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Orange Blooded [∞]
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Football Update: Orange Bowl ticket sales
Dec 16, 2011, 10:45 AM
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CU Guru [1038]
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This sucks. TV networks want the game during mid-week
Dec 16, 2011, 10:54 AM
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and now there's low turnout and Clemson gets stuck with over a $1million loss. What a crock. The travel allowance for Clemson going to the OB is not even $2mill and now over half of that is going to be burned by having to pay for these unsold tickets.
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110%er [6208]
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So, let me get this straight...
Dec 16, 2011, 10:57 AM
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We'll lose money for being ACC champions while teams from our conference that didn't qualify for a bowl game will profit?
What am I missing here?
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CU Guru [1552]
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Overall Clemson will still profit from going to
Dec 16, 2011, 10:59 AM
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a bowl game. The ACC will also reimburse Clemson for most (if not all) the money lost in ticket sales.
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CU Guru [1552]
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If only those tickets were for good seats,
Dec 16, 2011, 10:58 AM
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Clemson fans might have bought them instead of buying from other sources. This system is total crap. Somehow I can bet there will be more than 8,000 Clemson fans there.
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CU Guru [1463]
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Broken system
Dec 16, 2011, 11:06 AM
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Tickets on Stub Hub for the upper deck are now less than $50 and dropping. Ordering from the schools doesn't make sense for people on a budget. It's not fair to punish the schools.
There needs to be reform.
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Orange Blooded [3881]
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true, but I think the schools need to remember that and take
Dec 16, 2011, 11:17 AM
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it into consideration
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110%er [7980]
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remember what and take what into consideration?
Dec 16, 2011, 3:21 PM
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I'm not sure what you want the schools to do differently
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CU Medallion [51520]
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That's what happens when the game is on a ####
Dec 16, 2011, 11:20 AM
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Wednesday.
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Evidence of a broken system.
Dec 16, 2011, 11:35 AM
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If bowls can't sell their own tickets, let the bowls die off. Imagine if this were a first round playoff game at WVU or Clemson. It would have sold out in less than a day.
I know, that's crazy talk.
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Oculus Spirit [81607]
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As long as it wasn't on a Wednesday!***
Dec 16, 2011, 12:44 PM
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Re: Football Update: Orange Bowl ticket sales
Dec 16, 2011, 11:52 AM
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Can someone provide an updated # of tickets sold through Clemson / iptay??? Are they still around 5,600 sold and 8,000 total counting the band and staff comp tickets??? I heard yesterday around 9,700 sold but can't find a link. If Clemson sells 10,000 I think it's a win win.
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Recruit [98]
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I know this does not help now but
Dec 16, 2011, 12:35 PM
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the 2013 Orange Bowl is on Jan. 1. The National Championship is on Jan. 7 hosted by the Orange Bowl Committee. If you purchased tickets through the Orange Bowl this year, you will have an opportunity to purchase Orange Bowl AND National Championship tickets. The latter would be a good stub hub opportunity!
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110%er [7018]
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This isn't uncommon for the BCS Bowls
Dec 16, 2011, 12:45 PM
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Auburn went in the hole over $600,000 last season in the title game.
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Auburn didn't go in the hole from lack of ticket sales
Dec 16, 2011, 1:08 PM
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That was from expenses while they were there. Flying everybody and their brother to the game, etc.
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Re: This isn't uncommon for the BCS Bowls
Dec 16, 2011, 2:37 PM
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But I think most of that went to Cam Newton. There was an incentive in his contract that if he got the to the national championship, he would get another 180k.
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My take, FWIW
Dec 16, 2011, 3:06 PM
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1. Orange Bowl gives the universities crappy seats in the upper bowl end zone.
2. Fans know this and seek tickets elsewhere.
3. IPTAY mishandled the ACC Championship Game ticket distribution allowing every IPTAY member to apply for tickets, but they couldn't deliver.
4. Fans suffered and would not suffer again.
5. The game is midweek when people cannot just take off and go.
This is my experience. But, I am headed to the Orange Bowl on January 4, 2012. GO TIGERS!!
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Letterman [294]
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Re: Football Update: Orange Bowl ticket sales
Dec 17, 2011, 11:54 AM
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Its bad enough that a BCS game is on a Wednesday, especially since Clemson fans travel so well. However, people who have not bought tickets should quit making excuses, get off their lazy butts, and find a way to go to the game. With the exception of sickness and death, there is no excuse for fair weather fans.....We've been ###ching about this for long enough.....THIS CURRENT PROGAM AND TEAM DESERVE TO HAVE PEOPLE GO OUT AND STRETCH THEMSELVES TO MAKE THE TRIP. I'll buy you a ticket!
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Letterman [294]
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Re: Football Update: Orange Bowl ticket sales
Dec 17, 2011, 11:56 AM
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Dont you dare call yourself a die-hard fan if you havent TRIED to make this trip. I'm disgusted with all of you who are not going (with the two exceptions I mentioned).
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CU Medallion [50635]
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blow me
Dec 17, 2011, 12:09 PM
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i can't afford to go to miami
is that good enough for you
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Oculus Spirit [81607]
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You can drive to my house and I will provide an Orange
Dec 17, 2011, 12:12 PM
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Bowl experience for you. TXTF will not be invited.
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CU Medallion [50635]
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will rh be there too***
Dec 17, 2011, 12:13 PM
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Oculus Spirit [81607]
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Sure, all lungers invited...minus TXTF***
Dec 17, 2011, 12:14 PM
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CU Medallion [50635]
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i'll shower and sneak out the basement window***
Dec 17, 2011, 12:16 PM
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Oculus Spirit [81607]
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How about you lobby to my company to grant me more
Dec 17, 2011, 12:11 PM
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PTO so I can go? Also lobby to my client that we should push our deadline back so I can go to the game?
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Legend [15467]
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Re: Football Update: Orange Bowl ticket sales
Dec 17, 2011, 8:11 PM
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This is a result of letting ESecPN designating game times, and it is all about the TV $$$. When you put a game on in mid week, after the Holidays are over, you cannot expect a huge crowd. I hope all the sponsors take a look at the empty seats and tell the EsecPN idiots that it really is about the fans, and if it isn't friendly to the schedules of the fans, it really is not a good decision to play the game at that time.
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