Alabama taking away student seating priv(i)ledges due to leaving early
Summary: Saban and Alabama officials are upset students have been leaving games early so they are imposing a clause which is in the ticketing rule. 20 student organizations (mainly greek orgs) will no longer get priority to sit together in blocks. It will be open seating throughout the student section.
Not exactly a big punishment but it is petty even if it was clearly stated up front.
I find it interesting the powers that be in college football have been making decisions for years which have nothing to do with the students interest. Most of the decisions have been made to increase TV viewership. And yet, athletic departments and coaches can't understand why students are showing up late and leaving early.
October 26th, 2013 at 9:59 AM ^
Seems like if it were up to some of you we wouldn't have a student section at all.
Hell, if that's the case, we might as well divorce the football team from the university altogether, seeing as football was created by the students, for the students, and clearly it's not about that any longer.
I mean, we wouldn't want that pesky university thing with all of those pesky students to get in the way of the football program, now would we?
October 26th, 2013 at 10:03 AM ^
I get you're frustrated, Saban, but how about you just shut the hell up and focus on coaching your team, not on students leaving mid-way through 4th quarter after another 45-0 blowout.
October 26th, 2013 at 2:03 PM ^
October 26th, 2013 at 10:06 AM ^
October 26th, 2013 at 10:59 AM ^
That is all it would take. Cell service would help as well.
October 26th, 2013 at 11:03 AM ^
I really don't get the wifi thing. At all. It's a football game at a football stadium, not a home office.
October 26th, 2013 at 11:00 AM ^
October 26th, 2013 at 11:16 AM ^
*sees student thread* *prepares to defend the students' honor*
As always, I think the tution we pay should guarentee that we have seats if we want them. Maybe I'm spending too much time on this site, but I am starting to agree about possibly shrinking the section. On the other hand, this won't be a problem for Nebraska or OSU, showing that the student body does mobilize when we have a good schedule.
I think Saban's idea to stop allowing student orginizations priority seating is the right move. Howeva, I don't think leaving early is merely a student problem, a ton of other fans head to the aisles mid fourth quarter.
October 26th, 2013 at 11:22 AM ^
Has anyone thought about the feasability of a dynamic "number of seats system?" Full capacity student section for the big games, and shrinking it for the smaller ones. I guess the problem would be cutting off people who have bought season tickets, sort of like the terrible new basketball policy.
If anyone has more coherent thoughts on the shrinking and expanding section, I'd like to hear them.
October 26th, 2013 at 11:28 AM ^
October 26th, 2013 at 1:03 PM ^