Just in case there was any doubt---we did renew our tickets. I love our seats and for now at least, it's worth it to me to keep them. We're in the front row behind the Swamp wall and nobody can stand in front of us to block our view. That's worth something extra right there! I would rather sit in the crowd than be up in the Champions Club. There is nothing like being in the Swamp for a big SEC game. . Helen
On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 10:45 AM, GatorGene <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, Stephen, Steve, et al, > > I can't really afford season tickets this year, but was thinking > about purchasing some anyway, in part to have a couple extra years > longevity toward upgrading when my children have all finished > college. Rather than make my own mistakes and gain experience the > hard way, I'll take the wise course of action, and learn from your > experience. Now, I'll just tell my wife that the humongous TV I want > to buy costs less than the football tickets, and I'll, sadly, > reluctantly, if it makes her happy, give up the football tix if she'll > agree to the TV. Really, though, after going to NFL, Big East, ACC, > and Conference USA games, there's nothing quite like the feeling of > the Swamp for a big SEC game. Sort of like sitting in the first few > rows at the end of a straightaway at NASCAR, at a certain volume I > hear with my entire body, not just my ears. > Oh well, maybe I'll get some big speakers with that new TV. > > Cheers, > GatorGene > ---;==;< > > On Apr 11, 2:12 pm, Steve McKibben <[email protected]> wrote: > > Stephen Manuel wrote: > > > > But when the Gators were good and the economy was good, like in > 2006-2008, a bunch of Johnny-come-latelys threw down a bunch of money and > jumped to the front of the line and long time season tickets were not given > enough credit for loyalty, IMO... > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > And one of the side effects of the above is that now a lot of the best > season tickets are held by less than loyal Gators, and when the Gators > struggle, what do they do with those tickets? Sell them to the highest > bidder on Ebay, StubHub, etc. resulting in scenes like last year's game > against FSU where it looked (and sounded) like there were more semis fans > in the stands than Gator fans (which was absolutely a fact by the time the > second half rolled around - which is a rant for a different day!) > > > > Even with both of my boys in school there Leslie and I will probably > attend less than half of the home games this year, for a lot of the reasons > that Stephen cites. > > > > Steve Mckibben > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > -- Helen Huntley (727) 823-3801 www.helenhuntley.com -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
