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Florida football sells out student season tickets for 4th consecutive year

Discussion in 'RayGator's Swamp Gas' started by Gatorrick22, Jul 3, 2024.

  1. Gatorrick22

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    I didn't know you were a student? Lol... but point taken.

    These games are not truly sold out as of yet, but expect they will the closer we get to gameday.
     
  2. MCB51

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    Where do you consider a good/decent seat? I see tickets on Ticket Master for 235 and up....
     
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  3. MCB51

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    Student tickets were sold out
     
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  4. bogator

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    Saw Miami’s home schedule the other day, other than FSU it’s atrocious. Couldn’t imagine having that type of schedule.
     
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  5. Wanne15

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    I try to get on the alumni side somewhere between the 20s. The only thing I see for that Price is upper level in zone.
     
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  6. MCB51

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    I have sat everywhere in the Swamp, including Champions club and suites...there are really no bad seats...the only area I didn't care for...upper NEZ...kind of steep...
     
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  7. MCB51

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    Btw..face on the u ticket $100...I guess in the sections you prefer, they have higher booster fees that they are tacking on...
     
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    that’s what I recall from ‘79-83, no lines or waiting. Always full of students.
     
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  9. Wanne15

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    Yep, it’s always expensive for good games
     
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    I always sit lower level or end zone, but I only go to a couple games a year so with the travel expenses already established I’d rather spend a few extra bucks and at least have a seat
     
  11. MCB51

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    I love my seats..had them since 1985...sold them when I was a student in the mid 90s or if I sat with my family ....
     
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    My parents have season tickets in section 3 and they are going to give me their Miami tickets this year because of my mom‘s health but if I was buying my tickets, I would get a section or two closer to ground zero
     
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    My parents and brother/SIL had 4 seats in section 19..got them in 1978..my brother let them go when Muschamp was the coach..I already had my 2 season tickets..
    I sat lower a few times...around the 50 right behind the team bench during the Tebow years ( my nephew's friend gave it to me, (dad is a Bull Gator) and people going up and down aisle kept blocking my view....it was annoying
     
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    I usually sit in some bullgators seat for the best games. Guess they aren’t much as far as fans. Last year I sat on the 50 about 15 rows up for Tennessee and the other two seat were empty. Pretty lame.
     
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    It was pretty quiet when I sat there..Gator fans around me..kind of just sat and didn't participate in cheers etc...
     
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    I'm not going to get into the shrink/don't shrink the stadium argument. I have no opinion on what is right there.

    But: tickets sold does not equal butts in the seats.

    College kids now have $$ that we didn't have when I was in school, so they buy up the ticket allotment. If they want to go they do, if not they sell the tickets. For big games, they can make money.

    Anyone who says that a non-student can't get into the student side of the stadium without a student id doesn't know the drill.

    My last kid graduated in 2020, and I went to plenty of games on student tickets in a "sold out" stadium.

    The stadium was not full. Period.
     
  17. Gatorrick22

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    I addressed this before... I think that we need a ticket selling system that can re-sell a seat for any reason and whether or not it's one game of a season ticket or just one game seat by itself that hasn't sold, to people at the gate that might be there and willing to buy it.

    This will ensure that every seat to big games will be sold if people are unable to get to a game...

    But as far as sellouts this year, we will sell out all home games against power 4 conference teams. That hasn't happened yet, but that is going to happen.

    Now... people getting to the game is NOT THE SAME THING as selling out a game.
     
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  18. MCB51

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    You can resell your ticket (s) through Ticket Master which is the site used by UF Ticket office...when I sign in to pull up my digital tickets it is thru Ticket Master
    What seems more difficult now is selling out on the street..in years past if I needed to sell one of my tickets, I would hold it up and people would come up ask price and buy right there, you exchanged money and ticket there...more difficult now..I try to sell it now to people I know or meet me in Gainesville and they give me cash and I transfer the ticket..
     
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  19. Gatorrick22

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    Does that mean only ticket master does this, or is that option available for every Gator football game ticket? That should be a universal thing, if it's not already an option.
     
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    I find my Row 46 Section 4 seats to be the perfect height. I'd love to be nearer the 50, but my bank account doesn't have enough commas.
     
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