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I have season tickets to mens bb. I try to go to 2-4 football games a year. I have UTEP and Charlotte tickets so far.
 
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VolDave53 said:
None of the listed teams went 4-8 last year. . . actually, they were in the hunt for a NC. People are tired, but we will have a full stadium, hopefully not like 2008 when Bama took the stadium over.
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last I checked, they still were not selling Bama tix individually, probably in hopes of avoidingthat situation. Or maybe they just want to gouge them with the mini pack price?
 
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I didn't renew my tickets this year because the price is getting outrageous and I can always find tickets from friends when I want to go to a game. UT called me several times including last week trying to convince me to renew - so I know they are hurting.
 
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allvol123 said:
Your equation regarding talent output is irrelevant since their is a regime change. That is one of the gigantic reasons why regimes do change.

You are saying the ceiling is 1 game better than a Butch team. That is absurd.
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A regime change is one of the reasons why expectations shouldnt be that high IMO. Sure it varies but winning only one game more than the previous coach isnt that big of a deal in the first year
 
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VolunteerHillbilly said:
last I checked, they still were not selling Bama tix individually, probably in hopes of avoidingthat situation. Or maybe they just want to gouge them with the mini pack price?
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At first UT wasn't selling bama as single game but they are now. It'll probably be a red takeover like when Hawks fans used to take over Bridgestone Arena.
 
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VolDave53 said:
None of the listed teams went 4-8 last year. . . actually, they were in the hunt for a NC. People are tired, but we will have a full stadium, hopefully not like 2008 when Bama took the stadium over.
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That was the most embarassing thing I have seen as a Vol fan. I remember walking out at the end of the game thinking it was an Alabubba home game. I scalped $10 tickets for that game.
 
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VolDC said:
That was the most embarassing thing I have seen as a Vol fan. I remember walking out at the end of the game thinking it was an Alabubba home game. I scalped $10 tickets for that game.
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Obviously forgot about the Dooley era, Life Champions, and 5* hearts. Honestly there has been so much the past 11 or so years to be embarrassed of.
 
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This is not a depressing situation. Expand your horizons, maximize your free time, demand excellence from the team before you commit your hard-earned dollars. These are good things. Football exists for your enjoyment, not vice versa.
 
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The Original Fade said:
The 60” flat screen with no traffic or crowds experience at home costs you nothing, that’s why imo
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This combined with one other factor. College football is the only sport I am aware of where the time of the game being played is not known until sometimes as little as 6 days in advance.

How does a guy in Memphis buy season tickets when he is not sure when the Florida or Alabama kickoffs are, if he needs a hotel or not, etc.

Bottom line is that everything has been done to enhance the television viewing experience and to cater to broadcasters. It should be no surprise that with that being the case people are chooising the television over the live experience
 
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99gator said:
This combined with one other factor. College football is the only sport I am aware of where the time of the game being played is not known until sometimes as little as 6 days in advance.

How does a guy in Memphis buy season tickets when he is not sure when the Florida or Alabama kickoffs are, if he needs a hotel or not, etc.

Bottom line is that everything has been done to enhance the television viewing experience and to cater to broadcasters. It should be no surprise that with that being the case people are chooising the television over the live experience
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i only go to one game a year, for many of these reasons. and this year, we play in Charlotte, so no travel required. yea me.

another thing to consider is the rest of the football schedule for a given saturday. i'd wager most are like me and likley get their fill of college football every saturday, not just your chose team. so i may stay away from a game on a particular weekend, if it's a big weekend in general for CFB. after all, i've got the mancave that's primed for about 12 straight hours of TV viewing.
 
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jakez4ut said:
i only go to one game a year, for many of these reasons. and this year, we play in Charlotte, so no travel required. yea me.

another thing to consider is the rest of the football schedule for a given saturday. i'd wager most are like me and likley get their fill of college football every saturday, not just your chose team. so i may stay away from a game on a particular weekend, if it's a big weekend in general for CFB. after all, i've got the mancave that's primed for about 12 straight hours of TV viewing.
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There is no doubt this is true as well. It seemed like a few years ago, you had YOUR game and then other games were broadcast regionally. So ABC would show Oklahoma-Texas, but if you were in Florida you more than likely saw their regional ACC game.....Clemson vs. Georgia Tech as an example. You couldn't see Oklahoma-Texas unless you had some college football TV plan.

Now, that doesn't seem to be the case. I can't remember a game I wanted to see that wasn't available to me. ESPN, ESPN2, Fox, Fox Sports 1, ESPNU, SEC Network, Big 10 Network, ABC, NBC, CBS. It's on somewhere
 
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jps2194 said:
I didn't renew my tickets this year because the price is getting outrageous and I can always find tickets from friends when I want to go to a game. UT called me several times including last week trying to convince me to renew - so I know they are hurting.
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They are
 
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I am still getting tickets because I go with my son and we are creating memories of being together that I hope he remembers well after I am gone. Can’t put a price tag on that but when he leaves, it would be tough to keep paying what they are asking especially for the product and losing the tax break is a killer. The tax break was how I used to justify it.
 
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jakez4ut said:
i only go to one game a year, for many of these reasons. and this year, we play in Charlotte, so no travel required. yea me.

another thing to consider is the rest of the football schedule for a given saturday. i'd wager most are like me and likley get their fill of college football every saturday, not just your chose team. so i may stay away from a game on a particular weekend, if it's a big weekend in general for CFB. after all, i've got the mancave that's primed for about 12 straight hours of TV viewing.
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I'm slightly upset that I just moved from Raleigh, NC to Boston, MA.... I wanted to go to the Charlotte game.... Stupid job....
 
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99gator said:
There is no doubt this is true as well. It seemed like a few years ago, you had YOUR game and then other games were broadcast regionally. So ABC would show Oklahoma-Texas, but if you were in Florida you more than likely saw their regional ACC game.....Clemson vs. Georgia Tech as an example. You couldn't see Oklahoma-Texas unless you had some college football TV plan.

Now, that doesn't seem to be the case. I can't remember a game I wanted to see that wasn't available to me. ESPN, ESPN2, Fox, Fox Sports 1, ESPNU, SEC Network, Big 10 Network, ABC, NBC, CBS. It's on somewhere
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yep. it's rare that you can't see a game you want to anymore.

plus i'm out of town, so multiple trips to Knoxville can get pretty pricey.....but, it's still something worth doing so we started a few yearsa go going to at least 1 a year. the kids like going, they love the atmosphere and getting to go out to eat and stay in hotels....oh, and they like the game too...lol.
 
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Pruitt Will Do It said:
I wish this game was in Knoxville. I would like to see Tennessee do away with "Neutral Site" games.
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Neutral Site games are good for both programs. They are also good for recruitment. Kids love playing in different stadiums. Also, the games usually get extremely hyped up. Which is also a good thing. Hence why the SEC Media Days will now be at our game.
 
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cHiZzLeVOL said:
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I'm slightly upset that I just moved from Raleigh, NC to Boston, MA.... I wanted to go to the Charlotte game.... Stupid job....
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yeah, boston is college football hell. there's nothing even worth going to see up there. hope you gotta a good living room or man cave.
 
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I didn't renew my tickets last year. And probably will not buy them again for some time. I feel like the hype sandwich was fed each year. And when Butch started talking about charts I knew he didn't have the brain, nor the fuzzies to make it here. I planned on buying a few single game tickets, but I'll be in the woods chasing deer.
 
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cHiZzLeVOL said:
Neutral Site games are good for both programs. They are also good for recruitment. Kids love playing in different stadiums. Also, the games usually get extremely hyped up. Which is also a good thing. Hence why the SEC Media Days will now be at our game.
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With so many of them, there's only so much hype to go around. I like the different match-ups but I'd still rather have home and home games.
 
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Boca Vol said:
With so many of them, there's only so much hype to go around. I like the different match-ups but I'd still rather have home and home games.
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Yeah I mean I don't disagree with that one bit. However, doesn't our football team/athletic department get paid money for these neutral site games?

Edit: Kind of like if they made a bowl appearance?
 
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cHiZzLeVOL said:
Yeah I mean I don't disagree with that one bit. However, doesn't our football team/athletic department get paid money for these neutral site games?

Edit: Kind of like if they made a bowl appearance?
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Yes, they get paid a lot of money. I would still rather them play a home and home. Say UT will make $3MM for playing in Charlotte. What would a home game generate? Even if you went to WVU in the future I'd say UT would net somewhere near the same after the home and home.

IMO, bowl games and the neutral site games are very sterile environments. Home and home provides an energy. See UT at Oklahoma and Oklahoma at UT.
 
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Boca Vol said:
Yes, they get paid a lot of money. I would still rather them play a home and home. Say UT will make $3MM for playing in Charlotte. What would a home game generate? Even if you went to WVU in the future I'd say UT would net somewhere near the same after the home and home.

IMO, bowl games and the neutral site games are very sterile environments. Home and home provides an energy. See UT at Oklahoma and Oklahoma at UT.
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Yeah but I think that's why they are going to Charlotte it's in between both so fans from both sides will show up in mass.....

That's why teams like them, because no one team has the advantage and it makes even more sense to have it as a out of conference opponent.
 
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