Spring game is no longer free and has premium seating

[NO SIR EEE]

Anyone know if you will be able to pay at the gate for spring game?

Straight from Tennessee

Walk-up admission will be available on gameday, but fans are strongly encouraged to obtain their seats in advance. All tickets will be digital and can be accessed via a mobile device—identical to the regular season.

 

[Toucan Sam]

As long as they keep it at $5 per ticket and not raise it later.

 

[UTFanHades]

1. Why are so many starters out?

2. How do you justify charging $5 when half the starters don’t play?

 

[Vol423]

1. Why are so many starters out?

2. How do you justify charging $5 when half the starters don’t play?

Seriously?

 

[Jaxon_Vol2017]

1. Why are so many starters out?

2. How do you justify charging $5 when half the starters don’t play?

3. It's 5 bucks. I'll venmo you 5 bucks cheap skate.

 

[UTFanHades]

Seriously?

Yes-I seriously am asking both

 

[GiveHim6InSC]

3. It's 5 bucks. I'll venmo you 5 bucks cheap skate.

Ol’ Hades is the last of the big-time spenders 😂

 

[UTFanHades]

3. It's 5 bucks. I'll venmo you 5 bucks cheap skate.

$5 is a lot to some fans. 58% of America lives paycheck to paycheck and $5 is half a shift at a min wage job. Not everyone is blessed financially and some folks can only attend the spring game. Danny can line up sponsors to cover the cost. Calling another fan a cheap skate when the program brings in $125M plus annually is pretty funny. Danny White could forego one paycheck and cover the cost of the game.

 

[Vol423]

Yes-I seriously am asking both

If $5 is that precious to you, you probably shouldn’t be at the game in the first place.

 

[orangejuice]

Yes-I seriously am asking both

My only suggestion is to just never go to spring games. Sounds like you have an unrealistic expectation for the value of your $5. Maybe next time just go to McDonalds.

 

[UTFanHades]

Ol’ Hades is the last of the big-time spenders 😂

Again-I’m not complaining for me, I’m complaining for people who aren’t financially blessed. Sponsorship and beer sales could easily cover the cost of the game.

 

[Vol423]

$5 is a lot to some fans. 58% of America lives paycheck to paycheck and $5 is half a shift at a min wage job. Not everyone is blessed financially and some folks can only attend the spring game. Danny can line up sponsors to cover the cost. Calling another fan a cheap skate when the program brings in $125M plus annually is pretty funny. Danny White could forego one paycheck and cover the cost of the game.

If you think $5 is half a shift at minimum wage, you should go kick the butts of every math teacher you ever had in school.

 

[whodeycin85]

3. It's 5 bucks. I'll venmo you 5 bucks cheap skate.

I'll send 5 to. Lord In heaven. Some people's kids

 

[UTFanHades]

My only suggestion is to just never go to spring games. Sounds like you have an unrealistic expectation for the value of your $5. Maybe next time just go to McDonalds.

My only suggestion would be to seek sponsorship or beer sales to cover the game so people below the poverty line can attend one event at Neyland.

 

[UTFanHades]

If you think $5 is half a shift at minimum wage, you should go kick the butts of every math teacher you ever had in school.

I’m sorry-it’s $7.25 federal hourly. I meant to say one hour and not one shift. But let’s keep the poor out of Neyland!

 

[Vol423]

My only suggestion is to just never go to spring games. Sounds like you have an unrealistic expectation for the value of your $5. Maybe next time just go to McDonalds.

…but don’t get your hopes up there either. You likely can’t afford a Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese.

 

[UTFanHades]

…but don’t get your hopes up there either. You likely can’t afford a Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese.

Yeah-let’s do our Christian duty of making fun of the poor

 

[Jaxon_Vol2017]

Yeah-let’s do our Christian duty of making fun of the poor

He's not making fun of the poor, he's making fun of you.

 

[UTFanHades]

Enjoy the game buddy.

You too

 

[SDV]

Again-I’m not complaining for me, I’m complaining for people who aren’t financially blessed. Sponsorship and beer sales could easily cover the cost of the game.

Entertainment unfortunately costs money. It’s a privilege and not a right. People can watch at home if the can’t swing $5. I can’t even fathom someone complaining about $5 for admission.

 

[UTFanHades]

Entertainment unfortunately costs money. It’s a privilege and not a right. People can watch at home if the can’t swing $5. I can’t even fathom someone complaining about $5 for admission.

I recognize there’s a cost, but what has changed in the AD to necessitate the revenue that wasn’t previously required? Can we get some transparency around that?

Additionally, it’s not an all or nothing approach. For example, kids could get in free or charitable orgs can be allotted tickets that went unsold. We have athletes at our university currently (ZZ) who hopped subway turnstiles just to stand outside Madison Square Garden and dream of playing there. So yes-trivial dollar amounts to some of us aren’t that disposable to others. I think solutions exist to accommodate. From the stmts of people on this thread, about 20k tickets went unused. I very much doubt the spring game ticket revenue was a make or break financial event for the athletic revenues this year.

 

[OneManGang]

$5 is a lot to some fans. 58% of America lives paycheck to paycheck and $5 is half a shift at a min wage job. Not everyone is blessed financially and some folks can only attend the spring game. Danny can line up sponsors to cover the cost. Calling another fan a cheap skate when the program brings in $125M plus annually is pretty funny. Danny White could forego one paycheck and cover the cost of the game.

IIRC, the 1999 O&W game was $10.

 

[utvolpj]

IIRC, the 1999 O&W game was $10.

That's like $9k today

 

[GiveHim6InSC]

IIRC, the 1999 O&W game was $10.

I mean, I got $5 in an Easter egg last Sunday. Had I not stayed home and finished the honey-do list, that was gonna be my admission for the game.
$5 is not too steep, all things considered

 

[OrangeVolMan]

$5 is a lot to some fans. 58% of America lives paycheck to paycheck and $5 is half a shift at a min wage job. Not everyone is blessed financially and some folks can only attend the spring game. Danny can line up sponsors to cover the cost. Calling another fan a cheap skate when the program brings in $125M plus annually is pretty funny. Danny White could forego one paycheck and cover the cost of the game.

If someone can’t afford the $5 they shouldn’t be going if it was free. Shouldn’t spend the money it would take to get there and back home.