Alabama penalizing students for leaving football games early

[Greenrex]

"A report Thursday by the New York Times found that the college football juggernaut uses location-tracking technology to support its student loyalty rewards program. The basics are simple, and a bit eerie: Students download the Tide Loyalty Points app, earn 100 points for attending a home game and then get an additional 250 if they’re still in attendance by the fourth quarter."

 

https://beta.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/09/13/alabama-is-penalizing-students-leaving-football-games-early-is-that-normal/?wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1

 

[MrStrange18]

Im down for this...

TBH I was surprised by how long students stuck around for the ACU game. 

However, it is a taaad creepy that they are using location tracking to figure this out.  But when youre a big dawg... you can do whatever you want.

 

GMG

[drex]

I have advocated a form of this for UNT to two athletic administrations.

[Udomann]

If there was a clear definition of "first world problems", this would belong in the dictionary.

 

so used to winning they don't bother to stay.

Edited September 13, 2019 by Udomann

[LongJim]

Who is forcing them to install the app?  Lots of versions of this app available for many schools.  The "issue" looks like a bag of nothing at first glance.

[Cerebus]

All this means is some poor pledge is going to be stuck holding 60 phones while the rest of his frat goes back to the tailgate.

[LongJim]

25 minutes ago, Cerebus said:

All this means is some poor pledge is going to be stuck holding 60 phones while the rest of his frat goes back to the tailgate.

Yup.

[Eastwood Eagle]

42 minutes ago, Cerebus said:

All this means is some poor pledge is going to be stuck holding 60 phones while the rest of his frat goes back to the tailgate.

College kids would never be without a cell phone for that long. 

[greenminer]

2 hours ago, Eastwood Eagle said:

College kids would never be without a cell phone for that long. 

College kids would give up a lot go get back to the free alcohol.

[meangreenlax]

5 percent off tuition if you come to every game at Apogee/the game at SMU

[ipd054]

They opt in and get rewards....   who cares?

[UNT 90 Grad]

Sounds to me like they are rewarded for staying, not penalized for leaving.  Whatevs.