Well considering my recent investment in "SwampShack"... i have extra incentive to make sure i renew my season tickets every year seeing as how thats the main reason why I bought it to begin with lol
Woody On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 12:08 PM, Helen Huntley <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 -- 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
