Per usual, football ticket sales last spring were a frustrating experience for many University of Alabama students who were unable to secure a package before they sold out in a matter of minutes. But for some of those students, there is still hope of getting into Bryant-Denny Stadium to watch the Crimson Tide defend their national title.
Many students, particularly seniors, were livid about not being able to receive tickets for their final year at the University. “I feel that any senior that wants tickets should get them because now I am left searching my senior year for tickets,” said Christian Sykes, a senior majoring finance and economics.
Others who woke up at the crack of dawn to try their luck still came up on the short end of the ticket “Hunger Games.” Andrew Lewis, a senior majoring in engineering, was left feeling as though the system is broken after he could not purchase any.
“I received the dreaded ‘sold out’ notification when I tried to get tickets,” Lewis said. “I later learned that the tickets had sold out within a minute and many people who had clicked on the [purchase] button at exactly 7 a.m. had been sent to a loading or an error screen and didn’t receive tickets either.”
In an email sent out on Aug. 26, UA Athletics informed ticket-less non-freshman students such as Sykes and Lewis that there will be another sale. On Wednesday, Aug. 31, at 7 a.m., there will be a Last Chance Student Sale of split packages with two to three games each. The sale, like all others, will be accessible through MyBama.
Those looking to take advantage of the sale will have the opportunity to choose between three packages, and there is a strict limit of one package per student. Packages C and D will include tickets to two games for a total cost of $20, while E will include tickets to three games and cost $30. There will be an additional $6 handling fee for all of the packages.
Package costs and handling fees are non-refundable and will be charged to a student’s account as part of their Fall 2016 online bill.
The seniors looking for tickets do not feel optimistic about their chances in the last chance sale.
“I won’t be taking advantage of the smaller packages because last year there was only like 10 for the entire student body,” Sykes said.
Lewis agreed.
“These tickets are only upper deck seats with a terrible view and freshmen who have yet to learn how to handle their alcohol. God bless whoever has to clean the upper deck restrooms,” he said.
But in 2015, as has been the case for every ticket sale in recent memory, the last chance ticket sale sold out. Students should expect that demand will be higher than the supply again.
The packages are as follows:
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Package C:
Western Kentucky Sept. 10
Auburn Nov. 26
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Package D:
Kent State Sept. 24
Texas A&M Oct. 22
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Package E:
Kentucky Oct. 1
Mississippi State Nov. 12
Chattanooga Nov. 19
