Hilltopper

As we were in the process of changing our seat location, the young lady at the ticket office told us we wouldn't know the location of or new seats until the ticket manager had time to go through the dozens of other requests from other ticket holders. Guest zip, do you understand anything about economics? Price is a function of supply and demand, when demand goes up so does price and vise-versa. Seeing as how the JAR is not exactly packed for most games it seems to me that the net effect of this policy will a loss of revenue to school. There is an axiom in business that costs much more to get a new customer than to retain an old one. MY prediction, lots of empty blue seats in the lower level unless they give them away.

We finally got tired of the constant turmoil invovled in knowing how much the "donation to the Zip atheltic club" would be each year in order to maintain our same seats that we have had since the day the JAR opened. When we finally got the order form and brochure, it informed us that for the honor of staying put it would cost us $525 per seat and $56 per parking pass!!!!!! $2212 for four seats and two parking passes!!!!!!!!!!!!! We've been season ticket holders for over 30 years in basketball and football. This is not the NBA folks. These guys are trying to charge champaign prices for cheap draft beer. The end result is that we moved up to the upper reseve area, total cost for 4 seats and parking passes: $512. Net loss to the university: $1700. These guys who run this have no idea what they are doing. Hell of a way to do business.

GP1, just how many games have you actually seen Frye play? He has plenty of arm strength for the NFL game. During the M Tenn game this season there was a play where he made a perfect 50 yd. throw while being drug down to the ground. The ball was on a rope ond hit Montgomery on the numbers.....he dropped it! Frye is big, mobile, fearless and more than enough arm for the boys on sundays.

The reason we suck is very simple: the O-line sucks and we are too small and slow on defense. No amount of coaching will change the fact that we have very little talent.

Now that I see that the game will be televised and with the parking situation I will not be attending. Why can't they move the students cars to the other lots. What a joke!!!!!!

Hey Chicken Little, the sky is not going to fall on the football program. The fact is the previous staff left the cupboard bare. It will take several seasons before we know if JD can walk the walk or is just another BS artist like LO. What is your story going to be if the hoops program struggles???? Get a life and give the new staff some time.

I'll be there with my dad and my two sons. I probably haven't missed 10 home games since 1970, although it got harder and harder during the last few years.

Basch has been an enigma during his UA career. As big as he is, he is way to injury prone. To me it looks like he has small feet for a guy carrying the pounds he does.

Great, just what we need....another Owens troll. Would one of the Mods please put him(and us) out of his misery!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is anyone going to sign up a team for the Zips football golf outing on 6/24? It's a scramble with 2 three man teams on each hole. Guess the're expecting a big turnout?? Cost is $100 per player and you get all the usual golf outing stuff.

Captain, If you look closely at the second page of the brochuere you will find that the individual fee is $100. Based on the course they chose, they should net a pretty good buck on each player(~$60cost). Mayfair may be revamped, but it is still a second tier golf course. Of course I may be a little jaded since I belong to the place across the street.

Looks like Matt Cherry has come out of the draft in pretty good shape after signing a free agent contract with the receiver starved Jaguars. I think he might have a chance to make the roster after they traded K Johnson to Baltimore on sunday.

I ran into Dan Bailey at church this morning and he told me Gardeners career is over. It was a total break . Did anyone elese notice that LO son andy is still on the squad? He even got some PT yesterday.

The only info I have is that both of the kids recruited from Mass. Perry will be redshirted next year. Jesse Arnz and Syler were told to concentrate on academics and the weight room.

So much for our theory on the night of the Drake game, Eh captain.

Thanks for intervening ZW. I hate trolls!!!!!

Tarver shot 52% from the field during MAC play this season. Don't try and use one bad shooting performance by him as an excuse for Hipshers firing. Without Tarver the Zips would have been even worse.

CK you have pegged it once again. The problems with Hipshers program are much deeper than whether BHip should be playing. That is but a symptom of the overall disease that is killing the Zips BB program.

Dru Joyce played a good game on Sunday. To win on the road you have to not turn the ball over. If Dru plays as solid a game against the herd we have a chance. He needs to start shooting it a little better because he's gonna get someopen looks. <_<

I think we acually lost a player due to reason #1. Chris hahn? quit at halftime of a game during his sophmore year due to D Hip letting loose with one at him in front of his parents. Mom & Dad said enough already we're outta here!!!!!!! :angry: :blink: :ph34r:

Great job on the new site!!!!!