Question about SEC ticket allocation 2024

I believe it’s an SEC rule that each school must provide visiting SEC schools with 8500 tickets.

I know Auburn had forever had a secondary deal with both Alabama and Georgia for an extra 1000.

I’m not sure about the lower deck…. I think there is a rule where at least 500 or so must be in the lower deck but I don’t know the exact number.

Years ago, every SEC school allocated at least a few thousand lower deck seats for visiting fans. Those days are gone. Of the big stadiums, LSU is the best at still giving some lower deck seats. Bama is by far the worst.

Looking for it and ran across a few things regarding current conference game requirements that may change for Texas and Oklahoma:

Student Sections. The home student section must be located on the opposite side of the field from the visiting team bench; or if located on the same side as the visiting team bench, the student section must be located from the 30-yard line toward the goal line. Any student seats located toward midfield from the 30-yard line may be no closer than 25 rows from the field. It is recommended that the visiting team should not be required to enter/exit the field in close proximity to the home team student section.

Tickets. There shall be a Letter of Agreement between participating institutions on the number of tickets to be exchanged. The host institution must provide the visiting institution a minimum of 2,000 tickets located in the lower level of the stadium, of which at least 1,000 tickets must be within one single block. After August 1, a visiting institution may return no more than 1,000 tickets for credit. Within 30 days of the game, no more than 500 tickets may be returned for credit. Within 14 days after the game, a maximum of 300 tickets may be returned for credit.

Non-Conference Scheduling. Each institution shall play at least one additional game each year against an 2023-2024 SEC COMMISSIONER’S REGULATIONS (UPDATED: 8/1/23) PAGE 71 COMMISSIONER’S REGULATIONS FOOTBALL opponent from either the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big 10 Conference, Big 12 Conference, Pac-12 Conference, or Division I FBS Independents (Army, BYU, or Notre Dame).

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Texas and Bama will have to adhere to SEC policy

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correct, they don't get to skirt the rules just because they're new. Granted I'm sure they will provide the absolute utmost minimum lower level allotment, which I guess makes sense since most other schools do too...but they are 100% going to have to provide lower level seats for visitors.

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LSU is the best at still giving some lower deck seats. Bama is by far the worst.

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Bama allocates the mandated amount of 2K. Same as every other school. Games I've been to in Baton Rouge LSU doesn't allocate any more than that either. Nor does A&M, UGA, Florida, etc. This is the biggest myth in the SEC and totally false.

LSU allocates 3K in lower bowl and 3K in upper decks

20 years ago I sat in the lower levels of all the schools when the ticket allotment was larger. I have 38 years donating right under scholly level. Since expansion of stadiums and the conference I sit in the top rows of the upper decks at away games. Increased support staff, etc….
It’s a bitch!

Not positive, but believe Texas had to adhere to the Big 12 rules about ticket allocation. Alabama got the same lousy allocation of tickets that was the same for Big 12 conference games. Visiting team bands were all in the upper decks for all of the conference games for several years. The Big 12 conference schools would have howled had Texas changed the allocation for Alabama. They were, and still are, angry because Texas is leaving the conference for the SEC.