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So why can't SC State get more tickets?
State is right up I-26, not in another state like the schools I listed above.
I don't think there should be 10,000 tickets given to State like Clemson gets because that is the game most people want to see because of the rivalry. But I think State should be allotted more than just 2,000 measley tickets.
This game has the ability to draw a massive crowd, and USC should be aware of it and embrace the opportunities that this could bring.
Do 7500 people from UF, UGA, and UT travel to USC for games? Do they not think that people from Orangeburg, just 45 minutes from Columbia, will come to the game, but then assume that that many people will drive hours to come to USC?
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I dont think this game is going to generate a whole lot of interest on the USC side of things. but I also dont believe that SC State should be given special treatment...2000 tickets is the standard number of tickets given to Div I-AA school...if there are more fans from SC State that want to see the game then they can stand outside and buy tickets from scalpers like the fans from other schools do, and some USC fans have to do.. The things that pisses me off the most about this if this is a guy, not in any way related to SC State (as I understand it he isnt an alumni and definitely isnt speaking for their Athletic Department) who is turning something that has absolutely nothing to do with race into a race matter. I could see him speaking out if we were giving Wofford, Furman, and the Citadel (who we are also scheduled to play in upcoming years) more than 2000 tickets. Do I think that SC State and other Div I-AA schools should get more than 2000 tickets...NO...with those 2000 tickets, and around 10,000 taken out for student seating that still leaves USC with around 68,000 seats to sell to Gamecock Club members, and every year they have to return people's money because they have run out of seats...not to mention that at least 1/3 of GC members do not even get full books of tickets so why increase the number of our own fans that we turn away...especially when you are almost ready to start a new fundraising campaign to pay for additions to the football facilities.