Future basketball season tickets

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bleedingTNorange said:
No football donation is required to acquire those bball tickets….and unless you’re sitting on the court your tickets aren’t $5k per ticket.
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I already have a big football donation - that is suddenly not going to go away - unless I don't want to go to football games - the OP's point is that the AD is double dipping on donation $.
 
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Fullfillmer said:
I already have a big football donation - that is suddenly not going to go away - unless I don't want to go to football games - the OP's point is that the AD is double dipping on donation $.
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Not sure what your football donation is but some big donation is no longer require…I can call and get 2 ~50 yard line lowers for football and 2 mid court lowers for basketball and total out of pocket cost be ~$7,500…which is still not 5 figures? And would be 2 tickets to both sports…not sure where you 2 are getting your numbers from unless you’re just donating $10k for the fun of it and hoping for free tickets in return?
 
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The Dog said:
He don't have 'em, he just likes to tell people, that do, how they are supposed to feel, about getting shafted
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Speak for yourself: but in doing so please say " He doesn't have 'em.... You will improve your street cred.

I don't know what anyone else is paying or where they are sitting. I was identifying with the OP, JacketVol, because it appears that I am in the same boat. I had assumed that he was also on the floor, also being asked for a large basketball
donation on top of his already large football donation. That seemed to be the gist of his question. I am pretty sure that I am getting shafted right along with JacketVol.
 
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Fullfillmer said:
Speak for yourself: but in doing so please say " He doesn't have 'em.... You will improve your street cred.

I don't know what anyone else is paying or where they are sitting. I was identifying with the OP, JacketVol, because it appears that I am in the same boat. I had assumed that he was also on the floor, also being asked for a large basketball
donation on top of his already large football donation. That seemed to be the gist of his question. I am pretty sure that I am getting shafted right along with JacketVol.
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OP was clear in stating that he doesn’t have seats on the floor…if you do then I’m surprised a couple grand is going to be enough to change your stance on attending, should be pocket change, I’m pretty sure Thunder doesn’t really care either way…you’ve yet to say what your donation is though to football, for $10k you can sit on the floor without a donation to football needed…so for $15k you can sit at the 50 lower level and on the floor for hoops, you’re talking like your donation is much more than $15k so I fail to see the issue other than the fact you seemingly are looking to complain for no reason.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
Not sure what your football donation is but some big donation is no longer require…I can call and get 2 ~50 yard line lowers for football and 2 mid court lowers for basketball and total out of pocket cost be ~$7,500…which is still not 5 figures? And would be 2 tickets to both sports…not sure where you 2 are getting your numbers from unless you’re just donating $10k for the fun of it and hoping for free tickets in return?
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Remember this is all based on availability. Mid-court lowers are rarely available, so even if a high income fan wants them, most won’t be able to get them.
 
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cardvolfan said:
Remember this is all based on availability. Mid-court lowers are rarely available, so even if a high income fan wants them, most won’t be able to get them.
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Seems like a counterproductive argument to these folks point? If so many folks are mad and giving up their seats then there should be plenty available, no?
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
Seems like a counterproductive argument to these folks point? If so many folks are mad and giving up their seats then there should be plenty available, no?
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Respectfully, I doubt there will be many of these available. Hasn’t been for years, and I wouldn’t think there will be in the future. You can call UTAD to get the most recent info and projections for next year.
 
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cardvolfan said:
Respectfully, I doubt there will be many of these available. Hasn’t been for years, and I wouldn’t think there will be in the future. You can call UTAD to get the most recent info and projections for next year.
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Oh I don’t disagree….that just goes to show there aren’t nearly as many “disgruntled” fans as a select few would have you believe there is
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
Oh I don’t disagree….that just goes to show there aren’t nearly as many “disgruntled” fans as a select few would have you believe there is
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There are always people that are willing to pay the price for good seats. I’m from the group that got the chance to fund TBA way back when and I think they should honor their promises, but I also understood this wouldn’t last forever. The price of progress guarantees that things won’t stay the same. Change happens, and I understand that.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
OP was clear in stating that he doesn’t have seats on the floor…if you do then I’m surprised a couple grand is going to be enough to change your stance on attending, should be pocket change, I’m pretty sure Thunder doesn’t really care either way…you’ve yet to say what your donation is though to football, for $10k you can sit on the floor without a donation to football needed…so for $15k you can sit at the 50 lower level and on the floor for hoops, you’re talking like your donation is much more than $15k so I fail to see the issue other than the fact you seemingly are looking to complain for no reason.
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OP starts by saying "If you have seats on the floor but not on the sideline" which doesn't cause me to think that he was clear that he doesn't have seats on the floor. Sounds like he has seats on the floor, but not on the sideline. I am glad I have you and Let's go Brandon to decide what I should do with my pocket change as well as other resources and to advise me when 150 % increases to entertainment spending is fair and appropriate. My buddy just went from $6,000 to $15,000 for his baseball seats/tickets. Same location - same number of seats.

I know there is inflation but this is hyperinflation and the product - doesn't justify it in my opinion.
 
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zjcvols said:
It has made me chuckle to see some of the same fans happy about paying Barnes all this money but bitching about ticket prices going up 🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️
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Very true. I like Barnes, love the Vols, but yes, prices are rising. I’ve had to adjust my budget.
 
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Fullfillmer said:
Speak for yourself: but in doing so please say " He doesn't have 'em.... You will improve your street cred.

I don't know what anyone else is paying or where they are sitting. I was identifying with the OP, JacketVol, because it appears that I am in the same boat. I had assumed that he was also on the floor, also being asked for a large basketball
donation on top of his already large football donation. That seemed to be the gist of his question. I am pretty sure that I am getting shafted right along with JacketVol.
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Have you ever seen "True Romance" ? I like the part where Brad Pitt is getting high and the gangsters come and ask him a bunch of questions on how to find Clarence. After the gangsters leave, Pitt says, " Don't effing condescend me, man, I'll effing kill you, man", under his breath, great scene, Pitt was mad young, maybe his first movie
 
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cardvolfan said:
Respectfully, I doubt there will be many of these available. Hasn’t been for years, and I wouldn’t think there will be in the future. You can call UTAD to get the most recent info and projections for next year.
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There will be turnover with the seat license owners. They’ve had the best sideline lowers for 35 years at face value without having to make donations. But no doubt the best tgat become available will first be offered to those highest up the donor list, even if technically that list is being eliminated.
 
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golfballs said:
Makes me chuckle reading comments by people who haven’t donated a penny to the university much less tens if not hundreds of thousands of dollars having much of an opinion on the matter
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Explain it to me…

If you have been donating $10k/year to football, getting great seats for say $500ea and this allows you great seats for hoops at say $250 ea, you’ve spend roughly $11,500 between donation and ticket cost.

You can call the ticket office today and get FB season tickets on the sideline lower level for $1,950ea and side court lower level hoops tickets for $1,750eac, neither of which require any additional donation, you’ve spent roughly $7,400 and still have great seats in both sports?

If you are someone who is/has been actively donating 5 figures a year to get good seats I’m not really sure why you are upset with this new model? If you weren’t donating to the university but were locked into cheap tickets as part of a previous deal then yes, I can see why those people are upset.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
Explain it to me…

If you have been donating $10k/year to football, getting great seats for say $500ea and this allows you great seats for hoops at say $250 ea, you’ve spend roughly $11,500 between donation and ticket cost.

You can call the ticket office today and get FB season tickets on the sideline lower level for $1,950ea and side court lower level hoops tickets for $1,750eac, neither of which require any additional donation, you’ve spent roughly $7,400 and still have great seats in both sports?

If you are someone who is/has been actively donating 5 figures a year to get good seats I’m not really sure why you are upset with this new model? If you weren’t donating to the university but were locked into cheap tickets as part of a previous deal then yes, I can see why those people are upset.
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They are cancelling all of the grandfathered deals in order to reset the pricing. RIGHT NOW they can give examples of how somebody wanting to get the limited number that open up every year will avoid having to make large donations and have a lower total cost under the new pricing. But once they’ve wiped the slate clean they can easily go back and raise the prices on ALL of the most desirable seats. Plus they need to empty out the lower west sideline in order to build the lounge/club thing.

I’ll be surprised if the basketball sideline lowers don’t spike in the next year or two. Especially if the program doesn’t drop off.

Don’t buy into their cost saving example for a single year. They can’t go all in until the football program can compete for the SEC East and New Year’s Day Bowl game invitations. The football ticket pricing chart would look far different if the program wasn’t in a decades long tail spin. The UTAD isn’t locked into those seat prices. Save the pricing charts and watch the prices outrun inflation by 10% or more every year.
 
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Also, since the basketball program is currently far more successful than football, it makes sense to stop tossing in basketball as added value to football donors. Raising BB ticket prices is far more palatable right now than FB. So separating them is an understandable plan to raise the most revenue over time. There was no demand for Wade Houston era tickets. It was painless to throw them in on new FB ticket buyer’s deals. Now they can be bid out separately to the top bidders. And those pesky lifetime seat license holders have been erased.
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
There will be turnover with the seat license owners. They’ve had the best sideline lowers for 35 years at face value without having to make donations. But no doubt the best tgat become available will first be offered to those highest up the donor list, even if technically that list is being eliminated.
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There will be seats available, but those seats will be gobbled up quickly by people who have financial means.
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
They are cancelling all of the grandfathered deals in order to reset the pricing. RIGHT NOW they can give examples of how somebody wanting to get the limited number that open up every year will avoid having to make large donations and have a lower total cost under the new pricing. But once they’ve wiped the slate clean they can easily go back and raise the prices on ALL of the most desirable seats. Plus they need to empty out the lower west sideline in order to build the lounge/club thing.

I’ll be surprised if the basketball sideline lowers don’t spike in the next year or two. Especially if the program doesn’t drop off.

Don’t buy into their cost saving example for a single year. They can’t go all in until the football program can compete for the SEC East and New Year’s Day Bowl game invitations. The football ticket pricing chart would look far different if the program wasn’t in a decades long tail spin. The UTAD isn’t locked into those seat prices. Save the pricing charts and watch the prices outrun inflation by 10% or more every year.
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It’s always supply and demand. Winning produces demand. Losing doesn’t. Prices will rise incrementally depending on the product. I think basketball prices will rise a little quicker because there are less seats available. Also, the millennials can go to basketball games with less time investment, which is very important to them. It plays into their lifestyle more than us old codgers.
 
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cardvolfan said:
There will be seats available, but those seats will be gobbled up quickly by people who have financial means.
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They will call those that are highest on the priority list first as seats are forfeited. They aren’t throwing tgat list away. They’re just not going to use it the same way.

I like the story about Doug Dickey being annoyed while the AD and he was eating dinner at a restaurant. A season ticket holder approached him just to get a hello or a hand shake. Dickey asked him what his donor level was and told him to not bother him if it wasn’t at least $20k.

The academic side lost their power over the (educational) institution to the former jocks and jock sniffers long ago.
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
They are cancelling all of the grandfathered deals in order to reset the pricing. RIGHT NOW they can give examples of how somebody wanting to get the limited number that open up every year will avoid having to make large donations and have a lower total cost under the new pricing. But once they’ve wiped the slate clean they can easily go back and raise the prices on ALL of the most desirable seats. Plus they need to empty out the lower west sideline in order to build the lounge/club thing.

I’ll be surprised if the basketball sideline lowers don’t spike in the next year or two. Especially if the program doesn’t drop off.

Don’t buy into their cost saving example for a single year. They can’t go all in until the football program can compete for the SEC East and New Year’s Day Bowl game invitations. The football ticket pricing chart would look far different if the program wasn’t in a decades long tail spin. The UTAD isn’t locked into those seat prices. Save the pricing charts and watch the prices outrun inflation by 10% or more every year.
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But again, that doesn’t answer my question…and as I stated in my post you quoted if you are someone that had a deal in place then I get it, but for those who are talking about donating a bunch of money each year it doesn’t make much sense, to me. That’s what I was asking.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
You have what, courtside seats? If not then they aren’t $5k.
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to my rep and they have priced corner seats at 1500 per and mid court is 1750. They lowered it from 5 k to 1750 and the corner from 1750 to 1500. So 15 dollars more to sit at half court. Great deal for that. Horrible for corner. My son is in high school and plays baseball so I’m out. They should lower those corners substantially. And dog you can believe whatever. I don’t care. See ya on the moon DA.
 
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