I'm not a booster or season ticket holder, I've been living out of state for over 12 years now. However, my sister has 3 tickets (the cheaper one's in the upper deck). About 5 years ago (maybe a little longer), I asked her to add a ticket for me so that I'd have a seat when I came in town and she could use it when I wasn't there. She contacted the UAA and they said they couldn't do it unless she moved sections and upped her booster contribution, so we didn't add the seat. NOW?? They are begging for season ticket holders. Typical arrogant AF UAA.
We had a similar situation with the seats my grandfather had sat in since the 60’s. He passed in October of 2009, in the middle of an undefeated season, defending a title. It was like landing on Park Place with two hotels and a house on it. Something like $2500 extra per seat(8) to keep them. They truly thought that while all the other dynasties had at some point fallen back, UF was somehow immune. I would’ve been ok with a modest increase. But while the ticket office was sending cards and flowers to my family because he’d been that kind of a long-standing booster and friend to the university, the powers that be were looking for ways to stick it to us and unwilling to budge. Fortunately, I’m very stubborn and found a way around it. My offer, and additional outlay, was once again, “nothing”.
I love UF and don’t mind giving. But when I see it squandered on other sports, programs I don’t really agree with, and excessive salaries for a bloated, short-sighted athletic department, while we fall behind in areas that matter most, I stop.
