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It was said on KFAB this AM that there would be an announcement by Steve P. this afternoon what the process was going to be for getting tickets in the new area of Memorial Stadium. Any speculation on what that process will be or what the donor level requirements will be?

I have heard speculations all the way from a reseating of the entire stadium to there will be a portion of the tickets made available with no donation required and limited to those who have not been season ticket holders in the past.

 
It was said on KFAB this AM that there would be an announcement by Steve P. this afternoon what the process was going to be for getting tickets in the new area of Memorial Stadium. Any speculation on what that process will be or what the donor level requirements will be?
I have heard speculations all the way from a reseating of the entire stadium to there will be a portion of the tickets made available with no donation required and limited to those who have not been season ticket holders in the past.
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I thought one of the main reasons fall all these seats was to give all non-season ticket holders to get a chance to see the game.

 
I wouldn't be suprised if they gave them to people who were never season ticket holders but have been waitlisted for a while for season tickets.

 
email I have gotten from Husker Athletics...

Join the Husker Nation

As Memorial Stadium Becomes

Bigger. Better. Redder.

Today is a very special day for you and Husker Athletics. This afternoon, the Athletic Department will announce the process to apply for the 6,500 season tickets located in the North Stadium. As you are well aware, Memorial Stadium has been sold out since 1962, an NCAA-record 275 consecutive sellouts. As such, the North Stadium seating expansion marks the first time in more than 30 years that Memorial Stadium has added this many new seats.

Because you have taken the time to sign up on the Husker Football Ticket Wait List, we wanted to give you advance notice of how to obtain these season tickets. In fact, we have decided to hold out an allotment of tickets, specifically for those who have been waiting for this moment. You have already played a significant role in the success of the Husker Football Program. We want to thank you for your support. Many of you have taken advantage of the more than 20,000 single-game tickets that we have made available over the past three years to the Wait List group. The wait is over. Now is your chance to apply for season tickets.

Please go to Huskers.com to apply for new season tickets now. Click on the ticket banner. After checking how many tickets you would like to order and whether or not you would also like to become a donor, you will be asked for your account number (62013) and password. If you do not remember your password, you can click on the "forgot password prompt" and we will resend that to you via e-mail. Once you have accessed your account, you will be able to pay with a Visa or MasterCard. It's that easy.

Simply follow the on-line instructions. A deposit of $100 per seat is required to apply for new season tickets. If we are able to accommodate your request, we will apply your deposit toward the price of your new season ticket(s). If we are unable to fill your ticket order, your deposit will be returned in full once the tickets have been allocated.

A drop-down menu on the check-out page labeled "Delivery Method" will ask about your willingness to make an annual contribution to athletics. You must choose one of the six options before you can proceed. This information will guide us in the assignment of new seats. A donation is not required, but those who are able to commit to supporting Husker Athletics, above and beyond the ticket price, will be given priority.

Thank you for your support of Nebraska Athletics and for your interest in obtaining season tickets. This expansion project will go a long way toward building the next Nebraska Championship Team. If you have any questions, please call the Husker Ticket Office at 402-472-3111 or 1-800-8-BIG RED.

Thank you for your support and have a Happy Holiday Season!

 
Pederson lays out plan for selling extra seats

ERIC OLSON

AP Sports Writer

LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska athletics director Steve Pederson expects high demand for 6,500 football tickets that will become available with the expansion of Memorial Stadium.

On Tuesday Pederson unveiled a plan to sell the tickets, saying he wants to give Nebraskans from across the state an equal opportunity to watch the Cornhuskers play.

The new north end zone seats open next fall and are for sale at the same time Nebraska is trying to regain elite status in college football. The Huskers are 12-10 the last two seasons, including 9-4 at home.

Does Pederson have any doubt about Nebraska's NCAA-record streak of sellouts continuing beyond the current 275?

"I certainly hope not," Pederson said.

He pointed out that more than 11,500 tickets have been sold for the Dec. 28 Alamo Bowl game against Michigan and that the Huskers had good fan turnouts at road games this season.

"In college sports you think of Nebraska, in pro sports maybe the Green Bay Packers," Pederson said. "It's just a unique situation. It's our chance to continue on with this unbelievable excitement and unbelievable reputation we have for the way our fans support our team."

Registration for the new tickets began Tuesday. People can make a $100 deposit for each ticket requested by logging on to the Web (

http://www.huskers.com

) or by stopping by or calling the NU ticket office. The phone number is (800) 8-BIGRED.

Season ticket prices won't be set until early 2006, Pederson said. The cost was $45 per game in 2005.

Pederson said donors to the athletic program will be given priority for tickets. Nebraska has required new football season ticket holders to make a donation to the athletic program since the 1980s.

However, about 1,000 of the new tickets will not require a donation. Pederson said he's making an exception to the donation policy because he wants more Nebraskans to have a shot at landing tickets.

An undetermined number of tickets will be held for letter winners and people with disabilities.

No date has been set for closing registration.

Pederson said a lottery system would be used to decide who gets tickets if there are requests for more than the number available.

Of the 1,000 no-donation seats, 500 will go to people who are on an informal online waiting list started three years ago.

There are 16,000 people on that list with requests for 48,000 tickets, Pederson said.

But that list was never intended to be used for allocating tickets in the event of a season ticket campaign, Pederson said. The list, he said, has been used for single-game ticket sales that become necessary when opponents return tickets.

Pederson said it would be unfair to put too much weight on the waiting list because it was not widely promoted and not everybody has access to a computer.

The expanded stadium also will include 12 new skyboxes in the north end zone. Pederson said there are 35 people interested in buying a skybox, meaning priority will be given to the biggest donors.

A skybox cost $75,000 this season.

 
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