Georgia refunding season-ticket holders for Vanderbilt game cancellation, may seek SEC relief
Georgia’s regular-season finale against Vanderbilt was canceled, and now, the school is trying to make it right with its season-ticket holders, who won’t get to attend another game at Sanford Stadium in 2020.
On Thursday, Marc Weiszer of the Athens Banner-Herald reported that Georgia is refunding “approximately $1.8 million” to season-ticket holders. It also may seek “relief” from the SEC, as the game had previously been scheduled for Dec. 5 before getting postponed due to Vanderbilt struggling to reach a suitable number of available players on its roster for various reasons.
“I think we’ll certainly bring that to the attention of the conference,” athletic director Greg McGarity said Thursday, per Weiszer. “I’m sure we’ll seek some type of consideration at the proper time in light of what happened, not anything related to what we’ve done. We certainly hope there’s some consideration given, but that process hasn’t started yet.”
McGarity also stated that Georgia president Jere Morehead would need to back that request and get support from the other 13 schools in the SEC.
The Bulldogs weren’t able to find a replacement game for this weekend (which the SEC tried to help them do), so last Saturday’s win at Missouri turned out to be their regular-season finale. They hadn’t played a game at home since beating Mississippi State on Nov. 21.
Georgia is likely going to play in a bowl game, so it will have one more matchup this season, although it’s not yet known where and when that will be.
I have the perfect way for Georgia to make up the lost money. Let the Bulldogs play two bowl games. So many of the teams are opting out of bowl games, UGA could play in one next week and then another at New Year’s.
Sounds good on the surface. Probably obstacles abound.
Better yet, make Vanderbilt pay us for quitting the season 1 week early when they fielded a team to play their Senior Day against Tennessee when they didn’t have 52 scholarships.
Didn’t stop them then but then to travel to Athens “Oh sorry, we can’t fiend a team”
I like it.
I’m 100% behind this
Time for Kirby to agree to a payout in order to show how much he loves UGA.
Pay cut
Sept 20 – Kirby and Mary Beth Smart are contributing $1 million to the University of Georgia to go towards the Athletic Association’s new social justice program, scholarships for senior athletes whose seasons were affected by the pandemic and the expansion of the Bulldogs football program.
I think Kirby is doing his part, thanks for suggestion though
They also serve and give to the Camp Twin Lakes foundation charity.
You should more worried if Dan’s Zoomba class and Megans tiktok dues are paid up, g8rtruth
Mr Truth, why don’t you take a pay cut and donate the diff to UGA? You could give up 10 % of your income. UGA could use that $2000.
I’ve seen plenty of UGA fans express frustration and bemusement about Vandy cancelling on UGA twice but still playing Tennessee in between the cancellations. When I did the same some hall monitor swooped in to tell me my opinion wasn’t interesting and set me straight by offering conjecture in lieu of actual facts. Go figure.
Hall monitoring is over rated
Abso-freaking-lutely
Vanderbilt should have to refund the money to UGA.
Vandy opted-out against Georgia. One week later they put enough together for “their” Senior day game, only to opt-out the following week ‘again’ against UGA.
Make Vandy pay that and if it collapses their football program, so be it.
Kick them out of the SEC and replace with Clemson or FSU. Who cares of South Carolina or UF are offended
Vandy doesn’t deserve to be in the SEC. I wish they would get kicked out of the conference but that’ll never happen.