BAMANBLAZERFAN
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RE: SEASON TICKETS SOLD?
(06-16-2017 09:27 PM)WesternBlazer Wrote: Let us not forget that with the size of Legion Field there is no real need to purchase season tickets - especially for the typical fan who may have real or imagined ties to Auburn or Alabama. There's no real benefit to it. There is virtually no way it will sell out. While many have bought season tickets as a show of support, including myself, they could easily just show up and pretty much sit where they want to. A newer, smaller stadium (downtown or OCS) would obviously make season tickets more desirable. In UAB's case tickets-sold is a much better barometer for all attendance-related questions...
As long as you can buy a General Admission ticket "at the door" or use a free city purchased ticket when you arrive, and you can sit anywhere in the first 30 rows of Sec 10 & 11 in the west stand (50 yd line area), there is little incentive to buy season tickets unless you just want to make a fan support statement.
The size of Legion Field is a factor, but the best seats in both stands remain reserved for most of the 1600 folks who are apparently not interested in UAB football. On game day, these seats are used on a first come-first served basis no matter how they got their tickets.
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06-26-2017 02:47 PM |
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4thDownBlazer
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RE: SEASON TICKETS SOLD?
Yes legion field in general is a factor, i would think we could double or triple those numbers if we were getting ready to move into a new stadium either on campus or even a new one across town. .
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06-26-2017 02:54 PM |
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BlazrDawg
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RE: SEASON TICKETS SOLD?
(06-26-2017 11:49 AM)4thDownBlazer Wrote: heard from the right source we are only at 3,500 season tickets. Thats terrible. .
Hmmmmmmm, 0 Rep points and you have the inside track to "the right source"?? Just pondering where you're coming from with this info and whats your purpose in laying it out here.
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06-26-2017 05:22 PM |
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jcduncan13
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RE: SEASON TICKETS SOLD?
Anything under 5k is disappointing. Especially considering all the advertising we've done lately.
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06-26-2017 06:44 PM |
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oldragon
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RE: SEASON TICKETS SOLD?
Does no good at all. Let the work play out in the end!
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06-26-2017 09:20 PM |
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WesternBlazer
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RE: SEASON TICKETS SOLD?
(06-26-2017 06:52 PM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote: I would wait until the final numbers are in before passing judgment. Many have not purchased yet and these numbers do not reflect most of the cooperate season tickets that count as well. I personally would not have posted those numbers as stated above. It does no good.
Many companies' fiscal year is from July-June so, perhaps(hopefully), corporate ticket purchases will pick up substantially starting in July...
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06-27-2017 07:30 AM |
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B'ham Blazer
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RE: SEASON TICKETS SOLD?
Once we start winning, the sales will take care of themselves anyway. The product on the field is going to be fun to watch!
(This post was last modified: 06-27-2017 08:31 AM by B'ham Blazer.)
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06-27-2017 08:30 AM |
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4thDownBlazer
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RE: SEASON TICKETS SOLD?
(06-26-2017 05:22 PM)BlazrDawg Wrote: (06-26-2017 11:49 AM)4thDownBlazer Wrote: heard from the right source we are only at 3,500 season tickets. Thats terrible. .
Hmmmmmmm, 0 Rep points and you have the inside track to "the right source"?? Just pondering where you're coming from with this info and whats your purpose in laying it out here.
lol at your logic of rep points being the justification of having an "inside track". I didnt think it took rep points on a message board to know people within an athletic department. I'm sorry for being negative and throwing a terrible number out there, i honestly thought people wanted to know. Don't worry though, I'll find the person with the highest rep points next time and run all my posts through them before posting.
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06-27-2017 09:57 AM |
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BAMANBLAZERFAN
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RE: SEASON TICKETS SOLD?
(06-27-2017 08:30 AM)Bham Blazer Wrote: Once we start winning, the sales will take care of themselves anyway. The product on the field is going to be fun to watch!
It has been true that the best marketing strategy for UAB football is consistent winning, and UAB football has never been able to use it. With the present staff and new facilities, UAB football has its best chance ever to try it out.
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06-27-2017 10:00 AM |
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blazerjay
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RE: SEASON TICKETS SOLD?
(06-27-2017 09:57 AM)4thDownBlazer Wrote: (06-26-2017 05:22 PM)BlazrDawg Wrote: (06-26-2017 11:49 AM)4thDownBlazer Wrote: heard from the right source we are only at 3,500 season tickets. Thats terrible. .
Hmmmmmmm, 0 Rep points and you have the inside track to "the right source"?? Just pondering where you're coming from with this info and whats your purpose in laying it out here.
lol at your logic of rep points being the justification of having an "inside track". I didnt think it took rep points on a message board to know people within an athletic department. I'm sorry for being negative and throwing a terrible number out there, i honestly thought people wanted to know. Don't worry though, I'll find the person with the highest rep points next time and run all my posts through them before posting.
The real question now is which one of the athletic department sources is lying. We have two statements that run counter to each other, both being attributed to inside sources....3,500? or double the previous record number of season tickets?
Both statements can not be true, so someone has to be lying.
(This post was last modified: 06-27-2017 10:09 AM by blazerjay.)
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06-27-2017 10:08 AM |
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4thDownBlazer
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RE: SEASON TICKETS SOLD?
maybe some are counting corporate tickets while the other isn't..
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06-27-2017 10:52 AM |
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WesternBlazer
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RE: SEASON TICKETS SOLD?
The city of Bham's FY is July to June. The budget probably won't be done by then. Their contribution to UAB football results in a very large number of season tickets. Don't know if that is part of the tally or not..
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06-27-2017 10:59 AM |
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RE: SEASON TICKETS SOLD?
Screw the number. If you don't have season tickets, buy them before the season starts. Sooner the better.
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06-27-2017 11:40 AM |
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RE: SEASON TICKETS SOLD?
I think the most important number for Season Tickets Sold will actually be NEXT season.
We are still an "unknown" product, What we do THIS season will make or break next season....and beyond.
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06-27-2017 03:01 PM |
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