Should UGA season ticket holders be satisfied with a diet of cupcakes?
If you’re a Georgia football season ticket holder and you haven’t made your annual contribution to the Hartman Fund, better get down to the post office, go online or get on the horn to the Georgia Bulldog Club offices in Athens, because today’s the deadline. You can find out all the details here.
Contributions sent via snail mail must be postmarked no later than Feb. 15.
Even if you’re not going for season tickets, a minimum $100 contribution to the Hartman Fund will get you a 2012 football ticket application and will make you eligible to request single-game tickets to five of the seven home games. With the Dawgs looking to open the season as possibly a Top 5 team, some folks might want to scramble aboard the bandwagon.
Then again, whether you can find five home games on Georgia’s 2012 schedule that you consider worth the cost of the ticket plus a contribution is another question.
Along those lines, I had a note from reader SavannahDawg, who was going ahead and making his contribution but was grumbling about the 2012 home schedule, which admittedly isn’t that exciting: Buffalo, Florida Atlantic, Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Ole Miss, Georgia Southern and Georgia Tech.
He complained that “the cupcake portion of that schedule is particularly lame. If sticking to an eight-game conference schedule in the expanded SEC means we have to give up playing Auburn every year just so we can keep the likes of the Florida Atlantic Owls coming to Athens for a paycheck, I’m going to be seriously rethinking my commitment to buying season tickets every year. Better to make a smaller donation and get single games, or even cherry-pick the best games on StubHub. Even paying scalper’s prices for those games, it’ll end up costing me less than season tickets when you factor in the Hartman Fund.”
SavanahDawg makes a valid point and I’m wondering if the SEC athletic directors’ aversion to adding a ninth conference game might not end up costing them financially down the road in terms of getting fans in the stands.
What do you think? Would a schedule that kept the cupcakes and lost Auburn as an annual opponent make you any less likely to buy tickets to games at Sanford Stadium?
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TDF
February 16th, 2012
9:51 am
Techer
February 16th, 2012
9:06 am
He never hit her retard. Watch out for GT rapist
DawginLEX
February 16th, 2012
9:51 am
A win is a win, we’ll take them any way we can. If CLARKE CENTRAL moves up to DIV2 we can play them. We don’t want anything to do with CHARLTON COUNTY however.
TDF
February 16th, 2012
9:52 am
FLA DAWG
February 16th, 2012
9:50 am
We dont need it. We play in the SEC, thats hard enough to navigate.
We dont schedule them bc no one else does either.
FYI we have a H n H with Ohio State and Clemson coming up
TDF
February 16th, 2012
9:55 am
hmmmm…. wonder why 4 bama bball players were suspended???
TDF
February 16th, 2012
9:57 am
For those dumb trolls from bama who think they own the state of GA in recruiting, and for those UGA fans that are dumb enough to believe it, here is a break down from the last 7 years of where the top 10 GA recruits went. (Top 10 determined by Bama’s precious rivals site)
Georgia-31
Florida State- 6
Alabama- 4
Auburn- 4
Tennessee- 4
Florida- 3
Southern California- 3
Miami (Fl)- 3
Georgia Tech- 3 (Ha!)
Notre Dame- 2
Michigan- 1
South Carolina- 1
Ohio State- 1
Stanford- 1
North Carolina- 1
Louisiana State- 1
Oklahoma- 1
@13-1 yea wow bama really gets all the top talent in GA dont they
Since when is 4 better than 31???? hahahaha moron
FLA DAWG
February 16th, 2012
9:59 am
Ohio State will be back up soon and Clemson will play out the next season better I think but I think we do need more, high profile away games.
There is absolutely nothing like watching an SEC Team go to the west coast to play USC or Oregon.
Or go to the southwest and play Texas or to ND in South Bend or Ann Arbor to play Michigan during regular season.
Surely one or two of those games a year couldn’t hurt a good SEC Team (not that we are right now) and the return in visibility and respect would be ten fold.
Just my opinion though.
TDF
February 16th, 2012
10:10 am
FLA DAWG
February 16th, 2012
9:59 am
No SEC could add 2 of them. Yes doing maybe one of this big team every 5 years would be ok, but you cant expect any top SEC team to stop scheduling the cup cakes while other teams still do it. No one will put themselves at a disadvantage like that.
Yes one team might do more frequently than the rest but then they will go years without it. UGA used to do it every year pretty much and it hurt us while everyone else was playing a cupcake. We are finally on the same page with everyone else and now fans want to complain about us evening the playing field. Just blows my mind that ppl cant understand this. Or understand how much these games mean to those cupcakes, especially the money for their programs. We stop scheduling them and a lot of the smaller programs would go under and have to close their doors.
FLA DAWG
February 16th, 2012
10:47 am
That may be TDF but last season was the first time in a decade I believe for a non sellout in Athens.
I believe there will be more of that to come and therefore scheduling cupcakes will hurt us in the long run.
Casual Observer
February 16th, 2012
10:50 am
Hey, TDF — Do you have a job? Seriously, dude –You’ve been posting continuously on this blog since it was first posted, and you repeated (presumably cut&paste) the same lame commentary multiple times. Is this vacation time or what?
KeithB
February 16th, 2012
11:03 am
All the soft schedule means is that UGA will be stuck with CMR for another 5 years. He’s done well, but the 9/10 wins/season isn’t enough for Dawg fans. If UGA wants more, CMR isn’t the answer.
DrDawg
February 16th, 2012
11:07 am
I haven’t been to a home game in years. Adams destroyed tailgaiting which was a huge part of game day. He sent us into the parking decks, and now you can’t even get into the damned decks.
Sorry to say, but Georgia football is something that is a TV event only. Adams, who has never tailgaited in his life, has destroyed everything that was part of UGA football tradition.
SSIgator
February 16th, 2012
11:12 am
Casual Observer -
TDF is the shift manager for a Tire Kingdom and his boss is on vacation this week so he has a lot of free time on his hands. Of course though, when his boss returns and sees that the tire sales were way down while he was on vacation he will have a lot of explaining to do.
TDF
February 16th, 2012
11:13 am
FLA DAWG
February 16th, 2012
10:47 am
This is the last year of 3 cupcakes for at least 2 years with Clemson taking a spot in 2013 and 2014. (Unless something changes, like moving to 9 conf games)
TDF
February 16th, 2012
11:14 am
Casual Observer
February 16th, 2012
10:50 am
hahahahaha It takes what 2 minutes or less to post something??? dont worry about me, I still get all my crap done every day and that will never change.
Tell me where im wrong moron, or move on.
TDF
February 16th, 2012
11:19 am
KeithB
February 16th, 2012
11:03 am
Stuck??? you mean blessed to have a coahc that actually cares about the players?? Get off his case and have faith, there has been a small handful of coaches to win a NC in their first 10 years as a head coach with none of them having done it outside the first 3 years of their time as a head coach
Richt is the man in Athens for a very long time if you dont like it get off the bus, no one is stopping you.
TDF
February 16th, 2012
11:19 am
SSIgator
February 16th, 2012
11:12 am
You have to be the least creative troll here
KeithB
February 16th, 2012
11:28 am
I wouldn’t buy them.
Flo-Ri-Duh
February 16th, 2012
11:32 am
LSU seemed to do pretty well with the toughest schedule in the country last year. UGA does not have enough depth on the OL to be successful without a few cupcakes. Georgia lost three games because their OL was done half way through the 3rd quarter and they could not play consistently on offense. They have enough bodies now but they are very young on the OL. I do think that two cupcakes a year should be enough. Tech is more than a cupcake and does require some effort to beat and because of Tech’s chop blocking UGA has had some injuries ( Tyson) this year.
Still@theKool-aidBAR
February 16th, 2012
11:37 am
True B.tt Sniffer Fan….is really insecure. He is a moron but that is a given.
Still@theKool-aidBAR
February 16th, 2012
11:46 am
TDF
February 16th, 2012
9:39 am
Saban Never Sleeps
February 15th, 2012
8:36 pm
3-1 retard try again
Please RETARD MORON or any other name you love to call posters show the 3-1 record you claim.
you can’t you just read a post and are repeating it.
2003 Sat, Sept 20 #2 LSU w17-10…Saban 1-0 Richt
2003 Sat, Dec 6 #2 LSU w34-13…Saban 2-0 Richt
2004 Sat, Oct 2 LSU L16-45…Saban 2-1 Richt
2007 Sat, Sept 22 BamaL23-26…Saban 2-2 Richt
2008 Sat, Sept 27#8 Bamaw41-30…Saban 3-2 Richt
How again do you get 3-1
KeithB
February 16th, 2012
11:47 am
TDF…Saban won the MNC in his fourth season at LSU and his third and fifth seasons at Bama. Bama was 6-7 before he got there, 7-6 his first year. That’s a coach.
Les Miles won it in his third season at LSU. Mack Brown in his seventh at UT.
Urban Meyer won it in his second and fourth seasons at UF. And he came from freaking Utah. Watch for one from OSU in the very near future. Your small handful are right in your back yard.
I am sure you, like many UGA fans, were selling CMR stock prior to the 2011 season. UGA won the east, but they were the second best team in the east. SC 5-0 UGA 4-1 in the division. Anyway, if you’re happy, that’s all that counts.
Jacket99
February 16th, 2012
11:51 am
TDF
February 16th, 2012
9:51 am
Techer
February 16th, 2012
9:06 am
He never hit her retard. Watch out for GT rapist
—————————————————————
TDF…you’re better than that. C’mon man.
Casual Observer
February 16th, 2012
12:05 pm
TDF — You said “It takes what 2 minutes or less to post something??? dont worry about me, I still get all my crap done every day and that will never change.”
Ok, no worries. I didn’t know you worked food service. Carry on. Get your ‘crap’ done. And like you said, that will never change.
Still@theKool-aidBAR
February 16th, 2012
12:28 pm
Casual Observer…………….TDF……Is a Mangn Cum-Laude UGa grad in Financial Planning. He is making people millions for retirement while he is on the blogs. If you have a few grand he will make you am millionaire and ready to retire in a year or 2. He is working hard a STEALING money from his employer by playing on the blogs all day every day. You can just see hi GENIUS in his posts.
How about this for an idea?
February 16th, 2012
1:00 pm
jeue@gmail.com
Jacket99
February 16th, 2012
1:05 pm
You like getting e-mails?
Casual Observer
February 16th, 2012
1:12 pm
@ Still-Kool-aid: So TDF works for Coach Donan?
TDF
February 16th, 2012
1:17 pm
Still@theKool-aidBAR
February 16th, 2012
11:37 am
insecure??? hahahahaha you love to reach dont you
TDF
February 16th, 2012
1:18 pm
Still@theKool-aidBAR
February 16th, 2012
11:46 am
Richt is 3-1 vs bama DA. How stupid are you???
TDF
February 16th, 2012
1:19 pm
Casual Observer
February 16th, 2012
12:05 pm
ahhahaha trying to make something out of replacing work with crap??? wow good reach retard ahhahahaha
Still@theKool-aidBAR
February 16th, 2012
1:19 pm
UGa’s biggest problem is Richt and Bobo don’t have enough sack to fill Yonculan’s jock strap.
Suzanne Yoculan interview:
I don’t mind being the Darth Vader team of the SEC. In fact, 10 years ago we made the decision to just embrace that Darth Vader image, and we wear black everywhere we go on the road. We’re an aggressive, confident team. That’s our style. That’s my style. I like enthusiasm. I like excitement. We’ve won a lot of championships because of that.
We’re like Steve Spurrier vs. Georgia. No one in Georgia likes Spurrier because he beats us a lot. (PWD: Inferring that no one in Bama likes them b/c they never beat Georgia anymore).
I have never had a girl transfer away from Georgia in my entire career. What other coach in any sport at any school can say that?
TDF
February 16th, 2012
1:20 pm
Still@theKool-aidBAR
February 16th, 2012
12:28 pm
Wow you like to have convos with yourself dont you?? Its quite clear you are also casual observer. So sad that you have fake convos with yourself on a blog haahahha find a new hobby bc you are an awful troll.
TDF
February 16th, 2012
1:21 pm
Casual Observer
February 16th, 2012
1:12 pm
And this comment proves you and koolaide bar are the same thanks for playing DA.
TDF
February 16th, 2012
1:22 pm
Still@theKool-aidBAR
February 16th, 2012
1:19 pm
Keep saying it maybe someone will care about what you think of CMRs and CMBs ball s a c k s. ahahahhaha. stop obsessing over their n u t s you creepy little nerd.
Reality
February 16th, 2012
1:24 pm
Unbelievable…with that schedule, the only home loss will be to GT.
TDF
February 16th, 2012
1:30 pm
Reality
February 16th, 2012
1:24 pm
Might want to change your name to Dreamer after that post ahhahaha
Still@theKool-aidBAR
February 16th, 2012
1:33 pm
TDF
February 16th, 2012
1:18 pm
Still@theKool-aidBAR
February 16th, 2012
11:46 am
Richt is 3-1 vs bama DA. How stupid are you???
Richt maybe 3-1 against BAMA but not a Saban led Bama. UGA is 10-10 against Bama since 1980. How MNC does Bama have since 80 and how many does UGa have? Richt is 3-2 against SABAN who is Now Bama’s coach.
DawgSTILE
February 16th, 2012
1:34 pm
To TDF, get a life – BOY. Caus I’m STILIN and proFILIN baby!!! Oh Yea. Red hot and all nite long.
Still@theKool-aidBAR
February 16th, 2012
1:35 pm
TbsF…. I am not Casual Observer & you can’t PROVE I am. You should know my 3 names by now you moron.
Reality
February 16th, 2012
1:36 pm
TDF seems to be a bit touchy…
TDF
February 16th, 2012
1:36 pm
Still@theKool-aidBAR
February 16th, 2012
1:33 pm
hahaha the point was that Richt is 3-1 vs bama, whos fans were saying he never wins any big games. So basically bashing themselves since Richt has beaten them 3 out of 4 times.
TDF
February 16th, 2012
1:36 pm
DawgSTILE
February 16th, 2012
1:34 pm
hahahaha I already got a great one thanks though
TDF
February 16th, 2012
1:37 pm
Still@theKool-aidBAR
February 16th, 2012
1:35 pm
I know you are “Smart enough to know” (NOTHING), but you are also casual observer that was pretty easy to spot.
TDF
February 16th, 2012
1:37 pm
Reality
February 16th, 2012
1:36 pm
No patience for morons
Still@theKool-aidBAR
February 16th, 2012
1:45 pm
TbsF…Not casual Observer wrong again. You know know 2 of 3 I guess.
Still@theKool-aidBAR
February 16th, 2012
1:47 pm
TbsF has no patience for morons ? Haha I guess he plays with himself real fast then.
Still@theKool-aidBAR
February 16th, 2012
1:48 pm
TbsF no patience for morons but he calls everybody morons and stays on the blogs for 9 hours a day calling people morons. I guess you don’t know the definition of patience either.
TDF
February 16th, 2012
1:54 pm
Still@theKool-aidBAR
February 16th, 2012
1:45 pm
Sure you arent. hahah its not that hard to spot. Surpising he is gone since I called you out on it??
But will now post after I make this comment to try and prove you arent the same
TDF
February 16th, 2012
1:54 pm
Still@theKool-aidBAR
February 16th, 2012
1:47 pm
Wow really??? this is all you got?? Come on kid try again
TDF
February 16th, 2012
1:56 pm
Still@theKool-aidBAR
February 16th, 2012
1:48 pm
hahahah 9 hours?? Dont flatter yourself. This just stays open in the back ground clown. 2 minutes or less on every post doesnt add up to anywhere near 9 hours little guy.
Try again