Football Seat Upgrades

[Seinfeld]

It’s been a few years since I’ve even bothered to look at upgrade options since the only options at the time were either worse seats or very high dollar club seats, but have any of you had any success with the upgrade process?

We’re shooting for west side chairbacks this year, but those seem to be ones that folks never give up once they have them, and I can understand why.

 

[kired]

I've checked it every year. Last year there seemed to be a lot more options than 2015 & 2016... I assume renewals were down.

My goals aren't as lofty as yours so I haven't looked at chairbacks. I just wanted to move a few seats closer to the aisle in my section. There were really no options the first two years, but last year I could have gotten what I wanted if I'd have moved up or down ~10 rows. I guess it helps too if your BDC ranking has improved any so you're choosing earlier in the process.

 

[dawgstudent]

Westside Maroon chairbacks are the best value of any seat in the stadium. I imagine those will become club seats in the next 5 years.

 

[GloryDawg]

I am wanting to add another seat but forgot to put it on my renewal form. I am having to wait until the 21st before I can add additional seat. I look everyday to follow the seats and there are three seats available. Two to my left and one directly behind me. I suspect the two my left will be gone. Any ways I don't know if they will let buy just one when there is two next to each other. The one behind me has been opened for six years and I think I will probably be able to get that one.

 

[Seinfeld]

Good to know, thanks. I had a suspicion that seats might be slowly opening up now since prices have continued to increase, and games are becoming easier and easier to watch at home. I’m sure the end zone expansion has played a big part too

We’ll see what’s available tomorrow, but I can remember just a few years ago when it was tough finding a decent lower level ticket to a big game. These days, stubhub is littered with them.

 

[Seinfeld]

They really are. Comfortable seats, shade from the sun, protection from the rain, and easy bathroom access. All for just a couple hundred more than regular lower level seats.

I used to love being down in the middle things back in the day, but it’s all about comfort and bathrooms now that I’ve got kids

 

[dickiedawg]

Isn’t the per seat donation for those like $875?
Compared to that, give me $1175 or something like that for scoreboard club all day.

 

[RocketDawg]

Yes they are, and unless I'm mistaken (never sat there) you're pretty much out of the rain whenever that is an issue.

I've had zero luck upgrading seats the way it's done now. I think I'll try this time (Wednesday morning is my time), just to see how it goes. I'll be on the golf course but will take a break and give it a shot.

Edit: Just checked the website, and it's probably not worth the effort. In the entire Club Level, there are only a couple of two-seat selections available that are better than what I have, and I'm sure they'll be gone by Wednesday. Apparently really good renewal this year.

 

[RocketDawg]

Isn’t the per seat donation for those like $875?
Compared to that, give me $1175 or something like that for scoreboard club all day.

Those seats are on the sideline though so you can actually see the game. To be honest, I've never sat in the end zone except at "away" games, and couldn't tell what was going on at those. It's whatever a person likes.

 

[dawgstudent]

$700 for outside the 30’s

 

[dickiedawg]

We sat in scoreboard last year for the first time and really enjoyed it.
I chose what I thought was going to be comparable seats in Athens- we were approximately 1/4 mile from the field and couldn’t see much of anything.
The biggest adjustment to me is it’s hard to tell depth and know if a play earns a first down.

For what it’s worth, we moved from Section 4, basically midfield.

 

[RocketDawg]

I think the worst seat I ever had anywhere was at Alabama, about 40 rows up in the end zone, but as you said, a quarter mile from the field. I think they must have flatter seat rises there than we do. Anyway, it was in 1999 I think, and we were both undefeated going into the game. It was when Shaun Alexander played for them. From those seats, it was very hard to even tell where the ball was on the field, let alone if there was a first down. To make matters worse, they had some sort of premium seats above us and their fans kept throwing things down on MSU fans. Sat in the corner at Georgia a few years ago, and it was marginally better but still not great.

One thing bad about our Scoreboard Club is that you're in the boiling sun throughout the whole game. At least you can go inside to cool off.

 

[Seinfeld]

To each his own. No doubt, the perks involved with the scoreboard club are awesome, but my family is only going to a game these days if we’re there to genuinely watch the game, and I’m not going to all that effort to watch from the end zone

Granted, it’s not as bad as some make it out to be, but it’s night and day difference compared to inside the 40s

 

[VegasDawg13]

They really are. Comfortable seats, shade from the sun, protection from the rain, and easy bathroom access. All for just a couple hundred more than regular lower level seats.

I used to love being down in the middle things back in the day, but it’s all about comfort and bathrooms now that I’ve got kids

As you've already said in this thread a few times, to each their own, but I find the bathroom situation for the west side chairbacks to be the number one reason to not sit there. Whenever I sit there with my parents, which is usually once a year for a not very crowded game, I can't stand the bathrooms.

Those seats are also ear-splittingly loud with all that concrete right above you bouncing the noise back down. That doesn't bother me, though.

 

[dickiedawg]

It’s obviously a very popular section because there’s not a ton of availability. But I was shocked to find out it was such an upgrade price wise because I’ve repeatedly seen it lauded as the best value in the stadium.

 

[randystewart]

Had my time this morning. Was able to move from 100 chairbacks to 200 chairbacks. Pretty pumped about it.

 

[Seinfeld]

I was really pleased with the selection this year. I don’t know if it’s a sign of demand declining or what, but there was something available just about everywhere.

Out of curiosity, what are advantages of the 200 level chairbacks?

 

[marcmc99]

I’ve had seats since 2014 and moved every year during the upgrade process. Started at the top of section 19, then moved a little lower, then downgraded to 18 to get a little lower and next to the band and finally over to section 6 this past season. I think I’ve found my landing spot for a few years where we are now. Younger kids and we are right off a portal with easy access to the restrooms and concessions. Plus high enough to get a good view and low enough to keep the kids’ attention and feel the noise during big games. Plus you get shade later in the day and aren’t staring into the sun.

 

[randystewart]

I was in the 200s until the big reseating after the stadium expansion and then could only get 100s when it came time to pick. 100 chairbacks are great, but the 200s are basically in their own section with their own bathrooms and concessions. You also don't have to deal with the constant aisle traffic that you have in the 100s

 

[Lawdawg.sixpack]

100 chairbacks are great, but the 200s are basically in their own section with their own bathrooms and concessions. You also don't have to deal with the constant aisle traffic that you have in the 100s

^this is the benefit - they were the club seats before club seats. You don't have to deal with the riff-raff from the lower west side coming to your bathrooms and concessions***

The view is better from the 100s, plus you get a little more "game" feel.

 

[ezsoil]

I like the east side....the rows are shorter and there are more exits ...you don’t have to stand up to let people out as much as you do onto west side. I also park on the east side so I can be at my car within minutes after the final horn.

 

[sayit]

^this is the benefit - they were the club seats before club seats. You don't have to deal with the riff-raff from the lower west side coming to your bathrooms and concessions***

Nice attitude toward those that prefer not to sit on their hands in the chairback seats... or were you joking and the sarcasm didn't come through?

 

[kired]

or were you joking and the sarcasm didn't come through?

shirley you've been reading here long enough to know what these are**

 

[Seinfeld]

My family sat in section 6 for several years, and we’ve moved around a couple times since then, but those were honestly the best seats that we’ve had. Granted, we were sitting around the 20 yard line, but we got to where we were pretty close with the families around us, and it just hadn’t quite been the same since.

Oddly, the closer we got to midfield, the less often we’ve found ourselves sitting next to the same people each week. It’s been new groups of people every year filling in to the adjacent seats, and it’s actually pretty rare to even sit next to the same people in consecutive weeks

 

[Lawdawg.sixpack]

and prefer not to sit on their hands in the chairback seats.

You don't have to sit on your hands in the chairback seats - there are armrests...

You did miss the sarcasm.

 

[kired]

That's what I like about where I sit in section 6. We've gotten to know people around us. Some have changed but most have stayed the same since 2014, and it's either them or their families at every game. We've exchanged numbers and sell extra tickets to each other when we have them. Some will even brought my kids little happies - cookies or a small toy. I always look during the upgrade to see if any seats near me are open so I can move closer to the aisle, but really don't want to move more than a few seats because I like our little area.

 

[sayit]

Sorry, I don't post here much. So three *** means sarcasm? Good info. But is it supposed to be on both ends of the sarcasm, like quotes?