Another money-making branch of the Athletic Association has dropped for all your giving pleasure.
So what is it and how much does it cost?
Red Level: $20/month…you’ll get
- Two complimentary tickets to a private Football practice
- Welcome Package: letter, decal, koozie
- Monthly e-letter
- Exclusive Glory Glory digital content access
- Members-only Glory Glory message board
- Early access to purchase Glory Glory events and experiences
Black Level: $75/month
- All Red Level stuff
- Five complimentary tickets
- Postgame photo opportunity on Stegeman Coliseum court after a regular season home game
- Access for two fans to two Glory Glory events
- 5% off merchandise prices
Silver Level: $150/month
- All Black Level stuff
- Eight complimentary tickets
- Postgame photo opp for four on Dooley field after a home game
- Complimentary access for two fans to four Glory Glory events
- 10% off merchandise
- Early access to exclusive merchandise opportunities
Where the money goes, I’m not sure, I’m guessing the Collective, but the only thing really shared about the spirit of Glory Glory is this:
Glory Glory is a fan-first ecosystem designed to capture and share exclusive content, deliver unparalleled access to UGA athletics, and inspire deeper levels of engagement.
Folks, I’d like to take this opportunity to say that GTP Refugees is a fan-first, bitching-second ecosystem designed to capture and share our exclusive disdain for stuff like this, and inspire heart palpitations and profanity with shallow levels of engagement. And it’s fucking free.
Maybe our next step will be merchandise. I promise if we do, it’ll be cheap with no mark-up. And everyone around here is Silver Level in my book, regardless of your contribution level.
I don’t really have a question stem for this Thursday’s Thought Provoker, except to wonder what you think about this.
I’m relived. I had fears the butt smear decided to add another payment for season tickets.
Ditto to Grantham. Tell me what the hell they are doing with all that TV money?
Also WTF is this “Ecosystem” bullshit. Instead of solving the problem by doing collective bargaining Jere Morehead and all the greedy presidents choose to squeeze some more. Typical respond.
“Ecosystem” is MBA speak for “more ways to extract more money from you more frequently”…..
Sheesh. Next they’ll be bringing back pay toilets. Proceeds to the fund of course.
Ecosystem? ECOSYSTEM!?
Just gives wine and cheese crowd more fodder for their “knowledge of UGA football”!! I am close to being tapped out and too damn old to mix with that crowd. FTMF’s!!!
I think the question is, are these price points low enough (and benefits high enough) to lure in average/middle-class Joe? Or are they hoping wine and cheese Joe just sign up for the top tier because they “have to be a part of everything” and its a pittance to them? We will probably of course never get any hard info on this, but it will be interesting to see what the takeup rate is and how long this sticks around….
The entry level is less than $250/year, so this isn’t exactly Silver Circle-type stuff. If this is wine and cheese, it’s Barefoot and Kraft.
Sooner or later the dam’s gonna break! Are small money fans going to be foolish enough to keep paying these million dollar Administrators, Coaches and 18 year old players that have never played in a college football game. Is the college football game sustainable the way it’s going? I don’t think so. It’s going to crack sometime and you can blame GREED! “The love of money is the root of all evil”.
Will be surprised if this works….. I guess it is cool to say you went to a practice (before everyone knew all it costs is $250/month), but the reality is it pretty lame, it is not nearly as cool as most people think it is going to be IMO….
I thought it was going to be a special NIL giving level that would allow more people to jump to the head of the line over rank and file Hartman donors. At least this is something geared to the rank and file fan. Is it worth $150 a month? No way.
If it takes money away from the guys like the recruiting services and The Athletic, I’m all for it. At least this money gets plowed back into the athletic program in some form.
I spend 90% of my monies on the likker & womens and waste the rest, so I don’t think I can fit this in fiscally – it would be unresponsible.
Post of the day!
You are spot on!! I know we are on the same boat! Could be it has a large hole that even Flex Seal can’t fix!! Anyway boys, grab that life jacket!!
Exclusive Message board? Time to sell access rights to the UGAA for GTP. You don’t have to tell them it’s free for us, just charge them to resell.
I want a GTP coffee mug (large type for my morning latte-$10), quality performance tee shirt (not a cheap cotton one- $25) and a quality quarter zip pullover (again high quality- $75). Throw in a window sticker ($5). Please have operators standing by to take the order! Free shipping for us old-timers though.
This just in from the Athletic Assoc
https://youtu.be/FuNJq_wI1ns?si=_03bAFDADI62xTjl
And if you act now, we’ll double your order. That’s 2 mugs, 2 shirts, 2 pullovers, and 2 stickers. All for one low price. Just pay a separate handling fee.
If you’re taking orders, I prefer pocket tees.
2nd the pocket tshirt order and kindly ask for the shirt to be red with white lettering on the pocket « Senator’s Refugees circa 2007 blovation for dawgnation »those words in a circle on the pocket with standing bulldog in the middle of the circle. block lettering of course.
Go Dawgs and grasp tightly your wallets!
what is to prevent a tech nerd or a plainsmen or a clampson or a booger eater asshats to join at the top level and bring a bunch of spies to practice?
They get to attend 1 practice at Kirby’s choice. I’m guessing the team will be doing yoga for most of the viewing period.
good point this wouldn’t be happening without kirby approval… and i bet it will only be light yoga vs full yoga
My first thought as well. I’m thinking the “open” practices will be 20 minutes of stretching and slow tossing the ball. Then the interlopers will be kicked out and real practice will start.
Whatever your expectations are for getting to observe a practice, lower them – dramatically….
I got the e-mail yesterday, quickly scanned it, and even more quickly deleted it. In addition to the jerk-off marketing verbiage, did y’all notice they’re trying to sell it as a subscription? “Access as a service – AAAS(ss).” Just make it stop.
Oddly enough, I did not get an email as an alum nor as a season ticket holder…. Glad to be with Groucho Marx on this one!
Nor did I and we have season tickets to baseball football and gymnastics
Much like cable and streaming, in the next couple of years that $20/month and $75/month will turn into $50 and $125, respectively.
“Money, it’s a gas.
Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash.”
As an old famer, the cow has to get fucked before it gives milk.
on a more positive note, can we please make some triblend tshirts with the old GTP James Brown & Dooley pic?
Every so often I would search for a vintage shirt like the one VD wore in that pic with the interlocking G’s. Supposedly it’s some old Gucci pattern. I’ve yet to find one but would proudly wear it if found in a gentlemen’s XL.
My wife does not share my enthusiasm.
When I saw that there was “major” announcement happening on 2/4, I was curious.
Consider me underwhelmed.
One last comment. Notice the timing of this being released. I think they’re testing the waters to see how they can screw us further with ticket donations, and ticket pricing. If this goes over well maybe they won’t; if it doesn’t go over well what level will they squeeze out of us from the donation and ticket level. Just a thought for all of us to chew on.
I have seen the future of college football and it’s like the circling water in the drain. There will be a top level of division 1, the members will be the ones that stand a chance of winning the Championship. How long will also runs like FSU get the fan’s big money, if they don’t win and win big. So the UGA’s Alabama’s OSU etc will keep getting the big bucks but the also ran’s will not be able to keep up the arms race. It will cause a natural slip in Division 1.
Interesting timing on releasing this plan to extract more money from fans. What with all the HDTV sales going on right now for the SB. I know where I’d put my coupla hundred $$$.
Well the 72.4 million dollar bag just showed up at Butts Mehr, so no need for that 75 dollar subscription. Just kidding, they will shill for every dime.