Welp! They screwed that up quicker than I thought they would.

[bolddogge]

Selmon: "The Diamond Dog Classic went over great last year. How can I screw it up? Why don't we make sure the season ticket holders that have been soaking up the chairbacks forever on a sweetheart deal and struggle to show up for a SEC Saturday game get the tickets? Yeah... That'll be just great. Let's do that!" Yep, that's right. The only tickets available to the public this year will be standing room only. Per the email: "Chairback seating is not anticipated to be available for public purchase."

 

[Dawg Raid]

Gotta pay to play

 

[Right_Field_Heckler]

Unfortunately, our AD (especially) is in the position where they have to make money on anything they can.

Hell, all AD's are in that position.

As Dawg Raid said, gotta pay to play.

 

[dawgstudent]

Selmon: "The Diamond Dog Classic went over great last year. How can I screw it up? Why don't we make sure the season ticket holders that have been soaking up the chairbacks forever on a sweetheart deal and struggle to show up for a SEC Saturday game get the tickets? Yeah... That'll be just great. Let's do that!" Yep, that's right. The only tickets available to the public this year will be standing room only. Per the email: "Chairback seating is not anticipated to be available for public purchase."

Isn't that what they did last year?

 

[Right_Field_Heckler]

Isn't that what they did last year?

Last year the chairbacks were first come first serve.

 

[Herbert Nenninger]

Last year you bought a ticket for chairbacks, and then you just grabbed what was available. I thought that worked just fine.

 

[Buddy324]

I’m afraid there are going to be a lot of empty chairbacks this time. I’ve already talked to one season ticket holder that said he would not be ordering tickets since you have to sign up for State1878 and he’s not a member and doesn’t want to be. I don’t think he’ll be alone.

 

[maroontide06]

Man they really did screw this up.

 

[Willow Grove Dawg]

I’m afraid there are going to be a lot of empty chairbacks this time. I’ve already talked to one season ticket holder that said he would not be ordering tickets since you have to sign up for State1878 and he’s not a member and doesn’t want to be. I don’t think he’ll be alone.

State 1878 is FREE for anyone that buys football season tickets. Do we have that many folks that buy chairback baseball season tickets but don't buy football season tickets?

You have to think there will be some deadline for season ticket holders to buy tickets for the Diamond Dog Classic after which they will be released to the general public or Bulldog Club members.

 

[tired]

State 1878 is FREE for anyone that buys football season tickets. Do we have that many folks that buy baseball season tickets but don't buy football season tickets?

YES

 

[Buddy324]

State 1878 is FREE for anyone that buys football season tickets. Do we have that many folks that buy chairback baseball season tickets but don't buy football season tickets?

You have to think there will be some deadline for season ticket holders to buy tickets for the Diamond Dog Classic after which they will be released to the general public or Bulldog Club members.

I think it’s free for the first year only. After that, there is a monthly fee. I’m a season football ticket purchaser but not a member of State1878. And I know many others that haven’t signed up.

 

[Willow Grove Dawg]

I think it’s free for the first year only. After that, there is a monthly fee. I’m a season football ticket purchaser but not a member of State1878. And I know many others that haven’t signed up.

The content on State 1878 is pretty good. Anyone that has football season tickets & hasn't signed up should consider doing so at least while it is free.

 

[bolddogge]

I think it’s free for the first year only. After that, there is a monthly fee. I’m a season football ticket purchaser but not a member of State1878. And I know many others that haven’t signed up.

Same here. I'm pretty PO'ed about it. Forcing State 1878 on folks as a prerequisite to purchase tickets is just another level of nickel and diming fans. We're already "donating" to the bulldog club for our football tickets. And the season ticket holders already get enough with their sweetheart deal. As soon as that expires I'll get me a pair of chairbacks before they cool off from the last game of the season. I'm already on the list and should have enough BC points to make it happen.

 

[The Peeper]

The FAQ section of that email says you can use your same DogTag username and password AFTER they send you a verification code and you respond to it

 

[Zarbok]

are you upset that season ticket holders are getting first dibs? huh? isn't that the standard for any other sporting event?

 

[Perd Hapley]

Do we have that many folks that buy chairback baseball season tickets but don't buy football season tickets?

I certainly hope so. That would mean that we actually have very intelligent alumni, and fans in general.

 

[olblue]

Selmon: "The Diamond Dog Classic went over great last year. How can I screw it up? Why don't we make sure the season ticket holders that have been soaking up the chairbacks forever on a sweetheart deal and struggle to show up for a SEC Saturday game get the tickets? Yeah... That'll be just great. Let's do that!" Yep, that's right. The only tickets available to the public this year will be standing room only. Per the email: "Chairback seating is not anticipated to be available for public purchase."

Makes perfect sense to me.

 

[dawgstudent]

FYI - You do *not* have to be an 1878 member to buy tickets. It is just creating a ticketing account.

 

[bolddogge]

are you upset that season ticket holders are getting first dibs? huh? isn't that the standard for any other sporting event?

In 2019 the chairback season ticket holders locked up their "rights" to the season tickets for a onetime $1,500 per seat gift. That deal was supposed to be for 10 years but had a year extended a year for covid (the gift that keeps on giving). They also have to purchase the tickets, but that amount is unknown to the general public. So, nobody else has a shot at getting chairback season tickets until at least 2030. That's enough of a perk for what works out to $150/year. It ticks me off on an annual basis that these same folks have these seats locked up and leave so many of them empty for most of the season . That's not the way things were handled for last year's classic and it was a great success. Why change it?

 

[jethreauxdawg]

In 2019 the chairback season ticket holders locked up their "rights" to the season tickets for a onetime $1,500 per seat gift. That deal was supposed to be for 10 years but had a year extended a year for covid (the gift that keeps on giving). They also have to purchase the tickets, but that amount is unknown to the general public. So, nobody else has a shot at getting chairback season tickets until at least 2030. That's enough of a perk for what works out to $150/year. It ticks me off on an annual basis that these same folks have these seats locked up and leave so many of them empty for most of the season . That's not the way things were handled for last year's classic and it was a great success. Why change it?

Why didn’t you buy a seat in 2019? The price was crazy low back then

 

[bolddogge]

Why didn’t you buy a seat in 2019? The price was crazy low back then

Life in 2019 was a lot different for me. Way too many activities with my kids to think about driving 4 hours to watch baseball for the weekend. Now they're both MSU graduates and I have more time and money on my hands.

 

[Trazom]

In 2019 the chairback season ticket holders locked up their "rights" to the season tickets for a onetime $1,500 per seat gift. That deal was supposed to be for 10 years but had a year extended a year for covid (the gift that keeps on giving). They also have to purchase the tickets, but that amount is unknown to the general public. So, nobody else has a shot at getting chairback season tickets until at least 2030. That's enough of a perk for what works out to $150/year. It ticks me off on an annual basis that these same folks have these seats locked up and leave so many of them empty for most of the season . That's not the way things were handled for last year's classic and it was a great success. Why change it?

It was $3,000 per at regular price. They ran a sale for six weeks at the $1,500 price. Why the sale? My only guess is funds were not rolling in like they thought.