Please allow me to ***** and moan a second (seat selection)

[BigMotherTucker]

what is the effing point of doing seat selections every year when it is virtually impossible to improve my seats? I literally had one move available to me to "better" my seats... And by better I mean drop my 4 seats in section 3 and get only 3 seats in the 200s. Absolutely no way to get near an isle in sections 3 or 5, and forget about getting 4 together in section 5. Yeah, sure... I could have given more money to move higher than my 2275ish rank, but G.D., those 17ers are milking me dry....

Christ!
//I think i've cleared it all out of me now...
///Thanks

 

[Digging dog]

Ask Strickland to bring back Croom. ShouldBeAbleToGet50YardLineSeatsku**

 

[Dawgbite]

Don't you spend most of your time holding one of the rails in the gridiron Club down so it won't get away? I get your point though, at least you aren't trying to get season tickets at Bama. Moving to the Scoreboard was the best thing I ever did, a clean slate with nobody to bump out of their seats but I'm just buying 2, 4 might be a different story.

 

[BigMotherTucker]

I did two years ago... To be honest, the gridiron was fantastic for about three games. Then the secret was out and a thousand people decided they wanted to hold down that same rail. After the season was over I had to decide a) is it worth it to pay $750 extra per armband on top of my tickets and BDC obligation to hold that rail down with a thousand other great bulldogs? And b) was it worth paying all that money to stand for 4 to 5 hours every Saturday. I came up with NO for both questions.

Now... I'm just bitching (which I'm good at).. . I'm going to still go and cheer from section three. I just think it's crazy that I'm 2200 in BDC rank and I cant seem to move closer to the Isle in sections 3,4,or 5. Or even move at all in those sections. And have no chance what do ever to get into the 100s or 200s. I give the BDC plenty... I'm not upping it and I'm guessing that means I'm not moving. It's just crazy to me that the 2200 members above me controls 90% of the West side.

 

[johnson86-1]

I did two years ago... To be honest, the gridiron was fantastic for about three games. Then the secret was out and a thousand people decided they wanted to hold down that same rail. After the season was over I had to decide a) is it worth it to pay $750 extra per armband on top of my tickets and BDC obligation to hold that rail down with a thousand other great bulldogs? And b) was it worth paying all that money to stand for 4 to 5 hours every Saturday. I came up with NO for both questions.

Now... I'm just bitching (which I'm good at).. . I'm going to still go and cheer from section three. I just think it's crazy that I'm 2200 in BDC rank and I cant seem to move closer to the Isle in sections 3,4,or 5. Or even move at all in those sections. And have no chance what do ever to get into the 100s or 200s. I give the BDC plenty... I'm not upping it and I'm guessing that means I'm not moving. It's just crazy to me that the 2200 members above me controls 90% of the West side.

Well, 2275 above you at an average of 4 tickets per would be about 9100 tickets. Granted a lot of those may be club level or gridiron club, but by the time you look at just the capacity in sections 3, 4, and 5, and take out any seats held back for recruits and families of players, it's probably not that many seats.

 

[Rog.sixpack]

You realize someone on the aisle would have to give up those seats..

..for you to be able to purchase/upgrade. The school isn't doing a full stadium re-seating every year. Just going down the list allowing people, in BDC order, too upgrade or add on seats that others have chosen not to renew.

 

[GTAdawg]

What's wrong with the East Side? Just curious.

 

[o_LandDawg]

Nothing IMO.

Im ranked around 2,000. Ive got 5 aisle seats on 50 yard line about 20 rows up AND pay less than half the donation per seat as west side. The only negative is the sun on early season/early day games.

What's wrong with the East Side? Just curious.

 

[GloryDawg]

What's wrong with the East Side? Just curious.

If you are on the West Side lower, East side upper and Score Board Club you don't have to hear Hotty Toddy or Roll Tide during the game and the band isn't blasting in your ear.

Every where else you have visitors sitting.

 

[ronpolk]

Im ranked around 2,000. Ive got 5 aisle seats on 50 yard line about 20 rows up AND pay less than half the donation per seat as west side. The only negative is the sun on early season/early day games.

I'm in section 20 as well. I like it over there. My only issue is getting hammered by the sun for those games that start about 6 or so. But I like the people I'm around, so I doubt I move even if a better spot comes up.

 

[Arthur2478]

is it worth it to pay $750 extra per armband

It actually went up this past season to $800 I believe. It's also remaining that cost for 2016, despite there only being 6 home games. So that's $133 per person, per game.... I'm about to give mine up as well. That $400 per game for my 3 passes. I can spend that money elsewhere and have a lot more to show for it.

 

[msu71]

Here's another little diddy. I am around 2175 with the Bulldog Club. I have been a member since its beginning. I should have more points but that can be discussed at another time. I have 2 season tickets forever in Section 05 (used to be C) on the West side. I have been trying to move to Section 04 for many years. My time to pick was at 12:15 today. I logon and see there are 3 seats on row 54 available. I jump on 2 of them. Low and behold, it won't let me leave a single seat in the group. I cannot pick those seats. I called the AD and got no help. I just remained where I am for the next year. I told Scott Stricklin that I would not up my pledge and be told I cannot get these seats because of some rule that was put in place.

My point is this. If you have been a loyal giver for many years, the AD and Athletic Department should bend over backwards to accomodate your request. Now some person who has a high priority number and gives very little will have a chance to get the prime seats on the 50 yard line. They will probably buy them and never attend a game. Same as the HUMP.

The hits just keep on coming.

 

[RocketDawg]

what is the effing point of doing seat selections every year when it is virtually impossible to improve my seats? I literally had one move available to me to "better" my seats... And by better I mean drop my 4 seats in section 3 and get only 3 seats in the 200s. Absolutely no way to get near an isle in sections 3 or 5, and forget about getting 4 together in section 5. Yeah, sure... I could have given more money to move higher than my 2275ish rank, but G.D., those 17ers are milking me dry....

Christ!
//I think i've cleared it all out of me now...
///Thanks

I feel your pain. I'm inside 1000 and had good seats, about on the 40, in the East Club until the reseating. Then they offered the "$25K donation and you get first selection" deal, and apparently a lot of people took it. I'm now sitting just inside the goal line on the south end ... for $1750 a seat, plus the ticket price. I have two seats, so that's pretty expensive. But I keep coming back .... BTW ... have been in Club since its inception, and there doesn't seem to be any consideration for loyalty. My donations over the years far exceeds the $25K, but that doesn't seem to matter.

 

[Dawgbite]

BMT, you really should look at the scoreboard club. For the money, they are the best deal in the stadium. Reserved chairbacks, all the TV's and pub tables in a climate controlled environment , food, lockers, plenty of rails to stand at, and limited access. You can hear the PA and the old Jumbotron is right in front of you. Best of all, the wife is happy! Oh, my row only has 4 seats, anytime somebody gets up to pass by they bring me a beer.

 

[RocketDawg]

BMT, you really should look at the scoreboard club. For the money, they are the best deal in the stadium. Reserved chairbacks, all the TV's and pub tables in a climate controlled environment , food, lockers, plenty of rails to stand at, and limited access. You can hear the PA and the old Jumbotron is right in front of you. Best of all, the wife is happy! Oh, my row only has 4 seats, anytime somebody gets up to pass by they bring me a beer.

Yeah, that does sound tempting. I've never been a fan of end zone seats though ... can you see well? I'm currently in the corner, but at least the field's not foreshortened and I'm high enough to see reasonably well.

 

[BigMotherTucker]

I thought about it today... But I couldn't find 4 together.

 

[katfsh]

I second the thoughts on scoreboard club. We have been there both years and enjoy it. Only down side is no shade and not much breeze in the seats for the first couple games. We spend most of those games on the rails. Tvs inside to keep up with other games, nice restrooms, and the staff can't be beat.

 

[57stratdawg]

They're great. You can see a play develope as it happens. It's actually kind of neat. Endzone seats suck when you're down low, but with a lifted angle, they're great.

I have 4 SBC tickets. Can't imagine me letting them go.

 

[Dawgbite]

I thought that I wouldn't like the view and it took a little adjustment but I felt strange at the spring game this year siiting at midfield. Like someone else said, I couldn't see the play develop. The only drawback is that on running plays it is hard to tell the difference between a 2yd or a 7yd run but I just look up a the Jumbotron for the replay. This way I get two totally different views of the same play.

 

[dawgstudent]

I know a lot of people that never sit in their seats in the scoreboard club. They stand on the platform

 

[RocketDawg]

I know a lot of people that never sit in their seats in the scoreboard club. They stand on the platform

There are a lot of people in ALL sections who never sit in their seats ... they stand, blocking the view of two or three rows behind them. And they think it's perfectly OK. **

 

[Curby]

Here's another little diddy. I am around 2175 with the Bulldog Club. I have been a member since its beginning. I should have more points but that can be discussed at another time. I have 2 season tickets forever in Section 05 (used to be C) on the West side. I have been trying to move to Section 04 for many years. My time to pick was at 12:15 today. I logon and see there are 3 seats on row 54 available. I jump on 2 of them. Low and behold, it won't let me leave a single seat in the group. I cannot pick those seats. I called the AD and got no help. I just remained where I am for the next year. I told Scott Stricklin that I would not up my pledge and be told I cannot get these seats because of some rule that was put in place. .

i got bit by the single seat deal. Wanted 2 seats close to the aisle. There were 3 there. I went ahead and bought the 3rd seat. Cost me several hundred more dollars. I guess I can sell the 3rd seat or adopt me an 8-year old to go to the games with the wife and me.