Season tickets sold out for third straight year, waiting list at 24k

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VolForLife83 said:
Time to make Neyland bigger
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I've thought in all of this protest about how much players get paid, the multi million dollar renovations to Anderson or Neyland are seen as "investments in the program" while having a winning program via recruiting elite athletes with money is seen as a terrible thing.

Does everyone think elite athletes are going to show up at a dog program BECAUSE of Neyland and Anderson? They show up because of money AND the chance to play with other great athletes who we attract with money.

Paying for elite players is an investment in the program, not a "sure thing" you can point to like an athlete training facility, but still an investment in the success of the program.
 
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ENGRVOL said:
Always am skeptical of these reports and wonder if the athletic department is giving some of these tickets to 3rd party vendors to inflate demand and raise prices.
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Why would they be giving them away when season ticket holders can't even get tickets if they want them. Why give them away when they could sell them? I can attest that their are really no season tickets left, with the exception of single seats in less than desirable locations.
 
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Rememberthelate90s said:
I don't care. I said I'm not paying for these kids. I didn't mention nil.
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Flogballs said:
Sounds like they can afford to raise prices
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They've been on a two-year cycle during the Heupel era. Prices went up after the 2022 season and again after the 2024 season, plus the added the "Talent Fee." I expect 2026 prices to be the same as this year, then another jump for 2027 - as long as we keep winning.
 
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TheDirector said:
Any reason the number of season tickets are capped at 70,500? They obviously didn't have that cap in 2016. Does Ticketmaster get the remaining tickets to sell as single game tickets?
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They've added the end-zone terrace since then and also lost some seats with the additional club sections.
 
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LegionnaireOfTheMiserable said:
Students and band is a big chunk of the cap. I imagine they also may want to have some single game tickets to sell.
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The only single game tickets are those allotted for the opponents that aren't bought. This is why you don't see single-game tickets available when we play Alabama, Florida, etc. other than what is on the secondary/resale sites. Every school in America sells as many season tickets as they can to maximize revenue. There's no intentional "holding back" of seats for single-game sale.
 
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rikberry31 said:
Why would they be giving them away when season ticket holders can't even get tickets if they want them. Why give them away when they could sell them? I can attest that their are really no season tickets left, with the exception of single seats in less than desirable locations.
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I think by "giving away" he meant selling them at face value to those 3rd party sites, who then inflate them for resale and probably provide some kind of kick-back/donation to the athletic dept.
 
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GAVol said:
Coming off a playoff year, I don’t think many are doing a deep dive into the roster and prognostication for their buying decision.
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They continue winning, waiting list grows. They don’t win at all decent level, mini packs come back.
 
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Why in the world would Danny White resort to this old practice? If people choose not to renew, those tickets will be offered to others. While Vanderbilt offered 2 sets of mini packs last year with their season ticket options, this means nothing to schools who sell out their allotment of season tickets and have a waiting list. If UT does anything, it may expand the seating area for students and Danny White has said there are more requests for student tickets than available.
 
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VolCalls said:
The only single game tickets are those allotted for the opponents that aren't bought. This is why you don't see single-game tickets available when we play Alabama, Florida, etc. other than what is on the secondary/resale sites. Every school in America sells as many season tickets as they can to maximize revenue. There's no intentional "holding back" of seats for single-game sale.
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Not true, single game tickets go on sale mid-summer. Season ticket holders get first shot at them and that usually wipes out all but a few games.
 
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maryvillenative said:
Not true, single game tickets go on sale mid-summer. Season ticket holders get first shot at them and that usually wipes out all but a few games.
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There may be some fluctuation due to student ticketing, pre-season requests from the President's Office & University Advancement, etc. based on the time of year, but no school "intentionally" holds back single game tickets as opposed to guaranteed revenue through season ticket sales if they can help it. It's business 101.
 
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VolCalls said:
There may be some fluctuation due to student ticketing, pre-season requests from the President's Office & University Advancement, etc. based on the time of year, but no school "intentionally" holds back single game tickets as opposed to guaranteed revenue through season ticket sales if they can help it. It's business 101.
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Believe whatever you want, but there is a section of the upper south endzone that is used for single game tickets. They're all released at once; season ticket holders get a chance to purchase in waves based on donor rank and then the folks on the waiting list get a chance. By the time they get to the open market there may one or two games with availability. Some of what you're talking about may happen closer to game day allowing a few more to show up. Guessing you're not a season ticket holder.

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Tennessee football single-game tickets on sale but you must act fast

Tennessee football single-game tickets went on sale to the general public on Thursday morning, but they'll go quickly.
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Guys, do you think there will be any single tickets for the Arkansas or Oklahoma games for the general public after season ticketholders are done?
 
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maryvillenative said:
Believe whatever you want, but there is a section of the upper south endzone that is used for single game tickets. They're all released at once; season ticket holders get a chance to purchase in waves based on donor rank and then the folks on the waiting list get a chance. By the time they get to the open market there may one or two games with availability. Some of what you're talking about may happen closer to game day allowing a few more to show up. Guessing you're not a season ticket holder.

www.knoxnews.com

Tennessee football single-game tickets on sale but you must act fast

Tennessee football single-game tickets went on sale to the general public on Thursday morning, but they'll go quickly.
www.knoxnews.com
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You just proved my point. Tickets for the Alabama and Florida games weren’t available on a single game basis from the Athletic Dept because those two schools bought their entire allotment. The other four opponents last season did not, so the unsold seats went on sale.

And yes I am a season ticket holder, as well as a donor to the Tennessee Fund and a member of the Chancellor’s Circle.
 
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dobre_shunka said:
  • 2015: 67,257 (Jones)
  • 2016: 73,116 (Jones)
  • 2017: 69,073 (Jones)
  • 2018: 65,435 (Pruitt)
  • 2019: 62,560 (Pruitt)
  • 2020: Limited capacity due to pandemic (Pruitt)
  • 2021: 52,236 (Heupel)
  • 2022: 61,490 (Heupel)
  • 2023: 70,500 (Heupel)
  • 2024: 70,500 (Heupel)
  • 2025: 70,500 (Heupel)
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Tennessee sold fewer tickets under Heupel than Pruitt?? Am I interpreting things wrong?
 
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