Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Re: [gatortalk] Fwd: [gatornews] Bianchi: Spoiled Gator fans can't even sell out season opener

Re $500 a night at the Holiday Inn- Maybe they only planned to stay one night and had to pay $500 total because they had to pay for two nights.
Right now you could reserve a room for the Kentucky game Friday-Sun at $258 a night for the Holiday Inn right by campus and $169 a night for the Holiday Inn Express on SW 43rd St. For the LSU game, no rooms available at the Holiday Inn by campus, $235 a night for the Holiday Inn Express. 
My general rule of thumb is that Gainesville hotels double their usual price and make you pay for two nights on game weekends, so it costs four times as much as usual if you only want to stay one night. Of course for a primo game like LSU, it's worse.
However, there's no reason you have to pay those prices if you are willing to put up with a little inconvenience. Woody has his RV. We drive up and back the same day and many people stay at hotels that are not right in Gainesville but that are on their way to/from.


On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 9:57 PM, julia rogero <g8torsrboss@gmail.com> wrote:
WHOS ZEB (NO OFFENSE)

On 9/4/12, julia rogero <g8torsrboss@gmail.com> wrote:
> what
>
>
> On 9/4/12, Woody Bass <gatorrrrrr@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Thats exactly why i purchased a RV
>>
>> Woody (via iPhone)
>>
>> On Sep 4, 2012, at 1:48 PM, John Vega <zebulon@gate.net> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On Sep 3, 2012, at 9:08 PM, Helen Huntley wrote:
>>>
>>>> I think the truth is that Gator fans aren't different from other sports
>>>> fans. All fans are a lot more enthused about attending games when their
>>>> team is playing at a championship level.
>>>
>>> Urban's last year disenchanted me.
>>>
>>> To be frank, Foley's treatment of Spurrier when the HBC position came
>>> open
>>> disenchanted me, but MNCs, Leak and Tebow helped me to be excited about
>>> the teams.
>>>
>>> But, the year when Urban zoned through the whole year followed by hiring
>>> Muschamp (who?) and a style of football that has been pretty hard to
>>> watch
>>> has me on the fence - not about going to games - but watching them at
>>> all.
>>>
>>> This is from a man who never missed watching a game in the Zook era.
>>>
>>> Another factor Bianchi needs to consider is hotel availability. Friends
>>> of
>>> mine went to see the game and visit their daughter in school. The Holday
>>> Inn was $500 a night; two night minimum.
>>>
>>> I can't see many people able to afford that kind of lodging, even if
>>> ticket prices come back to earth.
>>>
>>> -Zeb
>>> --
>>> GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY!
>>> 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions
>>> 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions
>>> 2008 National Football Champions |
>>> Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel
>>> (1996),
>>> Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
>>
>> --
>> GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY!
>> 1996 National Football Champions   |   2006 National Basketball Champions
>> 2006 National Football Champions   |   2007 National Basketball Champions
>> 2008 National Football Champions   |
>> Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel
>> (1996),
>> Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
>

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GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY!
1996 National Football Champions   |   2006 National Basketball Champions
2006 National Football Champions   |   2007 National Basketball Champions
2008 National Football Champions   |
Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996),
Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us



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Helen Huntley
(727) 823-3801
www.helenhuntley.com

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GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY!
1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions
2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions
2008 National Football Champions |
Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996),
Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us

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