Football tix donation

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What's your yearly donation for tickets? Mine was $500 last year and have the understanding it stays the same each year I purchase football tickets. I got a call today and they are saying $1,000 is my minimum donation now?! Tix were $30 a pop 10yrs ago.

I just don't understand the bump of $500 bucks. I'm a recent graduate and don't have a ton of cash, but even if I did I would not pay $2-3k a year for tickets. That is just ridiculous and absurd. Thanks Mike Hamilton, I place this on your shoulders as well.
 
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I would think after the last few years of having empty seats in the stadium they would be a little more "fan" friendly. If that's the case, just pick the games you want to go to and buy them on eBay, Stubhub, etc. You'll still come out ahead monetarily.

It used to be a big deal to have season tickets, when there was a waiting list! Now, not so much.
 
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They have the discount for recent grads if I'm not mistaken but it's only good for a few years.
 
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Boca Vol said:
I would think after the last few years of having empty seats in the stadium they would be a little more "fan" friendly. If that's the case, just pick the games you want to go to and buy them on eBay, Stubhub, etc. You'll still come out ahead monetarily.

It used to be a big deal to have season tickets, when there was a waiting list! Now, not so much.
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No joke right. When there are 30k empty seats you'd think they would realize raising prices is not the answer. IDC if they're winning 10-11 games a year, $1k donation requirement for the avg. fan is beyond acceptable. They're pricing the avg. fan out of Neyland stadium.
 
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PermaVol said:
What's your yearly donation for tickets? Mine was $500 last year and have the understanding it stays the same each year I purchase football tickets. I got a call today and they are saying $1,000 is my minimum donation now?! Tix were $30 a pop 10yrs ago.

I just don't understand the bump of $500 bucks. I'm a recent graduate and don't have a ton of cash, but even if I did I would not pay $2-3k a year for tickets. That is just ridiculous and absurd. Thanks Mike Hamilton, I place this on your shoulders as well.
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Because every $500 is a step closer to the five million we need for Dooley's buyout.
 
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Are you sure they did not say 1000.00 as in for a pair? Did you have a pair last year? My donation is 5000.00 and that is actually 2500.00/seat. I can't imagine they doubled your donation for the same seats.
 
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Times we live in

Guys want the best staff money can buy, but dont want their tickets to go up

I guess they expect the Football Fairy to pay for it
 
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Yankee_Vol said:
You could always change the section you sit in to a cheaper one
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An option I suppose. I've never sat in upper-deck and have no desire to. I just needed to rant about UT athletics trying to bend me over the table. Makes me sick after I've spent so much time and money over the years supporting UT's athletic teams. That is all.
 
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PermaVol said:
What's your yearly donation for tickets? Mine was $500 last year and have the understanding it stays the same each year I purchase football tickets. I got a call today and they are saying $1,000 is my minimum donation now?! Tix were $30 a pop 10yrs ago.

I just don't understand the bump of $500 bucks. I'm a recent graduate and don't have a ton of cash, but even if I did I would not pay $2-3k a year for tickets. That is just ridiculous and absurd. Thanks Mike Hamilton, I place this on your shoulders as well.
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what section? should consider southwest upper deck (cheapest seats donation-wise in the Stadium)
 
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The only problem I have is the grand father tickets....Not saying all but I know some folks that they keep buying tickets that their grand father names that has passed...I believe the need to check a pulse...on these grand father tickets....if one pays the seat tax...all should have to..
 
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I guess you could just buy tickets off the street or elsewhere if you are looking to save money. I only come 1 or 2 times a year simply because that's all I have time and money for so I buy from scalpers and other fans.

I think the idea of having season tickets is about more than having tickets. Granted you will have tickets in the same spot every game and you will feel like you own your own little slice of Neyland Stadium, but I think that most people realize the donation is more about supporting the program than having a seat.

It takes big money to maintain the facilities, pay coaches, support staff, equipment, travel, and the list goes on and on. I think the empty seats are due to multiple bad seasons and a bad economy. The economy sucks and people don't have money to spend on entertainment.
 
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PermaVol said:
What's your yearly donation for tickets? Mine was $500 last year and have the understanding it stays the same each year I purchase football tickets. I got a call today and they are saying $1,000 is my minimum donation now?! Tix were $30 a pop 10yrs ago.

I just don't understand the bump of $500 bucks. I'm a recent graduate and don't have a ton of cash, but even if I did I would not pay $2-3k a year for tickets. That is just ridiculous and absurd. Thanks Mike Hamilton, I place this on your shoulders as well.
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Maybe I missed it, but where are your seats and how many? I have 4 seats in the upperdeck North (seat backs, not bleachers/under cover) Section YY. I have to donate $500/seat ($2000 total). Moved there ~1997. Used to have seats in South Upperdeck, under the "O", about 10 rows from the top before the Jumbotron.

I've got a meeting with the UT Development guy for NC/SC region next week, I'll ask him if you want.
 
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LebanonVolunteer said:
Are you sure they did not say 1000.00 as in for a pair? Did you have a pair last year? My donation is 5000.00 and that is actually 2500.00/seat. I can't imagine they doubled your donation for the same seats.
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New graduates only get the discount for one year. My donation for the past 10 years has not changed for 4 seats.:unsure:
 
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tnlizard said:
New graduates only get the discount for one year. My donation for the past 10 years has not changed for 4 seats.:unsure:
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+1

That is why I worded my resopnse that way. I would think maybe they told him the total donation and not per seat. Other than some people being asked to move because of the whole grandfathered thing, I have not heard of seat donations being doubled.
 
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PermaVol said:
An option I suppose. I've never sat in upper-deck and have no desire to. I just needed to rant about UT athletics trying to bend me over the table. Makes me sick after I've spent so much time and money over the years supporting UT's athletic teams. That is all.
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Been there five years man... not a distant land... but most on the here pretend its outter space... yet you go to an NFL stadium... row 1 there in the exact same as compared to the top rows in neyland
 
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Also fyi y'all login in to the Tennessee fund in utsports.com its breaks down every section and donation required per pair based on seat locations... bottom line its a grand per pair to be in the lowers
 
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I had seats in section X4 back in 2010. I loved those seats but I could afford the $1,000 donation plus tickets. I use to female dog about it but oh well it is what it is.
 
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Grandfathered into section V, donation was 1500, we decided to get two more tix which bumped the donation to 4500 for all four tix. Brutal, but my grandparents had the same seats since 1943. Not giving that up.
 
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PermaVol said:
No joke right. When there are 30k empty seats you'd think they would realize raising prices is not the answer.
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30K???? I love how people just throw out numbers as if they are correct on here. If people actually look at the facts, then they would see that for the whole year Neyland averaged a tad over 94K. If I do my math correctly 102K-94K is not 30K. But do correct me if I am wrong


But wow, I never knew you even had to have donations that high. How can people afford to have tickets? Where does the donation money go? Do other programs do this?
 
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