When Bobcat Fans stuff the bleachers without tickets

[RUACAT]

Guessing he’s talking about people with SRO tickets stuffing themselves into the bleachers.

Oh I gotcha. You kick them out. Seems like an easy fix if anyone were to actually try this.

If only it were that easy. But it happens in our section every Gold Rush, homecoming, and Cat/Griz

I had to buy stadium chairs to stake claim to my seats

Or just politely tell them to please move, as they're in your seats?

I’ve politely asked. I’ve aggressively asked. I’ve asked people to see their tickets. Why should people expect to sit or stand where they don’t have tickets? And I’m not talking about the beginning of a game. I’m talking throughout as people invite friends to come stand by them throughout the game

[Nickisch]

The students creeping into the sections is a legitimate problem. It's a bit of a running joke with the people that sit around me in the endzone about how much I enjoy kicking students out, but it has to happen early on in the season and be firm with it. Set the precedent that you're not going to allow it, and the problem stops pretty quickly

[PlumbBobcat]

My seats are on the top row of the end zone. It’s a big problem with students and SRO.

So is there SRO above the band in the end zone or not? Was told that once but may have been false info.

It is not SRO. This paragraph comes from the stadium fan guide.

Standing Room Only (SRO) tickets will be released for sale after all other seats in the stadium have been sold. The SRO area is the grassy area next to section 107 and the cement area between the North Endzone Cabanas and section 108.. Fans may not bring chairs to use in SRO. Blankets are permissible.

[nanacat]

My seats are on the top row of the end zone. It’s a big problem with students and SRO.

So is there SRO above the band in the end zone or not? Was told that once but may have been false info.

It is not SRO. This paragraph comes from the stadium fan guide.

Standing Room Only (SRO) tickets will be released for sale after all other seats in the stadium have been sold. The SRO area is the grassy area next to section 107 and the cement area between the North Endzone Cabanas and section 108.. Fans may not bring chairs to use in SRO. Blankets are permissible.

Thanks!

[lutecat]

My seats are on the top row of the end zone. It’s a big problem with students and SRO.

So is there SRO above the band in the end zone or not? Was told that once but may have been false info.

It is not SRO. This paragraph comes from the stadium fan guide.

Standing Room Only (SRO) tickets will be released for sale after all other seats in the stadium have been sold. The SRO area is the grassy area next to section 107 and the cement area between the North Endzone Cabanas and section 108.. Fans may not bring chairs to use in SRO. Blankets are permissible.

Correct. Staff will go ask you to leave if you stand up there and dont have tickets in the top row. I was injured about 11 years ago and went up there to stand. My seats are only 10 rows or so down. They came and told me I had to go back to my seats.

[coloradocat]

My seats are on the top row of the end zone. It’s a big problem with students and SRO.

So is there SRO above the band in the end zone or not? Was told that once but may have been false info.

It is not SRO. This paragraph comes from the stadium fan guide.

Standing Room Only (SRO) tickets will be released for sale after all other seats in the stadium have been sold. The SRO area is the grassy area next to section 107 and the cement area between the North Endzone Cabanas and section 108.. Fans may not bring chairs to use in SRO. Blankets are permissible.

Correct. Staff will go ask you to leave if you stand up there and dont have tickets in the top row. I was injured about 11 years ago and went up there to stand. My seats are only 10 rows or so down. They came and told me I had to go back to my seats.

Some of the staff think they are secret service agents. I'm sure it made their day to flex their minor authority on you.

[GoodTimesAllTheTime]

We deal with this often in section 113, and I have mixed feelings about it. Things are pretty friendly over there, and they’re small bleachers, so if someone is encroaching on my seats, I’ll often just squeeze in around my seats and not make a big deal. As far as I can tell, everyone has a ticket for the section, but people often get mixed up about which row they’re in. That’s normally fine by me, because there’s no real difference between one bleacher spot and the next. The problem is when people come in for big games, like Cat-Griz, who don’t normally sit in the section and throw a fit because they aren’t in the exact seat and make a big deal about it. Obviously they’re allowed to find their seats and ask folks to move, but too often they’re jerks about it and ruin the friendly vibe. Everyone who’s there week in a week out doesn’t have problems with each other, because we all get it.

[wbtfg]

My seats are on the top row of the end zone. It’s a big problem with students and SRO.

So is there SRO above the band in the end zone or not? Was told that once but may have been false info.

What I can tell you is that the entire top row of the Pepsi Zone is SRO, or at least I've always considered it that. You can stand up there and lean against the back of the stadium, and not only are you not crowding the seats in front of you, but there is still a little space for people to walk through if they're trying to get by.

Good to know, thanks! So the very top row, like the top row of seats, is SRO?

I've been under this impression as well. However, I recently called the ticket office just to confirm this was the case, and they told me that is an aisle that needs to be clear, and it is not considered an SRO area.

That said, I've never seen it enforced.

[kwcat]

We deal with this often in section 113, and I have mixed feelings about it. Things are pretty friendly over there, and they’re small bleachers, so if someone is encroaching on my seats, I’ll often just squeeze in around my seats and not make a big deal. As far as I can tell, everyone has a ticket for the section, but people often get mixed up about which row they’re in. That’s normally fine by me, because there’s no real difference between one bleacher spot and the next. The problem is when people come in for big games, like Cat-Griz, who don’t normally sit in the section and throw a fit because they aren’t in the exact seat and make a big deal about it. Obviously they’re allowed to find their seats and ask folks to move, but too often they’re jerks about it and ruin the friendly vibe. Everyone who’s there week in a week out doesn’t have problems with each other, because we all get it.

Yep, that is the way it is in section 110 where we sit. Sometimes it’s not a big deal and everybody’s pretty friendly other times people get pretty wound up and the whole sections. Gotta get re-organized! Lol.
We also get to know each other in my immediate area. They’re very seldom are strangers just unmet friends.

[GoodTimesAllTheTime]

We deal with this often in section 113, and I have mixed feelings about it. Things are pretty friendly over there, and they’re small bleachers, so if someone is encroaching on my seats, I’ll often just squeeze in around my seats and not make a big deal. As far as I can tell, everyone has a ticket for the section, but people often get mixed up about which row they’re in. That’s normally fine by me, because there’s no real difference between one bleacher spot and the next. The problem is when people come in for big games, like Cat-Griz, who don’t normally sit in the section and throw a fit because they aren’t in the exact seat and make a big deal about it. Obviously they’re allowed to find their seats and ask folks to move, but too often they’re jerks about it and ruin the friendly vibe. Everyone who’s there week in a week out doesn’t have problems with each other, because we all get it.

Yep, that is the way it is in section 110 where we set. Sometimes it’s not a big deal and everybody’s pretty friendly other times people get pretty wound up and the whole sections. Gotta get re-organized! Lol.
We also get to know each other in my immediate area. They’re very seldom are strangers just unmet friends.

We had some folks show up in the 2nd quarter of Cat-Griz demanding that they get in their exact seats, waving their tickets in everyone’s face. I said they should hang tight until a timeout and we could get it figured out and then less politely told them that if they cared so much about seeing the game from those seats, they shouldn’t have missed a whole quarter. They of course left before the 4th quarter started.

[Mtcatfan]

We deal with this often in section 113, and I have mixed feelings about it. Things are pretty friendly over there, and they’re small bleachers, so if someone is encroaching on my seats, I’ll often just squeeze in around my seats and not make a big deal. As far as I can tell, everyone has a ticket for the section, but people often get mixed up about which row they’re in. That’s normally fine by me, because there’s no real difference between one bleacher spot and the next. The problem is when people come in for big games, like Cat-Griz, who don’t normally sit in the section and throw a fit because they aren’t in the exact seat and make a big deal about it. Obviously they’re allowed to find their seats and ask folks to move, but too often they’re jerks about it and ruin the friendly vibe. Everyone who’s there week in a week out doesn’t have problems with each other, because we all get it.

Yep, that is the way it is in section 110 where we set. Sometimes it’s not a big deal and everybody’s pretty friendly other times people get pretty wound up and the whole sections. Gotta get re-organized! Lol.
We also get to know each other in my immediate area. They’re very seldom are strangers just unmet friends.

We had some folks show up in the 2nd quarter of Cat-Griz demanding that they get in their exact seats, waving their tickets in everyone’s face. I said they should hang tight until a timeout and we could get it figured out and then less politely told them that if they cared so much about seeing the game from those seats, they shouldn’t have missed a whole quarter. They of course left before the 4th quarter started.

Well if I go to my seats and there is someone sitting in them that won’t move, there is going to be a problem.

[GoodTimesAllTheTime]

We deal with this often in section 113, and I have mixed feelings about it. Things are pretty friendly over there, and they’re small bleachers, so if someone is encroaching on my seats, I’ll often just squeeze in around my seats and not make a big deal. As far as I can tell, everyone has a ticket for the section, but people often get mixed up about which row they’re in. That’s normally fine by me, because there’s no real difference between one bleacher spot and the next. The problem is when people come in for big games, like Cat-Griz, who don’t normally sit in the section and throw a fit because they aren’t in the exact seat and make a big deal about it. Obviously they’re allowed to find their seats and ask folks to move, but too often they’re jerks about it and ruin the friendly vibe. Everyone who’s there week in a week out doesn’t have problems with each other, because we all get it.

Yep, that is the way it is in section 110 where we set. Sometimes it’s not a big deal and everybody’s pretty friendly other times people get pretty wound up and the whole sections. Gotta get re-organized! Lol.
We also get to know each other in my immediate area. They’re very seldom are strangers just unmet friends.

We had some folks show up in the 2nd quarter of Cat-Griz demanding that they get in their exact seats, waving their tickets in everyone’s face. I said they should hang tight until a timeout and we could get it figured out and then less politely told them that if they cared so much about seeing the game from those seats, they shouldn’t have missed a whole quarter. They of course left before the 4th quarter started.

Well if I go to my seats and there is someone sitting in them that won’t move, there is going to be a problem.

I think if you show up a quarter late, it’s fair in my opinion that everyone doesn’t immediately play musical chairs to accommodate you. You clearly don’t care about the game, so wait for a break in the action. Also, “going to be a problem?” Chill out, everyone is a Bobcat fan and it will get sorted out.

[RKMCMT]

There's also the grey area of Buddy Passes that I'm not sure I've ever figured out.

[wbtfg]

We deal with this often in section 113, and I have mixed feelings about it. Things are pretty friendly over there, and they’re small bleachers, so if someone is encroaching on my seats, I’ll often just squeeze in around my seats and not make a big deal. As far as I can tell, everyone has a ticket for the section, but people often get mixed up about which row they’re in. That’s normally fine by me, because there’s no real difference between one bleacher spot and the next. The problem is when people come in for big games, like Cat-Griz, who don’t normally sit in the section and throw a fit because they aren’t in the exact seat and make a big deal about it. Obviously they’re allowed to find their seats and ask folks to move, but too often they’re jerks about it and ruin the friendly vibe. Everyone who’s there week in a week out doesn’t have problems with each other, because we all get it.

Yep, that is the way it is in section 110 where we set. Sometimes it’s not a big deal and everybody’s pretty friendly other times people get pretty wound up and the whole sections. Gotta get re-organized! Lol.
We also get to know each other in my immediate area. They’re very seldom are strangers just unmet friends.

We had some folks show up in the 2nd quarter of Cat-Griz demanding that they get in their exact seats, waving their tickets in everyone’s face. I said they should hang tight until a timeout and we could get it figured out and then less politely told them that if they cared so much about seeing the game from those seats, they shouldn’t have missed a whole quarter. They of course left before the 4th quarter started.

Well if I go to my seats and there is someone sitting in them that won’t move, there is going to be a problem.

I think if you show up a quarter late, it’s fair in my opinion that everyone doesn’t immediately play musical chairs to accommodate you. You clearly don’t care about the game, so wait for a break in the action. Also, “going to be a problem?” Chill out, everyone is a Bobcat fan and it will get sorted out.

Seats are reserved.....you occupy your assigned seat. If you occupy someone else's assigned seat and they show up, you apologize and move immediately. That's how life works.

[RUACAT]

We deal with this often in section 113, and I have mixed feelings about it. Things are pretty friendly over there, and they’re small bleachers, so if someone is encroaching on my seats, I’ll often just squeeze in around my seats and not make a big deal. As far as I can tell, everyone has a ticket for the section, but people often get mixed up about which row they’re in. That’s normally fine by me, because there’s no real difference between one bleacher spot and the next. The problem is when people come in for big games, like Cat-Griz, who don’t normally sit in the section and throw a fit because they aren’t in the exact seat and make a big deal about it. Obviously they’re allowed to find their seats and ask folks to move, but too often they’re jerks about it and ruin the friendly vibe. Everyone who’s there week in a week out doesn’t have problems with each other, because we all get it.

Yep, that is the way it is in section 110 where we set. Sometimes it’s not a big deal and everybody’s pretty friendly other times people get pretty wound up and the whole sections. Gotta get re-organized! Lol.
We also get to know each other in my immediate area. They’re very seldom are strangers just unmet friends.

We had some folks show up in the 2nd quarter of Cat-Griz demanding that they get in their exact seats, waving their tickets in everyone’s face. I said they should hang tight until a timeout and we could get it figured out and then less politely told them that if they cared so much about seeing the game from those seats, they shouldn’t have missed a whole quarter. They of course left before the 4th quarter started.

Well if I go to my seats and there is someone sitting in them that won’t move, there is going to be a problem.

I think if you show up a quarter late, it’s fair in my opinion that everyone doesn’t immediately play musical chairs to accommodate you. You clearly don’t care about the game, so wait for a break in the action. Also, “going to be a problem?” Chill out, everyone is a Bobcat fan and it will get sorted out.

Seats are reserved.....you occupy your assigned seat. If you occupy someone else's assigned seat and they show up, you apologize and move immediately. That's how life works.

and not just squish forward to make room

[Run-the-ball]

It is going to be cold-ish, so we can all cuddle. LOL

[catatac]

My seats are on the top row of the end zone. It’s a big problem with students and SRO.

So is there SRO above the band in the end zone or not? Was told that once but may have been false info.

What I can tell you is that the entire top row of the Pepsi Zone is SRO, or at least I've always considered it that. You can stand up there and lean against the back of the stadium, and not only are you not crowding the seats in front of you, but there is still a little space for people to walk through if they're trying to get by.

Good to know, thanks! So the very top row, like the top row of seats, is SRO?

I've been under this impression as well. However, I recently called the ticket office just to confirm this was the case, and they told me that is an aisle that needs to be clear, and it is not considered an SRO area.

That said, I've never seen it enforced.

100% this. It may not be officially SRO but as I stated, if you're leaning against the back wall, it doesn't matter whether the people in the top row of seats are sitting or standing, there is still a decent sized aisle and plenty of room for people to walk through.