TUSCALOOSA, AL (WBRC) -
Students who thought they bought full-fledged tickets to the Bama vs. Michigan game in Dallas this weekend found out today the tickets come without a seat.
Many UA students who paid at least $50 dollars in April for the season opener against Michigan learned today instead of seats, they have to watch the game standing up.
Students thought buying a ticket to the season opener in the spring guaranteed them a seat in the fall. It turns out that's only the case for the first 800 people in line to get those tickets today.
The remaining students after the first 800 got standing room only tickets and will get $15 back off the $50 they paid.
"It's a discredit to the university's planning and the athletic department because it's really throwing the students under the bus," student David Haines said.
UA's Athletics Communications issued the following statement about the Alabama-Michigan student tickets:
We are always concerned about accommodating as many students as possible at each game. Unfortunately, this being a neutral site game, only about 800 tickets were supplied to us at the student rate of $50 per ticket. To increase the number of students who could attend the game, the University made arrangements for an additional 800 spirit pass tickets at the rate of $35 per ticket.
Our ticket office followed the same process we've followed for away games for several years. Students received an email that told them whether they were in the ticket pool for away game tickets. The number of students who received away game tickets has always depended on how many tickets we received for the game and how many students indicated they wanted tickets. For students in the ticket pool, it has always been a first-come, first-served distribution process the week prior to each road game.
Specifically for the Michigan game, we sent an email to students on Friday, with the details of the distribution process, including how many $50 tickets were available and why, and the alternative option – the $35 spirit pass tickets, which the athletics department negotiated with Cowboys representatives so more students could attend. Students that received spirit pass tickets will receive a refund reflecting the difference in price.
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Many UA students paid $50 for standing-room-only tickets to the Bama-Michigan game in Dallas. The school says students will receive a refund for the "spirit pass" tickets which should cost $35.
A standing-room-only ticket for the Alabama vs. Michigan game.
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