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#10,478
TN-POSSUM said:
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*And he'll open it up to the public and charge 1 day admission for $225 and $195 for children. 10% slide fee!!!




Rant incoming:

"Real money" (like I make) doesn't compute in a multi millionaires world. I'm sure Danny has a good heart but the more $$$ a person has/makes, the farther away they get from the reality of what it's like to be middle class, or lower. The life long, local, middle class fans are being pushed out for the "fast pass" elitist crowd. It's been discussed on here a lot and I get it, "big money wins championships", but it's all fan driven in one way or another. The fans saying crap like "pay the man whatever he wants!" and "back up the Brinks truck!" are the ones that put us here. The ones that hung around through the bad times, is the crowd that's either going broke giving to the University now or they've had to quit going to games altogether. To be clear, I want us to be great and win championships. I'll always support the VOLS, I'm just going to do it from home for now.

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I’ve posted before that I understand the frustration. I have 4 kids, and it is increasingly becoming more difficult as a family to attend events. However, I just purchased 2 lower level tickets in Starkville this year, and it would be $750 to attend a game there, too, for a family of 6.

Danny White himself though deserves every salary he earns. While he did grow up in a college administrative family, people get rewarded for being successful. Unlike a guy like Derek Dooley, Danny has succeeded at the lower level, the mid major type level, and now at the highest level. He’s made millions for his schools, and people like that are in demand. I never really mind successful people getting what they deserve. Others can see the success and strive to do it as well.

Fans just need to be creative. While Mississippi State is still charging decent prices, it’s closer to me than Knoxville and probably a cheaper ticket. Look at road games or some of our nonconference games. The Big Orange Caravan tickets were still only $20 or $25 this year. All access to our coaches, and my kids love it. It’s just the price of success, and I can’t fault people for doing their jobs. Every thing in our lives have increased in price. The market will adjust when things take a downturn.
 
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Brillovol said:
Ice cold take: Whataburger is mid
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Being from Texas, it developed its following when it was better than every other fast food hamburger back in the day west of the Mississippi. Since the 2000’s though, places like Five Guys, In and Out, Shake Shack, etc. have either been formed or greatly expanded. Whataburger has expanded east (which usually affects quality), and now it’s just another regular hamburger in a more saturated market.
 
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Volnut said:
What I’m afraid of with skyrocketing salaries, is that TV will go to pay per view then I will be listening to Mike and Ramon calling it and watching highlights later.
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You have noticed it is 75% or more PPV now for vols fans(ESPN, SECN, ESPN+, SECN+, etc..). There is a small percentage of games on broadcast TV for most teams.
 
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VolGee4 said:
Being from Texas, it developed its following when it was better than every other fast food hamburger back in the day west of the Mississippi. Since the 2000’s though, places like Five Guys, In and Out, Shake Shack, etc. have either been formed or greatly expanded. Whataburger has expanded east (which usually affects quality), and now it’s just another regular hamburger in a more saturated market.
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What's worse, most of their expansion has been by private equity groups, and they have zero concern for maintaining quality. A lot of the original ones in Texas are still decent, but even those have suffered from the expansion.

But ya, I remember my first trip to Texas thinking it was better than any fast food burger I'd ever had. Now I refuse to go. Not only is the quality below average, the ones around here literally take 10-12 minutes per order. Last time I went, I waited 43 minutes, and I was 4th in line. I'd never been so angry in my life, and I couldn't leave because there was someone in front and behind me in the single lane drive through.
 
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Enki_Amenra said:
It turns itself off, unexpectedly, then I restart it 👀. Maybe a fuel filter or something with t he fuel line. Just range that it starts, runs fine, dies, then starts back.
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Got a chainsaw that kind of does that. Will run for awhile wide open but if I let off the throttle a little bit it dies. Will crank again as long as the throttle is wide open.
 
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