GT - Clemson sells out

The Champ said:
Same reason we gave up a home conference game to play at neutral site. We sold out for $.
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Then why are we limiting the $. We should be selling every seat plus standing room. We should have charged more for the tickets for everyone except GT season ticket holders. Do we get the concession and parking revenue for this game?
 
BrentwoodJacket said:
Do we get paid for giving up our home game? Next year will Clemson give up their home game to play us at MBS?
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The Champ said:
Same reason we gave up a home conference game to play at neutral site. We sold out for $.
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It really shouldn’t be a big deal guys, the stadium is literally like 5 miles away. Our problem is our öööö fans.
 
vapspwi said:
This frickin’ MBS thing gets worse all the time. We give up a home game to play a neutral game in the dome, and then sell fewer tickets to it than we would at home. What kind of clowns are running this thing?

JRjr
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They could literally accomplish the same thing by tarping off the Upper North. Clemson invades it anyway. Kill two birds that way.
 
BigDanT said:
It really shouldn’t be a big deal guys, the stadium is literally like 5 miles away. Our problem is our öööö fans.
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I don't mind giving up the home game if we gain the funds to improve our performance and regain the fans. The total revenue needs to be greater than the total revenue if we sold out Grant Field.
 
BigDanT said:
It really shouldn’t be a big deal guys, the stadium is literally like 5 miles away. Our problem is our öööö fans.
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But I’d much rather sit in our actual home stadium that’s comfortable and easy to deal with than go through the hassle of going to MBS, all things being equal.

My understanding, from the last time we talked about this a few months ago, is that most of the MBS games we signed up for (like the UNC game) are Tech home games played in a different venue - we control all the tix, the multimedia in the stadium, etc. However, the belief was that this one game is an actual CFA kickoff game, where we split the tix with Clemson and basically play a true “neutral site” game. I haven’t heard that verified, but if it’s the case then this seems like a terrible deal for us.

JRjr
 
BigDanT said:
It really shouldn’t be a big deal guys, the stadium is literally like 5 miles away. Our problem is our öööö fans.
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This is entertainment first and foremost. The problem is the consistently ööööty entertainment product. Weekends are only 2 days long.
 
If you have sold out the tickets to date it is time to move the curtain up ten rows and start selling tickets in the lower third of the upper deck. If you sell all of them move the curtain back again. If we know how to move a stadium roof we should know how to draw back drapes. To have moved our best home game off campus to a half used stadium where there are people who might want to buy a ticket but cannot in spite of the fact many seats remain is economic stupidity.

This decision to play an attractive home game at Mercedes is good for that venue, good for opposing fans, great for StubHub, good for media. It is not so good for loyal season ticket holders and contributors who don’t get to be in their box, use those expensive chair seats installed at your location, park in the spot you earned through a hefty contribution, tailgate at your favorite spot and be back on a campus you love. It is bad for students - the most appealing thing about our stadium that other fans praise is the proximity of the stadium to where students live - the buzz around the frats, sororities, and even dorms is a great game day vibe.

The only way to spin this as a positive is to say that playing in the NFL venue is a great recruiting tool. That is not true, or else Pitt and Miami would be the elite programs of the ACC, not Clemson. But, the good thing about Geoff Collins is that he is a team player willing to spin any of our stupid decisions as a recruiting tool and branding idea. He may actually believe what he says. I prefer to think he is just trying to make the best of a bad situation.
 
77GTFan said:
If you have sold out the tickets to date it is time to move the curtain up ten rows and start selling tickets in the lower third of the upper deck. If you sell all of them move the curtain back again. If we know how to move a stadium roof we should know how to draw back drapes. To have moved our best home game off campus to a half used stadium where there are people who might want to buy a ticket but cannot in spite of the fact many seats remain is economic stupidity.

This decision to play an attractive home game at Mercedes is good for that venue, good for opposing fans, great for StubHub, good for media. It is not so good for loyal season ticket holders and contributors who don’t get to be in their box, use those expensive chair seats installed at your location, park in the spot you earned through a hefty contribution, tailgate at your favorite spot and be back on a campus you love. It is bad for students - the most appealing thing about our stadium that other fans praise is the proximity of the stadium to where students live - the buzz around the frats, sororities, and even dorms is a great game day vibe.

The only way to spin this as a positive is to say that playing in the NFL venue is a great recruiting tool. That is not true, or else Pitt and Miami would be the elite programs of the ACC, not Clemson. But, the good thing about Geoff Collins is that he is a team player willing to spin any of our stupid decisions as a recruiting tool and branding idea. He may actually believe what he says. I prefer to think he is just trying to make the best of a bad situation.
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Agreed with most of your points. But never call it a home game. We might be the only school ever to trade a home game for a neutral site game at our own expense.
 
ibeeballin said:
Boy we have a weird fanbase

Just buy the tickets, make the extra mike trip down Northside and go to the damn game
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I agree with this. I also agree that the decision to open the upper deck should be flexible. I mean why not? The argument could be it looks bad on tv but hey the falcons exist.
 
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