(11-24-2021 08:41 PM)TedHead Wrote:  We have a lot of empty seats in our stadium, basketball arena as well due to high dollar season tickets sold to businesses who rarely use the tickets. They buy blocks of tickets for the advertisement, but most tickets go unused. I was wondering if other schools have this problem.

This is a big issue at SFA. I'm 3rd row at basketball and in the first 4 rows we have 8 regular ticket holders that show up. And I see it on TV watching other teams. I would love to get our crew of regular SFA fans down closer, but those tickets never come open.

I've been trying to convince our AD to make the tv side of the Arena first come, first serve. Then, you'd just buy tickets for that section and could sit as close as possible depending on the crowd that day and when you arrive.

Agreed! Schools need to commit to taking bands on the road as much as possible also

(11-26-2021 07:05 PM)SuperEagle1 Wrote:  Agreed! Schools need to commit to taking bands on the road as much as possible also

This! It makes all of the difference in the world!

One thing that I'm looking forward to in this tight regional league is traveling bands. Louisiana and Troy usually bring bands and fans to Hattiesburg. C-USA teams rarely if ever did. La Tech never did. UAB rarely.

(11-26-2021 07:05 PM)SuperEagle1 Wrote:  Agreed! Schools need to commit to taking bands on the road as much as possible also

That's not really about Athletic Department money for everyone though. Much of that goes through a school's fine arts department.