Required donation for new UGA football season tickets drops to $1,550
From the stratospheric level of two years ago, the donation required to get new Georgia football season tickets has fallen to earth.
UGA said Friday that the minimum lifetime donation needed to qualify for the right to buy first-time season tickets this year is $1,550 –- down dramatically from $10,651 in 2008 and $4,205 in 2009.
As reported by the AJC last week, Georgia officials attribute the fall to two factors: the Bulldogs’ disappointing ‘09 season and the struggling economy.
The way the process works is that all of the previous year’s season-ticket holders retain the right to renew their seats if they make a prescribed annual donation to the UGA Athletic Association’s “Hartman Fund” -– a minimum of $250 per seat, more for prime locations. But becoming a first-time season-ticket buyer is costlier because new orders are filled from the limited supply of non-renewals on the basis of prospective buyers’ lifetime Hartman Fund donations, starting with the highest and continuing until no tickets remain.
The contribution level of the person getting the last available pair of adjacent season tickets becomes the cutoff — a closely watched figure among some Georgia fans.
In 2008, amid the hype of a preseason No. 1 ranking, there were only 804 non-renewals and so much demand for those seats that the contributions cutoff rose from $1,991 in 2007 to the much-talked-about $10,651. In 2009, the number of non-renewals increased to 1,560. This year, coming off an 8-5 season, there were 2,021 non-renewals.
Still, there weren’t enough vacated seats to fill all of the orders that were received before the March 31 deadline.
Season tickets again are sold out, and orders for first-time tickets from people with lifetime donations of less than $1,550 will be refunded.
Overall, contributions this year totaled $22.8 million, down from $23.3 million last year and a record $26.1 million in 2008.
Georgia athletics director Damon Evans said recently that it’s hard to quantify the relative impacts of the economy and the ‘09 season on this year’s decline in donations.
“Look back a couple of years ago. We were preseason No. 1 [and] had beaten Hawaii in the Sugar Bowl -– a big win and a great season -– and thing spiked up,” Evans said. “The support is still there, but I just think when people are excited and when people have a little bit more expendable income, they’ll put more toward their ticket priority. Right now, with the economy and so forth, people are a little bit more hesitant. But we’ll still be sold out.”
Also today: UGA reports nine secondary violations to NCAA.
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Wow!!!
June 11th, 2010
10:10 am
That’s a Low Price!
Me
June 11th, 2010
10:13 am
It will be lower after this year.
Last One Out
June 11th, 2010
10:18 am
You’d have to think if the price goes down below $1000, and cancellations go above 3000, Evans would have to fire Richt. Another bad season, and these 2 could both fall dramatically. When Richt is COSTING the University tens of millions in lost revenue, they’ll have to make a move. He’s close. Alabama’s not getting hit hard by the economy, so that’s an excuse.
1eyedJack
June 11th, 2010
10:19 am
Contributions required for Tech season tickets? None. They’ll even give you two hot dogs and two cokes for buying two tickets.
1eyedJack
June 11th, 2010
10:20 am
“tens of millions”? How is Coach Richt costing the University tens of millions?
Spike
June 11th, 2010
10:34 am
Give us hardworking contributors some decent parking, Damon.
Last One Out
June 11th, 2010
10:34 am
2000 seats x $10,000 = $20 million ($10k was price a few years ago)
2000 seats x $1000 = $2 million ($1500 is price now, could drop to $1000 if bad season again)
Richt cost Georgia $20 million in lost revenue this season.
Hmmm...
June 11th, 2010
10:37 am
LOL! Wow!!! FTW!
GADevildawgs
June 11th, 2010
10:39 am
some people missed their chance this year….next yr will be back closer to $4k -5K after a good year
destin dawg
June 11th, 2010
10:41 am
Last One in just plain stupid !!!!! he must not get out much ??? the soft economy has effected every form of entertainment, NASCAR, concerts, MLB, NFL, etc. etc. UGA has a great season , recruiting class coming !!! Richt ’s a great coach !! Go Dawgs
Taylor Wooten
June 11th, 2010
10:41 am
As a Georgia fan, I refuse to donate anything for the “right” to buy a ticket.
ATL XMAN
June 11th, 2010
10:43 am
haha..richt and uga can afford it..they still finished with a 7 million or so profit. richts not going anywhere so get over it. all he does is produce winning seasons and runs the program the right way. avg 10 wins a year and has a very bright future with the dogs. i can see him winning at least 2 NC the next 4 or 5 years. 1 is coming very soon.
Hmmm...
June 11th, 2010
10:45 am
Well first off, they university charges WAY too much for season tickets! It’s corporate greed. Be that as it may, $20 million is bad! I remember talking to my friend last year about how bad the defense was and I said to him there is NO WAY Willie will be around next year because donors will revolt and the university will lose money! It’s one thing to go 8-5. It’s another to get blown out in rivalry games, have a defensive coordinator who gives up tons of points, and a coach who won’t do what is necessary to improve his team. Donors are sick and tired of seeing a slack a$$ organization week in and week out!
HBM
June 11th, 2010
10:47 am
Overall contributions…
2010- 22.8 million
2009- 23.3 million
2008- 26.1 million
2007- 23.5 million
10’s of millions? Not sure of the math.
Most of the non-renewals are people who cut their number of tickets (i.e. from 8 season tickets to 4).
1eyedJack
June 11th, 2010
10:50 am
Must be using that “new math”. Weren’t all of the games sell-outs this year? If you’re going to use that logic, then Paul Johnson is costing you guys HUNDREDS of millions.
What??
June 11th, 2010
10:53 am
Last One Out – Your math skills are pretty astounding. Look at the quoted numbers for contributions $26.1M (2008 record setting level of donations) – $22.8M (2010 contributions) = $3.1M difference. The $22.8M is only $700K less than the 2007 level. The university only refunds the price of your tickets if you don’t meet the level of donations required to get tickets. So you are completely misunderstanding the whole situation.
Andrew
June 11th, 2010
10:54 am
wow thats still too high. I mean come on! Georgia is one of the richest colleges in the US. An another thing you can buy 4 falcons season tickets in the upper section for almost the same price!
Bryan G.
June 11th, 2010
10:55 am
Taylor – I can understand the sentiment, but if UGA didn’t require donations (a) it couldn’t fund its non-revenue sports and (b) the waiting list for tix would probably be 20 years long.
GaGator
June 11th, 2010
10:56 am
Do you folks really believe the AD Evans will keep Richt if the non-renewals continue to climb?
Andrew
June 11th, 2010
10:58 am
4 Falcons Season Tickets= $1200.00 An these guys get paid MILLIONS of dollars!!! So can someone please explain to me why “Georgia” needs to charge so much for season tickets, An no one is geting paid except for the coaches?!!?
Check your math ...
June 11th, 2010
11:00 am
You don’t have 2000 available tickets at $10,651. As everyone should have learned in Economics 101, reduced supply drives up prices.
10,651 x 804 = 8,563,404.
4,205 x 1,560 = 6,559,800.
1,550 x 2,021 = 3,132,550.
Still a big difference, but not $18,000,000. I would hope that the Athletic Association considers the inflated cutoffs for the past two years to have been windfalls, and not the “new normal”.
ATL XMAN
June 11th, 2010
11:01 am
when richt and company beat fla the next few years and wins 2 or so SEC championships like he has in the past, yes he will keep richt. the bulldogs are on the way back up from one off year that tends to happen every 5 years or so to every team. the renewals will come, no worries.
Derek
June 11th, 2010
11:02 am
Last One Out…before Richt the donation required to get tickets was lower ($200 for all tickets if I recall correctly) and everyone got them if you donated. He covers his cost pretty well.
RTD
June 11th, 2010
11:05 am
Dear Last One Out,
WOW! That must be some Bama math. The loss year over year is $500K. You cannot assume that everyone was going to pay $10K. Learn to read! It is called a variable!
Big Dawg
June 11th, 2010
11:06 am
Hey Taylor Wooten – Are you serious? You are an idiot. Let me help you out with an analogy. If you want to join an exclusive golf club, you have to donate money upfront. Your upfront donation gives you the “right” to pay your monthly dues to play golf. They don’t just let you pay when you want to play. If you want to play golf at the local municipal course, that is a different story. Similar to watching a game a Tech. Have fun watching on TV.
Dave In Tampa
June 11th, 2010
11:06 am
Gang it’s just the techies way of “wishful thinking” trying to act as if CMR will get fired for losing revenue. Still, trying to figure out where the lost revenue is. This is based on a soft economy.. PERIOD! Next year you will see a bump up in the price. CMR is not going anywhere! Dream on techies!
What was the above mentioned post;”Contributions required for Tech season tickets? None. They’ll even give you two hot dogs and two cokes for buying two tickets.” Classic!
Starring Kam Fong as Chin Ho
June 11th, 2010
11:06 am
It’s pretty funny that all of the Tech and Bama fans want CMR gone. Seems to me they are running a little scared. They see whats coming and they are frightened.
Dawgs have one-track minds.
June 11th, 2010
11:09 am
It took four comments for Dawg fans to change the subject and start talking Georgia Tech football.
We’re flattered as usual, guys. Little creeped out, but flattered.
Chuck Dowdle
June 11th, 2010
11:09 am
This just shows how fair weather DAWG fans really are. You guys have been spoiled by many consecutive good-great seasons & you can’t even support your university during a 8-win season??? Look for the same thing to happen in 1-2 years in B-Ball once Stegeman is 1/4 full after all the hype runs out.
Fillin' Up @ Juniors
June 11th, 2010
11:10 am
All of your math is wrong. These are based on lifetime contributions. If you have never given then your price was 10k, but most people who wanted season tickets had probably already given money in the past and thus the price was much lower. If you had never given to the hartman fund then to get a season ticket you would have to give $1550 to get your spot in line today, but if you had given 400 in the past then the price is only 1150… So this is not a one time 20 million dollar windfall…you have to compare todays money versus yesterdays money, the impact of this I am sure is very very small in todays money because that means the last season ticket holder to get an oppurtunity has paid 1550 to the university. If someone else gives up their tickets than the next person in line who gave $1549 will get a shot at it. If the person who has given 1549 had given 2 more dollars he would have gotten his tickets before the person at 1550, the real impact in todays money being $2…not 1550 or 10k in that situation. I would be surprised if the real impact of this whole thing even peaks near 1 million..
btugadog
June 11th, 2010
11:14 am
Hold on guys! The non-renewals do NOT mean that the seats are not sold. It means that they were not renewed and that the seats are then sold to the next person in line ready to buy them. And, it could actually mean more money to the school for the particular seat. For example, my two seats have a renewal minimum associated to them of $325.00 per seat. If I decided not to renew them they could then possibly be sold to a new person who would have to have donated at least $1,550 life time to be a new first time buyer.
“Will Evans keep Richt if non-renewals continue to climb?” The real question to ask IMO is “Will Evans keep Richt if seats are empty and generate no revenue?” As long as someone is standing in line to buy these then I don’t think that will be a cause for Richt to lose his job.
Taylor – 80% of the donation is tax deductible. And, remember, there is no Soccer, Swimming, Volleyball, W basketball, and a whole lot of other things if there is not a Hartman Fund.
Like my older and wiser brother always says “when they say it ain’t about the money… it about the money!” It ALWAYS about the money!!!!!!
Go DAWGS!
read n black
June 11th, 2010
11:15 am
What?? – the university will also refund your contribution funds if you request them. If you do not request them back, they get banked into your total point contribution.
Staci
June 11th, 2010
11:15 am
The math is all wrong, sorry. The $1,550 is the minimum level of ‘life time contributions’ to grab season tickets as a first time buyer. Returning season ticket holders are still contributing $ also, as it says minimum of $250 per seat. Nothing is said to indicate how many prior season ticket holders returned or how much their contributions generated of the quoted $23.3 mil for 2009.
The $1,550 is the cutoff, some who get 1st time tickets this year would have contributed more. Anyone with an application for new season tickets under the $1,550 mark, order does not get filled & funds are returned. Nothing is said about the average or mean donation level for new 1st time ticket buyers.
Dave In Tampa
June 11th, 2010
11:16 am
“Start talking Georgia Tech Football” ?????
You mean they still have football? You the techmite on our blog!!! Talk about envy. Get a clue nerd! When your on another colleges blog that’s called “creepy” Thanks for the flattery there “Little brother”
Dixie Clear
June 11th, 2010
11:16 am
you idiots are finally starting to wake up!!
Dead Mike
June 11th, 2010
11:16 am
Bring back Donnan!
RxDawg
June 11th, 2010
11:17 am
Best “first” post I’ve seen in a long time
Tim Tucker
June 11th, 2010
11:18 am
To reiterate, the actual drop in Hartman Fund contributions was $500,000 this year — from last year’s $23.3M to this year’s $22.8M. The cutoff level to qualify for first-time season tickets is a function of supply (how many seats available from non-renewals) and demand (how many new orders received and the lifetime contributions levels of those ordering).
Cabo
June 11th, 2010
11:18 am
LOO – learn how the system works. It is a cumulative total!!!
If someone had dontate $1k per year for the previous 11 years, another $1K dontation is all it would have taken in 2008.
DrDogJr
June 11th, 2010
11:20 am
It could also be related to the decision by Adams to effectively shut down tailgating on North Campus. The current administration continues to make it more difficult to go to Athens and enjoy a game. Watching UGA at home on the couch looks better every year as it becomes more difficult to be a fan in Athens.
Taylor Wooten
June 11th, 2010
11:26 am
Exclusive club? LOL Yeah right, let me donate $10,000+ so I can then have the right to buy ONE ticket to watch a mediocre football program. Ill let you fools do it, then swoop in and buy my tickets
thru all the “backchannels”. LOL
tech-mo-bowl
June 11th, 2010
11:26 am
DAVE IN TAMPA,
pray to the gods that texas and a&m don’t come to the sec. 1980 was the last championship, when you was still itchin’ in yer daddies pants. ugay will NEVA win a title, if that happens. Loser
ant banks
June 11th, 2010
11:29 am
TAYLOR WOOTEN,
amen brutha!!!!! stub-hub is a whole lot cheaper!! lol to the suckas who pay 10g’s to have the right to BUY tix. dumarsess
Long Gator
June 11th, 2010
11:30 am
UGA is making it easy for the “old” fans to stay home. Adams can’t
understand the Tailgate crowd.
If it gets any worse come over to the dark side… The Florida Gators.
DAWGS 2010
June 11th, 2010
11:34 am
Why do Tech fans hate UGA so much ? Really think most Tech fans would rather see UGA lose than have the bees win.
GT Fan
June 11th, 2010
11:35 am
This Tech fan has to pay $225 per ticket every year for the “right” to buy my tickets. I didn’t get the hot dog and coke either. Just wanted to clear that up.
zeeeeeeeeeee Nachos
June 11th, 2010
11:38 am
LOSERS!
Fillin' Up @ Juniors
June 11th, 2010
11:40 am
DAWGS2010, see the tech blog on the AJC for your answer. I come over here and there isn’t nearly the same level of Techies on this side as there are Dawgs on the Tech blogs…its ugly. You’ll see, just head over there.
Georgia Girl
June 11th, 2010
11:41 am
You people are stupid and obviously NOT UGA season ticket holders. The $10,000 is a LIFETIME Hartman fund donation, not an annual contribution. Season ticket holders accrue points based on the amount of money given to UGA in their lifetime. That is how priority seats are chosen as well as away game tickets, bowl games, and GA-FL.
The cut-off several years ago was $10,651 NOT donated in one year, but a total of all donations that person made over the years.
Shirley Q Liquor
June 11th, 2010
11:42 am
The University of Tennessee will buy the entire lot. Its a small price to pay to watch the Vols as they continue their domination of the Dawgs. Said Coach Derek Doley, “We’ll call our games played their ‘home games played in the little stadium’.”
I'm sorry
June 11th, 2010
11:42 am
Did you say something about a low price?
O'Keefe Gym Strangler
June 11th, 2010
11:51 am
Sounds like Christian Lemay got in a little bit of trouble at school…imagine that…the God-fearing creature that he is might have to miss the majority of his senior season for a serious conduct code violation. Interesting.
O'Keefe Gym Strangler
June 11th, 2010
11:52 am
http://prepinsiders.blogspot.com/2010/06/butler-qb-lemay-to-face-possible.html
4 chips, 4 dogs, 4 cokes, 4 tickets
June 11th, 2010
11:53 am
I suppose there won’t be any further making fun of Tech’s ticket promotions.
WonderDawg
June 11th, 2010
11:56 am
Dear Coach Richt, go back to the NFL for a real OC, move Bobo back to QB coach, and you will challenge for the SEC East again.
Vick=Dog killing thug
June 11th, 2010
11:58 am
It’s absurd to think that the spike in non-renewals is CMR’s fault. One would have to consider that the economy downturn plays a much much larger part in the equation. I would also think that many of the baby boomers (long time ticket holders) are entering into retirement (aka fixed income) and may decide to give up their tickets as their income has been reduced. This would happen in any economy, not just a downturn.
I really have to laugh at the haters.
I also have to laugh at the way the dawgs continue to beat down the bugs year after year. Oh, wait…. they did win one.. didn’t they ….
Jacket1985
June 11th, 2010
11:59 am
I’m not here trying to cut down UGA or anything like. I just want to know the answer to a simple question. How do some of you Bulldog fans justify paying good money to sit in the 3rd deck on the North side? The players have to look like ants. I can understand the skybox because there’s probably a tv and free food but the 3rd upper deck?
nuthin but a scam
June 11th, 2010
12:01 pm
Mandatory donations to get on the list much like the NFL’s personal seat liscense scam are nothing more than a teams way of hijacking even more money from fans by exploiting fan obsession.
It’s really a beautiful thing when you get right down to it. A FOOL AND HIS MONEY ARE SOON PARTED.
Mr. Bitter
June 11th, 2010
12:02 pm
Poor Poor Georgia. I guess Mark Richt will make $2 million this year instead of $3 million. How does he put food on the table?
jarvis
June 11th, 2010
12:05 pm
Any details on Lemay?
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/06/11/1492178/butler-star-qb-lemay-could-face.html
Fair and Balanced
June 11th, 2010
12:06 pm
UGA can afford to lower the donation for a year or two. Its the 8th richest program in the country. A better economy and 10 or 11 wins will change the low cost back to an unreasonable rate. I’m fan of UGA sports but not necessarily a fan of UGA. There is a certain arrogance of the university that I hope does not spill over into the sports program.
Allen
June 11th, 2010
12:08 pm
When Development “coaches” cheat the system by letting their golf buddies “take over” their uncles sky-box season tickets ahead of waiting donors you lose faith that there is fairness in the system – and quit donating. Right Coach C?
Dawg2000
June 11th, 2010
12:12 pm
Jacket1985,
First of all, it’s not a 3rd upper deck. Second, the upper deck is UGA is small compared to Auburn, South Carolina, Alabama, and LSU. The top of the 3rd deck at UGA is roughly the same height as the top of the upper deck at those schools.
And I don’t believe season tickets are sold for the top seats in the 3rd deck. Those are usually given to the visiting team.
PhoneDawg
June 11th, 2010
12:12 pm
Last One Out – you’ll be the first one thrown out if you try to show up at my North Campus tailgate! Would all you Bammers and gators quit spreading the rumors that CMR is ‘in trouble’ or ‘on the hot seat’ to help you recruit in the State of Georgia? Mind your own business and positively sell your own school and accomplishments – better do that while you still can because the day is coming very soon when you not only will both be looking up at Dawg athletes’ APR, but you’ll be watching us wearing SEC Championship stuff holding up the crystal football. Change isn’t coming, it’s already here!
GSU Eagle 91
June 11th, 2010
12:13 pm
Yes..Fire Coach Richt…Great idea..And rehire Ray Goff while you are at it….Coach Richt should pack up and head to a better situation as soon as he gets a chance to if this attitude prevails in Athens…
People…The reason stadiums are not selling out is because 10-15% of Americans are out of work, and another 10-15% are on the chopping block! This leaves little thought to purchasing pricey football tickets..Look at NASCAR, MLB and other large venued arenas right now…Empty seats are everywhere!
jarvis
June 11th, 2010
12:15 pm
Caught having sex at school I hear.
dap01
June 11th, 2010
12:17 pm
The people on this blog stating that CMR is costing UGA ten of millions is a clueless GT fan. GT is a mid level team that can not sell out a AAAA HS team stadium. Why is such a person drudging around on the blog written about UGA?
That person know the reasons. Sad…….
Brad
June 11th, 2010
12:17 pm
To aslo back up Georgia Girl the $10,000 was a life time donation and that $10,000 is not per seat, you could have given $10,000 in your lifetime and get 6 to 8 seats per year as long as you give the $250 per seat donation years. So the BS about CMR costing UGA $20,000,000 is a load of………..
Tech Sucks
June 11th, 2010
12:17 pm
I never realized until now how great a coach Mark Richt is…I mean Tech fears him so much that every piece of UGA news has them rationalizing a way it could get him fired.
jarvis
June 11th, 2010
12:19 pm
The Charlotte paper is eating your lunch on the Lemay story AJC. You can’t even compete with a third rate city paper now.
savh dawg
June 11th, 2010
12:20 pm
HD television and the fact that the games are televised every week. So many night games create travel problems for those not living in the Atlanta area. Our family had tickets from 1985 thru 2005. Throughout most of those years, being a season ticket had its priviledges. Now, for a big game its easier to buy a ticket on the bridge for $100.00 and not be out of pocket for the other meaningless games.
Sara
June 11th, 2010
12:22 pm
The worst part of last season was the late start times! I live in Atlanta and didn’t get home until 2am from several games – I can’t imagine what time folks in North Ga and South Ga arrived home. I don’t expect the team to win every game, but if we continue to have 7pm kick offs season after season, that is something that might make me stop being a season ticket holder.
Wait
June 11th, 2010
12:22 pm
Wait. Someone enlighten me. This is college, correct? While I understand the role and importance of alumni – the crux of campus life and social activity should be built around current students in the midst of the “college experience.” I don’t know much about UGA, someone tell me… how many seats are reserved for current students and/or visiting students? I’m curious.
jdawgs34
June 11th, 2010
12:26 pm
Did they not have a circus on North Ave to sell tickets at one time?
tech-mo-bowl
June 11th, 2010
12:29 pm
pray to the gods that texas and a&m don’t come to the sec. 1980 was the last championship, when you was still itchin’ in yer daddies pants. ugay will NEVA win a title, if that happens. Loser
DawgFan1987
June 11th, 2010
12:32 pm
Screw all this jive talk about tickets……..I just want to watch my Dawgs beat UF, Tech, and have AT LEAST a 9 win season. And all you jerks that are trying to put Marck Richt on the hot seat….. come off it ok?!?!?. He has one of the best winning percentages in his coaching span AND look at his SEC record. He’s accomplished alot in the THE MOST competitive league of ANY collegiate or pro sport!!! Go DAWGS!!!!!!!
82Dawg
June 11th, 2010
12:37 pm
Georgia Girl …THANK YOU….maybe not the nerds will understand, it is not a reduction in ticket prices. They only wish they could they could sell out every game.
82Dawg
June 11th, 2010
12:39 pm
tech-mo-bowl …..what is Tech’s bowl record???? How may BCS bowl games have they played in?? Now who looks like a loser??
DawgFan1987
June 11th, 2010
12:44 pm
tech-mo-bowl let me start by saying……CHILD PLEASE! The DAWGS brought a sub par team to YOUR home field and destroyed tech at their own game. Tech fans are so sour. So how about you guys worry about “engineering” a plan that’ll put you past the Dawgs and into relevance on the college football scene!!! In the meantime….HUSH!!!!!!!
micheal adams
June 11th, 2010
12:44 pm
The limited tailgating oppurnities are convincing folks to stay home. It is no longer worth the trouble or money if north campus is closed to tailgating. I know a few folks who canceled their tickets and other who kept them but will sell them on craigslist.
D-MAN
June 11th, 2010
12:48 pm
Don’t miss it one bit up there,not what it used to be.I agree with you Dog Jr. 50in.looks good to me on Saturdays,easy to get a cold beer and no long lines!
WonderDawg
June 11th, 2010
12:49 pm
toil-let-bowl, yeah, 1980 was our last, but we had at least three teams (’02, ‘05, ‘07) good enough to win it since.
What has Tech done since it’s UPI (now defunct) title in ‘90?
harold
June 11th, 2010
12:50 pm
WHO WANTS TO SEE AN AVERAGE TEAM LIKE GEORGIA. WHEN GEORGIA PLAYS LIKE THE CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRAMS LIKE ALABAMA AND FLORIDA THIS WILL IMPROVE!
JB
June 11th, 2010
12:52 pm
Such stupid commentary!!!!
This previously posted info covers much of it.
Overall contributions…
2010- 22.8 million
2009- 23.3 million
2008- 26.1 million
2007- 23.5 million
10’s of millions? Not sure of the math.
To that end, has anyone noticed the economy, lately. How bout the unemployment rate in Ga? Might that have just a little bit of something to do withit? Ya think?
Sheeesh! Get a grip.
BTW, my 3 season tickets cost me right at $1500, for the year. Not 10k or $1550 per. Again, silliness.
Lastly, UGA is SO far from being in money trouble it aint even funny. To that end we’re in the top 5 of those WITH $.
The envy and stupidity will never caease to amaze!
HBTD!!!
Dan, a Wisconsin Badger
June 11th, 2010
12:56 pm
You Tech people hating on UGA are pathetic. Seriously, you’re sad.
Delbert D.
June 11th, 2010
12:58 pm
Admission in the early ’60s for the wooden bleachers on the north-west side was $1. How things have changed.
Dr. Phil
June 11th, 2010
12:58 pm
Last year, the pirate, Adams, sucked off a considerable number of student seats and converted them to season tickets at the 10K price range. The number of season tickets increased at the expense of students, whom I think were limited to three games in the category of TN Tech, LA Monroe, etc. The number of season tickets went up, and the economy went bad combined with a sloppy season. Now the IRS is looking into several of the scams associated with concessions, including Adams’ sweetheart deal with Regent Leebron for Bulldog bottled water.
Dixie Normuss
June 11th, 2010
1:00 pm
Fire Sale…..Fire Sale….Fire Sale……Hurry Hurry Hurry!! Step right up and buy tickets to see the UGA Bulldogs put on yet another lackluster performance on the gridiron. Buy season tickets and be entered to win a complete makeover of your mobile home. The Grand Prize winner will also receive a year of free haircuts from “Mullets ‘R Us”. If we cannot sell these tickets then we will donate them to Clarke County Jail so the locked up players can come to the game too. I say its great to be a Georgia Bulldog……..NOT.
Petie The Crab
June 11th, 2010
1:03 pm
I hear that next years contribution requirement will be $100.00 in food stamps.
JB
June 11th, 2010
1:04 pm
“Fire sale!”???
Here’s another quality example of a buffoon.
Several thousand folks will still not be able to buy tickets a building that seats 92k+.
I could be wrong but I’m thinking there but a slim few schools who wouldn’t DIE for that kind of, “fire sale”.
It is great to be a Georgia Bulldog, evn if you are a fool.
HBTD!!!
jarvis
June 11th, 2010
1:05 pm
Good use of “NOT”, Dixie.
Did you get that directly out of the 1994 editon of the “How to Speak Like a Tool” manual?
jarvis
June 11th, 2010
1:09 pm
Likewise, Dixie’s handle is also 8th grade gay circa 1994.
Tech Sucks
June 11th, 2010
1:10 pm
Dan……Tech people have no life other than to stay on our posts hoping to make themselves feel better by looking for things to find negative about UGA……..it’stheir only amusement…..talk is cheap. As Lewis Grizzard said, “The season is measured in success by whether or not you beat Tech”,…I’ll take 8 wins out of the last 9 any day
More Tech lies...
June 11th, 2010
1:12 pm
”Contributions required for Tech season tickets? None.”
Well, technically, that is true; but they do have a donation attached if you want to sit in some of the fairly good seats on either side of the field. The price is $150 per seat up to $350 per seat – and most of those seat/tickets are sold out at Tech.
You can get the upper deck endzone tickets at face value without a contribution, however.
And, I do think they still throw in the free hotdogs and cokes…
High school grad
June 11th, 2010
1:12 pm
Hey you dont think malicious regulation of tailgaters has anything to do with loss of donations or ticket buyers do you?
the real Old Gold
June 11th, 2010
1:14 pm
4 Tickets, 4 Hotdogs, 4 Cokes and all the rednecks you could imagine. Happy mullet hunting.
jarvis
June 11th, 2010
1:15 pm
I hope so. Good riddens to those pigs that destroyed N. Campus.
beatdowns galore
June 11th, 2010
1:17 pm
Who would want to pay and watch college team that has little league coaches and players who has been underachieving for the last 30 years anyway ?
GBal
June 11th, 2010
1:19 pm
Enter your comments here
GBal
June 11th, 2010
1:25 pm
Last one out…… Read the article again you dumb arse and then try again to make your case.
Delbert D.
June 11th, 2010
1:26 pm
4 Tickets, 4 Hotdogs, 4 Cokes. I wonder if Prez Adams has considered that as a way to save the campus from littering?
Taylor
June 11th, 2010
1:27 pm
This isn’t that hard to understand. It’s not just donating to get tickets. Believe it or not some people actually attend a University, thus they want to give back
High school grad
June 11th, 2010
1:30 pm
You mean like Harvard?
GEORGIA97
June 11th, 2010
1:36 pm
For the first time since I graduated I didn’t buy tickets this year because the Adams gestapo and Chief Jimmy “Barney Fife” Williams have just ruined the game day experience with their draconian rules. It’s all about the money these days and they want to turn the entire into one big tickle pile on Saturdays. I’ll watch the DAWGS on the big screen from now on.
Pi$$onaDAWG
June 11th, 2010
2:05 pm
I can make that in 1 yr. with my Waffle House tips. The kids ain’t gonna go to the dentist, but we get to see the DAWGS LIVE from the nose bleed seats.
1-888-TECH-TIX
June 11th, 2010
2:19 pm
4 hot dogs, 4 cokes, and a barnburner against Gardner Webb!!!!!!!!
Jan Kemp
June 11th, 2010
2:22 pm
Sounds like being owned by Florida, LSU and Bama does have a downside or is it the Wal Mart fans are unemployed. Here we come Shreveport!!
JB
June 11th, 2010
2:42 pm
This is a PR move…unlike Tech, Georgia returned several THOUSAND request last year. I assume to keep THE SEATS YOU HAVE to pony up as always….I don’t see many people backing off to lose their seats. The economy might be taking a toll on a few. It must at Tech, lot’s off empty seats and Ads in the paper with free coke and pizza etc. Sad, that’s a pretty good college football product, location sucks though.
» SEC links: Expansion still up in the air John Clay’s Sidelines
June 11th, 2010
3:00 pm
[...] The price for new Georgia football season tickets has fallen, reports Tim Tucker of the AJC. [...]
Its me Glynn
June 11th, 2010
3:01 pm
The reasons for this year’s continued decline, a rise in ticket cancellations and a decline in donations. Georgia attributes both factors to the economy and the team’s disappointing 2009 season.
Fans wouldn’t give up some of their niceties in life, they had rather dip snuff and spit, than attend a UGA game in a town they have never been to, and cant find on the map! Most think buying a 2 dollar t-shirt or cap at dollar general, or local gas station “contribution enough”.
JB
June 11th, 2010
3:07 pm
It’s me Glynn HAS NEVER been to game in Athens. It’s mostly a middle to upper class crowd. I didn’t say middle eastern, Techie.
Ricky
June 11th, 2010
3:10 pm
I see some red flags here.
1) Non-renewals have INCREASED by 250% in 2 years
2) Donations requirement has dropped from $10,500 to $1500–85% drop
As Evans points out, it’s related to performance of the team.
Evans is also right, that a lot of that blame is on him:
1) Not giving Richt enough $$ to recruit world class staff
2) Scheduling–UGA had #4 toughest schedule last season, Alabama & Florida were out of top 35.
3) Scheduling the Florida game IN FLORIDA every year
4) Scheduling too many hard games in the first 3 games (Compare to Florida last 3 years or this year)
5) Not promoting legitimate heisman candidates to national media (AJ
& Ealey this year should be getting a big push)
***EALEY FOR HEISMAN***
June 11th, 2010
3:26 pm
You heard it here first
Jimmy Williamson, deputy dog
June 11th, 2010
3:27 pm
I’m not staffed to handle night games! I’m not staffed to handle night games!
Instead of getting the necessary staff or dealing with the school for this, I complain to the media!
Jan Kemp
June 11th, 2010
3:40 pm
Not promoting legitimate heisman candidates to national media (AJ
& Ealey this year should be getting a big push)
WTF?? How much crack did u smoke today???
$40K/Year Best Buy-Geek Squad Goober
June 11th, 2010
3:40 pm
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Butty Fingers
June 11th, 2010
3:45 pm
I guess i’ll buy GT season tickets since they r going to have a better season for the next few years.Is it me or the UGA the mascot is getting uglier and lazier looking, the dogs head kind of look wop-sided to me.The Mississippi State bulldog looks better.
Old Dawg
June 11th, 2010
3:54 pm
Last One Out: It’s pretty obvious your math is faulty. UGA hasn’t lost tens of millions of dollars. In fact, UGA has one of the most financially solid athletic departments in Div-I. As for Alabama, winning a NC certainly helps, but there aren’t as many alternatives for entertainment dollars as there are in Georgia.
The economy is hitting every one hard. You may not remember this but several Div-I schools saw attendance and contributions drop last year and they’re having similar results this year. Also, CBS lost money on the NCAA basketball tournament with decreases in ad sales and it is trying to partner or dump the tournament to ESPN.
Yes, the numbers dropped a little and 2009 was a disappointing season. But compared to Tech, which won its conference and lost in a larger bowl, UGA still brought in more dollars.
Please get your facts together before posting … or folks on this blog will BBQ your assets!
AltamahaDawg
June 11th, 2010
4:06 pm
So the total folk NOT renewing thier very expensive season tickets hit a whoping 2000, out of how many? I’m sure being smack in the middle of the worse recession in decades had no bearing in that.
Did I actually read somebody suggest that Richt would have to be fired if the non-renewables hit 3000? You do realize that the season tickets are still sold, right? This is about how many request are returned. You did read the article? So 3000 new folks take one step forward in line. Great reason to fire a guy.
Pi$$onaDAWG
June 11th, 2010
4:14 pm
Why would you want an English Bulldog? The are All White unlike your players. They are English and don’t speak RAP. They are English and have Bad teeth unless you get UGA VIII a Platinum GRILL. English Bulldogs are Fat, Lazy, and are no longer a working breed. Well, if I was a UGA fan I could just put any of my realitives up to be the next UGA VIII. They are all fat, lazy, and white too. Don’t forget they have sex with their Mothers and Sisters too.
comments are closed
June 11th, 2010
4:38 pm
Lemay story is closed. AJC runs a comment page then closes it Bwaaaaaaaaaaahh !
MJ
June 11th, 2010
4:54 pm
I think I will keep my $1550, the home schedule this year sucks which I am sure contributed to the drop too.
LA – Lafayette, Arkansas, Tennessee, Vandy, Idaho St. and GT. No thanks.
Bill W.
June 11th, 2010
5:03 pm
@Pi$$onaDAWG,
Not sure if you are aware of your racist commentary. Why the hate? You must be a Techie.
Pi$$onaDAWG
June 11th, 2010
5:07 pm
MJ Tech wants to play in the Dome and then change the GT vs UGA game to the Odd year home at UGA. UGA will not make the UGA Dome game a Hme Game for UGA and that is the sticking point on that game + being the first game of the year. Thanksgiving Weekend without UGA v GT would just be almost a SIN.
Pi$$onaDAWG
June 11th, 2010
5:11 pm
Racist? How about DISCRIMINATING in my TASTE? A Kentucky fan will not drink Jack does that make them Racist? My Kentucky Hillbilly Hooch is better than your Tennessee Hillbilly Hooch. Why doesn’t UGA have more students of the non-Anglo persuasion unless they play a sport? That IS A FACT check the UGA enrollment records for the last 40 yrs.
Alphare
June 11th, 2010
5:14 pm
This is a schemed way to squeeze money out of fans by UGA. Why cannot UGA receive money thru voluntary donation and give fans inexpensive tickets so that every fan has a chance?
That’s what Tech is doing anyway! Tech’s student body is a 3rd of UGA’s, while its voluntary donation (endowment) is twice as big as UGA’s. And Tech tickets is inexpensively available to all students.
Well, some UGA fans may get jumpy: more people want UGA tickets! Well, let me give you a solution: handle out tickets thru lottery: if you win the lottery, you get the right to buy the ticket $100 apiece.
I cannot believe UGA attracts so many fans while the fans are schemed. That’s just plain dumb to me.
Pi$$onaDAWG
June 11th, 2010
5:29 pm
Alphare: UGA is turning out Ga. School Teachers, PE Coaches, and Housing grads(Govt. employees all) and you think they can figure they are getting scammed? Those that can. Do! Those that can’t. Teach! UGA’s sales pitch to the half educated of the State of Georgia on the HOPE Scholarship.
David
June 11th, 2010
6:09 pm
Required donation was:
2008 $10,000
2009 $4000
2010 $1500
Looks like folks are losing interest in the “product” Mark Richt is putting out on the field. Losing to Kentucky, seriously, that was just unbelievable.
People started leaving the stadium in mass in that game before it ended. They were REALLY ticked with Mark Richt for his performance in that game. Said it all for the state of the program.
Richt’s in over his head, plain and simple.
Dawg Meat
June 11th, 2010
6:21 pm
$10,651 down to $1,450!!!!! YES!!!! I’m buying 3 season tickets right away for that price!!!!!!! I’m glad I waited.
Sans Tainment
June 11th, 2010
6:56 pm
HMMMMM. AVERAGE OF $4500 A YEAR DECREASE IN REQUIRED DONATION OVER 2 YEARS. AT THIS RATE, GEORGIA WILL BE PAYING FANS $3500 TO BUY A SEASON TICKET NEXT YEAR.
Clyde
June 11th, 2010
7:20 pm
Heck ..I gonna wait another year.. When the dawgs lose to SC, Vandy and Kentucky this fall you betcha them tickets will come down some more.
Chuck
June 11th, 2010
7:23 pm
ECONOMY EXCUSE? WRONG. DIDN’T HURT THE TIDE.
ADDED 9000 SEATS.
SEASON TICKETS UP.
REVENUES HAVE DOUBLED IN LAST FEW YEARS.
IT’S ABOUT WINNING AND HOW COMPETITIVE YOU ARE.
LeMay I or LeMay I not ?
June 11th, 2010
7:25 pm
I bee’s gettin it on with shawtie in reed alley dis fall and at 2:00 am too.
mr. clean
June 11th, 2010
8:01 pm
With all that money,
Can Damon Evans address the “tailgating trash situation” on campus during game days.
Consumer Reports
June 11th, 2010
8:09 pm
See where Shreveport gets you financially?
MariaS
June 11th, 2010
8:31 pm
They’ll just have to raise the price back up to cover the cost of bailing players out of jail. Or maybe recruit some players whose dads are bail bondsmen.
Cole
June 11th, 2010
8:34 pm
Lemay will never play a single down for UGA. He’ll be arrested before the 2011 season even starts.
Call Zach and beg him to come back.
Dagny
June 11th, 2010
8:36 pm
Ah yes, there’s Shreveport. How did you folks enjoy that bustling metropolis?
Ray Goof days are here again !!
June 11th, 2010
8:36 pm
Just wait and see what another loss to Vandy and getting pummeled by Florida again will do.
AltamahaDawg
June 11th, 2010
10:15 pm
Yea chuck and if UGA added 9000 seat thier season ticket sales would go up too. Sell every one of them. I am stunned at the dumbasses that don’t even understand the article and still try to comment.
UGA WILL SELL OUT OF SEASON TICKETS THIS YEAR AS ALWAYS.
This is about the fact that waiting list (hello!!!! folks that are WANTING to get tickets) is not as long as it was in a year that UGA was ranked #1 and a better home schedule. Everybody knew demand would be high that year and scalp prices up, so obviously if you could order 6 or 12, you did. I guarantee you the majority non-renewels (i’m surprised that arent that or more turned over every year) were just folks who just scalp the extras to pay for thier own not getting thier full qualified amount of tickets. I’m glad too. I know of way too many cases of folks whose families got grandfathered in and now they basically “sublet” the extra seats for profit.
I would also bet that with the increase in ease to score individual tickets on the internet, there will be a more and more folks opting not to renew some part of thier allotment and just buy the seat they actualy lose. But the seat will be sold all the same.
But yes, lets freak out because 2000 ticket went to new and different season ticket holders.
mcdawghna
June 11th, 2010
10:32 pm
Why would any tech fan be worried about the attendance in Athens……Don’t they have their own back yard, or should I say, crime scene to clean up!
The most interesting man in Mcdawghna
June 11th, 2010
10:42 pm
I dont visit half empty stadiums often, but when I do, it’s Ga Tech.
Blind Homers Club
June 11th, 2010
11:00 pm
Chuck…… pay not attention to Mr. Altamaha… he is in the delusional Kool Aid as usual. UGA’s offense ranked 75th last year while providing good protection. UGA ranked # 1 in punting which means its offense bogged down by inept play calling. UGA,s rushing offense just broke under the top 50 in being ranked # 47. Losing to Kentucky and hanging on for dear life in most games means UGA sucks, not to mention getting blown away by Tenn. and the Gators.
Bippity Boppity Boo Boo
June 11th, 2010
11:04 pm
Dont worry dawg fans…. I have plenty of pixie dust for the midget which will work wonders for UGA football !!!
Milton in Milton
June 11th, 2010
11:44 pm
Lemay is just another wannabe t-h-u-g trying to get his street creds. There seems to be a lot of these at UGA. Actually, most of the players that Richt recruits.
jesse james
June 11th, 2010
11:58 pm
Why won’t you take my remarks? The Truth hurts don’t it.
jesse james
June 11th, 2010
11:59 pm
Ban all these recruiting shows!
jesse james
June 11th, 2010
11:59 pm
We build these thugs up!
BIG DOG
June 12th, 2010
12:03 am
Adams and Evans are going to bring UGA Athletics down. Watch.
jesse james
June 12th, 2010
12:07 am
Adams and Perdue are alot alike! Useless!
col fot
June 12th, 2010
12:29 am
If you buy a ticket to ga tech football game..heck they’ll let you bring in the whole family.
GIBBS
June 12th, 2010
1:25 am
Demand is rising at Alabama, 10,000 more seats put in to push 100,000 seats, dollars up by 40%+ in less than 3 years.
Demand is drastically falling at Georgia, required donation price drop from $10,500 to just $1550 in only 2 years.
Alabama fans see program massively improved, and Georgia fans see program in massive decline.
GIBBS
June 12th, 2010
1:27 am
Non-renewals decline by over double in 2 years isn’t good either.
Urbane Meyer
June 12th, 2010
7:47 am
Why is it that when another UGA goon gets arrested or in some kind of trouble, the AJC doesn’t allow comments or cuts them off pretty quickly?
Why is that?
Losers
June 12th, 2010
8:10 am
I don’t understand it….such a waste of time. I’m not a TEch fan. You’ll be lucky to win 5 this year Georiga. Quit thinking you’re an upper league team. You have have one fluke year since 1980 and that year if you didn’t have Herschel, you’d have won maybe 6 games??? You mkae the entire state look stupid b/c of the way you go on about them.
BuLLdawg
June 12th, 2010
8:39 am
Southern California gave up wins starting December 2004 in which they, not Auburn, beat Oklahoma and all of 2005 when they of course Lost to Texas.
Southern California remains 31 games ahead of UGA Bulldogs in All-Time Football wins in 10th place.
Southern California back 36 years has not won the National Championship in Football, when UGA did in 1980 Consensus 30 years ago, making UGA better.
I’d also like to wish Christian LeMay Happy 18th Birthday in Athens today with his brothers for Football Camp. He remains the 1 recruit on Offense, none in this state last year 2010 or next year 2011, if indeed his commitment with all the outs, is a commitment to Mike Bobo by name.
Mike Bobo, the same coach responsible for recruiting Christian LeMay, Zach Mettenberger, and Montez Robinson to name the most recent 3 to run afoul of The University of Georgia itself.
Admissions Department is already weighing in on the matter, as they did for example Jamar Chaney and Michael Grant. Now, we have this hanging over our heads between now and this time next year – and, he yet another Top 10 at his Position Recruit that we can butt heads between the football staff and The University itself.
So, Happy Birthday Christian LeMay. Big 18 years old. You will fit right in here, son with all the other Mike Bobo recruited players.
Michael Grant.
Christian LeMay.
These 2 cases are both the same, reportedly.
I think we should ask Mr. LeMay to not show up today in Athens, or his brothers, until his mom and dad want to be truthful about this young lady on school grounds, all of which should be out by Monday. We went a month there without this kind of news since the last of 3 football players were kicked off team, 2 of them for incidents with young ladies, both Top 10 Players at their Positions.
Oh, joy. Michael Grant and Christian LeMay : both cases are the same.
Losers
June 12th, 2010
8:51 am
USC would spank Georgia’s azz anytime anywhere
BuLLdawg
June 12th, 2010
8:51 am
Nerd
Who is the LOSER ?
30-24, coming back to you ?
Poor Dawgs
June 12th, 2010
8:55 am
The bad news: Declining revenue and interest in UGA sports to the point that ya’ll are having to drop the price of season ticket contributions.
The good news; If UGA continues at this pace, after two more years of suckingit will actually owe the UGA fans a refund for watching games. So UGA fans have that going for them. Congrats.
One, two, free, fo, fi, them der Gator don't take no jive!
June 12th, 2010
9:36 am
The Lemay kid is not a reflection on UGA. He hasn’t even enrolled yet.
Just read about the secondary violations and UGA and Tech. How in the heck do they expect these coaches to keep up with some of these rules? They would need an advanced law degree!
As far as ticket prices, well that is directly related to the product on the field. Richt needs to get it turned around or it will continue. I know the economy is bad, but it is worse in Florida and the same over in Alabama. That’s just a convenient excuse from Evans.
LaShondra "Bookey" Smiff
June 12th, 2010
10:11 am
I wuz down at da Walmarts and they got dem UGA tickitts on sell down dare. Dey rite nexx to da Afrosheen display.
Frank
June 12th, 2010
10:26 am
Hard to see a positive when the req. donation $$$ fall from over $10,500 to $1500 in just 2 seasons. Cancellations are increasing rapidly.
If declines continue to double each year, in only 7 years, Georgia will no longer have a football program and will have 100% cancellations.
2000 in 2010
4000 in 2011
8000 in 2012
16,000 in 2013
32,000 in 2014
64,000 in 2015
128,000 in 2016
jesse james
June 12th, 2010
10:28 am
Lashondra – you are wrong those were the tickets Damon Evans donated for the underpriviledged. That is why you were in that section. We just gave two million to our university for things other than athletics.
jesse james
June 12th, 2010
10:32 am
The University of Florida has required all football players to be declawed. All finger nails are gone so there will be no more eye clawing. Tebow paid for this to be done.
jesse james
June 12th, 2010
10:34 am
Man it is amazing how many people are worried about UGA. Some of you need to get a life. UGA will always be there and strong when you are gone, gone, gone, gone.
Stewart
June 12th, 2010
10:38 am
It’s the losses that are losing interest in Mark Richt’s program.
06- Lost to Tenn, Vanderbilt & Kentucky
07- Loss to Tenn
08- 39 Point loss to Florida
09- 24 point loss to Florida, Loss to Kentucky, 26 point loss to Tenn
Georgia should not be loising to teams like Kentucky, Vanderbilt & Tenn.
Georgia should not be losing 17 out of 20 to Florida and getting beat by 24-39 points a game.
AltamahaDawg
June 12th, 2010
10:41 am
Are Alabama fan incapable of reading comprehension?
The “donations” for ticket prices did not drop. For 97% of ticket orders the donation remains the same. For the 3% of folk trying to get into the rotation for the first time, the entry fee is just normal , not astonomical as it was 2 years ago.
And what a shock that the season after the NC Bama has high demand for tickets. WOW. What an amazing fact worthy of being pointed out. Is the initiation $10,000 for those new tickets.hmm??? I would bet you have NO idea what the system is to sell those new tickets. You just read something about new seat.
And whats with the spin about the % of ticket non-renawal. Yes 2 is twice 1. Whoppie.
Are you going to predict the demise of the Bama football program when a some fan don’t take the full allotment of multiple tickets one year, once those new seat settle down? 2000, geez. I’m pretty impressed that ONLY 2000 ticket didnt get renewed given the boring home schedule, stank economy, and clearly in transition with the team. Bama take the best season in a decade to sell 90+, UGA did it with the worse.
AltamahaDawg
June 12th, 2010
10:50 am
I like how Mr. Blind Homer really spanked me on that season ticket debate. “Kool-aid” and “UGA sucks”. Not so much Mr. Original Thoughts are you?
jesse james
June 12th, 2010
10:59 am
All you UGA haters, there will still be over 80,000 fans strong when the Dawgs tee it up between the Hedges!
Lake
June 12th, 2010
11:04 am
1- Recruiting rankings dropped to lowest in 5 years
2- Finished season unranked in national polls
3- Went 4-4 in SEC conference
4- Revenues are down
5- Required donations in sharp decline
6- Cancellations sharp rise
Something’s wrong in Athens.
BuLLdawg
June 12th, 2010
11:16 am
Duh
Something is wrong in Athens
We are, according to Chris Low this morning, the # 5 team in The SEC against Top 25 teams.
We are # 4 in The SEC against SEC teams over the last 4 years.
We are # 3 in our Division against SEC East teams over the last 4 years.
We are # 19 in the nation in won/loss over the last 4 years at 38-14.
We average # 52 in total offense the entire Coach Richt Era.
We average 21 fumbles a year over the last 4 years
We average 14 interceptions a year over the last 4 years
We average # 96 NCAA Rank in Most Penalties every year over the last 4 years.
We have had 39 Arrests / Suspensions over the period of since February 2007, a period of 3 years and 160 football players.
We have kicked 3 more players off the team in the time just since Spring Practice, and now on the heels of that, we have our # 1 Commitment Recruit, the # 2 QB in the nation, in public have at it with a gal in a classroom on the last day of school yesterday for the Principal to see first hand.
Duh
There is something wrong in Athens.
Chang you can't believe in
June 12th, 2010
11:25 am
All you UGA haters, there will still be over 80,000 fans strong when the Dawgs tee it up between the Hedges!
That would be a new world record for the most Obama voters gathered in one place at the same time.
Mario
June 12th, 2010
11:31 am
We have had 39 Arrests / Suspensions over the period of since February 2007, a period of 3 years and 160 football players.
One out of every four players arrested. And yet Richt can’t get a handle on it.
That’s truly pathetic.
One, two, free, fo, fi, them der Gator don't take no jive!
June 12th, 2010
11:49 am
BuLLdawg,
I’m a Gator fan and I think you’re wrong. How can a RECRUIT that hasn’t even signed a letter of intent much less enrolled be a poor reflection on ANY university? Does that mean that every school he was/is being recruited by is bad? He may never make it to UGA. This has NOTHING to do with UGA. It may, if he makes it to Athens some day, but for now he is only a recruit. Period.
As for the rest of your points, I’ll leave the in-fighting up to you Dawg fans. Ya’ll certainly don’t want to hear my opinion on any of that! LOL
Losers
June 12th, 2010
11:54 am
Typical of Georgia fans, I tell you you aren’t all that and you tell me I’m a Tech fan….NO. Back this up….what one game have you won since 1980 does the nation care about? See ya in the weedwacker Bowl! If you’re lucky enough for a vacation in Shreveport!
RDR
June 12th, 2010
11:56 am
Texting a recruit is a NCAA violation, BUT e-mailing a recruit is not?????
RDR
June 12th, 2010
11:57 am
The LOSER sounds bitter.
Losers
June 12th, 2010
11:58 am
But while I’m at it….I’ll be enjoying the NFL (refernece a certain team about 60 miles west this fall); who just might be playing in Dallas, Feb. ‘11
jesse james
June 12th, 2010
12:35 pm
Losers – They want be playing Dallas. The Cowboys are too full of themselves. Oh by the way the next Cowboy coach will be Saban. Good by Wade!
jesse james
June 12th, 2010
12:37 pm
Oh losers, you must really keep up with the DAWGS if you know who they have beaten and haven’t. I see where you got your name from. Boy it must have been tough on your parents.
old dawg
June 12th, 2010
3:24 pm
Stewart & Lake are on the right track. CMT needs to go now. He is not a capable coach. He is no judge of talent. He is no motivator. Hire a proven coach next time. I hope we don’t fool aound for a few more years with this coach. Release this man to go preach or whatever. I am tired of his lack of coaching.
Jes
June 12th, 2010
5:05 pm
If season ticket holders cancellations continue to rise at the alarming rates (up almost 300% from 2 years ago).
And if the required donation levels continue to lose an average of $4000+ per season, Richt will be gone soon.
You just can’t make the financials work when the program is in that kind of downward trend.
Ralph
June 12th, 2010
5:07 pm
The tough part is sitting by and watching how schools like Alabama are adding thousands more seats, upgrading buildings, seeing revenues climb through the roof, while Georgia, keeps on sliding down.
Hard to watch your program die a slow death like this.
Zappa
June 12th, 2010
9:01 pm
Evans doesn’t pony up on staff pay.
Richt lost Kirby Smart because he couldn’t pay him enough to keep him.
BuLLdawg
June 13th, 2010
7:50 am
Pure folly.
Are you out of your mind saying that our top recruit being KICKED OUT 9 days after his celebrated statement and on the very day he is to show up on our campus with 2 brothers, is not a reflection on The University of Georgia.
I guess NEITHER were the other players, ever, then a reflection on The University of Georgia.
You guys have more EXCUSES than a pregnant Nun, DISNEYdawgs.com in here making up excuses like it does not matter.
Sure it matters.
Sans Tainment
June 13th, 2010
11:34 am
Richt’s had the program in a freefall for years now. He has ONGOING problems with penalties, turnovers, arrests, declining defense, losing to Florida, etc. Just can’t fix ANY of the problems. What are the chances, in just one year, Richt fixes: penalties, turnovers, arrests, defense, and losing to Florida? I don’t see him fixing ANY, much less ALL 5 problems. think about it, if Richt COULD fix any of these, he already WOULD have fixed. Richt has taken the program as far as he can.
Sans Tainment
June 13th, 2010
11:58 am
AJ Green has had 3 different QB’s in his 3 years at Georgia, first Stafford, then Cox, now a 3rd different QB in 3 years. How a coach can CONTINUE to make that same mistake, EVERY SEASON, is just unacceptable and shows a lack of looking ahead. AJ Green could have been awesome, but under 3 different QB’s, it will cost him a fortune in the NFL draft all the QB carousel at Georgia.
ryan
June 14th, 2010
2:05 pm
http://edgeteamsports.com/
D.J. Shockley to Omaha, Kentavious Caldwell to Athens, SEC media to Hoover | UGA sports blog
July 19th, 2010
6:01 am
[...] Here’s an interesting article in the Columbia, S.C., newspaper, The State, on the decline in college football season-ticket sales around the South. At Georgia, sales haven’t declined –- season tickets are once again sold out -– but the minimum contribution required to qualify to buy first-time season tickets has dropped dramatically. [...]