Financially, times are difficult....but....

by azvol on Sep 29, 2009 8:28 PM EDT Comment 13 comments

I surely hope that we can fill Neyland Stadium against Auburn. I just received (8pm, Tuesday) an email from UT Athletics with the information that "a limited number of tickets still remain" for the game this Saturday. Of course there won't be any wide swaths of empty seats as in the Ohio game, but it would be great if we had a good, old fashioned SELL OUT; not only for this game but for the game against Georgia next weekend, too.

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That's pretty sad

I wish I still lived in Tennessee.

by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 29, 2009 8:48 PM EDT reply actions

I'll be there

But yes, I’ve been sad to see those emails.

"Florida didnt win their first SEC title until 1991 and now they think they invented football."
-Ron Zook

by rustytanton on Sep 30, 2009 6:42 AM EDT reply actions

I'd like to know more about why people aren't selling Neyland out.

There are three factors I can see immediately (in no order):

(a) economy

(b) continued apathy/burnout

Actually, if I were to guess, I’d guess that the importance is in the order listed, but I really can’t say that for sure.

by Hooper on Sep 30, 2009 7:45 AM EDT up reply actions

did you copyright that term??

;-)

Tennessee WILL beat Georgia on the way to 9+ wins in '09!!!
Eric Berry For Heisman!!!

by VolBrian on Sep 30, 2009 9:10 AM EDT up reply actions

heh

yeah. Figured it would either be worth some money or discourage its use. Win-win. ;-)

by Hooper on Sep 30, 2009 9:17 AM EDT up reply actions

If they can't sell out

then they should lower ticket prices

by golfballs03 on Sep 30, 2009 9:29 AM EDT reply actions

One thing you have to consider

The emergence of the Tennessee Titans in the past 5-10 years as a legitimate football option. A lot of UT fans and Alumni live in the Nashville area. It takes much less planning and effort to get your football fix on a sunday and be home by 5 or 6. And you can buy beer in the stadium. Just another thought to consider.

"I can't hear you, Rocky Top is playing."

by Getoffmyvols on Sep 30, 2009 10:45 AM EDT reply actions

Interesting point.

Hadn’t really thought of the NFL as a true competitor to college football, but it would explain the Northeast.

by Hooper on Sep 30, 2009 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions

a "substitute good"?

i think if there were a correlation we would have seen it prior to now.

by golfballs03 on Sep 30, 2009 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions

Lowering ticket prices

Lowering ticket prices would be really fair to the people who have already bought tickets.
Do it like they did in the 60’s, give them to bands, high school football teams,and fill it up.

by vol45 on Sep 30, 2009 11:33 AM EDT reply actions

Lower ticket prices, add beer

I’m not an advocate for this idea but Memphis did it. In their first game, they made as much money on beer as they budgeted for in the entire year. (Of course, if you’ve seen Memphis play….)

Again, I hate the idea of having beer spilled on my back as people navigate the tight aisles but it’s an alternative to getting lower prices…

by memphispete on Sep 30, 2009 11:48 AM EDT reply actions

Re: beer

A few years ago (2006?) they nearly added beer sales to TBA before it got kaiboshed by dry-campus protests. I would think they’d have more luck trying to add beer to TBA before Neyland. But it would certainly increase revenues, and I’m not sure how much longer the blue law types can keep it out.

(ftr, I teetotall, but I have seen far more responsible drinking in arenas from concession sales than from smuggled swill..)

by Hooper on Sep 30, 2009 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions

Hooray Beer

yes, they should sell beer! for that matter, they should also get rid of the “dry campus” lunacy… Tell me, by having a dry campus, doesn’t it just force kids to go OFF campus thus adding transportation to the equation? yes. college kids are going to drink. might as well let them do it on campus, where at the very least, there is a modicum of supervision.

by golfballs03 on Sep 30, 2009 2:34 PM EDT reply actions