chairs and his idiot friend was literally trying to take my guest’s blanket away from her to cover him up. I had to stop her husband from punching that dude’s lights out. Security came and suggested *WE* move from our seats, that I’ve had for 5 years, to another section, I kid you not. Thank God it was a blowout, we left. I called Aaron E. and believe me, he got an earful and then some and he promised there would be changes but there are no changes. During the playoffs, security comes to watch the games not check tickets.

Somebody higher up needs to do something about this. That is beyond acceptable. For security to just let it happen and recommend YOU to leave is not cool.
They try really hard to keep a positive Game Day environment, and unless they want attendance to go down for those that pay for season tickets, they need to take care of this sooner rather than later.
I hope someone high up reads this board because this should concern them big time.

JJ will be hearing from me tomorrow.

(12-10-2017 05:55 PM)Bill Wrote:  the occasional too loud F bomb

My bad Bill

def a lot of crashers filling in to 108.

Bill. Come up to 305, none of those issues to date, have ever occurred there and Row A seats are superb. It is a rootin section with enough BS to make it worthwhile (BS=Bridgeforth Stomper)

I am curious if the "security" folks were JMU uniformed police, who were very responsive to issues that I had raised a couple of times many years ago.

Bill - have you tried that text help line that is on the APC banners? Text Dukes or Help or something like that to a 5 digit number. I think JMU is pretty responsive to that help line. Particularly if it's involving drunks or inappropriate conduct.

(12-11-2017 01:23 PM)Deez Nuts Wrote:  Bill - have you tried that text help line that is on the APC banners? Text Dukes or Help or something like that to a 5 digit number. I think JMU is pretty responsive to that help line. Particularly if it's involving drunks or inappropriate conduct.

One time, that number got called on me. I was yelling "Boo Richmond" too much.

Unfortunately many of the yellow-jacketed security folks are not from this area (I know some are, but many are not) so I think the motivation to be helpful may not be very strong.