Neyland no longer SEC's biggest

#101
#101
It's not just tickets. It's gas and food. Getting there early enough to get free parking isn't an option when you have a 10 month old either. It takes forever to get out and you have to get back early enough to pick your kid up. Which means parking further out so you don't get stuck in game traffic afterward. Glad your in a good financial spot but I'm supporting a wife and a kid as the only income. Each trip is probably about 300 bucks if I do it right. 600 bucks out of one check to see two games is a lot of money for me. Not everyone situation is the same.
 
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LaagerVol said:
I've said this before on here but it is physically painful for me to watch a whole game in Neyland. There just isn't enough room and having a bad back just makes it unpleasant. I LOVE the experience but physically its just not worth it when you add in the cost of gas, etc.
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You have a bad back & gas? We thank you for not attending. :eek:lol:
 
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Boca Vol said:
It's pretty funny that for the longest time the TV networks worked really hard to bring the stadium experience to TV. Now, the opposite has happened. The stadiums have to bring the TV experience to the stadiums.

That's why you now see the Redzone channel at some NFL stadiums, Fantasy stats, etc.

The poster's point about gas and ticket prices is legit. It was nothing to wake up on a Sat morning, hop in the car, and drive to Birmingham (shows my age) or Athens with no tickets and go to the game. You could do it for less than $100. Now, gas is almost $4 per gallon and tickets are $75 face value. It's a bit pricey.
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It's an economics problem. People just don't want to or can't afford the asinine prices for everything.
 
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#105
I have gone to all the home games I could since the 80's (4 or 5 a year) . Neyland will always be special. This year after the SC game I could not get myself to leave. Nothing like a big win, looking to see CBJ make it happen again.
 
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#107
Maybe it's just me but I don't think the atmosphere and tradition is the same in College Station as it is in Knoxville. I've been there and trust me it was different and not as deep as Austin. Maybe I'm being a homer but I don't think Aggie fans will fill that new stadium once the buzz dies down.
 
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#108
I agree that expansion won't even be considered until we get back to winning and packing the house. I have a feeling that's about to start this season. We have an embarrassment of riches now, at the skill positions (yes, even QB...Dobbs and Ferguson will be special...especially when you consider the WR corps they now have).

Plus, lots of talent at LB (might have the SEC's best LB group, with AJ, Maggit and JRM) and DB (much of that from this incoming class).

As for expansion, they could add a smaller 3rd deck opposite the Jumbotron, and split 3rd deck on each end of it. That could add an additional 10-15k capacity. I still wish they would get with the 21st century and replace all the benches w/ stadium seating. Heck, delapidated NFL stadiums are being torn down, and they have/had stadium seats!

I would put a back row of wider seats for the calorically-challenged fans. :) and charge them about $5 more for their tickets. No more of your fat arse taking up half of mine, which I paid for!
 
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Roustabout said:
If anything Neyland needs to shrink. Seat space is too small.

And agree, no room for expansion.
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Might need to reduce beer and twinkee consumption Roundabut.
The more the merrier, especially excitable fit coeds wearing orange and getting hot in sun cheering on the vols! Just like I told the fat dude that sat by me on plane last month "it would be considerate to purchase 2 seats if you can't keep in yours".
 
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ClearwaterVol said:
But there is a nationwide issue with attendance. UF isn't selling out games.
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Yep, it's almost everybody. There were 10-15,000 empty seats in Sanford Stadium last time I went to an UGA game.

The demographics are apparently all bad too, in that crowds are skewing older and young people aren't coming as much. ADs around the country are wildly distressed at how lackluster student attendance is. None of it bodes well for filling 100,000 seat stadiums in the future.
 
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fade route said:
Agree completely. When you can stay home and catch every play at multiple angles, rewind, and pause the game at your leisure on a 50" HD and avoid traffic, why would you actually go to the game?
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I get what you are saying but I always have way more fun when I actually go to a game than when I watch it on TV. I mean when I sit at home and drink a beer and watch...it's cool I guess....but when I go and tailgate and hang out with my friends or chill in a bar before and after the game and go to the game live and scream with 100,000 more people that agree with me...I don't know it's just such a different, and in my opinion, better experience.
 
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ClearwaterVol said:
I live in Florida and I try to make it to one game a year, but for my daughter and I to go I can expect to spend $1,500.00 for that weekend. If my family didn't live in Knoxville that total could easily exceed $2,000.00.

That is a ton of money to drop on a regular season football game in Knoxville.
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For that you can buy a damn good TV that you will enjoy all year.
 
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Vercingetorix said:
The reason people sneak liquor in is because they can't buy beer in the stadium. So instead of drinking three beers, they drink a pint of whiskey and get much drunker than they otherwise would. I've seen far more people passed out and/or throwing up drunk at college games than I ever have at pro events where beer is sold. Nobody pounds whiskey at NFL games.
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Mostly true. I've been to some late season/playoff games where a little whiskey was needed.

Dang cold.
 
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Vercingetorix said:
The reason people sneak liquor in is because they can't buy beer in the stadium. So instead of drinking three beers, they drink a pint of whiskey and get much drunker than they otherwise would. I've seen far more people passed out and/or throwing up drunk at college games than I ever have at pro events where beer is sold. Nobody pounds whiskey at NFL games.
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Quark: "The way I see it, hew-mons are a lot like Ferengi: greedy, acquisitive, self-indulgent, disregard for others and interested only in profit. We're a constant reminder of that part of your tendencies you'd like to deny and ignore."

--Modified Quark quote--
 
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Boca Vol said:
I remember when the Carolina Panthers played their 1st season at Clemson. The NFL made the Panthers/ Clemson install beer lines to serve beer. I know fans are worried about drunken fans but $8 beers generates a ton of $$$.
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And anybody who really thinks that by not having beer in the stadium, they are avoiding drunks is ignorant. Ppl can get drunk before or sneak it in. It's been going on for years and it's usually 9/10 liquor bc of the quantity to buzz ratio.

I would much rather have a bunch of ppl drunk on $8 beers that goes to the UT program than a bunch of ppl drunk on shine or whiskey.

I can drink a six pack and still be able to function normally. I drink a flask of moonshine and im crowd surfing, and singing the "WOO"!!! lol
 
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#122
#122
Time + Money makes home so much more appealing. I can keep up with other games, eat/drink at home for cheap, and if we're getting blown out I can turn the TV off and put my anger/energy to use getting other stuff done. No traffic, no trip Friday evening (tired after work) or Sunday morning (rushing home to catch the NFL).

I've actually made several trips to Knoxville for games without tickets, and completely skipped out on going to the game because the weekend was already getting too expensive. Not to mention the return on investment hasn't been worthwhile lately.

I'd rather stay at home and lay the $500 (minimum cost for a game day weekend in Knox) on the game. If we lose, it's neither here nor there. If we win, big winner, big winner.

I would say that I would totally do the Vol Navy experience every chance I had if I knew someone with the means. Until I own a boat, or befriend a yacht captain, it's not looking good.

I love Neyland stadium. I RARELY missed a home game from 06-11 (4 years there + 1 season graduated but still in town), and some of my favorite sports memories and life moments were made in or around the game day experience. However, from a financial standpoint, it's hard not to feel like you wasted a ton of money on the drive home Sunday.
 
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Jake Tate said:
And anybody who really thinks that by not having beer in the stadium, they are avoiding drunks is ignorant. Ppl can get drunk before or sneak it in. It's been going on for years and it's usually 9/10 liquor bc of the quantity to buzz ratio.

I would much rather have a bunch of ppl drunk on $8 beers that goes to the UT program than a bunch of ppl drunk on shine or whiskey.

I can drink a six pack and still be able to function normally. I drink a flask of moonshine and im crowd surfing, and singing the "WOO"!!! lol
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I drink wine at certain meals. I drink beer at certain meals. You won't find me in a bar where the primary activity is drinking. You won't find me in a night club. Mainly, because I know from direct observation how people tend to (not always) behave in such environments. I have this idea that the best way to stay out of trouble is stay away from it.

Now, about alcohol in Neyland, for me the issue is not just about drunks being drunks. It's about the safety of kids. I've seen drunks "accidentally" hurt and cause kids deaths. When you do so, "I'm sorry" doesn't quite cut it. Plus remember, most of these people will be driving home or somewhere after the game and will still have alcohol in their blood stream. This can and does lead to all kinds of incidents. Now, I'm not going to debate with you further because I know something else about humans. When they're dead set on engaging in a vice, they don't care about the consequences. And will create all kinds of excuses and justifications for engaging in that vice. So like so-called debates about religion and guns, you don't have debates, just shouting matches. Smart thing to do is just walk away from it so without meaning disrespect, bye.
 
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WoodsmanVol said:
I drink wine at certain meals. I drink beer at certain meals. You won't find me in a bar where the primary activity is drinking. You won't find me in a night club. Mainly, because I know from direct observation how people tend to (not always) behave in such environments. I have this idea that the best way to stay out of trouble is stay away from it.

Now, about alcohol in Neyland, for me the issue is not just about drunks being drunks. It's about the safety of kids. I've seen drunks "accidentally" hurt and cause kids deaths. When you do so, "I'm sorry" doesn't quite cut it. Plus remember, most of these people will be driving home or somewhere after the game and will still have alcohol in their blood stream. This can and does lead to all kinds of incidents. Now, I'm not going to debate with you further because I know something else about humans. When they're dead set on engaging in a vice, they don't care about the consequences. And will create all kinds of excuses and justifications for engaging in that vice. So like so-called debates about religion and guns, you don't have debates, just shouting matches. Smart thing to do is just walk away from it so without meaning disrespect, bye.
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If your primary concern is about the safety of kids, then you should want to keep kids away from sloppy drunks. Far more people become sloppy drunks by drinking liquor than they do beer. If you want to cut down on the number of dangerous drunks in Neyland Stadium, then then the biggest step you could take is to allow beer sales so people will stop drinking so much damn whiskey. All depends on whether you're a pragmatist or a moralist.
 
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