People in the SEZ have whatever right to do with the tickets they bought. Sure, I think it looks shitty on TV when the seats are empty, but I’m a poor so nobody gives a fuck what I think. Don’t clutch your pearls when I say this, but I think the SEZ would still look shitty even if it was maxed out with asses in every seat. The SEZ represents the Disneyfication of college football in Austin. But it’s acceptable because it brought in mega money from donors to build all the state of the art shit that our players and staff need for success.
My preference would have been to close the bowl like the NEZ side, but I have to settle for what the SEZ is because rich people who have dumped millions into the school and NIL want a place to socialize inside with food and drinks on gameday. Business is business and money talks. The gigantic blaring screen in the SEZ constantly reminds us of that.