Football Season Ticket Request-
I've just felt the wrath of the Pimp Hand!
For anyone that had requested additional seats for this upcoming season, I received the following email:
"Interest in additional season tickets among current Season Ticket Holders were very high and therefore, we were only able to accomodate requests from those with 100 or more priority points. We regret that we were unable to accommodate your request for additional Season tickets this year." Then goes on to say: "Ticket packs will be available....." HA!
I was hoping to be able to take Dad and the Kids this year, but ah-well! Maybe next year.
So much for our 4 consecutive seat theory, huh?
Darn, I requested 2 more seats. I didn't get that e-mail....yet. But I'd assume it's coming once they get to my request and I only have like 20 priority points.
I guess it's good though that tickets are back to "in demand" more than they were the last couple of years.
I don't know that this is quite the wrath of the pimp hand or that Brady Hoke and an 11-2 season and on the verge on the No. 1 recruiting class is just drawing in more people. However, I did put in a request to move my seats higher up because I'm too close to the field. This probably will not go through is my guess.
From the AD website:
Requesting New Seat Locations
Season ticket adjustments are based on a number of variables including available season ticket inventory, stadium modifications and overall demand. Until all stadium seats have been widened, flexibility will be very limited. Season ticket relocation requests are ranked first by annual giving category and then by priority point total within that category. Season ticket upgrades and requests can be made on season ticket renewal form sent out in spring 2012.
Therefore, if you think you'll want to relocate your seats for the upcoming season, give as much as you can on your PSD form at the beginning of the year, with an eye on the AD's giving categories ($100-499, $500-999, etc.). I gave a total of $500 last year (for a big move), and it worked. I'm trying again this year (for a much smaller move) without any extra donation; we'll see what happens.
More like... 'money counts'...
Basically money but there are some other things: here is how the points break down:
1 Point Current Athletic Donations (per $100)
1 Point Historical Athletic Donations (per $100)
1 Point Historical University Donations (per $1000)
1 Point Ticket Loyalty (consecutive years as a season ticket holder)
5 Points U-M Degree
10 Points U-M Letterwinner
1 Point Marching Band Donation (per $100)
So basically, if you do the minimum donation of $100 every year and you weren't a UM grad, letterwinner or donated any money outside of that - it would take you essentially 50 years to get to 100 points.
I got 5 points for graduating - which is what i think gave me the bump to get offered tickets because that's the same year I got offered...after I had the 5 points added. But the majority of your priority point will come down to donations.
I'm at 20.5 priority points right now and it breaks down like this:
Alumni + consecutive season ticket holder points - 8
Donation points - 12.5
Good news is its tax deductible.
Like someone else posted, it is good news that tickets are back in high demand. 100 points is high, but not stupid high. Like for ND road tickets you had to have 300 points.
I'm glad I was able to squeak in when I did! Last year was my first season with tix. I wasn't on the waitlist too long!
Being on the waiting list is different than being a season ticket holder and asking for more seats.....meaning you have 2 season tickets and you want 4. That's what the OP was talking about.
10-4!!
Yikes. Guess hitting up my friends still in school for road game tickets was a good idea after all, because I won't be qualifying for them outside of that for a long time.
I got that same email on Friday almost simultaneously with a phone call saying my upgrade had been approved. So perhaps they are calling the last few "thumbs up" folks one at a time.
priority points do you have??
I asked for four as close as possible toy existing seats (Sec 18 row 94) but acknowledged I would accept any four together. In fact thy got me very close indeed (Sec 19 Row 93).
So I am a happy camper!
That's cool! Congrats!... Yeah, you have a few more points than me! After my donation this past winter, I got bumped to 8 points! HA!
Meaning the whole season's worth? I'm interested in someone that either is giving them up completely or can't use them. Where would I go? Craiglist? Stubhub is just for single game tickets I think.
I think most everything goes through stubhub now. I'm not sure if you can sell and entire season as a package that way - or if you'd have to look at each individual game. I know there used to be some on Ebay but I know the athletic department has been cracking down on those people to some extent.
do you get everything you need for your Michigan fix?
MGoBlog of course http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/buying-selling-um-tickets-thread-spreadsheet It's under the MGoBoard tab and there are a couple people selling season's tickets at cost. Good luck, I've used the spreadsheet many times in the past to great success.
I haven't been offered yet (though I did the $500 donation to be 'elegible') but mine would be for sale. Reason being, I'm coming from about 5 hours away and usually do it with at least 3 other friends. Until I can get 4 tickets together, I'll be selling the season tickets and buying assorted ticket packages to make up the games we are going to.
I wonder why you didn't get offered. Are you alumni? I did the same thing as you and I got offered about a month ago.
just a regular guy with 5 priority points.
Are they?
...new season ticket offers (which sounds like you are in this category), were notified last month and the deadline to accept (and buy tickets) was a few weeks ago. Unless some of these people don't buy tickets (or forget), then you might be out of luck this year. I think points needed for new people was around 8 points this year. It will likely go up for next year.
A word of advice to all, if the AD is offering you to be eligible for tickets by paying $500, then pay $600. Most people probably paid just the $500 at which point you would likely be indistinguishable.
You can sell single game or the whole season on StubHub. You can get a lot more by selling single games.
I think the real number must be closed to where I am (76) or else I wouldn't have been called.
FYI - I had two blocks of tickets in Section 5 (2 and 4 together respectually-1/3 and 2/3 up stadium) and had about 65 points total going into last year. I wrote a check for 5K to basically buy points and asked for the upgrade and got the 4 seats moved to Section 3 (about the 18 yard line - 1/3 up) and two seats got moved to Section 2 (30 yard line 1/3 up). I did not get asked again this year if I wanted to move up again.
I was interested in going to a game this year but wanted to sit in the student section. I'm a non student so I'm not sure exactly what michigan's policy for this is. Am I able to sit with my friends who are UM students? Or do you think it's easier to just get another student's ID and go in as a student? Any tips? Thanks.