Football ticket packages announced for freshmen & transfers

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Alabama
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<p>New Student split packages for the 2010 football season will be available for purchase beginning Tuesday, June 1 at 8:00am CT. The student ticket order form will be available online only. There is a limit of 1 student ticket package per student. Ticket packages are subject to availability.</p>

<pre><code>* Package A - $20
o Penn State
o Florida
o Mississippi State
o Georgia State

  • Package B - $15
    o San Jose State
    o Ole Miss (Homecoming)
    o Auburn
    </code></pre>

<p>[ALABAMA</a> CRIMSON TIDE - University of Alabama Official Athletic Site - Tickets](<a href=“http://www.rolltide.com/tickets/2010-m-football-new-student-tix.html]ALABAMA”>http://www.rolltide.com/tickets/2010-m-football-new-student-tix.html)</p>

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<p>LOL…</p>

<p>So, they put Florida and Penn St together and put Auburn in the 3 game set. That makes sense to try to balance their popularity. </p>

<p>Be sure to “pre-register” - That will get you ready to buy the real tickets. And, don’t delay when that time comes. Have computer ready and watch the clock. Those tickets go FAST. </p>

<p>Pre-Register the week of May 24</p>

<p>Students are encouraged to pre-register on during the week of May 24. Students who do not pre-register during the week of May 24 will be required to register before purchasing tickets on June 1. To pre-register, you will need your CWID.
During pre-registration, you will enter your contact information and create a password. On June 1, you will need to enter your CWID and newly created password to login and begin your purchase.</p>

<p>Where do I go to purchase my student package?
Please click here to purchase your student package. Enter your CWID and password to login and begin your purchase.</p>

<p>How do I purchase road game tickets?
Road game tickets are offered to upper classmen during the returning student sale only.
Reminder: Your order is not complete until you have paid and received a confirmation page. Please print this confirmation page as a receipt. You will also receive a confirmation email. If you are not sure if your order went through, please contact the Alabama Ticket Office
at 205-348-2262.</p>

<p>The Alabama Ticket Office accepts Visa, MasterCard, and Discover credit cards.</p>

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<p>Thanks for sharing that! D was figuring that Florida & Penn State would be split up…I know what package she’ll be trying to get ;)</p>

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<p>Does anyone know the dates of these games?</p>

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<p>Date Opponent / Event Location Time / Result
09/04/10 vs. San Jose State Tuscaloosa, Ala. TBA
09/11/10 vs. Penn State Tuscaloosa, Ala. TBA
09/18/10 at Duke Durham, NC TBA
09/25/10 at Arkansas * Fayetteville, Ark. TBA
10/02/10 vs. Florida * Tuscaloosa, Ala. TBA
10/09/10 at South Carolina * Columbia, S.C. TBA
10/16/10 vs. Mississippi * Tuscaloosa, Ala. TBA
10/23/10 at Tennessee * Knoxville, Tenn. TBA
11/06/10 at LSU * Baton Rouge, La. TBA
11/13/10 vs. Mississippi State * Tuscaloosa, Ala. TBA
11/20/10 vs. Georgia State Tuscaloosa, Ala. TBA
11/26/10 vs. Auburn * Tuscaloosa, Ala. TBA</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/alab-m-footbl-sched.html[/url]”>http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/alab-m-footbl-sched.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thanks for the quick response!!</p>

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<p>Yes, thanks so much. Super useful, timely info. You folks are the best.</p>

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<p>And for some inspiration till this fall, a clip from a classic Alabama vs. Auburn game, in 1985. This game will forever be known as “The Kick”. Incredible Bama comeback in the last seconds of the game. </p>

<p>Alabama radio broadcast clip: [YouTube</a> - 1985 Iron Bowl: “The Final Drive”](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-F1POHxF4U]YouTube”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-F1POHxF4U)
love the last minute and a half of this clip - “And the state of Alabama is Crimson!”</p>

<p>Television broadcast clip: [YouTube</a> - Alabama vs. Auburn: 1985 Iron Bowl: “The Kick”](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2z8-i2YYQg&feature=related]YouTube”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2z8-i2YYQg&feature=related)</p>

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<p>And, how awesome is it that Van Tiffin’s son, Leigh Tiffin, was such a big part of Alabama’s winning season this year. Leigh scored more points in his 4 years at Bama than any other player.</p>

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<p>I remember that game sooooo well. My father got so nervous he stormed out of the room and missed the “kick”!!! He knew what he missed from the screaming in our living room! HA! He definately saw the re-play!</p>

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<p>wow penn state and florida in the same package. </p>

<p>how does seating work? do you just have a student ticket and sit where ever you can in the student section? Or is it assigned?</p>

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<p>Student seating is not assigned…it’s just a section. It’s better that way so a student can sit with whatever friends he’s going to the game with that day.</p>

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<p>I am still so curious to know how the administration will handle which students will have to sit in the new South end zone upper deck. Will the last students to show up be required to look for seats in this new area? Mom, do your sons know how this will be handled? I would think it fair if they forced the Greeks, who tend to show up late, and leave early, anyway, to sit there, but Im not expecting that to happen.</p>

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<p>my DD will NEVER leave a game early!!!</p>

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<p>Why is it “fair” to make the greeks sit up there? And since when do the greeks leave early? I think many think that all block seating is greek. That isn’t the case. Any campus group can apply for block seating. And many times the empty seats you see in the block seating section is from those organizations and not from the fraternities.</p>

<p>The greeks have a combined higher GPA than that of the regular student body. They are heavily involved in philanthropy and charity work throughout Tuscaloosa. And it’s been shown time and again that greek alums donate much more back to The University than GDI’s do after graduation. Why they continue to get blasted is beyond me. No one is forcing anyone to be a greek. But why do the GDI’s care if someone chooses to join a fraternity or sorority?</p>

<p>The upper deck will be first come first serve, or in this case, last come last serve. Block seating for ALL groups will continue to be in the lower endzone.</p>

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<p>I am a season ticket holder, and I assure you, it is the Greek student blocs, who tend to leave earliest, and arrive latest. They have their faithful pledges monitor their seats, to make sure that no one not belonging to the bloc take their seats, even if they are late. </p>

<p>I don’t care if Greeks or Non Greeks sit in the upper deck, as long as the people who show up the latest be forced to sit there. Why should students who arrive ahead of others, be forced to sit in the upper deck? This is not to punish Greeks. If they show up first, then let them sit in the lower bowl, if the non Greeks show up first, let them sit in the lower bowl. That is the point.</p>

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<p>the block seating being given to groups who tend to arrive late, and leave early is what bothers me</p>

<p>its not being anti Greek</p>

<p>if I had a child, I would not discourage or encourage my child to join a Frat or a Sorority. I think the Greek system is great for many people, but it should not be privileged over the non Greek students. Why not put the bloc seating in the upper deck?</p>

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<p>And to be fair, why not compare Greek groups with non Greek groups, rather than the entire non Greek student body, when it comes to GPA, etc.? Im sure that the most “involved” students would be the best students, whether Greek, or non Greek. How bout compare the Blount Initiative group with a the highest achieving Greek group?</p>

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<p>You assume there are no Blount kids that are also greek. And I’d put up several fraternities as a whole against any group on campus. There is a reason Dr. Witt awarded the old Rotary House property to ATO for their new house. And that reason is their GPA. A cumulative fraternity GPA of over a 3.0 is most impressive for a group of 120+ students. Not to mention the multitude of volunteer work and charity events the group does.</p>

<p>As far as arriving late I think that all groups that have block seating arrive late. Why get there two hours early if your seat is guaranteed? And the block seating is far from the best student seating. Looking at the Tide Pride chart, endzone seats are in the lowest group, and that is where the bloc seating is located. </p>

<p>Nothing is stopping any student from joining an organization, be it greek or otherwise, that has block seating. </p>

<p>If it’s block seating as a whole that bothers you then fine. I don’t necessarily agree with it either. But don’t single out the greeks, as they aren’t the only groups that have it.</p>

<p>My son isn’t in Honors but I don’t begrudge those students from getting housing that many other kids can’t get. I don’t begrudge them getting class offerings or orientation dates not offered to other students either.</p>

<p>My point being that different groups bring different things to The University and make it what it is. You might view one group as getting preferential treatment, but the same can be said for many groups, clubs, organizations on campus in many different things other than endzone seating at 7 home football games.</p>

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<p>“You assume there are no Blount kids that are also greek. And I’d put up several fraternities as a whole against any group on campus. There is a reason Dr. Witt awarded the old Rotary House property to ATO for their new house. And that reason is their GPA. A cumulative fraternity GPA of over a 3.0 is most impressive for a group of 120+ students. Not to mention the multitude of volunteer work and charity events the group does.”</p>

<p>Point taken. But how many Greeks study Engineering and how many study Business. Not saying Business can’t be difficult, but there is a difference. Again, this is not about bashing Greeks. My opposition is not even to bloc seating. I just dont think its fair to ask students who arrive early to sit in the upper deck. </p>

<p>The reason we want them to arrive early is that it helps to set the tone for the energy of the game. When the game has begun, and the Greeks still haven’t filled in their section, or when Bama is playing a lesser opponent, and the Greeks haven’t filled their section, it is embarrassing, and bad for morale. </p>

<p>Also, and I didnt want to go here, but here it goes. Students have complained in the Crimson and White, for example, about being intimidated by the freshman pledges from sitting in bloc seating. If a bloc of seating has not been filled by a certain time before the game, stadium rules allow any students to take those seats. But time and again, a Frat boy prevents non Greeks from sitting where they should be able to sit. These are students who are just trying to find a place to sit, and they have to deal with intimidation from another student. One female student refused to be intimidated, only to have to deal with harrassment for most of the game from some of the Frat guys in her section. </p>

<p>I dont think I said anything about block seating being bad. I don’t have an issue with it per se, I just question how its going to work with the new seating plan. I think most people would prefer to sit in the lower bowl, even if its in the end zone, than in the new upper deck. </p>

<p>One of the other issues that needs to be addressed, of course, is student government. While the Greeks have every right to promote their own, it is wrong to intimidate and require other Greeks into voting for the Machine slate. And the Machine has done some creepy, and illegal things over the years. I recall an article in a major national magazine about it. At one point, UA even had to shut the SGA down for several years. When violations are found, too often, UA sweeps them under the rug. This is painful for me to say, but it is evidence that the Greeks are privileged to some extent. One does not have to be Greek to have an amazing experience at UA, but it is still annoying to notice how the admin. priviliges the Greeks.</p>