Hosting a Playoff Game Without Students.

[Vfl2407]

Obviously games on Dec 20/21 would be during the Christmas break for UT students.
You have to wonder how many would stay in Knoxville to go to the playoff game.
Let’s assume, for the sake of argument, that 5000 students do so.
If they didn’t use up their ticket allotment, what is left would be sold to the general public which makes for a little older (less loud?) crowd.

I haven’t heard or seen anywhere how many tickets are required to be given for the opposing team to sell.
Let’s just, for the sake of argument, assume that the opposing school gets 5000 and they sell them all.
And let’s assume we get one of the two night games (there is one night game on Dec 20 and one on Dec21 with the other two games at noon and 4pm on Dec21).
Let’s assume that the temperature for an 8pm at kickoff is between 35-40 degrees.

Now, for my question.
What will the environment be like ?
How loud? Like a typical SEC game against one of our rivals? Or louder?
Our fans will be all wrapped up in jackets and coats (hopefully Orange ones).
Clapping with gloves doesn’t make a lot of noise.
However, will we be all liquored up (think LSU Cajun level drunk) and be rowdy as drunken sailors screaming our voices raw?
Would it matter who we play? Would we be more fired up against Texas than, say, Indiana?

Oh well.
This is a great “problem” to have.
I am just so excited that we are RELEVANT again.
Thank you White, Heupel, Boyd, Donde.
Now just take care of business in Nashville on Saturday and then watch the selection show the following week to see who, when, and where we play.
This is fun, dammit! GBO!!

 

[UTFranklinVol]

It's an entirely new phenomenon which has never happened before. I don't think you can assume that students won't attend the very first ever playoff game in Neyland Stadium.

There's no data to support them just leaving since they have never had a reason to stay in Knoxville in the past.

 

[BigOrangeYankees]

Obviously games on Dec 20/21 would be during the Christmas break for UT students.
You have to wonder how many would stay in Knoxville to go to the playoff game.
Let’s assume, for the sake of argument, that 5000 students do so.
If they didn’t use up their ticket allotment, what is left would be sold to the general public which makes for a little older (less loud?) crowd.

I haven’t heard or seen anywhere how many tickets are required to be given for the opposing team to sell.
Let’s just, for the sake of argument, assume that the opposing school gets 5000 and they sell them all.
And let’s assume we get one of the two night games (there is one night game on Dec 20 and one on Dec21 with the other two games at noon and 4pm on Dec21).
Let’s assume that the temperature for an 8pm at kickoff is between 35-40 degrees.

Now, for my question.
What will the environment be like ?
How loud? Like a typical SEC game against one of our rivals? Or louder?
Our fans will be all wrapped up in jackets and coats (hopefully Orange ones).
Clapping with gloves doesn’t make a lot of noise.
However, will we be all liquored up (think LSU Cajun level drunk) and be rowdy as drunken sailors screaming our voices raw?
Would it matter who we play? Would we be more fired up against Texas than, say, Indiana?

Oh well.
This is a great “problem” to have.
I am just so excited that we are RELEVANT again.
Thank you White, Heupel, Boyd, Donde.
Now just take care of business in Nashville on Saturday and then watch the selection show the following week to see who, when, and where we play.
This is fun, dammit! GBO!!

If we host a playoff game it will be sold out and it will be loud. GO VOLS!

 

[easttnbuck]

I think a good # of students live within driving distance of Knoxville/neyland. I live like two hours away and would definitely go for the weekend

 

[Shaun1985]

Student or common fan, that ticket is gonna be incredibly expensive and Neyland will break sound records lol.

 

[VolAllen]

The same could be said for every other school…….

 

[LordVOLdemort]

We would have zero issue filling Neyland for a post season game. It could be 30 below with the chance of a tornado and 102k are showing up.

 

[SockeyeVol]

Very easy solution.

Dollar beers, and all students will stay.

 

[vol94]

The student section will sell out w ease. Many students weren’t able to get tickets this yr b/c demand was so high, even vs. non conference opponents.

 

[volfan102455]

My understanding is that each hosting team only has to offer the visiting team what they would during the regular season - which basically implies the home team gets the 'home field' advantage.

 

[mscc1998]

A "Selection show for college football "
Never thought I would live to see it"!

 

[volfan102455]

It will be interesting to see how teams handle the game - do they give the current season ticket holders the chance to buy their seats? If they don't then I can guarantee they will lose the home field advantage by opening up ALL seats to the public on a specific date as they lose control of only having to offer the visitors a set amount of tickets.

 

[Vols All Day]

Students will come back for a playoff home game.

 

[terraceparkvol]

It will be interesting to see how teams handle the game - do they give the current season ticket holders the chance to buy their seats? If they don't then I can guarantee they will lose the home field advantage by opening up ALL seats to the public on a specific date as they lose control of only having to offer the visitors a set amount of tickets.

I’ve been told the plan is season ticket holders get their tickets for first round as it would be hard to tell season ticket holders otherwise once in the playoffs. Away game teams for first round get 3500 tickets and that includes staff, players families and band. for comparison. Net, very tight for away fans. For comparison, SEC regular season allotments are 5000 for away teams. Tickets will be at a premium (hard to come by) for visitors and home team fans for first round! I’m confident UT student allotment will get fully used. Once you make it to bowl game quarterfinals the allotments are better for both teams. Let’s beat Vandy first!

 

[VolCalls]

A "Selection show for college football "
Never thought I would live to see it"!

There’s been one the last ten years.

 

[GreveHaller]

years ago we had the first two games in Sept before schools started and never had a problem filling the stands

UT was on the quarter system and fall didnt start until late Sept

 

[Volbrando]

I’ve been told the plan is season ticket holders get their tickets for first round as it would be hard to tell season ticket holders otherwise once in the playoffs. Away game teams for first round get 3500 tickets and that includes staff, players families and band. for comparison. Net, very tight for away fans. For comparison, SEC regular season allotments are 5000 for away teams. Tickets will be at a premium (hard to come by) for visitors and home team fans for first round! I’m confident UT student allotment will get fully used. Once you make it to bowl game quarterfinals the allotments are better for both teams. Let’s beat Vandy first!

I wonder how much ticket prices will be for season ticket holders

 

[Gandalf]

Obviously games on Dec 20/21 would be during the Christmas break for UT students.
You have to wonder how many would stay in Knoxville to go to the playoff game.
Let’s assume, for the sake of argument, that 5000 students do so.
If they didn’t use up their ticket allotment, what is left would be sold to the general public which makes for a little older (less loud?) crowd.

I haven’t heard or seen anywhere how many tickets are required to be given for the opposing team to sell.
Let’s just, for the sake of argument, assume that the opposing school gets 5000 and they sell them all.
And let’s assume we get one of the two night games (there is one night game on Dec 20 and one on Dec21 with the other two games at noon and 4pm on Dec21).
Let’s assume that the temperature for an 8pm at kickoff is between 35-40 degrees.

Now, for my question.
What will the environment be like ?
How loud? Like a typical SEC game against one of our rivals? Or louder?
Our fans will be all wrapped up in jackets and coats (hopefully Orange ones).
Clapping with gloves doesn’t make a lot of noise.
However, will we be all liquored up (think LSU Cajun level drunk) and be rowdy as drunken sailors screaming our voices raw?
Would it matter who we play? Would we be more fired up against Texas than, say, Indiana?

Oh well.
This is a great “problem” to have.
I am just so excited that we are RELEVANT again.
Thank you White, Heupel, Boyd, Donde.
Now just take care of business in Nashville on Saturday and then watch the selection show the following week to see who, when, and where we play.
This is fun, dammit! GBO!!

Are you joking? If we have a playoff game in Knoxville it will sell out in seconds and will sound like the frikken Roman Colosseum with drunk grannies screaming for bloody heads!. Cold or not, people have never had a real chance to do this, and fans are hungry after so long away.

 

[Vol737]

A lot of kids that live off campus will probably stick around and that’s a lot. For those that live in the dorms, some are easily within driving distance and could probably stay with friend. College kids don’t care, they’ll pile up four and five deep in a house or apartment. The two years we played Vandy at home when I was at UT, I drove back Friday after Thanksgiving for that game…and that was just for Vandy. Moms weren’t happy, but there was football to tend to! That, and my girlfriend had to be there for the game. Priorities.

 

[ZZ13]

Back in my day UT was on quarter system. Fall quarter didn't start until end of September. We had no problem filling up the student section for home opener.

 

[UT97Vol]

If I were a student I would stick behind or come back knowing how rare this is. But that’s just me.

 

[onevol74]

I wonder how much ticket prices will be for season ticket holders

One third of your current mortgage payment.

 

[ShelbourneVol]

Back in my day UT was on quarter system. Fall quarter didn't start until end of September. We had no problem filling up the student section for home opener.

I remember those days.

 

[Volizona]

Students will come back for a playoff home game.

And many I live in the Knox metro area and will still be around

 

[Tnphil]

We would have zero issue filling Neyland for a post season game. It could be 30 below with the chance of a tornado and 102k are showing up.

"30 below with the chance of a tornado"

That would also be a weather phenomenon....