While registering for tickets is strongly recommended to guarantee access to view the camp practice, the team will also grant fans admittance to practice sessions on a walk-up basis, if space permits.
If the preseason games are any indication, half the people who get training camp tickets will not show up. The Giants probably know this and may overbook and it will be chaos.
I can see families who don't know about the need for tickets showing up without them and paying scalpers for free tickets.
This is so far removed from what it was like in Albany Â
to the city? If so, it's only responsible of them to ask for reservations in advance and allow walk-ins if space permits. Otherwise, you end up with a messy, first-come, first-serve type situation.
to the city? If so, it's only responsible of them to ask for reservations in advance and allow walk-ins if space permits. Otherwise, you end up with a messy, first-come, first-serve type situation.
The one I went to was packed but not overly packed where you couldn't move or find a seat. Plus the kids corner kind of spreads the people out. I guess this is more from a risk perspective than anything else.
when a website is asking you for any information to attend an event that is supposed to be FREE. I understand that they want to control the crowd but as someone posted... people do not give a shit and will show up with no tickets and have to BUY them. Sometimes going to a practice is a spontaneous decision and not pre-planned. If this is the way DG is running the Giants it does not bode well for the upcoming season. Maybe they want to keep Belichick and his spies out of camp, or McAdoo.
As the popular saying goes, "If you are not paying, you are not the customer, but you are the product."
1) As has been discussed before, if NFL teams charge for admission, they have to allow other teams scouts to attend (as the Redskins found out when Snyder tried it). Offering free tickets is a way to get around that.
2) The Giants had to hire a third party company (Universal) to do this. That's going to cost them money, Universal's services aren't free. If the team was concerned about fan safety, why not just limit the number of fans coming in per practice?
It's not as if they can't keep an accurate count of fans coming in, and stop admission at some number (considering that almost everyone gets stopped to be searched if they have a bag, those lines don't move very fast). It would not take anymore resources to hire a people counter vs hiring someone to scan your free tickets.
3) Businesses spend money to make money. The NFL knows their customer email addresses are valuable...other businesses would love to reach NFL fan bases with targeted advertising. It's why advertisers pay to show ads on web sites..so that they can target users that visit those sites, by showing ads they think the users will buy from.
Email is a more direct way of doing this, and is more valuable. I suspect the Giants expect to do more than break even here.
And here's another link comparing Universal to another ticketing agency. What I'm concerned about is further down the page...scroll down until you see "Secure Data Storage". Uh, it is NOT checked!!!
I'm fine with not going to training camp, under those conditions. That's my choice, I'm not saying the team is evil for doing this, though I doubt Wellington would approve of this way of treating the fans. Apparently, John Mara is fine with it.
Oh, and this will probably be done by all the teams, if it isn't being done already. We're just a commodity to the NFL now.
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I wonder how long it is before these "free" tickets show up on third party re-seller websites. Now, you'd think that that wouldn't happen...after all, NY only allows 45% markup on face, NJ 20% markup..in both cases, that's still free, right?
Ah, but there's a catch. It's the "reasonable ticket handling surcharge" (I'm talking about YOU, Ticketmaster!). A $10 handling fee for free e-tickets is a nice little profit.
Oh, and don't count out scalpers. I have no doubt we'll see that at Camp this year. There will be plenty of people who will come to camp not knowing about the announcement, and they will gladly pay $5 per ticket so their kid can get in.
Even if it's blasted all over the press and radio..
Oh, and can anyone remember when they closed admission to camp because of capacity since it's moved to the Meadowlands?
I know with Barkley, more people will come, but if the team expects huge crowds, they should hold practice at Metlife. Other teams do it, for example, the Eagles:
I wonder how long it is before these "free" tickets show up on third party re-seller websites. Now, you'd think that that wouldn't happen...after all, NY only allows 45% markup on face, NJ 20% markup..in both cases, that's still free, right?
Ah, but there's a catch. It's the "reasonable ticket handling surcharge" (I'm talking about YOU, Ticketmaster!). A $10 handling fee for free e-tickets is a nice little profit.
Oh, and don't count out scalpers. I have no doubt we'll see that at Camp this year. There will be plenty of people who will come to camp not knowing about the announcement, and they will gladly pay $5 per ticket so their kid can get in.
Even if it's blasted all over the press and radio..
Oh, and can anyone remember when they closed admission to camp because of capacity since it's moved to the Meadowlands?
I know with Barkley, more people will come, but if the team expects huge crowds, they should hold practice at Metlife. Other teams do it, for example, the Eagles:
Philadelphia Eagles hold open practice at Lincoln Financial Field
And it's not like the team can't break even with selling merchandise and food at the stadium.
Very true John .... how long before the team itself starts selling them? Why not get $10.00 a ticket if you can? .... and they can. Start selling beer and food etc .... before you know the team is taking in 12 - 15 thousand a day? I don't know, maybe more - how many people show up to watch practice?
I loved the couple of years they held practices at FDU... upper and lower fields... sad to think about just how long ago that was... I went to every Sat/Sun practice and, since I had my own firm in Morristown, I would sneak a few hours during the week almost every weekday... just so much fun watching LT, Banks, Simms and Bavaro - all up close and personal - just standing behind a snow fence - so close to where they were practicing (20-30 feet away).
is that teams have agreed to NOT allow scouts to come to free practices. If the Giants try and sell tickets, then they must allow other teams scouts to come.
It happened in Washington when Dan Snyder decided to charge for camp tickets.
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John, Universal is a Ticketmaster affiliate. More than likely, they already had your email address.
But TicketMaster wouldn't have a son or daughter's address. Universe allows children as young as thirteen to sign up. That is just wrong, when you know the kids will be targeted.
Has anyone tried getting these tickets? Do they have assigned seats, or first come/first served? I thought venues had to assign seats, or is that a NYS thing?
Oh, speaking of TicketMaster does not inspire confidence. TM has a history of messing free events up.
Oh, and Dodge...nice try, but you're another one who didn't read the "fine print". Universe is putting cookies on your computer when you visit. Look up how much your browser "leaks"...they can identify you from that.
As an aside,anyone suspicious about the timing of this? The team had months to figure out attendance might be a problem, but they come out with a ticket solution the week before camp?
Opps...shouldn't ask too many questions about the "man behind the curtain", eh?
to the city? If so, it's only responsible of them to ask for reservations in advance and allow walk-ins if space permits. Otherwise, you end up with a messy, first-come, first-serve type situation.
YES. It was absolutely MOBBED last year when we went. Lines were wrapped all kinds of crazy through the parking lot. I was actually disappointed on how unorganized it was. But, we did end up getting a good seat. The funny part was, more than half the crowd had jerseys on and 90% of them were OBJ.
RE: Didn't pre-season games used to be free until Â
The Panthers used to hold one of their last practices at Bank of America stadium free of charge during the day. Then they turned it into "FanFest" that was free of charge. Then they held it at night and the stadium got more an more packed. Then they handed out free tickets for seat assignments.
Last year and this year, they are charging $5 for a ticket and they "sold out" in 154 minutes (I'm assuming scalpers helped in this). Their justification for charging the $5 is for safety concerns on attendance and for giving money to Panthers charities.
They've basically taken a great free event to let children of all income levels see the players and they've already restricted that.
But TicketMaster wouldn't have a son or daughter's address. Universe allows children as young as thirteen to sign up. That is just wrong, when you know the kids will be targeted.
Has anyone tried getting these tickets? Do they have assigned seats, or first come/first served? I thought venues had to assign seats, or is that a NYS thing?
Oh, speaking of TicketMaster does not inspire confidence. TM has a history of messing free events up.
I registered for tickets. Was pretty easy -no assigned seats.
But TicketMaster wouldn't have a son or daughter's address. Universe allows children as young as thirteen to sign up. That is just wrong, when you know the kids will be targeted.
Has anyone tried getting these tickets? Do they have assigned seats, or first come/first served? I thought venues had to assign seats, or is that a NYS thing?
Oh, speaking of TicketMaster does not inspire confidence. TM has a history of messing free events up.
I registered for tickets. Was pretty easy -no assigned seats.
Tickets were emailed to me after submitting the form.
on my phone. They just have to scan the bar code. It wasn't a hassle but the reason for it is obvious to me. They will claim its for safety reasons, etc,etc,etc. yeah ok if they say so.
Just heard that they were doing this, went to site and it says they're completely sold out. Thanks Giants! Not even sure how this works but if anyone has 3 or 4 for Monday 7/29 I'd appreciate it. I promised my daughter and a friend of hers that we'd go as she loved it last year/ UGH!!!
I would much rather have a ticket (that I didn't pay for knowing I can get in and watch) than driving to jersey and waiting on line for 2 hours and not getting in. It's crowd control. What's the big deal?
RE: I don't get what people are all up in arms about Â
The problem I have is that there was no real advanced notice about this. They come up with this plan a couple days before camp starts? Obviously they knew about this for a while, that's a little ridiculous. Also, if the tickets are free what is preventing people from getting 8 tickets to each practice, waiting until that morning and deciding whether they want to go or not. I'm not saying the first come, first served plan was great but for Christ sake, give a little notice. Not everybody checks Giants news everyday in mid-July!
I would much rather have a ticket (that I didn't pay for knowing I can get in and watch) than driving to jersey and waiting on line for 2 hours and not getting in. It's crowd control. What's the big deal?
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I can see families who don't know about the need for tickets showing up without them and paying scalpers for free tickets.
In so many ways.... Pathetic
Well said. It's been 7 really fast years now
What does reserving a free ticket have to do with the NFL going to shit?
The one I went to was packed but not overly packed where you couldn't move or find a seat. Plus the kids corner kind of spreads the people out. I guess this is more from a risk perspective than anything else.
Albany for me. Never went to FD
1) As has been discussed before, if NFL teams charge for admission, they have to allow other teams scouts to attend (as the Redskins found out when Snyder tried it). Offering free tickets is a way to get around that.
2) The Giants had to hire a third party company (Universal) to do this. That's going to cost them money, Universal's services aren't free. If the team was concerned about fan safety, why not just limit the number of fans coming in per practice?
It's not as if they can't keep an accurate count of fans coming in, and stop admission at some number (considering that almost everyone gets stopped to be searched if they have a bag, those lines don't move very fast). It would not take anymore resources to hire a people counter vs hiring someone to scan your free tickets.
3) Businesses spend money to make money. The NFL knows their customer email addresses are valuable...other businesses would love to reach NFL fan bases with targeted advertising. It's why advertisers pay to show ads on web sites..so that they can target users that visit those sites, by showing ads they think the users will buy from.
Email is a more direct way of doing this, and is more valuable. I suspect the Giants expect to do more than break even here.
4) So what do we know about Universal?
Here's the link to their website Your next event starts here!
And here's another link comparing Universal to another ticketing agency. What I'm concerned about is further down the page...scroll down until you see "Secure Data Storage". Uh, it is NOT checked!!!
I'm fine with not going to training camp, under those conditions. That's my choice, I'm not saying the team is evil for doing this, though I doubt Wellington would approve of this way of treating the fans. Apparently, John Mara is fine with it.
Oh, and this will probably be done by all the teams, if it isn't being done already. We're just a commodity to the NFL now.
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read Marty in Albany comment...thats what likely could hapoen to some..pathetic
Ah, but there's a catch. It's the "reasonable ticket handling surcharge" (I'm talking about YOU, Ticketmaster!). A $10 handling fee for free e-tickets is a nice little profit.
Oh, and don't count out scalpers. I have no doubt we'll see that at Camp this year. There will be plenty of people who will come to camp not knowing about the announcement, and they will gladly pay $5 per ticket so their kid can get in.
Even if it's blasted all over the press and radio..
Oh, and can anyone remember when they closed admission to camp because of capacity since it's moved to the Meadowlands?
I know with Barkley, more people will come, but if the team expects huge crowds, they should hold practice at Metlife. Other teams do it, for example, the Eagles:
Philadelphia Eagles hold open practice at Lincoln Financial Field
And it's not like the team can't break even with selling merchandise and food at the stadium.
Ah, but there's a catch. It's the "reasonable ticket handling surcharge" (I'm talking about YOU, Ticketmaster!). A $10 handling fee for free e-tickets is a nice little profit.
Oh, and don't count out scalpers. I have no doubt we'll see that at Camp this year. There will be plenty of people who will come to camp not knowing about the announcement, and they will gladly pay $5 per ticket so their kid can get in.
Even if it's blasted all over the press and radio..
Oh, and can anyone remember when they closed admission to camp because of capacity since it's moved to the Meadowlands?
I know with Barkley, more people will come, but if the team expects huge crowds, they should hold practice at Metlife. Other teams do it, for example, the Eagles:
Philadelphia Eagles hold open practice at Lincoln Financial Field
And it's not like the team can't break even with selling merchandise and food at the stadium.
Very true John .... how long before the team itself starts selling them? Why not get $10.00 a ticket if you can? .... and they can. Start selling beer and food etc .... before you know the team is taking in 12 - 15 thousand a day? I don't know, maybe more - how many people show up to watch practice?
I loved the couple of years they held practices at FDU... upper and lower fields... sad to think about just how long ago that was... I went to every Sat/Sun practice and, since I had my own firm in Morristown, I would sneak a few hours during the week almost every weekday... just so much fun watching LT, Banks, Simms and Bavaro - all up close and personal - just standing behind a snow fence - so close to where they were practicing (20-30 feet away).
It happened in Washington when Dan Snyder decided to charge for camp tickets.
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John, Universal is a Ticketmaster affiliate. More than likely, they already had your email address.
Has anyone tried getting these tickets? Do they have assigned seats, or first come/first served? I thought venues had to assign seats, or is that a NYS thing?
Oh, speaking of TicketMaster does not inspire confidence. TM has a history of messing free events up.
People bitch about everything. Get a life.
As an aside,anyone suspicious about the timing of this? The team had months to figure out attendance might be a problem, but they come out with a ticket solution the week before camp?
Opps...shouldn't ask too many questions about the "man behind the curtain", eh?
...SUNY Albany?
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What does reserving a free ticket have to do with the NFL going to shit?
old man yells at cloud gif
It's a lot more attractive when you can actually sit in the seats you're looking to purchase, right?
YES. It was absolutely MOBBED last year when we went. Lines were wrapped all kinds of crazy through the parking lot. I was actually disappointed on how unorganized it was. But, we did end up getting a good seat. The funny part was, more than half the crowd had jerseys on and 90% of them were OBJ.
Dude - A lot has changed in 40 years. LOL with this.
The Panthers used to hold one of their last practices at Bank of America stadium free of charge during the day. Then they turned it into "FanFest" that was free of charge. Then they held it at night and the stadium got more an more packed. Then they handed out free tickets for seat assignments.
Last year and this year, they are charging $5 for a ticket and they "sold out" in 154 minutes (I'm assuming scalpers helped in this). Their justification for charging the $5 is for safety concerns on attendance and for giving money to Panthers charities.
They've basically taken a great free event to let children of all income levels see the players and they've already restricted that.
Has anyone tried getting these tickets? Do they have assigned seats, or first come/first served? I thought venues had to assign seats, or is that a NYS thing?
Oh, speaking of TicketMaster does not inspire confidence. TM has a history of messing free events up.
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But TicketMaster wouldn't have a son or daughter's address. Universe allows children as young as thirteen to sign up. That is just wrong, when you know the kids will be targeted.
Has anyone tried getting these tickets? Do they have assigned seats, or first come/first served? I thought venues had to assign seats, or is that a NYS thing?
Oh, speaking of TicketMaster does not inspire confidence. TM has a history of messing free events up.
I registered for tickets. Was pretty easy -no assigned seats.
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