"What about that paper ticket part, you ask? Yeah, that's been a daunting task and remains a high-pressure duty right now for those in the Husker ticket office.
"I think we've heard loudly and clearly that our fans are very much in favor of the paper ticket option," said Alberts, who offered a special thanks to Holly Adam, Husker assistant athletic director for ticketing, who has been working hard to make that happen after many fans responded that they still wanted hard-copy tickets.
Even with mobile tickets becoming more the norm, Alberts said nearly one-third of the season-ticket base in football wanted paper tickets. One of his first decisions as the Husker A.D. was to do honor those requests.
"I do know that we have fans that have not received their paper tickets yet. I also want you to know that they're coming. I want you to know that we have about 30 staff members who have volunteered (Thursday) to show up at 7 a.m. This is a team that has been working at 6:30 in the morning to 10 o'clock at night. I put them in a very tough spot by announcing we will have a paper ticket option. And I'm glad that we did. ... Almost 8,000 season-ticket accounts requested a paper-ticket option. So I think it's part of the unique culture that is Nebraska Athletics."
The paper ticket option was also extended to volleyball.
On the football front, Alberts added, "You will get your tickets. Be patient with us. And I would anticipate having a paper ticket option (in future years) as we move forward. The reality is we need to move on with some of the opportunities in technology, but we have a strong portion of our fan base that enjoys collecting the paper tickets."
Alberts said the Huskers will get a commemorative ticket out to season-ticket holders at some point in the season too.
"I think we've heard loudly and clearly that our fans are very much in favor of the paper ticket option," said Alberts, who offered a special thanks to Holly Adam, Husker assistant athletic director for ticketing, who has been working hard to make that happen after many fans responded that they still wanted hard-copy tickets.
Even with mobile tickets becoming more the norm, Alberts said nearly one-third of the season-ticket base in football wanted paper tickets. One of his first decisions as the Husker A.D. was to do honor those requests.
"I do know that we have fans that have not received their paper tickets yet. I also want you to know that they're coming. I want you to know that we have about 30 staff members who have volunteered (Thursday) to show up at 7 a.m. This is a team that has been working at 6:30 in the morning to 10 o'clock at night. I put them in a very tough spot by announcing we will have a paper ticket option. And I'm glad that we did. ... Almost 8,000 season-ticket accounts requested a paper-ticket option. So I think it's part of the unique culture that is Nebraska Athletics."
The paper ticket option was also extended to volleyball.
On the football front, Alberts added, "You will get your tickets. Be patient with us. And I would anticipate having a paper ticket option (in future years) as we move forward. The reality is we need to move on with some of the opportunities in technology, but we have a strong portion of our fan base that enjoys collecting the paper tickets."
Alberts said the Huskers will get a commemorative ticket out to season-ticket holders at some point in the season too.
