(09-14-2021 06:04 PM)Seabee TIger Fan Wrote:  

(09-14-2021 05:56 PM)tpaw09 Wrote:  

(09-14-2021 04:29 PM)Stammers Wrote:  

(09-14-2021 03:57 PM)covingtontiger Wrote:  

(09-14-2021 03:50 PM)oruvoice Wrote:  While all of that is true and I share your enthusiasm, the fact is that we rarely put more than 40,000-45,000 in the stadium. Even recently for Ole Miss and UCLA we were at around 45,000.

All I'm saying is that due to the current landscape, it would be smart to fill up the seats anyway possible. Unfortunately, we are not at a place (yet) where we can fill 58,000 seats at $60 per pop.

I disagree. It’s an SEC opponent. We charge top dollar when they come to our place because they charge us top dollar when we visit their stadium. I’m paying the freight. I see people throwing $100 dollar bills into slots at the casinos. A $60 ticket is nothing for a college game.

If it’s too steep for your blood, stick to $8 tickets for high school football on Friday nites.

There is no shame in not being able to afford it, but it is completely embarrassing that fans complain about a $60 ticket for one game. It is shocking.

Fans griping about expensive tickets but want to play in a power 5 conference. I don’t understand

The only thing that doing a flash sale on tickets for this game does is make it harder to sell tickets in the future. If the mindset of the average fan is that I can wait to buy cheap tickets the two-three days before our marquee home games, then that is what they will expect. There is no incentive for them to buy season tickets/ advance tickets in the future. It would be small minded and short sided to do such. You wanna see big time football, be ready to pay.

I understand that point and you aren't wrong (technically).

Ok. Rather than publically doing discounted tickets, contact all the youth football groups, church youth groups, and charities, and offer them a block of tickets at a huge discount. Maintain the value, let kids that normally wouldn't be able to afford it enjoy the game, and fill seats.