No more general admission

[Newt99]

So I called the ticket office yesterday, intending to order season tickets. My buddy and I that are buying them have long preferred to sit in general admission, I guess we just still feel more at home standing and cheering with the students than sitting on our hands in the reserved seats. When I asked for season tickets in GA, they told me that this year the general admission section has been eliminated. They will still have a somewhat smaller section for the students only with their sports pass, you can't buy tickets for it.

So now what do we do? I guess I could get season tickets above the students in D, E, or F, or down low in G or further out, but that is not quite the same. Sitting on the west side is not even an option, I don't think I'll ever be that old. Not to mention this will probably triple the chances of me getting thrown out of the game for telling somebody to "F off" when they yell at me for daring to stand up and cheer when Bob tells me "It is 3rd and 5!"

By the way, where was this ten years ago or so when it would have actually been to my advantage? Family weekend was always the worst. The student section was ruined every year by soccer moms and the rest of the family invading our space.

As with everything, I'm betting this is a revenue thing, they think they will make more money this way with our recent attendance spike. Well, athletic department big-wigs, I would gladly have paid the same price for GA as you charge for reserved in order to have the privilege of not having to sit in reserved!

Anybody have any suggestions, other than waiting for halftime to move down when half the students leave to go to the Shark Tank?

[Newsbreaker]

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The "west side is old and sits there" ranks amongst the dumbest myths on the planet.

[TH1974]

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How should they determine who sits in the student section? Obviously you're upset that you can't, but whine about 'soccer moms' being able to in the past.

[Panther-Sheik]

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I sit on the west side and I stand when I want and cheer as loudly as I want. But, I do try to do it as respectfully of others around me as possible. When it is a timeout or a first down and 10 in the first quarter, I don't stand or obstruct others around me. I think it is all in how respectful you are and what the game situation is. I still get looks occasionally, but I blow those off because I know I am not wrong for cheering on my team. Student sections are great...but they need to be for students IMO. Come on over to the west side...I think you will find it isn't quite as "old" as you think. Plus, we can always use more people willing to stand and yell when the team needs it.

[FerociousCat]

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After some of the most intense moments in Dome history the last few seasons...the west side is still the "Western Home"

Each person who has this opinion has probably NEVER sat there.

My favorite is that you also threw the students under the bus for leaving early to get their A$$ bit at Sharkeys!

[havok58]

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Just buy a ticket and sit where you want anyway. The Cedar Valley has fairweather fans over the years and if the team starts performing poorly, fewer will show up, allowing you to move where you want to sit. Worst case scenario is the actual seat holder appears and you move back to your original seat.

To me, there is no reason why the Dome couldn't have been sold out every game over the past few years. It's just amazing to have a team that is nationally ranked can only fill the Dome a few times.

I will miss the GA, that's the best time to get a bunch of friends together and cheer on the Panthers. Maybe if we contact the AD next season they will bring back GA.

[Durf73]

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More season ticket holders means less space for general admission. Deal with it! The more popular the team becomes the more season ticket holders there will be & the more reserve seating they will want. Plus student sections are for students, I'm afraid u have entered the real adult world. No problem with the west side, try it you might like it !

[Marc Wigim]

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The "west side is old and sits there" ranks amongst the dumbest myths on the planet.

It ranks second behind "The students don't support their team."

[English77]

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Sitting on the west side is not even an option, I don't think I'll ever be that old.

Darn tootin' you won't, Sonny.

You come visit the west side don’t bother settin’ in front a me, ya whippersnapper.

You bounce up and down like a jack rabbit I’m likely to thwack your collar bone with my good cane.

You let out a rebel yell I’m likely to insert my ear trumpet where you don’t want it.

Stand up and cheer at a Panther game? Humbug! Stay on the East side with the under-60 crowd. Make life miserable for your own kind, by cracky.

[UNI Prof]

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I like the West side. Those folks love football and like to get loud.

[Matt Trump]

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I've sat on the west side several times and never had a problem standing and yelling during the game. I'm too large and too tired cuz my buzz is wearing off to stand the whole time but I haven't had a problem when it matters.

[TravelingPanther]

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i think that there are GA tix, just not season GA tix. that was my understanding. We have sat GA since 1989. I am 26. My family bought 7 season tix on the west side. row 2 around the 30. if you want to sit the whole game, you should move if your seats are behind us.

lots of love,
Rob

[Matt Trump]

Re: No more general admission

i think that there are GA tix, just not season GA tix. that was my understanding. We have sat GA since 1989. I am 26. My family bought 7 season tix on the west side. row 2 around the 30. if you want to sit the whole game, you should move if your seats are behind us.

lots of love,
Rob

Ticketing AND financial guru...

[TravelingPanther]

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thanks matt. i need to change that.

[TravelingPanther]

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Now that i am the ticket office wizard, my first move is to put tickets back in the control of the athletic department, and give myself front row seats on the 50.