By now, Texas A&M football fans are well aware of the fiasco that was the ticket pull for the Aggies' game against Texas. The proceedings from that night came under intense scrutiny after reports of student organizations reselling massive amounts of tickets to opposing fanbases, a late-night crowd rush to cut the line, and more.
There was a lot about what went down that was irritating to Aggie fans who love the ticket pull tradition. More chafing than anything, though, was the notion that Aggie students would be reselling what ended up being the most valuable average ticket in regular season football history to opposing fans.
In the wake of all that, comments came down from university president Mark Welsh, indicating that a change might be on the way. Well, now that change has come.
Texas A&M football moving to 'digital solution' for ticket pull after Texas fiasco
It looks like the digital age is coming to Texas A&M football student ticketing after the issues the student body faced in the leadup to the Texas game.
In a statement from Mark Welsh, allusions were made to a 'digital solution' that will apparently be in place as soon as 'the 2025 football season.' That's a quick move to a completely different system, but it shouldn't be too hard.
President Welsh has just announced that ticket pull will be online moving forward pic.twitter.com/HfWUttdfEo
— Barstool Texas A&M (@BarstoolTexasAM) December 6, 2024
Many other universities have used systems like this for quite some time. Traditions are hard to break at a place like Texas A&M, but it became clear that the mild fun involved with this one ended up being far outweighed with the potential dangers that came along with it.