I hadnt thought about this until just now, but the fact that that athletic dept. just announced a $17 million deficit due to Pac 12 Comcast settlement and the lesser revenue in the Big Xii may be a big factor.
But my brother and I have two seats that we took over from my parents in the 90’s. They had the seats since the SEC opened in 1969. We have had them through thick and thin, but are probably going to give them up next year becasue it is just too depressing to keep going.
I suppose that if you had to ask a donor to pony up for a Smith buyout you might as well use that money for NIL (legally).