The heat needs to be put on the athletic department

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TheVolunteer002 said:
Neyland is noticeably quiet this year. I said it in another thread, but these are the results you get when you price out the blue collar diehards who want to go down there and shred their voices for a chance at making a difference in the game.

Now, you have the whales who can afford to pay Disneyworld weekend prices for a single game, except they sit there on their hands like your local high school's resident blue hair season ticket holders. The wine and cheese whales looking for a "Saturday experience in Knoxville."

Even Alabama wasn't charging these kinds of prices when they were winning natties every other year, and that's even when you adjust for inflation. Yes, we're consistently good now. Far and away more so than we've been in decades. When was the last time we won the conference? Even the division when those existed? So, what exactly are we paying $400+ in the nosebleeds for? There are actually seats for sale at over $1K. For WHAT?
The fans have been taken advantage of because we're fans, and the Neyland atmosphere is losing its edge as a direct result. I won't hear a word about paying players being the reason either. Make no mistake, Tennessee has F off money in the bank. They're not hurting for anything, but they'll send out emails asking for donations to help replace the roll up door on the concession stand in Y9, or replace the goalposts, etc. Total joke.
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It’s going to get worse
 
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vavolfan6 said:
Tickets everywhere are substantially more expensive. It's not just Tennessee. The market sets the price and for a good team there is high demand.

Also, Saban used to always complain about the crowd at Bama for leaving early and taking the program for granted.
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Uh, Live Nation has almost a monopoly in the industry. There’s no market whatsoever. It should be broken up with anti-trust. But with the current administration, color me skeptical about that happening.
 
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NeverWe'llSever said:
Uh, Live Nation has almost a monopoly in the industry. There’s no market whatsoever. It should be broken up with anti-trust. But with the current administration, color me skeptical about that happening.
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Ticketmaster has definitely cornered the market on initial sells but there's plenty of options out there for aftermarket which is what is jacking prices up. It's supply and demand dude. No need to bring politics into it.
 
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UTFranklinVol said:
you people are idiots. you don't even know how ticket sales works 😞 such a travesty of education system.
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Enlighten me genius…on second thought…don’t bother…

Whether it’s directly through the university or a third party vendor the fact is that the tickets sell out…as long as that is the case there will be no motivation to change the prices…the mechanisms and nuances of ticket sales are irrelevant
 
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NeverWe'llSever said:
Uh, Live Nation has almost a monopoly in the industry. There’s no market whatsoever. It should be broken up with anti-trust. But with the current administration, color me skeptical about that happening.
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Ticketmaster is already in trouble with FTC, consumer protection….

And we have the highest ticket prices in SEC by far, so it would help if people report examples to the government to add to the case! That is how it can be changed! It’s up to us to hold the AD and admin accountable.
 
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I would agree it's not been as loud. I do my part, but its not been as loud as I've heard in past. I have been to games when you cant here yourself making noise it's so loud. I have not experienced that this year.
 
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TheVolunteer002 said:
Except it isn't.
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The crowd was fine - they were very chirpy in the game yesterday. Were they as loud from start to finish as they were for Georgia no - but they were very much into the game.

I will say though it becomes very difficult to continue to get up and get loud on 3rd down, when the other team keeps converting them.
 
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beachvol23 said:
Ticketmaster is already in trouble with FTC, consumer protection….

And we have the highest ticket prices in SEC by far, so it would help if people report examples to the government to add to the case! That is how it can be changed! It’s up to us to hold the AD and admin accountable.
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The only problem I have with the resale market is the fees they add on to the tickets.

And for those who say ticket prices have increased - success on the field will do that because the product becomes desired and there are more who want a ticket than can get a ticket.
 
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GAVol said:
This defense makes it hard on the crowd. Giving up 60%+ on 3rd down wears everybody out.
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This. We were there and that’s what it felt like. Cheering our butts off repeatedly and then giving up 3rd downs was definitely affecting the crowd’s desire to “get hype”. It was a bit quieter, in general, yesterday. We try to go to one or two games a year since we’re a family of 5 and live in Nashville so we need a hotel for at least one night. Most have two night minimums. The cost is too exorbitant, frankly, to go to more games when it costs what it does.

Anyway, this year the crowd was more subdued than last, just in my opinion. The Vol Walk was quieter, the first half was quieter. I WILL say, everybody woke up in the second half and it felt like a normal, “Neyland Loud”, game. I thought people were going to start throwing stuff on the field because of the calls. So. Many. Missed. Arkansas holds. Obvious from the seats. Section W. Love that section. Maybe it’s because in years past it’s been absolutely absurdly loud and crazy in our “go-to section” W, so even a small drop-off in the nuts-o level can feel “subdued”. I have high crowd expectations. 😂
 
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