The reason the GTAA did this, is they can guarantee sell-outs to UNC and Maryland, by putting the UGA tickets in there. Let's face it, even in our best years we would still have 1,000 or 2,000 empty seats for UNC and Maryland. That would mean this year we would have about 15,000 unsold tickets for each of those games. Under the current plan, those games are sell-outs. The GTAA can sell-out UGA no matter what. Now they have 3 sure sell-outs.
It is also likely that Clemson and Auburn fans will buy the other package, helping to sell-out NCSU for sure. Even though NCSU is homecoming, a sell-out would have been doubtful. We were a couple thousand short for UVA this past year.
I don't like the way the GTAA has markted these packages. I think they should have made a big drive to sell these to season-ticket holders, then non season-ticket alums, and finally the general public. However, it would be irresponsible from a business standpoint for the GTAA not to take advantage of the chance to sell 30,000 tickets to UNC and Maryland so that they could keep tickets out of Bulldog hands. It is up to non-season ticket holding GT fans to buy a lot of the packages.
It is also likely that Clemson and Auburn fans will buy the other package, helping to sell-out NCSU for sure. Even though NCSU is homecoming, a sell-out would have been doubtful. We were a couple thousand short for UVA this past year.
I don't like the way the GTAA has markted these packages. I think they should have made a big drive to sell these to season-ticket holders, then non season-ticket alums, and finally the general public. However, it would be irresponsible from a business standpoint for the GTAA not to take advantage of the chance to sell 30,000 tickets to UNC and Maryland so that they could keep tickets out of Bulldog hands. It is up to non-season ticket holding GT fans to buy a lot of the packages.