This might get you mad.

[MikeG]

sideline passes are not tickets and I think have to be free/invite only.

Is that from this season?

[K-Rock Da Bull]

3 hours ago, TRUTH D. Antagonist said:

the Tweet is upsetting but some of the comments here are ignorant asf.

1. these players risk their minds & bodies out there. just to get to college-level of play, most football players have had their bodies banged around for over a decade taking hits to their heads & bodies. science is increasingly showing that even the hits sustained at middle- & high school level can do permanent damage to the brain. there are players out there that can't walk, can't remember words, can't control their emotions because of the damage done to their bodies from football. HONOR THEM.

2. "Free education" ? no, they WORKED for it putting in days in the gym, in practice, on the field, on buses & planes traveling... All of which results in a marketable product that generates revenue for the university & takes time out of the classroom where they supposedly get their "free" education. also, NOT ALL PLAYERS ARE ON SCHOLARSHIP.

3. I ABSOLUTELY AGREE that there should be guidelines about which players get alum tickets, but those guidelines & any subsequent changes should be clearly stated IN ADVANCE. a former player with an alumni ticket should NEVER make the trip to ***HOMECOMING*** & be turned away with no explanation. ***IF*** that's actually what happened, shame on USF.

4. the Bulls have sold out ONE game. ONE. in 21 seasons. this season they're averaging ~30k per game. More than half the stadium is empty. those empty seats aren't generating money, but an alumni section would at least sell concessions & gear/souvenirs for family. it would also make a few less red seats visible on TV.

5. Yes, there are a lot of former players, but not all of them attend all games. plenty live out of state or simply can't make the games. 

6. Before insulting this former player, notice how he ended his tweet: "GO BULLS!!" he's disappointed & venting his frustration, but HE IS STILL CHEERING HIS ALMA MATER.

 

it's amazing that so many non-player alumni & fans here who supposedly "bleed green & gold" & whose Saturdays revolve around USF football 3 months out of the year treat the players as disposable. i LOATHE sounding like a whiny liberal here (sorry for the MadCow material) but a lot of these responses sound a lot like the "shut up & play ball" attitude that has become a shameful part of our national dialogue... & once they are no longer playing, it's just "shut up & appreciate the opportunity we gave u to entertain us."

BE BETTER THAN THAT.

 

I couldn't have worded it any better

[NewEnglandBull]

6 hours ago, MikeG said:

sideline passes are not tickets and I think have to be free/invite only.

Is that from this season?

Sat night

[John Lewis]

20 hours ago, Thebullsfan said:

I don't think we will receive an answer on this though.

This is something that began a couple of seasons ago.

All former Student Athletes can join the Varsity Club ($50 annual membership) and that membership entitles them with one game ticket to any sport and the ability to purchase additional tickets for football at a discounted rate.

[puc86]

There isn’t even a special exception for if your bobble head doll is sent out to all season ticket holders?

[chapelbull]

22 minutes ago, puc86 said:

There isn’t even a special exception for if your bobble head doll is sent out to all season ticket holders?

Bobble head doll gets in free

[raptorcj]

This is a no-brainer to me. If these guys bled on the field for USF, they should get a free ticket for life. I can only see positives to having former players there to support, motivate, & mentor the current players.

[JTrue]

13 minutes ago, raptorcj said:

This is a no-brainer to me. If these guys bled on the field for USF, they should get a free ticket for life. I can only see positives to having former players there to support, motivate, & mentor the current players.

I'm sure it's more difficult than that. We have probably 500 (give or take) former players over the past 20 years. I just don't see them setting aside that many tickets per game just in case a former player walks up to the ticket counter. Add to that, no one is walking up alone for the game, so you're really talking about 2 (4?) per player. So it's more like 1000-2000 tickets you need to have available at all times. Not saying they shouldn't get them, but I don't know how they could just give every former player season tickets for life whether they use them or not.

[Ned A Starr RIP]

1 hour ago, raptorcj said:

This is a no-brainer to me. If these guys bled on the field for USF, they should get a free ticket for life. I can only see positives to having former players there to support, motivate, & mentor the current players.

Mike Ford could mentor players on driving and moped riding!

[Ned A Starr RIP]

Here’s how the Sooners  do it....

http://www.soonersports.com/fls/31000/SoonerClub/varsity_o.html

Edited October 22, 2018 by NAS Gone to Paradise