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preacherman20 said:
I know it is just me, but I don’t understand all the fan experience stuff. I go to a baseball game to watch the baseball game not the concessions or all the other stuff.
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And I would never judge based on what you like or choose. It’s your time and your dollar. Your perspective is likely a little different having followed your son for the past umpteen years. I go to major league, AA, and of course UT. I’m sitting at the Smokies game in club level as I type this. Sorry, but here, unlike at UT, you don’t have to be an uppity up to treat yourself.
 
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preacherman20 said:
I know it is just me, but I don’t understand all the fan experience stuff. I go to a baseball game to watch the baseball game not the concessions or all the other stuff.
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Bingo. It always annoys watching a home game on TV and watching fans go in/out of the mvp room. It’s in a terrible spot. Looks terrible on TV. Unfortunately a lot of fans just go baseball games because it’s a social event to them. Our crowds last season didn’t seem to be engaged in the game like previous years. I will say play on the field likely had something to do with that.
 
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preacherman20 said:
I know it is just me, but I don’t understand all the fan experience stuff. I go to a baseball game to watch the baseball game not the concessions or all the other stuff.
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Yep. Gimme comfy seats, good concessions, easily accessible bathrooms and a solid baseball team. Pretty much covers all the bases.....yeah....I typed that.
 
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Pawleysvol said:
Bingo. It always annoys watching a home game on TV and watching fans go in/out of the mvp room. It’s in a terrible spot. Looks terrible on TV. Unfortunately a lot of fans just go baseball games because it’s a social event to them. Our crowds last season didn’t seem to be engaged in the game like previous years. I will say play on the field likely had something to do with that.
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I’d say that many of those fans will move upstairs. I can’t stand sitting with them. A few good ones, but most are quiet, disinterested in the game, socialize the whole time, and leave early.
Yes, the entrance to that space is in the worst possible spot. The actively engaged fans and students have been pushed further out. I’m probably headed that way as well, considering ticket prices.
 
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We have 2 good seats and on a fixed income I am grateful we have avoided being priced out even though they are up about 300% in only a few years. We have to leave 2 hours before first pitch to park, etc and make first pitch and then the 90 min drive home. This makes it hard to make 3 straight weekend games especially a Sat night/Sun turnaround. I want someone in my seats every game if I can. We have partnered with another couple wanting season tickets and share. They get a weekend game each week and a few Tue games. It works for us. Something like that might work for some of you. We the fans need to be creative to manage the rising cost and get butts in seats and cheer on our team.
 
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WaywardVol said:
I’d say that many of those fans will move upstairs. I can’t stand sitting with them. A few good ones, but most are quiet, disinterested in the game, socialize the whole time, and leave early.
Yes, the entrance to that space is in the worst possible spot. The actively engaged fans and students have been pushed further out. I’m probably headed that way as well, considering ticket prices.
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Most student sections in the SEC are in the outfield
 
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taylorvol said:
I assume Rocky Top Club, MVP Room, and the new luxury suites.
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The 4Topps as well. UT nuked the initial deposit/waiting lists once they saw the demand for any spot in the stadium as the program grew, so pretty much no one that placed an initial deposit got one. All went to higher ranked donors.

Then they held back several tables that they sell or use for their own purposes.

(Given where they are at its not exactly a loss, but still somewhere the common fan can't buy into. They're so underutilized though- you can go out there and sit if you wait a few innings and are cool with the ushers, on all but the most high profile weekends).
 
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WallyBalls said:
The 4Topps as well. UT nuked the initial deposit/waiting lists once they saw the demand for any spot in the stadium as the program grew, so pretty much no one that placed an initial deposit got one. All went to higher ranked donors.

Then they held back several tables that they sell or use for their own purposes.

(Given where they are at its not exactly a loss, but still somewhere the common fan can't buy into. They're so underutilized though- you can go out there and sit if you wait a few innings and are cool with the ushers, on all but the most high profile weekends).
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This past season I was fortunate enough to be a friend of a friend who has multiple table top tickets, and he was generous enough to let me and my family use 2 tables for an early season game. Please don't misunderstand - I was very grateful for the tickets, because SRO was going to be my budget. But the only real advantage I could see of those seats is that you're not crammed in next to someone else. The section itself is just kind of odd looking, but I guess that fits with the theme of LNS: a hodge-podge of seating formats that don't really fit together in any cohesive way.
 
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preacherman20 said:
I know it is just me, but I don’t understand all the fan experience stuff. I go to a baseball game to watch the baseball game not the concessions or all the other stuff.
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I'm the same way. Don't worry about concessions, light shows or gold plated urinals like they want to try to make the xbox generation interested. They will even reduce seating capacity for this. Reminds me of one trying to reduce crowd sizes for those that aren't real fans anyway. The more fans there the more fun it is.
 
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wtmvol said:
This past season I was fortunate enough to be a friend of a friend who has multiple table top tickets, and he was generous enough to let me and my family use 2 tables for an early season game. Please don't misunderstand - I was very grateful for the tickets, because SRO was going to be my budget. But the only real advantage I could see of those seats is that you're not crammed in next to someone else. The section itself is just kind of odd looking, but I guess that fits with the theme of LNS: a hodge-podge of seating formats that don't really fit together in any cohesive way.
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I definitely agree. We had hoped when they first pitched them that they would have sort of bounded them in with the porches and the porch rules that allowed your own food, etc as a trade off for the less-than-ideal placement (No idea why I was naive enough to think they'd do that). Once that never materialized...it was no big loss.

But you're right, they look extremely odd. Especially the amount of them. I haven't really seen that high a number in another park, most places go with a bar type seating deal (which I assume could still be installed down the line if tastes change).
 
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taylorvol said:
@Ned Land How are things going?
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I'm going to have to move this health talk over to the general thread!

I'm doing pretty good. Sitting in the chair starting round 3 today. All my blood work looks much improved. Still locked in on being in LNS to start the year. One of the weirdest side effects of this is extreme cold sensitivity. I'll be dressed like an Eskimo for the February games. I reached out to Ben McKee yesterday to swap stories. I just love him and the job he does covering the team. We said we would meet up at the stadium to start the year. Say a prayer for us both!
 
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Ned Land said:
I'm going to have to move this health talk over to the general thread!

I'm doing pretty good. Sitting in the chair starting round 3 today. All my blood work looks much improved. Still locked in on being in LNS to start the year. One of the weirdest side effects of this is extreme cold sensitivity. I'll be dressed like an Eskimo for the February games. I reached out to Ben McKee yesterday to swap stories. I just love him and the job he does covering the team. We said we would meet up at the stadium to start the year. Say a prayer for us both!
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Glad you are doing well. Prayers up!
 
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