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2018-2019 Season Ticket Selection

UofCT2009 said:
Ridiculous.
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I've contacted our ticket rep about it - I should have stuck with my original gut instinct and not agreed to pick our tickets this year, should have just stayed with where we were. At the very least, they should give the option of your old seats being reserved in case you can't find something worthwhile.
 
John said:
I've contacted our ticket rep about it - I should have stuck with my original gut instinct and not agreed to pick our tickets this year, should have just stayed with where we were. At the very least, they should give the option of your old seats being reserved in case you can't find something worthwhile.
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I’d imagine season ticket sales have been down since 2014. UConn athletics should be rolling out the red carpet for repeat season ticket holders.
 
John said:
Not happy - our seats (4) from last year were already gone so got booted back 5 rows in same section. Absolute BS.
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Y'know, it might just be one of those things. We had our same two seats for 5 years. I'm pretty sure that we had more many points than were needed for the pair. All of a sudden we get bumped one year. During the season, my buddy went up to them and gently asked why they chose those seats. They said they wanted to sit in the same seats they had for the women's games (and had a ton of points).
 
I chose my seat at 2pm today for both XL (4) and Gampel (2). I am choosing like 6 to 8 days earlier this year and my seats at XL are either a few rows worse or about the same. I move my seats there because the ones I had last year (and all similar options) were gone. At Gampel I moved closer by about 3 to 5 rows. I do think there is something up with the availability of XL seats. I still like my XL seats but it is kinda strange.
 
Personally, I got great seats, even better than last year. I appreciate that. I feel for those who didn’t.

The availability of seats when the selection process opened has NOTHING to do with the new point system.

The school administrators, students and business sponsors are responsible for the seats that were unavailable at season ticket tip off time. To a lesser extent families and friends of players and recruits are factors too. Group sales may also play some role.

Please keep in mind the end zone bar removed lower level XL seats, I believe around 500. Would have made more sense to do that in the lower upper level.
Once the process started the number of seats a season ticket holder can order in the lower bowl is up the last couple years. For example, some can now order 6 seats were before they could order 4. So this means less seat selection for the folks behind them.
 
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Like I was saying hundreds of seats were missing before the process started. Even if they let the high donors go first there shouldn't have been that many seats missing. When they did this last year every seat was available. When I called our rep they didn't have an answer.
 
I can't believe the great mass of ticket buyers are getting hosed. The seats I was thrilled to get last year were available when it was my turn. So was pretty much the entire section. I made no big bump in donation, I do get FB tickets.
 
Waquoit said:
I can't believe the great mass of ticket buyers are getting hosed. The seats I was thrilled to get last year were available when it was my turn. So was pretty much the entire section. I made no big bump in donation, I do get FB tickets.
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probably not 100% widespread, but it seems like there's definitely issues. I was monitoring the seating about 2 hours before my assigned time, and our row from last year was long-gone from the looks of it - I was lucky to even get anything in the same section, I got the last of the available seats for the number of tickets I was buying for (4).
 
Just got off a chat with customer service - was told the entire building (XL, not sure about Gampel) is reset every year. Was told our seats from last year are now with a different customer and there's nothing they can do. Said they will attempt to get our old seats back for 2019-20, but no guarantees. CSR said that they'll pass along my complaints to higher ups too, and indicated I'm not the only one. I guess it's a case of 'it is what it is', but still not a happy camper at all.

edit: should have mentioned CSR was very professional and helpful, so happy with that part.
 
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John said:
Just got off a chat with customer service - was told the entire building (XL, not sure about Gampel) is reset every year.
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Hasn't it been like that for years?
 
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Chief00 said:
Personally, I got great seats, even better than last year. I appreciate that. I feel for those who didn’t.

The availability of seats when the selection process opened has NOTHING to do with the new point system.

The school administrators, students and business sponsors are responsible for the seats that were unavailable at season ticket tip off time. To a lesser extent families and friends of players and recruits are factors too. Group sales may also play some role.

Please keep in mind the end zone bar removed lower level XL seats, I believe around 500. Would have made more sense to do that in the lower upper level.
Once the process started the number of seats a season ticket holder can order in the lower bowl is up the last couple years. For example, some can now order 6 seats were before they could order 4. So this means less seat selection for the folks behind them.
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In the xl, I moved from section 101, down low, to 102 down low. an upgrade. GP even better. I moved from 221 row A mid court, no seatback, to 209 row 2, mid court, with a seatback. Am very happy!
 
John said:
Maybe it has, just never have lost our seats before this pick-your-own business.
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The system makes sense. The people who have accrued more points get the first pick at seats. If someone is unhappy with what they got, donate more. It’s too bad that some people don’t get the same seats as the previous year but this is the way they have to do it. They want more donations. Donate more money, get better seats.
 
raf46 said:
In the xl, I moved from section 101, down low, to 102 down low. an upgrade. GP even better. I moved from 221 row A mid court, no seatback, to 209 row 2, mid court, with a seatback. Am very happy!
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did you donate more than usual recently?
 
John said:
Maybe it has, just never have lost our seats before this pick-your-own business.
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But you wouldn’t have lost them if you just renewed and didn’t relinquish them - right?
 
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huskymedic said:
But you wouldn’t have lost them if you just renewed and didn’t relinquish them - right?
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That's what I believe - maybe I'm wrong. We just haven't gotten bumped before that I remember. I had reservations about doing the pick-your-own, should have stuck with my gut on that.
 
John said:
That's what I believe - maybe I'm wrong. We just haven't gotten bumped before that I remember. I had reservations about doing the pick-your-own, should have stuck with my gut on that.
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There has never been an option to keep your seats. Back before they did select your seats you could write comments on the ticket form to keep your seats but that wasn't a guarantee.
 
I have not picked yet, I go on Tuesday, but from the looks of it I will have worse seats. I have a bunch more priority points and am picking earlier than last year, on top of buying more tickets this year. Something does not seem right.
 
ColchVEGAS said:
I have not picked yet, I go on Tuesday, but from the looks of it I will have worse seats. I have a bunch more priority points and am picking earlier than last year, on top of buying more tickets this year. Something does not seem right.
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Same with me. I donated more, more points and have an earlier pick time. Is the student section moved maybe taking up more seats?
 
Storrs South said:
AD Dave talked about moving the students to the sideline two years ago but I haven't seen any discussion on it since
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That will never happen unless they build a new arena or make Gampel all chairback.
 
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Is courtisde an option if it’s green or must there be a 5,000 dollar donation plus the price of seat?
 
John said:
did you donate more than usual recently?
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Added the 15% to the donation. which UCONN asked for on the donation renewal form. so the answer is Yes. It is getting pricy.
 
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