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I recently noticed my priority number seems a little higher (better) than I expected and overall numbers seem a little down. There is still time for more sales obviously. Does anyone have any info. on season ticket sales?
For those that are looking, it seems like the full allotment is now finally showing on the official site. Plenty of lower levels available (although most in endzone).
 
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I'd buy them again if I could afford them. They did away with no donation seats and a 19 year old can only afford so much haha
 
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I think you can still get some locations without donating
Call the UT txt office & ask
 
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Should have not passed deal up last year with $100 donation per seat for section AA,BB,EE,FF. Not bad deal for sideline upper deck sections and my Tennessee Fund Rep said I was locked in at that price.
 
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1725gatorhater said:
Should have not passed deal up last year with $100 donation per seat for section AA,BB,EE,FF. Not bad deal for sideline upper deck sections and my Tennessee Fund Rep said I was locked in at that price.
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That was a good deal.
 
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I had seats I LOVED in section EE with no donation. This year UT put a $500 donation on each ticket. Understand the business side of this but I am done with season tickets. Take my chances on the internet, friends, and game day.

Ticket sales at UT is business driven and not customer driven! They beg you to take season tickets when we are down and gouge you when we are good. Again, understand the business side of it but I am not playing the game anymore. I will use the "customer business" side of it and get my tickets elsewhere. Like my daddy used to say, "there is not a game two can't play, but solitaire" and this is not solitaire.

Having stated my thoughts, GO VOLS!
 
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My dad and I have 4 in EE that are $100 donation seats. I've sat all over Neyland, and these are by far the best bang for your buck. I like them so much that when the TN fund called a couple weeks ago to ask if I wanted an additional 2 seats that had opened up in FF, I jumped all over it.
 
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GoVols15 said:
I had seats I LOVED in section EE with no donation. This year UT put a $500 donation on each ticket. Understand the business side of this but I am done with season tickets. Take my chances on the internet, friends, and game day.

Ticket sales at UT is business driven and not customer driven! They beg you to take season tickets when we are down and gouge you when we are good. Again, understand the business side of it but I am not playing the game anymore. I will use the "customer business" side of it and get my tickets elsewhere. Like my daddy used to say, "there is not a game two can't play, but solitaire" and this is not solitaire.

Having stated my thoughts, GO VOLS!
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What you had, and I guess either you didn't understand it or it wasn't explained correctly, were "non-renewable" season tickets. That means you didn't have to make a donation to get them the first year, but if you wanted to renew the same seats had to make the usual donation for that seat.

You can purchase season tickets without a donation during the summer after the Tennessee Fund renewal period closes and seats are assigned to new donors. However, those tickets require a donation after the first year to retain the same seats.
 
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DeerPark12 said:
What you had, and I guess either you didn't understand it or it wasn't explained correctly, were "non-renewable" season tickets. That means you didn't have to make a donation to get them the first year, but if you wanted to renew the same seats had to make the usual donation for that seat.

You can purchase season tickets without a donation during the summer after the Tennessee Fund renewal period closes and seats are assigned to new donors. However, those tickets require a donation after the first year to retain the same seats.
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Thanks Deerpark. I suspected that was the case. Otherwise, a lot of people would do this and not renew their present tickets. As it stands, this is still a pretty good deal.
 
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I hope there will be some tickets released for Florida for season ticket holders to buy.
 
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As of the letter I got today, they aren't even offering extra ticket options for donors to FL and bama.
 
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Just a quick look at stubhub....
I could get what looks like the same two tickets in row 4 of section T for all the home games at 2500/ticket. Half of that is Florida and bama. My thoughts are
1) if you're going to ALL the games, obviously buy the tickets.
2) if you want to break even/make money, you obviously have to sell the good games.
3) if you only want 2-3 games/year, buy off the secondary market/or game day
4) if you want perks (parking, bowl tix, away games) buy season.
 
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DeerPark12 said:
What you had, and I guess either you didn't understand it or it wasn't explained correctly, were "non-renewable" season tickets. That means you didn't have to make a donation to get them the first year, but if you wanted to renew the same seats had to make the usual donation for that seat.

You can purchase season tickets without a donation during the summer after the Tennessee Fund renewal period closes and seats are assigned to new donors. However, those tickets require a donation after the first year to retain the same seats.
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Thanks for the information! If this is correct, I understood everything the lady explained to me and she never explained the "non-renewable" part. In fact, if this is true then my already low opinion of the ticket office just got lower. I am a loyal vol fan who has a strong disdain for the "business" side of the way they operate. Just like building those high dollar box seats for the rich and corporations.

The average fan suffers just for the sake of some quick bucks. To me the better business model would be to take care of the average fan and build the base. Yes UT will make the money in the short term but in the long run Vol fans will stop financially supporting the program and stay home and watch on TV!

Another example was when they started charging STUDENTS for tickets! Before the arguement comes, I don't care what other schools do!!!
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GoVols15 said:
Thanks for the information! If this is correct, I understood everything the lady explained to me and she never explained the "non-renewable" part. In fact, if this is true then my already low opinion of the ticket office just got lower. I am a loyal vol fan who has a strong disdain for the "business" side of the way they operate. Just like building those high dollar box seats for the rich and corporations.

The average fan suffers just for the sake of some quick bucks. To me the better business model would be to take care of the average fan and build the base. Yes UT will make the money in the short term but in the long run Vol fans will stop financially supporting the program and stay home and watch on TV!
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I respect your opinion, but the numbers tell a different story. Demand for season tickets is the strongest it has been since 2004.
 
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GoVols15 said:
Thanks for the information! If this is correct, I understood everything the lady explained to me and she never explained the "non-renewable" part. In fact, if this is true then my already low opinion of the ticket office just got lower. I am a loyal vol fan who has a strong disdain for the "business" side of the way they operate. Just like building those high dollar box seats for the rich and corporations.

The average fan suffers just for the sake of some quick bucks. To me the better business model would be to take care of the average fan and build the base. Yes UT will make the money in the short term but in the long run Vol fans will stop financially supporting the program and stay home and watch on TV!

Another example was when they started charging STUDENTS for tickets! Before the arguement comes, I don't care what other schools do!!!
:loco:
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Except they keep selling more tickets.
 
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GoVols15 said:
Thanks for the information! If this is correct, I understood everything the lady explained to me and she never explained the "non-renewable" part. In fact, if this is true then my already low opinion of the ticket office just got lower. I am a loyal vol fan who has a strong disdain for the "business" side of the way they operate. Just like building those high dollar box seats for the rich and corporations.

The average fan suffers just for the sake of some quick bucks. To me the better business model would be to take care of the average fan and build the base. Yes UT will make the money in the short term but in the long run Vol fans will stop financially supporting the program and stay home and watch on TV!

Another example was when they started charging STUDENTS for tickets! Before the arguement comes, I don't care what other schools do!!!
:loco:
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You're voting for Bernie Sanders for sure. Everyone should get a piece of the pie! Free college! Rich people have too much money anyway!
 
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DeerPark12 said:
I respect your opinion, but the numbers tell a different story. Demand for season tickets is the strongest it has been since 2004.
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Yep. The person I know that works for VASF says they expect season ticket sales this year to be strong enough that they won't have to offer the "season-tix without a donation" option.
 
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Blood Runs Orange said:
Yep. The person I know that works for VASF says they expect season ticket sales this year to be strong enough that they won't have to offer the "season-tix without a donation" option.
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Yes, they aren't offering this anymore. This was just a way when we were down as a program, to put butts in seats and get you in the stadium. You'll spend more money while you're there on concessions, gear, etc. We don't need gimmicks for fans to buy tickets now, they're in huge demand.
 
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Christian Lowe said:
I'd buy them again if I could afford them. They did away with no donation seats and a 19 year old can only afford so much haha
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I still get my no donation seats. Granted I've had them 3 years. I also still pay the original $310 per seat.
 
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Blood Runs Orange said:
Yep. The person I know that works for VASF says they expect season ticket sales this year to be strong enough that they won't have to offer the "season-tix without a donation" option.
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I would expect there to be a limited number of them offered in late July.
 
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DeerPark12 said:
I respect your opinion, but the numbers tell a different story. Demand for season tickets is the strongest it has been since 2004.
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I agree with you with the fundamental principle that when teams are good a lot of "fair weather fans" will jump on board and buy tickets. That is the current state of Tennessee football.

My point is fans like me, who support the program in the good and bad times, fall victim to the "business" (as opposed to customer concept) UT currently employees.

If this "business" model continues I think a lot of fans, like me, are going to get to the point of saying "no thanks" to season tickets. You can only take advantage of people so many times before it starts having a negative impact. Right now we have high expectations so the "fair weather fans" are picking up the slack. However, in the long run, this approach is going to hurt season ticket sales. Wait and see!

I personally know several people who have stopped buying season tickets for the reasons stated above.

GO VOLS!
 
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Christian Lowe said:
I'd buy them again if I could afford them. They did away with no donation seats and a 19 year old can only afford so much haha
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Yeah all that building and separation from the" Haves and Have Nots" , ruined the program for quite a few years. They will start getting in the money again and try to ruin the program again by putting the dollar ahead of the fan.
We need no wealthy board members. All are out of touch with the average hard working fan.
 
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