TheMookieMonster
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I'm not sure the grandfathering pertained to football season tickets.
And the reason people like his father are agitated is because for the better part of two decades, they have loyally purchased season tickets to watch a pretty sorry football team take the field and helped keep the athletic department in the black while it pisses away millions of dollars in buyouts to failed coaches and ADS.
Now, they want you not only to continue to purchase thise tickets, but also pony up a donation for the rights to purchase them? Neyland Stadium isn't selling out, as is. And the excuse that it brings them in line with the newer season ticket holders is BS. Thise new season ticket holders didn't crap away thousands of dollars over the last 15 years to watch a terrible product on the field. Paying to go to games during that time WAS THE DONATION. There have been many, many times in recent years where you couldn't give tickets away to people.
The bottom line is that this course of action is grossly misplaced and untimely. If we were continually 9-3, or better on occasion, and ticket demand was high, this is a better-received decision, or at least better-understood (supply vs demand). Right now, though, the fans who have kept Neyland from looking like Vanderbilt Stadium over the last several years feel like their loyalty isn't being rewarded, and justifiably so.
This pretty succinctly sums up my father's thoughts (and mine, too). I get that some of it just sounds like sour grapes from the family, but if that's what it is so be it. It has definitely sent the wrong message to my parents about their time and money they've given to the university, and at the end of the day it doesn't matter what you say your message is it's how it's received by people that matters. From what I can tell, the message is being received poorly by a broad swath of people any way.
Personally, I just don't agree with having to making a donation purely to secure your right to pay for season tickets. The price my dad paid for tickets was his donation to the university. I mean the university just a few weeks ago was selling single game Georgia tickets and Vandy tickets on a promotional sale for less than $20 a piece, because the stadium wasn't full (and it still isn't). It seems like a poorly timed decision to change how season ticket holders are charged when demand isn't anywhere near close to outpacing supply any way.