Jay, have you been in a skybox yet? I haven't and was curious to how luxurious are they? I'll bet they're really nice!
Sent From Shane's iPhone Go Gators! & Skol Vikes! On Apr 12, 2012, at 11:11 AM, Jay Cicone <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree, Helen. The skybox is nice for networking and entertaining, but there > is nothing like being outside in the stands. > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Helen Huntley > Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2012 12:09 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] Live Life in The Swamp > > 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 -- 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
