There aren't 700 spots on the west lot, there are about 450. Many of those spaces in the first two rows are eaten by by suite holders. They get a set amount of spots for each suite, and since they are paying $50,000 a year for a box I think that's fair. You then have a number of spots that are used by the athletic department and IMG.
Most of the remaining spots were reserved by the previous owners of those spots. If you give at least $1,500 a year you could reserve your spot. If you give at $5,000 you could get two spots. There were less than 100 west lot spots available before the first pick was made last week.
Here's the thing, a quote from Hamrick to me, "I don't care if some people get mad. This reseating plan was the reason we were able to raise $22,000,000", and I agree wholeheartedly with him. I know one person who asked Hamrick how much it would cost him to keep his 5 spots. Hamrick told him $25,000 and the guy wrote the check.