Owl Cards Needed for Entry..
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Wise Owl
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Owl Cards Needed for Entry..
Attention students: Please be aware that Athletics will be scanning student Owl Cards for entry into our men’s basketball games on Thursday, Feb. 25, and Saturday, Feb. 27, in preparation for a permanent move toward scanning Owl Cards at all FAU Athletic events to properly identify currently enrolled FAU students. You must have a valid Owl Card in order to receive admission. A valid Owl Card requires you to be currently enrolled in classes, up to date on payment, and have your most recently activated Owl Card present, as lost or stolen ones are deactivated once a new one is requested. We thank you in advance for your cooperation.
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Does campus rec still use the scanners?? They used to when they were housed in the gymnasium…
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Wise Owl
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I understand why FAU is doing this, I just don't understand why now? Baseball struggles for fans and a lot of fans know they can flash their IDs and just walk right in even if they aren't partaking in classes this semester or just graduated and don't have a job yet. Now those people need to buy tickets which probably won't happen either
My two favorite teams are FAU, and who ever is beating FIU!
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As for hindering attendance, it will for baseball, but not so much for basketball. Lets be honest the product on the court will sell tickets. Now if this was last years team then I would be worried but it isnt.
I have heard that the technology for them to scan at Lockhart is very expensive so im surprised to see that going forward this will be going on there as well.
Go Owls!
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Nunzio42 said
I have heard that the technology for them to scan at Lockhart is very expensive so im surprised to see that going forward this will be going on there as well.
Go Owls!
Per FAU, one of the reasons this is being done is to prepare for the stadium…it will be in full effect there…
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Wise Owl
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If you constanly cater to those that don't want to pay, you are never going to be able to afford better facilities.
I think it shows growth for athletics. For so long there have been few rules of where to sit, who can get in, etc. To move to the next level, the mindset has to change and would agree it is about the new stadium and changing the mindset that at athletic events everywhere else in the country, there are policies, and procedures, etc., and we should come to expect that at FAU as well.
Also they should be collecting data from this action…what students are attending. Those are the ones that want to support the program and are the future of the support of athletics. They can use the data to target that market for special events, etc.
Every business should know and understand who their customers are for future success.
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But Nunzio's right, it was inevitable.
It would be nice if you could at least get free parking as an alumnus when you attend football games. Maybe the Alumni Association can cook something up there so if you join the FAU NAA you get free parking at athletic events for the year.
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Teambeer is the most knowledgeable FAU sports fan I know, way smarter than me.
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Nunzio is right, we win, people will come. I bet there is a good percentage of those "graduated Owl Card users" that WILL pay for tickets when they have to and that's better than having double the fans that are skating by for free. The fans that are going only because it's free, aren't really fans. If they are, they'll shell out some cash.
Now parking fees, that's a different story! Great idea Owl Country about the FAUNAA, I just don't know how they'd be able to swing that since Athletics sees that as a way to make some decent coin. Worth discussing though, that's for sure.
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