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gampelcrazies said:
Curious how many seats are already off the board
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I imagine UC will continue to hold a bunch for players' families and other important people. I can tell you that all last season in 111 Row H we had different people all around us every game. We assumed the seats were UConn's to hand out at their discretion. The fams were mostly up front, but in our rows halfway back it was always different people (and sometimes the women's team- but they may have just been filling in empties, of which there were often many). It was always very curious. This will be interesting. Or frustrating and maddening, but I hope not.
 
Vancat said:
I imagine UC will continue to hold a bunch for players' families and other important people. I can tell you that all last season in 111 Row H we had different people all around us every game. We assumed the seats were UConn's to hand out at their discretion. The fams were mostly up front, but in our rows halfway back it was always different people (and sometimes the women's team- but they may have just been filling in empties, of which there were often many). It was always very curious. This will be interesting. Or frustrating and maddening, but I hope not.
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Yeah it will be interesting. Also I wouldn’t wait for the email. I’m sure at some point today it will show up in your account
 
I am scrolling thru some of the availability. Why are so many seats throughout Gampel already taken? Not talking about sections like the students, visitor tix., family/friends behind the bench. The selection process allegedly starts on 5/19 yet a ton tix are taken in all different areas of Gampel both upper and lower bowls.
 
Vuce said:
I am scrolling thru some of the availability. Why are so many seats throughout Gampel already taken? Not talking about sections like the students, visitor tix., family/friends behind the bench. The selection process allegedly starts on 5/19 yet a ton tix are taken in all different areas of Gampel both upper and lower bowls.
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The randomness of the seats not available make no sence to me.
 
So to recap:

  1. Fans were marketed the concept of Forever Seats to retain their exact seats year after year without having to worry of reseating every time 7-8 years ago
  2. In the face of the pandemic, in order to keep these seats, fans had to pay some or most of the cost of these seats in a year we could not attend games.
  3. The building then gets a renovation that appears to have removed 100-150 seats and the determination is they "have" to reseat the entire building and there was no alterantive to killing the notion of the Forever Seats! and to establish the order to pick new seats it requires giving more money
  4. Upon seeing the seating map before a single season ticket holder is supposed to have picked seats, many of the best seats are already blocked off due to "athletic obligations."

I dunno...that's a lot to absorb
 
Storrs South said:
So to recap:

  1. Fans were marketed the concept of Forever Seats to retain their exact seats year after year without having to worry of reseating every time 7-8 years ago
  2. In the face of the pandemic, in order to keep these seats, fans had to pay some or most of the cost of these seats in a year we could not attend games.
  3. The building then gets a renovation that appears to have removed 100-150 seats and the determination is they "have" to reseat the entire building and there was no alterantive to killing the notion of the Forever Seats! and to establish the order to pick new seats it requires giving more money
  4. Upon seeing the seating map before a single season ticket holder is supposed to have picked seats, many of the best seats are already blocked off due to "athletic obligations."

I dunno...that's a lot to absorb
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Unfortunately, ticket sales and donations are a short-term business. Athletic Dept knows Hurley will not keep us on top forever and he’ll eventually retire.

It’s far better financially to get annual $25,000+ corporate donations for 3-5 years than depend on us folks spending $100-$400 on seat donations. In essence, we don’t matter and they know that. They will continue to drag us around and tell us things, then change course when it benefits them. You have to cater to your big spenders to keep those checks coming.

It’s a business at the end of the day. But sports fans are moronic enough to willingly be returning customers.
 
Storrs South said:
I dunno...that's a lot to absorb
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I'll break it down for you: The more you pay, the better your selection. Goodwill and loyalty are quaint concepts that no longer have any value in the modern game so best just to forget they ever did and adapt to the new paradigm. Participate or don't are your choices. Whining is futile.
 
CTBasketball said:
It’s a business at the end of the day. But sports fans are moronic enough to willingly be returning customers.
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Why does deciding that the cost of a product is acceptable make a fan a moron?
 
Storrs South said:
So to recap:

  1. Fans were marketed the concept of Forever Seats to retain their exact seats year after year without having to worry of reseating every time 7-8 years ago
  2. In the face of the pandemic, in order to keep these seats, fans had to pay some or most of the cost of these seats in a year we could not attend games.
  3. The building then gets a renovation that appears to have removed 100-150 seats and the determination is they "have" to reseat the entire building and there was no alterantive to killing the notion of the Forever Seats! and to establish the order to pick new seats it requires giving more money
  4. Upon seeing the seating map before a single season ticket holder is supposed to have picked seats, many of the best seats are already blocked off due to "athletic obligations."

I dunno...that's a lot to absorb
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I had extensive conversations with UConn reps during the forever seats selections. I kept emphasizing FOREVER!!!!
It was a tough commit at the time because frankly you had to comitt to a bad product and it was a lot of money but we did. We also let them keep the entire seat donation and ticket cost during Covid. Now this. Really can you trust anything they say anymore.
 
Waquoit said:
I'll break it down for you: The more you pay, the better your selection. Goodwill and loyalty are quaint concepts that no longer have any value in the modern game so best just to forget they ever did and adapt to the new paradigm. Participate or don't are your choices. Whining is futile.
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Yeah but it’s not like that. I gave a significant amount more this year and will probably lose my seats.

Can’t wait to see the casuals who get the tickets free from sponsors worry more about the free beer in the champions club than whats going on the court.
 
UConnTrumbull said:
Correct. And those half-empty corporate seats will look great on TV.

We don’t matter. Until the team is in a downturn and then all of sudden it’s “we need you back even though you’re poor”
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any of us who've been around the athletic department for a few decades know that success runs in cycles and the casuals eventually hit the exits. Before we know it, the athletic department be back to us with hat in hand telling us how much they value our continued fandom.
 
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