Thanks to the blog reader who brought this to my attention. I appreciate it.
Yes, I'm breaking out the thumbs down picture. :)
This article was posted today on the Lincoln Journal Star website. This isn't ground-breaking news for the majority of us, but it's a very, very interesting read for Stars fans, and Nebraska basketball fans nonetheless. More than ever, I think this parking fee change is going to be a disaster. I expect long lines, causing traffic jams like we've never seen, and irate fans.
Click here to read the entire article. Here's a quote from the article:
"UNL Parking and Transit Services and Nebraska Athletics will manage all event-parking operations, including parking and traffic management inside lots and at campus entrances. Prepaid donor and booster and general ticket-holder parking will be available."
As we see above, Nebraska Athletics will share the responsibility of "event-parking operations." These are the same clowns who made parking for Stars fans last season a nightmare. I'm not going to ramble on and get myself in trouble over this, but I have no faith at all that this is going to run like a well-oiled machine. It's going to be a big fat mess. Please, please prove me wrong UNL.
When you are done reading the article and shaking your head in disbelief, make sure you click on the "comments" link to read the sparkling, joyous feedback from hockey and basketball fans. UNL certainly isn't making any fans with this move. Edit: The LJS has since moved the article from the "Local" section to the "Husker Extra" section, therefore losing all of the 13 comments that were written previously. Did anyboy out there happen to save those comments? There were some good ones left by hockey fans.
Oh, by the way....if you're a horse racing fan, no parking fee for you. So if you're blowing your social security check at the track, feel good that you're not getting bent over by UNL.
End of rant.