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Sorry guys, don't post often, just when I find out about something I'd like to share that others might like to know about...such as when I was the first to break our Tennessee and Alabama series a couple years ago. Anyway...
As I've seen from multipule posts on here I know many of you have experienced problems with the ticket office this year for NCAA tournament tickets. The major problem people are running into is the fact that for some reason they decided to put strict restrictions on who can pick up tickets. Let me preface by saying I was not affected by any of this and purchased my own tickets through Ticketmaster months ago. Anyway, this is affecting a lot of families who perhaps have an elderly family member who continues to make donations to the university for the simple fact that the younger generation can enjoy the benefits of their contributions...or maybe a business owner who rewards employees by allowing them to use tickets for MVC tournament or NCAA tournament.
Anyway, many of you were rudely introduced to this new rule this year...which very few other schools follow. I'll just cut straight to the point. The ticket office has been playing favorites with certain people. A lot of people were allowed to do name changes. And despite what they tell you over the phone multiple individuals were allowed to order more than the 4 ticket max placed on orders and allowed to change names. One example, last name Taylor, was allowed to purchase 12 tickets and did a name change. Another example, last name Steven (yeah from that Steven family we all know and love), was allowed to do a name change. I could go on with lesser known people and smaller donors but if anyone from the ticket office reads this, they'll know my info is legit. My wife personally knows a large number of higher up donors to SASO and for some reason they told some of them NO and others YES (does the ticket office not realize these people talk to one another?). This is pissing off a fair number of donors and will be interested to see if it affects future donations to SASO. I know of at least 2 individuals who took their fight to ADES and were granted permission to change names.
So anyway I told my wife to tell her people to make sure the ticket office understands their dissatisfaction with the new rule and thought I would post it here as well..as I know many of you use a grandparent or parent's priority to attend games. If they want to have that rule, so be it, just make sure it's the same for all of us...and allowing certain donors to get 12 tickets when there is such a limited number bumping out others is just as much BS.
As I've seen from multipule posts on here I know many of you have experienced problems with the ticket office this year for NCAA tournament tickets. The major problem people are running into is the fact that for some reason they decided to put strict restrictions on who can pick up tickets. Let me preface by saying I was not affected by any of this and purchased my own tickets through Ticketmaster months ago. Anyway, this is affecting a lot of families who perhaps have an elderly family member who continues to make donations to the university for the simple fact that the younger generation can enjoy the benefits of their contributions...or maybe a business owner who rewards employees by allowing them to use tickets for MVC tournament or NCAA tournament.
Anyway, many of you were rudely introduced to this new rule this year...which very few other schools follow. I'll just cut straight to the point. The ticket office has been playing favorites with certain people. A lot of people were allowed to do name changes. And despite what they tell you over the phone multiple individuals were allowed to order more than the 4 ticket max placed on orders and allowed to change names. One example, last name Taylor, was allowed to purchase 12 tickets and did a name change. Another example, last name Steven (yeah from that Steven family we all know and love), was allowed to do a name change. I could go on with lesser known people and smaller donors but if anyone from the ticket office reads this, they'll know my info is legit. My wife personally knows a large number of higher up donors to SASO and for some reason they told some of them NO and others YES (does the ticket office not realize these people talk to one another?). This is pissing off a fair number of donors and will be interested to see if it affects future donations to SASO. I know of at least 2 individuals who took their fight to ADES and were granted permission to change names.
So anyway I told my wife to tell her people to make sure the ticket office understands their dissatisfaction with the new rule and thought I would post it here as well..as I know many of you use a grandparent or parent's priority to attend games. If they want to have that rule, so be it, just make sure it's the same for all of us...and allowing certain donors to get 12 tickets when there is such a limited number bumping out others is just as much BS.
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