I was surprised to see any game not sold out. Then I saw why. Ole Miss is trying to make up for lost sales on each ticket. I can’t imagine what a 50 yard line seat costs.
Oliver Barry CRS, GRI Real Estate Broker PARKS Real Estate Services 305 B Indian Lake Blvd Suite 220 Hendersonville TN 37075 Office: 615-826-4040 Mobile: 615-972-4239 [email protected] > On Sep 25, 2020, at 4:40 PM, Hhsgator <[email protected]> wrote: > > The Gators are selling single game tix to home games for $100 and up. Guess > a lot of season ticket holders deferred to next year. > > Sent from my iPhone > >>> On Sep 25, 2020, at 5:37 PM, 'Oliver Barry' via GatorTalk >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >> >> Well Shane, >> I thought I was about to call you to say get ready, we’re taking a road trip >> to Oxford, tomorrow. >> Yes, there are tickets still available from Ole Miss. The price: $410+ >> carrying charges. And, they’re in the upper deck, end zone. >> So, I’m looking forward to watching it here on tv. >> >> Oliver Barry CRS, GRI >> Real Estate Broker >> PARKS Real Estate Services >> 305 B Indian Lake Blvd >> Suite 220 >> Hendersonville TN 37075 >> Office: 615-826-4040 >> Mobile: 615-972-4239 >> [email protected] >> >> Begin forwarded message: >> >>> From: Shane Ford <[email protected]> >>> Date: September 25, 2020 at 8:02:08 AM CDT >>> To: GatorNews <[email protected]> >>> Subject: [gatornews] [SUN]: How Ole Miss athletics has prepared to host >>> college football games through the pandemic >>> Reply-To: [email protected] >>> >>> >>> How Ole Miss athletics has prepared to host college football games through >>> the pandemic >>> OXFORD — Take a minute to think about just how unlikely this outcome was. >>> Ole Miss senior linebacker Lakia Henry has. >>> >>> "It's been a rollercoaster ride man," Henry said. "Really. For us to be >>> here right now is unreal." >>> >>> It's all led to this. Ole Miss football players have endured six months of >>> postponements, cancelations, mask wearing, social distancing, isolation >>> from loved ones and swabs up noses for this weekend. >>> >>> SEC football returns to Oxford on Saturday. >>> >>> Ole Miss hosts No. 6 Florida at 11 a.m. on Saturday in Vaught-Hemingway >>> Stadium. It will be the first SEC football game of the season, along with >>> Kentucky versus Auburn which kicks off at the same time. >>> >>> Things are going to look different. Vaught-Hemingway Stadium will be >>> limited to 25% capacity. On-campus tailgating is forbidden, meaning The >>> Grove and all its traditions are off limits. Fans have to wear face >>> coverings unless they're eating or drinking. Elevators will be limited to >>> five passengers per trip. The marching band won't be allowed to perform on >>> the field before games or during halftime. >>> >>> But that's all part of playing football during the COVID-19 pandemic. If it >>> wasn't for these precautions, there wouldn't be a game to host. >>> >>> "What we're trying to do is continue the season," Ole Miss athletic >>> director Keith Carter told the Clarion Ledger. "We don't want three or four >>> days after the game for there to be a giant spike in Mississippi because >>> everyone went to the Ole Miss game. We just want to make sure we're being >>> safe and following protocols so we can continue and hopefully get through >>> this season." >>> >>> More:Deion Sanders, Mike Leach and Lane Kiffin? Mississippi's college >>> football's fun capital >>> >>> The fan experience >>> >>> Tracking attendance will be a fascinating pursuit in 2020. >>> >>> Per an executive order from Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves, Ole Miss can only >>> allow 16,010 spectators into Vaught-Hemingway Stadium per game this season. >>> As of Tuesday, Carter told the Clarion Ledger Ole Miss was still about >>> 2,000 sales shy of hitting that new sellout number. >>> >>> "Understand this is an issue that's kind of going on around the country," >>> Carter said. "People are not selling as many as they thought they would. >>> Hopefully we'll have a great game Saturday and interest will pop up." >>> >>> Carter is right on his first assertion. Schools aren't hitting their >>> updated capacities early in the season. >>> >>> For example, Notre Dame is allowing about 15,000 fans to come to games but >>> reported an attendance of 10,097 for its home opener against Duke. Then >>> there's Texas, which is allowing up to 25,000 fans come to games this fall, >>> only hosted 15,337 fans for the season opener against UTEP. >>> >>> It's easy to explain this trend. Some fans just aren't ready to go to big >>> social gatherings yet with the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to spread >>> throughout the United States. Or, as Carter sees it, those fans just need >>> to see a gameday experience can be safe. >>> >>> "They want to see how the game's going to function and how it's going to >>> work," Carter said. "I think if we can show a safe environment this >>> Saturday then we'll have higher attendance for the next home games." >>> >>> As of Wednesday, Ole Miss is only reporting 41 active cases of COVID-19 >>> across its students, faculty and staff. That's down from an initial spike >>> of more than 200 in early September when the semester began. On top of >>> that, Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin has reported back-to-back weeks with zero >>> positive test cases in the football program. >>> >>> Carter said he's confident the campus and facilities will be safe for fans >>> who visit Oxford this season. Most of the archived positive cases from >>> athletics and the general student body, Carter says, happened at off-campus >>> gatherings and parties. >>> >>> Because of this, Carter said he never considered hosting games in an empty >>> stadium or eliminating student ticketing. Students will still get around >>> 2,500 tickets per game and approximately half of the marching band will be >>> in the stadium, socially distanced from one another in the stands. >>> >>> "Our hope is that if these cases continue to decline and things continue to >>> get better that the governor may allow us to have a higher percentage in >>> down the road," Carter said. >>> >>> The game itself >>> >>> Carter's big concern about attendance is what happens when fans enter and >>> exit games. His aim is to avoid clusters and bottlenecks of people at gates >>> because that's where the highest risk of congregation can happen. >>> >>> Kiffin has different concerns. Football concerns. Injuries. Matchups. >>> Schemes. >>> >>> The COVID-19 pandemic adds a few more concerns onto a coach's plate. But >>> Kiffin said things are mostly going to be same-as for his team when it >>> comes to gameday preparations. >>> >>> There are a couple small changes. To accommodate proper social distancing, >>> Kiffin said he's trying to make sure the meeting room at the team hotel is >>> bigger than usual. He also said the team will probably take more buses to >>> the stadium than normal so players aren't as cramped as they'd usually be. >>> >>> If players are nervous to play in this environment, it's not because of >>> COVID. >>> >>> "It's going to be butterflies as usual," Henry said. "But once that first >>> play is over the jitters are gone and it's time to play football. There's >>> going to be a lot of emotion in that game but we've just got to stay >>> composed and weather the storm." >>> >>> Henry said this season is about "making the best of it." He said he >>> understands there's a world where Ole Miss doesn't get to play its 10-game >>> schedule in full. Cancelations are always possible with the specter of the >>> novel coronavirus looming. But just getting the chance to play is what he's >>> missed. >>> >>> More:Ole Miss football releases depth chart in advance of Lane Kiffin's >>> first game vs. Florida >>> >>> Football players aren't the only people who need football back. As Carter >>> mentioned, the Oxford economy is largely dependent on football weekends. >>> Hotels, bars, restaurants and shops are all subject to the same COVID-19 >>> safety protocols as the university and the rest of the state, but a busy >>> football weekend could be a positive step towards revitalizing some of the >>> businesses that have suffered through the pandemic. >>> >>> That's one of many reasons why Carter said he's proud the SEC has made the >>> decisions it has that allowed for this weekend to be a possibility. >>> >>> "I think we've really done the right thing," Carter said. "We've made good >>> decisions. We've waited until we had the proper information to make >>> decisions. And I think we're seeing now that it's paying off. We waited a >>> little bit and I think we're going to have a great opening day Saturday and >>> it's going to be a fun year."' >>> >>> Correction: An earlier version of this story inaccurately reported the >>> stadium capacity allowed at Louisville this season. Louisville is allowing >>> around 12,000 fans to attend games, not 18,00 >>> >>> Contact Nick Suss at 601-408-2674 or [email protected]. 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