What? No free seats? Darlene for President of Gatortalk!! I can't wait for that countdown to begin!!! Hooray!!
Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI, SFR Real Estate Broker Bob Parks, LLC 145 Maple Row Blvd Hendersonville TN 37075 Mobile: 615-972-4239 Office: 615-826-4040 Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 24, 2014, at 3:34 PM, Sandy Alonso <[email protected]> wrote: > > Well, I can create the barcodes, but unless someone can hack UF's database, > that's about all I can do. :-) > > >> On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 3:36 PM, mail.bobparks.com <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> Yay!! Sandy sells the ticket scanning equipment!! That means you know how >> to circumvent the system and get us all free admission! Right, Sandy? >> Sandy for president of Gatortalk!! >> Hooray!! >> >> Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI, SFR >> Real Estate Broker >> Bob Parks, LLC >> 145 Maple Row Blvd >> Hendersonville TN 37075 >> Mobile: 615-972-4239 >> Office: 615-826-4040 >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Feb 24, 2014, at 1:51 PM, Sandy Alonso <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> That seems to be a high number in general for "do not scans". Even if the >>> ticket doesn't scan, there's a human-readable number underneath that they >>> should punch in to make sure the ticket is valid (the whole point of the >>> barcodes & number encoded is to prevent counterfeits and people using the >>> same ticket to get multiple people into the venue). Any barcode system >>> should give you about 98% accuracy (and that's accounting for bad scans, >>> unreadable barcodes, etc.). >>> >>> (I sell the kind of mobile computing/scanning equipment UF uses at the >>> gates, by the way.) >>> >>> >>>> On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 2:30 PM, C.Simpson <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> I hate to nitpick but according to this article they automatically add >>>> between 5 and 10% to the student attendance for tickets that "do not scan" >>>> that's between 1000 and 2000 bodies that may or not be there. That sure >>>> seems like a generous number to arbitrarily add. >>>> Charlie >>>> >>>>> On 2/24/2014 8:21 AM, Shane Ford wrote: >>>>> Student attendance a concern for Gators >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Unfilled seats dot the east stands at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium during >>>>> Florida’s 26-20 loss to Georgia Southern on Nov. 23, 2013. >>>>> Doug Finger/Staff photographer/FILE >>>>> By Robbie Andreu >>>>> GAINESVILLE SUN Staff writer >>>>> Published: Monday, February 24, 2014 at 6:01 a.m. >>>>> Last Modified: Sunday, February 23, 2014 at 9:56 p.m. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> A growing and troubling trend in college football became obvious at >>>>> Florida games last fall in The Swamp. >>>>> The evidence was out there in plain sight, on the east side of the >>>>> stadium, where large portions of the student section would remain vacant >>>>> or only partially filled just before kickoff. >>>>> In some games, a portion of those empty seats would eventually be filled. >>>>> In others, thousands would remain vacant. >>>>> It is a trend that school officials are hoping to prevent from >>>>> mushrooming into a student tradition at Florida. >>>>> “This is an issue that is on everyone's agenda in the SEC,” said Mike >>>>> Hill, UF's executive associate athletics director for external affairs. >>>>> “It's not unique to Florida or anywhere else. >>>>> “College football is at a bit of a crossroads in terms of connecting with >>>>> students and engaging them in a way that gets them to the stadium. >>>>> They're still into college football, without a doubt. Getting them to the >>>>> stadium is a different matter, even for the teams that are at their peak >>>>> right now.” >>>>> Selling student tickets has not been, and is still not, a problem at UF, >>>>> where the school traditionally sells out its allotment of 21,500 tickets >>>>> every season, including last year. Hill said student tickets have sold >>>>> out every season for the 21 years he's been at Florida, and he expects >>>>> that to be the case again in 2014. >>>>> Selling the tickets isn't the problem. Getting some students to use them >>>>> and show up at games is. >>>>> The ticket scan rate for students this past season was only 70 percent, >>>>> according to UF ticket office. With a five to 10-percent adjustment for >>>>> tickets that do not scan, it comes out to 75-80 percent of student >>>>> tickets being used. That adds up to an average of somewhere in the >>>>> neighborhood of 5,000 empty seats per game in the student section. >>>>> In 2012, the percentages were 71 percent and 76-81 percent. >>>>> The dwindling numbers are a big concern at Florida (and in college >>>>> football in general) for at least two significant reasons: >>>>> ■ An unfilled student section takes away from the atmosphere of the game >>>>> and puts a potential dent in the Gators' home-field advantage. (Can you >>>>> imagine a Florida basketball game with hundreds of empty seats in the >>>>> Rowdy Reptiles section?) >>>>> ■ It may not bode well for future attendance when thousands of potential >>>>> future season-ticket purchasers are electing not to attend games while >>>>> they are students. >>>>> “Absolutely it's a concern,” Hill said. “The vast majority of our >>>>> season-ticket holders went to the University of Florida. It's really >>>>> important for us to connect to current students who are future alumni. >>>>> Granted, they may be watching games they're not attending at a party or >>>>> local establishment. >>>>> “But if it doesn't become part of their experience here on campus, then >>>>> there may not be the same pull to come back and be a season-ticket holder >>>>> in the future. >>>>> “It's absolutely crucial to sustain our fan base. Our average >>>>> season-ticket holder is just under 60 years old. That's evidence right >>>>> there that it's crucial for us to cultivate that young fan base.” >>>>> The way to do it is to win more games and better connect with the >>>>> students, Hill said. >>>>> One thing UF officials have learned from student feedback is the students >>>>> do not like the early kickoffs (noon and 12:20), something that was >>>>> evident last season with all those empty seats in the student section for >>>>> early games. >>>>> “Our students in some ways are a lot like our entire fan base in that >>>>> they enjoy night games,” Hill said. “That Arkansas game (at night) last >>>>> year had a tremendous crowd. Our students do not care for the early >>>>> kickoffs. They're just rolling out of bed.” >>>>> Hill said UF is having discussions with the SEC and its television >>>>> partners about scheduling Gator games later in the day or at night, >>>>> especially early in the season. >>>>> “We have made it clear to the conference that the early season games, we >>>>> need those to begin in the evening or late in the day. The heat is so >>>>> oppressive,” Hill said. “That's not just for our students but our entire >>>>> fan base. >>>>> “We're communicating that to our television partners as well. If we can >>>>> come out of the gate with later kickoffs, we think that will contribute >>>>> to bigger crowds and better attended games by our students.” >>>>> Hill said UF officials also are discussing other possible methods for >>>>> better connecting with the students, including possibly opening some >>>>> practices and re-establishing town hall meetings between students and >>>>> coaches. >>>>> UF also is exploring the possibility of establishing WiFi capability in >>>>> The Swamp, Hill said. >>>>> “It's a huge investment. You're talking a significant seven-figure >>>>> investment,” Hill said. “It's something we're looking at right now. >>>>> “We recognize the students, the younger fans, have an interest in >>>>> interacting on social media throughout the course of the game, whether >>>>> uploading pictures or downloading videos. >>>>> “We feel better with where we are with basic mobile phone use and texting >>>>> and calling. The other applications, we're not there yet, but we are >>>>> striving to get there.” >>>>> Of course, the best way to connect with the fans — young and old — is to >>>>> win games and put an entertaining product on the field. UF did not seem >>>>> to have a problem with students showing up when the Gators went 11-1 in >>>>> the regular season in 2012. >>>>> It was a problem during the 4-8 season last fall. >>>>> The changes Will Muschamp has made on his coaching staff, especially the >>>>> hiring of new offensive coordinator Kurt Roper, seems to have created a >>>>> positive buzz, Hill said. >>>>> “There is an extremely positive vibe that we are getting in interaction >>>>> with fans in person, over the phone and at the ticket window,” Hill said. >>>>> “We're optimistic about the start of our season-ticket sales.” >>>>> There is little or no doubt that the students will purchase the 21,500 >>>>> allotted to them, like they do every season. >>>>> But will they come? >>>>> Contact Robbie Andreu at 352-374-5022 or [email protected]. 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