re: 2014 Renewal % of Current Season Football Ticket Holders

My guess would be 90-92%, but I doubt we'll get honest data on it from the Athletic Department if the renewal rate drops. I have had season tickets for 18 years (and they were my Dad's for 8 years before that), but I will probably not renew next year. I renewed this year, but sold the tickets as a package before the season started (I did manage to break even, including Tradition Fund).

Living out of state, with a family and a job, I can really only make it to two games a year (maybe three in seasons where we play at home after Thanksgiving). This year, I went to the Auburn and Arkansas games. I paid face value for two Auburn tickets ahead of time (could have gotten them for free or close to it if I had waited until game day, what with the rain), and paid $100 total for my son and me to see the Arkansas game from lower-level 25-yard line seats. If I can do that, it just doesn't make sense to buy a season ticket.

With the weak home schedule and the addition of 7000+ new seats to Tiger Stadium next year, the secondary ticket market should get really soft. Outside of Alabama and maybe Ole Miss (depending on game time and weather), every other ticket should be available on game day for less than face value.