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A reasoned solution to the ticket squabble...
Apr 13, 2016, 7:15 AM
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1: freshmen pay. Sorry, but consider it one more thing schools do ... not just Clemson, but ALL schools ... to incoming students, knowing that many won't be back the net year. Go ahead and add it to the first year bill if students come in saying they want to attend football games. If not,then remove it.
2: Any sophomore on up student who doesn't want to pay for football tickets must attend a combination of 20 Clemson "Olympic" sporting events during the previous year. That's tennis, women's basketball, rowing, track, heck I'll even give you men's soccer. Prove that you're All In to Clemson, and Clemson will be All In to you.
In other words, make the student ticket issue a reward for proven loyalty. If you can't support Clemson with your time and devotion, you'll support it with cash.
Seems like a fair alternative. I know I never would have had to pay under this setup...except with my GPA, which was already taking a beating.
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Re: A reasoned solution to the ticket squabble... +1
Apr 13, 2016, 7:20 AM
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Rev, I think you have a pretty good solution here.
(but you obviously didn't get the memo on abbreviations... what the heck is a 'GPA'?! 
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It's something that folks smarter than me worried about ...
Apr 13, 2016, 7:32 AM
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...and something that no one asked about once I left campus!
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Not a bad idea at all...
Apr 13, 2016, 7:22 AM
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and in the big picture, all this stems from too much demand to see the Tigers play...what a good problem to have!
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Disagree on the freshman thing
Apr 13, 2016, 8:07 AM
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we need to encourage new enrollees to get involved as soon as possible. Don't put up a barrier. Some of these folks have never been to a college football game before. It would be too easy for them to avoid it. I'm even in favor of some sort of young alumni discount on IPTAY and season tickets. Got to get them in the habit of going to games and supporting Clemson before "other things" in life fill that role.
Although I like the loyalty credit idea though.
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Perhaps it could be refunded ...
Apr 13, 2016, 9:46 AM
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... after a freshman student (a) passes his/her first year and (b) has the requisite attendance at Olympic sport events.
I'm in full agreement that the university doesn't need to be taking the money from students who would actively support our athletic efforts. But if all a student cares about is attending football, rather than supporting Clemson, I have no problem with the fee.
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There is no reasonable way to track who goes to what contest***
Apr 13, 2016, 10:08 AM
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Digital handheld scanners are commonplace. It would be
Apr 13, 2016, 11:07 AM
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easy enough to implement a means to track attendance per account at virtually any sporting event. Either have an app on your phone as a student or carry a printed copy of a scannable code that verifies your presence.
Wholly agree that we should have a system that rewards students who support athletics more often, and the technology is readily available to do so without much fuss.
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Attendence can be scan, it can't be tracked.
Apr 13, 2016, 11:25 AM
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You can scan that x amount of people showed up. You can't scan who showed up and who stayed.
You would have to have hand held student Id card scanners and even then you could just walk off after having your id scanned.
And.who the heck is going to track this. . w hois going to buy the scanners,
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With any program to track attendance (BLE's are another
Apr 13, 2016, 12:28 PM
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alternative to scanners) per user, some costs are going to have to be borne by the AD. However, if a goal is to direct behavior among students (i.e. better attendance more often at more events), then the underlying costs behind this endeavor are simply an investment to that end. Students who show more support are rewarded with greater access and better seating. I don't have a problem with CU charging extra fees to students for premium seats, but if directing behavior is a goal in this, I don't see this new twist being any more effective in that regard than things are today.
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Hand 'em a ticket on the way out...
Apr 13, 2016, 12:40 PM
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If they want to avoid paying the surcharge next season, they'll keep the tickets. If not, they'll toss them ... or sell them to other students.
Either way, more students take part in these events. And those who didn't will pay more.
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