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2006 Alumni Tickets

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Bucklion said:
The stadium should be for the students first and foremost.
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I completely agree. And I'm definitelty glad that the student body is taking an added amount of interest in a game like Penn State :sneaky: :bones: . It's just a bit of a let down to think you have tickets to one game (that you wanted) and now don't. But it also really took the wind out of my sails when I assumed I was then getting Michigan tix instead.

Anyway, looking forward to an extra-rowdy student body section for the PU pussy cats...it takes a little sting out of the ticket switch with that explanation.
 
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BRBuck said:
I'm a recent grad, and this is my first year applying for the alumni tix (Minnesota). Assuming they were able to fill the ticket request, when should I expect to receive word that they were able to get the tickets? (I did notice that my check went through... although I'm not sure if that really means anything). The reason I ask is because I'd like to know if and when to book plane tickets. Thanks.
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If they took your check, it means it went through-I don't believe they would cash it for a different game-that would probably raise legal issues.
Honestly, I can't believe people on this board do not want to take advantage of the chance to see at least one game a year-who cares if it is BG or Indiana? Obviously we all have conflicts sometimes, but if you are a real fan, you WANT to be in the shoe' for a couple of games a year-nothing else like it.
 
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ScriptOhio said:
Excerpt from today's Cleveland Plain Dealer article:

More than 31,000 Ohio State students have signed up for football tickets this season, an increase of 6,000 over last year, according to OSU senior director of ticketing Bob Jones. At a cost of $29 per game, every student who requests season tickets before a summer deadline is granted seats, so Jones and his staff have been shuffling some other patrons to accommodate them.

According to Jones, some staff and faculty tickets have been cut to handle the load, but he said no alumni previously granted seats have been shut out. Some alumni given tickets to a single game have been moved from prime dates such as those against Michigan and Penn State to the two early-season home games against Northern Illinois and Cincinnati when classes haven't started and the student season tickets packages aren't yet in effect.

Jones attributed the increase in student requests to the presence of Penn State and Michigan on the home schedule and the possibility of the Buckeyes entering the season ranked first in the country.

http://www.cleveland.com/osufootball/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/sports/115424860361830.xml&coll=2
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That would be BILL JONES I'm pretty sure, not Bob!

HAYN
 
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stxbuck said:
If they took your check, it means it went through-I don't believe they would cash it for a different game-that would probably raise legal issues.
Honestly, I can't believe people on this board do not want to take advantage of the chance to see at least one game a year-who cares if it is BG or Indiana? Obviously we all have conflicts sometimes, but if you are a real fan, you WANT to be in the shoe' for a couple of games a year-nothing else like it.
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Yep, I completely agree. I'm just anxious to hear something so if for some reason I do get switched, I can get plane tickets for the game they switched me to. I see what you mean about the legal issues... I thought that might be the case.
 
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I don't have the letter any more, but I thought there was language in the application that specifically said that the Ticket Office reserved the right to exchange tickets for another game if they deemed it necessary (apparently for such situations as did arise with the Penn State game).

I do think I remember my check being cashed quite some weeks ago.

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Yep...I looked on line. My check was cashed 5-19 and I even had Penn State tickets written on the check (yet now I've got N. Illinois coming my way), so they do have the right to switch as the need presents itself. Which only makes sense because I'm sure they want to make sure no checks bounce well before they actually finalize the ticket dispersment rather than process a bunch of applications and sit on so much money until Fall then to fine out who has sufficient funds and who doesn't.
 
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Wow! Losing season tix as opposed to just getting a pair of game tickets switched out to a different game is rough.

I do remember reading a thread at another site a week or two ago (maybe OZone or Bucknuts) that some staff / University employees who had previously had enough 'points' (combination of years employed and salary scale) to purchase football tickets the last few years were told that because of ticket demand they had to slide the scale up a couple notches which shut out some from the oppotunity who had qualified in the past.

Man, tickets could be rough to come by this year. I'll definitely keep everyone up to date and give weekly reports on the Game Day ticket sales window and hopefully that becomes a viable option for those in need.

Keep an eye on the Single Game Ticket Tips thread stuck near the top of the Ticket Forum for ongoing info. (I'm really hoping that stays true to form now more than ever...won't I look like an Ass if it doesn't :2004: )
 
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fourteenandoh said:
Has anyone received their alumni tickets yet? I am still waiting on mine and curious when they will arrive.
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I got my Cinci tickets on Friday. I believe the timing of the mailing varies with the date of each game. This blurb is from hangonsloopy.com:

"No refunds or exchanges. If you have not received your tickets one week prior to the game contact the Athletics Ticket Office. Refunds are only issued under extenuating circumstances. Displeasure with game selection, game outcome, or notification of non-receipt of game tickets after the game has been played are not grounds for a refund."
 
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I got pushed out all together. They cashed my check then sent me a letter saying I didnt get tickets. I recieved a refund check 3 days later. I was advised that I would get credit for this season. But they did take my contribution check to the athletic department that I sent with my ticket order with no problems. I have been so bent out of shape.... untill I was walking my dog and my neighbor was like, "would you like my PSU tickets i will be out of town". So im a little more calm now but I felt like a piece of turd in the eyes of the university that I spent so many years at only to get my ba in history.
 
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bassbuckeye07 said:
I got pushed out all together. They cashed my check then sent me a letter saying I didnt get tickets. I recieved a refund check 3 days later. I was advised that I would get credit for this season. But they did take my contribution check to the athletic department that I sent with my ticket order with no problems. I have been so bent out of shape.... untill I was walking my dog and my neighbor was like, "would you like my PSU tickets i will be out of town". So im a little more calm now but I felt like a piece of turd in the eyes of the university that I spent so many years at only to get my ba in history.
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that's gotta make u feel better. i can't believe they totally snubbed you though. i am curious when you sent your check. was it as soon as you got your application or did you wait until the end of the month, close to the deadline?
 
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fourteenandoh said:
that's gotta make u feel better. i can't believe they totally snubbed you though. i am curious when you sent your check. was it as soon as you got your application or did you wait until the end of the month, close to the deadline?
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Now that I think about it it may have been toward the end of the month but still, to cash the check and wait a week and a half before they advise me of not getting anything. It hurt deep, like getting kicked in the balls.... well maybe not that much
 
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Look what USC did:

9/13/2006 11:49:00 AM
The Incredibly Shrinking Student Section


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USC's student section was reduced so more seats could be given to alumni donors. Is this fair to the students?
Robert Beck/SI



Bad calls are normally greeted by a chorus of boos in the USC student section. This one is no different. But this call wasn't made by a ref. The first home game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum doesn't kick off until Saturday night.

This bad call was made by the school.

After losing the national title for the first time in three years, USC decided to lose a third of its student section. When USC hosts Nebraska, the student section will have shrunk from last year?s total of about 12,000 seats to 8,000.

The school also eliminated guest tickets in the student section. Forget bugging your buddy at USC for an extra Notre Dame ticket. You?ll have better luck on eBay.

This move comes on the heels of the most popular year in school history. In six home games last year, USC averaged a record 90,812 fans.

But not only did USC take away 4,000 seats, it took some of the most desirable seats possible. No more 50-yard-line seats for students. The 30 is the closest you can get to midfield. Those other seats were offered to alumni donors who gave at least $25,000 to the university.

Future alumni are donating $40,000 in tuition to USC, but these students are relegated to the stands between the 30-yard line and the back corner of one end zone, as well as the bleachers behind that end zone, where the band has also been moved from its traditional place near the 30-yard line. USC has tried to put the best spin on all this by calling the new student section the ?Trojan Nation? where students are offered free food, t-shirts and prizes to boost their spirits.

"We are not trying to screw the students," Associate Athletic Director Jose Eskenazi told a student government meeting this week.

USC officials say the student section averaged only 6,500 per game last season, and is capped at 8,000, but the ticket office has sold more than 11,000 activities cards, which are supposed to get students into every home game. If they all show up, more than 3,000 won't have anything to show for the $135 pass they bought. And instead of the first-come, first-served policy from years past, seats for the biggest home game of the year -- Notre Dame on Thanksgiving weekend ? will be assigned to students via lottery.

Director of Campus Activities Heather Larabee, insisting that 12,000 students have very rarely showed up for any home game, told the student government, "In all honesty, this is a business in a lot of ways."

So whatever happened to the business policy that the customer ? in this case, the student ? comes first? Are students being crowded out at your school's stadium to make more room for the paying public? If so, how do you feel about it?

This story was written and reported by Kevin Merfeld, a senior at USC.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/si.../09/incredibly-shrinking-student-section.html
 
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