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Lots of good lower bowl seats were still available when I made my selection tonight.  When I made the final submission, the on-screen confirmation had a blurb about payment plans. We have had preferred seating for the last 2 seasons and had to pony up big time when the invoice arrived ($8K including our 2nd set of seats).  We decided to just choose lower bowls during the normal seating process.  The availability of a payment plan (other than running up a credit card bill) may be helpful to the sales efforts.  I do not recall reading anything about payment plans but I think it is a great idea.

Our group had its reseating appointment Tuesday night and I must say we were disappointed.  After more than $3500 in combined donations in an effort to "move up," we actually had to move to different seats because 2 of our 4 seats had already been claimed.  The new seats are still very nice; I guess I don't understand the math.  

How can you jump that many places in line and seem to only be treading water?  Are donations really up in this economic climate (seems unlikely)?  I read one explanation might be people increasing a pair of tickets to four.  Can anyone speak to how common that is and what the option is for extisting ticketholders to add tickets under the same point totals?  Because if demand is this high, it would seem that a secondary market could be created with those high point total folks moving from 2 to 4 and then reselling the tickets.

Anyone else having similar experiences?

Quote from: MULS1999 on June 11, 2009, 11:10:52 AM
Our group had its reseating appointment Tuesday night and I must say we were disappointed.  After more than $3500 in combined donations in an effort to "move up," we actually had to move to different seats because 2 of our 4 seats had already been claimed.  The new seats are still very nice; I guess I don't understand the math.  

How can you jump that many places in line and seem to only be treading water?  Are donations really up in this economic climate (seems unlikely)?  I read one explanation might be people increasing a pair of tickets to four.  Can anyone speak to how common that is and what the option is for existing ticket holders to add tickets under the same point totals?  Because if demand is this high, it would seem that a secondary market could be created with those high point total folks moving from 2 to 4 and then reselling the tickets.

Anyone else having similar experiences?

I went at 5:15 on Tuesday and was surprised at the availability compared to two years ago.  My percentile, however, has increased 13.06 places since the last reseating.  Keep in mind that the donations counted are over a two year period, and year end giving in 2008 probably wasn't impacted by the economy.  I think that will very much happen next time around, presumably in 2011.

Anyone done the online version? 

My question surrounds .. how often is the "seating chart" updated?  I mean .. if you take a few minutes to pick a seat, do seats disappear in front of your eyes, or do you need to refresh the screen somehow?

Quote from: mu_hilltopper on June 11, 2009, 11:54:49 AM
Anyone done the online version? 

My question surrounds .. how often is the "seating chart" updated?  I mean .. if you take a few minutes to pick a seat, do seats disappear in front of your eyes, or do you need to refresh the screen somehow?

I am fairly certain it is real time. When select seats they will hold them for 30 seconds then they get re-released.

I did the online picking Tuesday night at 6:11 pm.  You have to click out to the Overhead View screen, then select your section to get the updated view on what seats are available.  That only takes a couple seconds.  When you select your seats, you can still "hold" them for 30 minutes and browse around for other available seats in case you want to make a change before you hit "Submit".

I got bumped back one row and over 2 seats (away from midcourt).  I think the resaeting was supposed to start Monday night, but 2 of my 4 seats from last year were already "selected" by Sunday.  Who is getting these seats?  Is there some type of presale to preferred season ticket holders or sponsors?  Or did the university take more or different seats than last year?

Yeah, I noticed a few seats gone before Monday, including the two odd seats that were next to me for the last 2 seasons .. no one really sat there most of the time, then some random people would be there every so often. -- Knowing those seats were gone before Monday means that MU must hold those odd ones back for their own purposes.

Not odd they do that, just the location was bizarre.  (Corner section, Row X, 2 in from the aisle?)

Can somebody tell me if you can log on early and be ready to select as soon as the count down clock hits zero?

Although I have not selected yet I think this set up is ideal.  Especially compared to previous times when you would get taken in and shown what was left.  At least this way you can get a feel for what will be available to you ahead of time.

I am amazed at the number of good seats still left.

Quote from: mu_hilltopper on June 11, 2009, 01:36:04 PM
Yeah, I noticed a few seats gone before Monday, including the two odd seats that were next to me for the last 2 seasons .. no one really sat there most of the time, then some random people would be there every so often. -- Knowing those seats were gone before Monday means that MU must hold those odd ones back for their own purposes.

Not odd they do that, just the location was bizarre.  (Corner section, Row X, 2 in from the aisle?)

When I went in for reseating I asked why there was two shades of red marking the taken seats. The one shade of red were the seats reserved by MU for their own use. In the past I have been told that the very large donors select their tickets before the reseating process.

Quote from: PuertoRicanNightmare on June 11, 2009, 01:50:55 PM
Can somebody tell me if you can log on early and be ready to select as soon as the count down clock hits zero?

Yes

Quote from: bilsu on June 11, 2009, 02:17:28 PM
When I went in for reseating I asked why there was two shades of red marking the taken seats. The one shade of red were the seats reserved by MU for their own use. In the past I have been told that the very large donors select their tickets before the reseating process.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure Dick Strong doesn't worry about the reseating process. 

Quote from: bilsu on June 11, 2009, 02:17:28 PM
When I went in for reseating I asked why there was two shades of red marking the taken seats. The one shade of red were the seats reserved by MU for their own use. In the past I have been told that the very large donors select their tickets before the reseating process.

Bingo.

Not only that but there are some people(jesuits, long time faculty etc) who are exempt from reseating.   They won't lose the seat, but in many cases that also means that they can't improve their seats if they choose to.

Quote from: MULS1999 on June 11, 2009, 11:10:52 AM
Our group had its reseating appointment Tuesday night and I must say we were disappointed.  After more than $3500 in combined donations in an effort to "move up," we actually had to move to different seats because 2 of our 4 seats had already been claimed.  The new seats are still very nice; I guess I don't understand the math.  

How can you jump that many places in line and seem to only be treading water?  Are donations really up in this economic climate (seems unlikely)?  I read one explanation might be people increasing a pair of tickets to four.  Can anyone speak to how common that is and what the option is for extisting ticketholders to add tickets under the same point totals?  Because if demand is this high, it would seem that a secondary market could be created with those high point total folks moving from 2 to 4 and then reselling the tickets.

Anyone else having similar experiences?

I only take two seats. In the past they did not encourage me to take any more. This year they asked me three times in the reseating process if I wanted two more seats. So they definately were pushing it. With the donation level per seat you have to make donations to keep up. In my case I have to donate $375 a seat for my two seats, which comes to $1,500 in two years. Someone else taking 4 seats at my level will have to donate $3,000 in two years. If I do not doing anything else, I will fall 15 points behind the person with four seats.

When does reseating start each day?  I have my apppointment in a few hours and I'm wondering how many are in front of me

Reseating starts at 4:00 each day except Saturday.  Starts in the morning not sure when.  They add new patrons every MINUTE so be ready to pick right away.  You can be in the system at anytime and on more than one computer.  We had two people on checking both sides of the arena.  The seats disappear as they are chosen.  They turn a bright red/purple color while they are hold and then turn dark red when chosen.  No need to refresh.  It is vital to be logged in before your time because of the frequency of new choosers.  When it is your time to choose a message will pop up and you can click on your first seat.  after your first choice it tells you that it is in your cart or something like that and you have to click OK.  Then choose your remaining seats.  The instructional video is actually helpful.
   We spoke with Joe True in the Blue and Gold office several times about concerns.
It is true that faculty and staff that have been grandfathered in can keep their same seats.  The University seats were also blocked out ahead of time and these seats are all over the arena not just prime seats.  He told us the number of University seats actually went down this year.  Not sure if they were in the lower bowl or not.
We went up 30 spots and were basically treading water too.  We lucked out and got 4 on the mid court aisle in a similar section to what we had been in, where were on the opposite aisle last time.
Joe told us that many people ahead of us had increased from 2 to 4 tickets.
We noticed that although 15 people were in ahead of us ( we went at 4:16 on Tuesday) only 8 seats were chosen in that time period, 4 groups of 2.  So there were 11 people who took their sweet time.
Hope this helps

Boy, that deal where you can go up from 2 to 4 tickets is a real killer for everyone downstream.  

As time goes on, and the 12 good sections get more and more entrenched, it's more and more favorable to just forget about helping yourself, instead, find a friend above you and ask them to get you 2.  

It's one thing that if you bear children and want to start taking them to games .. it's another when you're just buying for others who would normally not get such prime seats due to their point level.

Well that was frustrating.  I just selected for my business partner.  I did my own from the Al.  These I did from home.  Running Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10  Had everything ready to go.   My time comes up, and I try to select, and it won't "take."  I try four times; no go.

So, I re-log in using Explorer, and fortunately get the same seats I was targeting, but I'll admit I was a bit panicked, selecting for someone else and getting nowhere.  The web site states:

      PC users – We suggest you use a Firefox (http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/) browser or newer versions of Internet Explorer (6.0 or higher).

So, what the heck?

I picked the other night.  I recall they said I would get an email confirm within 24 hours, but I haven't gotten one yet.  Should I be worried?  

Is everyone else getting an email confirm?  Someone above mentioned payment plans but I don't recall seeing anything about plans.  

Hope I didn't screw up.

Edit:
The email confirmation was just delivered several minutes ago right after I posted.  3 days later, but I am set for next year's seats. 

agree about the frustration of 2 seats to 4..., especially when I went thru hell, and lost a ton of 'position', going to 4 seats many years ago.  I believe the comment re getting seats for friends w/ lower point totals is accurate, and should not be allowed- if detected. 

So can anyone confirm that they are offering payment plans this year?? If so, what are the options, do we know??

This was in the email I received from MU last night confirming my ticket purchase:

This year we are happy to offer you the ability to pay for your season tickets via a 6-month payment plan. If you so choose, you may elect to have the total cost of your season tickets split into six charges payable over six months. The first of the six payments is due by July 31 and will immediately be charged to your credit card. The remaining five payments will then automatically be charged to the same credit card on the last day of each ensuing month from August through December.

You may instead choose to pay the total amount in one payment due by July 31.

If you have any questions, please email athletics@marquette.edu or call 414-288-GOMU (4668).

Quote from: QPSS70 on June 12, 2009, 06:06:08 AM
This was in the email I received from MU last night confirming my ticket purchase:

This year we are happy to offer you the ability to pay for your season tickets via a 6-month payment plan. If you so choose, you may elect to have the total cost of your season tickets split into six charges payable over six months. The first of the six payments is due by July 31 and will immediately be charged to your credit card. The remaining five payments will then automatically be charged to the same credit card on the last day of each ensuing month from August through December.

You may instead choose to pay the total amount in one payment due by July 31.

If you have any questions, please email athletics@marquette.edu or call 414-288-GOMU (4668)

Not bad, but still not as great of a payment plan as MU employees get. :)

Quote from: warriormom on June 11, 2009, 05:50:28 PM
Reseating starts at 4:00 each day except Saturday.  Starts in the morning not sure when.  They add new patrons every MINUTE so be ready to pick right away.  You can be in the system at anytime and on more than one computer. 

Thanks for the great info, but I believe it starts earlier than 4pm... on the other board, someone said their time is 2:47pm on Friday (today).  Can anyone confirm the start or tell of any earlier time?  I'm helping my friend pick his seats this afternoon.

Also, my time is for Sat 10:10am.  Anyone know how much earlier it starts tomorrow?  I'm hoping 10am.

Thanks in advance

They may have changed the times for Friday but I know for a fact they started at 4:00 on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
We have a 9:30 time on Saturday morning.  If you call the Blue and Gold office or ticket office they will tell you the times.  It isn't a secret.

Quote from: warriormom on June 12, 2009, 08:49:17 AM
They may have changed the times for Friday but I know for a fact they started at 4:00 on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
We have a 9:30 time on Saturday morning.  If you call the Blue and Gold office or ticket office they will tell you the times.  It isn't a secret.

Ok thanks for the info, just called.  Looks like we both have a few hours of selection to sweat until then...

friday: noon to 9pm
saturday: 9am to 6pm

someone picks every minute like you said.

whatever seats you see open late tonight have a good chance of being there tomorrow for you.  good luck

You too.  Be prepared and be fast and I think you will get the jump on a few people who didn't look ahead of time or have another person to work with.

I'd be interested to know the current rank.  Does anybody have a late Thursday or early Friday time who would be willing to share their rank?

Quote from: Mufflers on June 12, 2009, 11:58:31 AM
I'd be interested to know the current rank.  Does anybody have a late Thursday or early Friday time who would be willing to share their rank?

I was proxy for my business partner last night.  Selection time was 7:57 p.m.  His rank was 1156.  His point total is 99.  His percentile is 59.89.  Seats selected:  Sec. 226, row Z (right below the suites).

I gave this advice two years ago, and I'll do it again.  If you end up in the upper bowl, don't automatically assume the first couple of rows are the best--the "railing" runs across your viewing angle and it's hard to see "down" when you are seated.  In my opinion, something like Section 422, row D, seats 2 & 3 are about the best you can get in the upper bowl.

Quote from: Sir Lawrence on June 12, 2009, 12:22:25 PM
I was proxy for my business partner last night.  Selection time was 7:57 p.m.  His rank was 1156.  His point total is 99.  His percentile is 59.89.  Seats selected:  Sec. 226, row Z (right below the suites).

I gave this advice two years ago, and I'll do it again.  If you end up in the upper bowl, don't automatically assume the first couple of rows are the best--the "railing" runs across your viewing angle and it's hard to see "down" when you are seated.  In my opinion, something like Section 422, row D, seats 2 & 3 are about the best you can get in the upper bowl.

Very good advice, I concur.

Thanks for your advice.  I was wondering about the obstruction, especially because I require one of the seats to be on the aisle.  I'll take your advice into consideration.

I'm surprised by the number of single seats left remaining.  I would think that MU would try to manage that better, although when rows have an odd number of seats (like 7) I guess it's hard not to leave one open.  Looking at section 226, just in the last four rows I count 13 open single seats.

Yeah, I actually count 16 in that section.  The program should be written as to prevent somebody from selecting in a manner that leaves a single seat.

Quote from: Mufflers on June 12, 2009, 11:58:31 AM
I'd be interested to know the current rank.  Does anybody have a late Thursday or early Friday time who would be willing to share their rank?

I don't know my numerical rank (and don't remember where to find it), but I believe my percentile is around 50 or 51% and I have 71 points -- my selection time is at 2:47 this afternoon.

I concur with the above post warning about seats in the first couple of rows upstairs.  There are some great seats on the second level, but I'd go with at least the third or fourth row if I was sitting up there.

The other seat I was watching with amusement was 201 B9.  It's in the fifth row behind the MU bench.  I'm glad it's gone now because it was awefully tempting.

Any concern with the rail at the bottom of the aisle seats for rows E, F, and G?

Quote from: Mufflers on June 12, 2009, 01:07:29 PM
Any concern with the rail at the bottom of the aisle seats for rows E, F, and G?

I've sat in that area before (can't recall the exact rows), and don't recall the rail being a problem.  It was only when I was in the first couple of rows, when the rail is right in your face and hard to ignore....

Quote from: Mufflers on June 12, 2009, 12:41:46 PM
Yeah, I actually count 16 in that section.  The program should be written as to prevent somebody from selecting in a manner that leaves a single seat.

I believe they do.  It says in small print at the bottom of page after you login:
*We reserve the right to adjust your selections to eliminate any single seats to maximize seating capacity at the Bradley Center.

Since the selection is realtime, I imagine they have to do it manually, but I'm sure they do.

Quote from: Mufflers on June 12, 2009, 12:45:51 PM
The other seat I was watching with amusement was 201 B9.  It's in the fifth row behind the MU bench.  I'm glad it's gone now because it was awefully tempting.

Ouch, didn't know that one sold.  I was in the same boat... probably is good it's gone for my sake.

i sit in row B uppers and the rail is not a problem unless your near the aisles.

The last time MU hosted the NIT (Western Michigan), I got tickets in the third row center court. They were good when the referee was not standing in my line of vision. I would would not want those seats, especially with the $3,500 donation requirement. In 1993 I used to sit in the second or third row of section 216 or 217(?). The seats are at angle and right by the band. Everytime the cheerleaders would hold up their signs and megaphones they would block my view. I complained about it to them, but it did no good.  I do not think the cheerleaders hold up signs anymore, so ther must have been enough complaints. This year I am in row G behind the visitors bench. I am worried about the players on the bench standing up and blocking my view. On the other hand I am hoping I can hear what the coaches are saying. The point is your seats can get too low.

If I were ever fortunate or live long enough to get to the lower center court sections I wouldn't sit in any row lower that H,I,J.

Quote from: MUUWUWM on June 12, 2009, 04:26:21 PM
If I were ever fortunate or live long enough to get to the lower center court sections I wouldn't sit in any row lower that H,I,J.

+1 

I've gotten in the first or second row a couple of times -- being so close was fun for a few minutes, but I quickly realized you miss a lot by not being able to look down on the game. 

I'm not at center court yet, but earlier today was selecting my seats in Section 218.  Both the first and second rows were still mostly open, but I opted for two seats near the middle of the section (in row M).

Quote from: bilsu on June 12, 2009, 04:18:04 PM
This year I am in row G behind the visitors bench. I am worried about the players on the bench standing up and blocking my view. On the other hand I am hoping I can hear what the coaches are saying. The point is your seats can get too low.

Last year I was in 226 row C (behind the visitors' bench).  That's high enough, because it's actually the 6th row after AAA, BBB, CCC, A and B.  The opposing players do often stand up, but they didn't ever block my view except on DJ's foul on the 3-pointer in the corner at the end of the Georgetown game.  I suspect most seats farther back were also blocked on that play, though, too.

There is no reseating on Sunday I assume??

One oddity tonight .. My wife was signed on at home, I was at work .. noticed that our count-downs were off by about 30 seconds.   I would have figured the time would have come from the server's clock which, one would assume, would be in sync.

I remember someone had issues using Firefox, so opened a 2nd browser IE, which then had almost the same countdown as my wife at home, although still 2 secs off.  Made me wonder if some enterprising hacker could figure out a way to move the counter faster!!    8-)

.. Anyhow .. we ended up with 209 G.  One section worse, but improved about 20 rows closer.

Two notes:
1. Firefox worked fine
2. DO NOT LOOK AT YOUR SEAT CHOICES UNTIL 30 MINUTES BEFORE YOUR TIME.  Why?  All you will do is frustrate yourself.  My wife and I looked at the available seats about 2 hours early, chose about 10-15 possible areas that we wanted.  Every single one was gone 2 hours later.  (duh.)

Don't waste your time, get your hopes up.  It's like watching a car accident in slow-mo.  Nothing you can do but sit back and wait.

yeah, that was frustrating hilltopper-
same thing here.
picked at 1pm Friday.

at noon, our old seats 101 GG were still there.
at 12:30 they were gone, but 102 GG, better view available..
at 1pm gone.

ended up 2-3 rows behind where we were- 101 JJ I think, EVEN going 4 seats to 3...
things filled up fast

Who are these asses who leave seats on the end just to keep them open? It's stunning and shouldn't be allowed.

My question is, unless it is an obstructed view of some sort, why would anyone in their right mind sit in the middle of a row as opposed to on the aisle?? The aisle is so much better.

Quote from: muguru on June 13, 2009, 10:07:08 AM
My question is, unless it is an obstructed view of some sort, why would anyone in their right mind sit in the middle of a row as opposed to on the aisle?? The aisle is so much better.

Unless you are the type of person that doesn't get up more than once a game from your seats and doesn't like to deal with others constantly asking you to move because they go to the bathroom/concessions/etc every 10 minutes.

Quote from: muwarrior87 on June 13, 2009, 10:20:04 AM
Unless you are the type of person that doesn't get up more than once a game from your seats and doesn't like to deal with others constantly asking you to move because they go to the bathroom/concessions/etc every 10 minutes.

I'd much rather be the one being asked to move, then to be the one asking to have people move and tripping over their feet and beers on my way out. That's also why you sit upstairs, in a mostly empty row, then it's not an issue. :)

Thrilled!  Loved the experience of my first reseating (got my first season tickets last yer).  Grabbed Sec: 101, Row: GG at 5:30 p.m. last night.  I know most like middle of the court so they can see what they see on TV, but I like seing the physical play underneath up close, and definitely want opposing players and the refs to HEAR my comments.

i got my exact same seats this morning. that is cool with me.

Quote from: bamamarquettefan on June 13, 2009, 12:08:00 PM
Thrilled!  Loved the experience of my first reseating (got my first season tickets last yer).  Grabbed Sec: 101, Row: GG at 5:30 p.m. last night.  I know most like middle of the court so they can see what they see on TV, but I like seing the physical play underneath up close, and definitely want opposing players and the refs to HEAR my comments.

I'm not sure if I'm mad or impressed that a first-year ticket holder picked more then two hours ahead of us.    :-\

Quote from: The Golden Avalanche on June 13, 2009, 12:19:29 PM
I'm not sure if I'm mad or impressed that a first-year ticket holder picked more then two hours ahead of us.    :-\

He wrote a book about MU basketball.  That's worth like 100 B&G points.

Just got back from the reseating at the Al. Had a 1:44 p.m. on Saturday. Was able to upgrade my two seats slightly from Sec. 205 row Y to 206 row M. There are a few lower bowls left but this process ends Tuesday and they will be gone by end of day today or Monday. MU was well prepared and had helpful folks on hand. Was able to zero in on a couple different options prior to my time. All in all a good experience.

Just secured my front row tickets with $1 beers. 

Albeit with my DirecTV package out here in Boston, but still decent nonetheless :)

Or are they taking Sunday off??

Quote from: muguru on June 13, 2009, 08:01:45 PM
Or are they taking Sunday off??

Yes, Sunday is an off day; no reseating.

OK, which one of you guys decided that you absolutely needed to select seats 13-16 in the last row of section 413?  Row X?  Really?  :D

Quote from: bilsu on June 11, 2009, 02:34:53 PM
I only take two seats. In the past they did not encourage me to take any more. This year they asked me three times in the reseating process if I wanted two more seats. So they definately were pushing it. With the donation level per seat you have to make donations to keep up. In my case I have to donate $375 a seat for my two seats, which comes to $1,500 in two years. Someone else taking 4 seats at my level will have to donate $3,000 in two years. If I do not doing anything else, I will fall 15 points behind the person with four seats.

Can you explain how you will fall 15 points behind?

Answer: $1,500 in donations = 15 points.

Quote from: deep vacuum on June 14, 2009, 12:23:55 PM
OK, which one of you guys decided that you absolutely needed to select seats 13-16 in the last row of section 413?  Row X?  Really?  :D

Those seats are now all available.....

I lost my seat already, and don't pick til Monday nite.  Ugh.

Quote from: Daniel on June 14, 2009, 11:51:56 PM
I lost my seat already, and don't pick til Monday nite.  Ugh.

Same here.

Group of 7, got tickets in 441, Rows F and G. Was quick and painless.

got my seats and the whole process was about a minute.  very painless, but glad it's over.  the suspense of checking to see if my seats every hour was getting old.  very well done i think

The application was slick - very well done.  High grade on the app!  I missed out on getting my same seat as lasat year up in 420 Row C.  Have friends down the row in C.  So bummer.  But got a single seat is same section in the A Row, so not all that bad.

QUESTION: I never received a confirming email, and the seat I selected is now BLUE on the chart.  Is this correct?  Anyone have an insight into this??

They must be selling more seaon tickets this year than last - it seems.  Hope so

Did my group's about 5:45ish.  Same spot as last two years; section 428 Row C Seats 5-8.

Quote from: Daniel on June 15, 2009, 08:04:21 PM
The application was slick - very well done.  High grade on the app!  I missed out on getting my same seat as lasat year up in 420 Row C.  Have friends down the row in C.  So bummer.  But got a single seat is same section in the A Row, so not all that bad.

QUESTION: I never received a confirming email, and the seat I selected is now BLUE on the chart.  Is this correct?  Anyone have an insight into this??

They must be selling more seaon tickets this year than last - it seems.  Hope so

that is correct.  email came a few hours later.

Chatted with Brian Bowsher for a little bit tonight, and he said Season ticket sales ARE up from the previous two seasons. I am shocked at what little is left in the upper bowl. Including whoever it was that took my seats from last year in 441(I hate you!!! ;D). I don't pick until tomorrow, and I am not thrilled about what's left. but, the plus side to that is more season ticket holders, which is a good thing. You will also notice there are still surprisingly(at this point in the process) quite a few lowers left. Brian said he's noticed more people moving upstairs this year, and he didn't know if that was because of the price of the lower seats, or that people are realizing sitting downstairs behind the basket just isn't that great.

Quote from: 4everwarriors' hedge trimmers on June 15, 2009, 09:06:46 PM
that is correct.  email came a few hours later.

Thanks - I wll wait a littl emore for the email!  It's almost 3 hours....thanks a lot- feel better now.  Do you know when we are suppoed to pay the balance?  In the Fall?

Quote from: Daniel on June 15, 2009, 10:16:24 PM
Thanks - I wll wait a littl emore for the email!  It's almost 3 hours....thanks a lot- feel better now.  Do you know when we are suppoed to pay the balance?  In the Fall?

The balance is "due" in July, however this year, they are offering the ability to spread out payment up to 6th months. Your monthly payment would happen on the 15th of every month, through December. Me like.

Re-seated at 5:45 today, sitting with Tom Crean's Tanning Bed and others in 428, row C.

My time was 6:55 last night, 18 pts I think but what I determined was that the 9$ seats are much more popular than the 15$ or 25$ and there were still a handful of lower bowls available. Recession I guess?

I lost my seats as well, was front row in 9$ section now H.

My time was at 7:20pm last night...only 14 points for me since I'm not a student or an alumni.
I was upset my $9 seats in the 400 level were already gone. :(
Since we actually go to all the games we're spolied and didn't want to go up much further. Instead of saving money with the $99 deal, we ended up upgrading a section over and ended up spending more than last year...
ooops. I wish if we wanted to keep the same seats, we could just pay a little extra to keep 'em. I mean it's not like we're in the 200 level or anything...

Quote from: warriorgal23 on June 16, 2009, 09:38:41 AM
My time was at 7:20pm last night...only 14 points for me since I'm not a student or an alumni.
I was upset my $9 seats in the 400 level were already gone. :(
Since we actually go to all the games we're spolied and didn't want to go up much further. Instead of saving money with the $99 deal, we ended up upgrading a section over and ended up spending more than last year...
ooops. I wish if we wanted to keep the same seats, we could just pay a little extra to keep 'em. I mean it's not like we're in the 200 level or anything...

you were still ahead of our group! we are 7 strong, and although i have >14 points, the rest of us that aren't married only have 12 points even though we're all alumni (baby season ticket holders, i know) ;) so we had to pick late on monday night anyway; really wish we were wealthy enough to pick seats in the center uppers!  someday ;)

425 row H!  we'll be in yellow vests . . .

My husband and I picked on Saturday afternoon.  We have had the same seats for the last two years, but on Friday evening when we looked again a single person had taken ONE of the two seats in the row that we sat in.  So, now Marquette will most probably never be able to sell that single ticket as according to the ticket office, the person who took that sit has been a single season ticket holder for 20 years.  Great job Marquette, displace 2 alumni to fill up an entire row, just to put ONE person in it.  Ah, great marketing and common sense.  Just to get a relatively decent view, we had to go up in price for tickets and over to a section we have never seen.  Ah, what glorious morons that run the athletic department.

Quote from: jkovachie on June 16, 2009, 02:59:43 PM
My husband and I picked on Saturday afternoon.  We have had the same seats for the last two years, but on Friday evening when we looked again a single person had taken ONE of the two seats in the row that we sat in.  So, now Marquette will most probably never be able to sell that single ticket as according to the ticket office, the person who took that sit has been a single season ticket holder for 20 years.  Great job Marquette, displace 2 alumni to fill up an entire row, just to put ONE person in it.  Ah, great marketing and common sense.  Just to get a relatively decent view, we had to go up in price for tickets and over to a section we have never seen.  Ah, what glorious morons that run the athletic department.

Sorry to hear about your experience. My experience, also on Saturday afternoon, was quite good. I was able to upgrade a bit from the second from the top row in section 205 to midway in section 206. Not great, but not bad for my lowly 30 points. Just out of curiosity, where were your seats and where did you move to?

Quote from: jkovachie on June 16, 2009, 02:59:43 PM
My husband and I picked on Saturday afternoon.  We have had the same seats for the last two years, but on Friday evening when we looked again a single person had taken ONE of the two seats in the row that we sat in.  So, now Marquette will most probably never be able to sell that single ticket as according to the ticket office, the person who took that sit has been a single season ticket holder for 20 years.  Great job Marquette, displace 2 alumni to fill up an entire row, just to put ONE person in it.  Ah, great marketing and common sense.  Just to get a relatively decent view, we had to go up in price for tickets and over to a section we have never seen.  Ah, what glorious morons that run the athletic department.

You're really complaining that somebody that's been a season ticket holder for 20 years (and presumably had a picking time earlier than yours) took "your" seat?   ::)

Quote from: jkovachie on June 16, 2009, 02:59:43 PM
   Ah, great marketing and common sense.  Just to get a relatively decent view, we had to go up in price for tickets and over to a section we have never seen.  Ah, what glorious morons that run the athletic department.

1.  Seems to me like the athletic department did it's job:  increased revenue.

2.  If the person is  a single, what's he or she supposed to do, ask permission from every ticket holder to sit there?  Find someone to buy a season ticket and go together so that they together can always form a ticket couple? 

Indeed, jkovachie, your criticism is way off base.    That person picked before you, and it is first come, first served. 

While Marquette does occasionally shift people over to maximize seating, they don't do it lightly.  A 20 year ticket holder probably gets the seat he wants.

Quote from: mu_hilltopper on June 16, 2009, 04:37:13 PM
Indeed, jkovachie, your criticism is way off base.    That person picked before you, and it is first come, first served. 

While Marquette does occasionally shift people over to maximize seating, they don't do it lightly.  A 20 year ticket holder probably gets the seat he wants.

I agree and disagree. 20 years with season tickets? You should have quite a good selection. However, if you're only holding a single seat, there should be some limitation placed on your selection. For instance, if there are two seats left in a row, you're out of luck. It's just silly -- when there were hundreds of other seats to choose from -- that this individual knocked two people from a row. I'd venture to guess that when the ticket holder made their selection there were equivalent seats in other sections with more open seats.

Now, if there were three or more seats left in the row there is no debate. The guy can sit where he wants.

I believe people were doing this kind of thing in the hopes of having empty seats beside them the entire season. I'm not suggesting this was the case in this instance, but it's possible.

Quote from: PuertoRicanNightmare on June 16, 2009, 04:56:33 PM
I agree and disagree. 20 years with season tickets? You should have quite a good selection. However, if you're only holding a single seat, there should be some limitation placed on your selection. For instance, if there are two seats left in a row, you're out of luck. It's just silly -- when there were hundreds of other seats to choose from -- that this individual knocked two people from a row. I'd venture to guess that when the ticket holder made their selection there were equivalent seats in other sections with more open seats.

Now, if there were three or more seats left in the row there is no debate. The guy can sit where he wants.

I believe people were doing this kind of thing in the hopes of having empty seats beside them the entire season. I'm not suggesting this was the case in this instance, but it's possible.

So let's say there are three seats left in a row, and you want to purchase only two.  Are you supposed to take a pass and assume someone who is purchasing three seats will snap them up?  I am in complete agreement with you regarding not allowing an empty seat at the end of a row just so it can be used as a personal jacket holder all season, but I suspect a 20 year ticket holder may be a widow or widower looking for a night out of the house during the winter....

Quote from: jkovachie on June 16, 2009, 02:59:43 PM
We have had the same seats for the last two years

You mean just like everyone else?

Ugh.  Upper bowl filling up fast.  At best I'm sitting 3-4 rows higher than last year and it's still not my turn to select yet. :(

Mental note for next time (2011), especially for you upperdeckers with low points.

The point distribution is a pyramid.  Wide base, pointy top.

There's a huge log jam at the 2, 4, 6, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 point levels.  Just $100 bucks would have jumped you in front of your fellow level-mates.

For every $100 you give at the lower levels, you jump lots of accounts.  Example:  if you had 12 points this year, $100 measly bucks would have gotten you to 13 and jumped you in front of 175 people (think 350 seats better.)

That's not always the case, though, as going from 25 to 26 points only jumps you 25 accounts.

Suffice it to say, when you are under 20-25 points, you get a huge bang for your buck (in terms of jumping the line) .. might not get you downstairs, but you will be in a better position.

The points/level breakdown has been on the MU website for months:

http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/marq/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/PriorityPointRank-1.pdf

Quote from: Sir Lawrence on June 16, 2009, 05:14:50 PM
So let's say there are three seats left in a row, and you want to purchase only two.  Are you supposed to take a pass and assume someone who is purchasing three seats will snap them up?  I am in complete agreement with you regarding not allowing an empty seat at the end of a row just so it can be used as a personal jacket holder all season, but I suspect a 20 year ticket holder may be a widow or widower looking for a night out of the house during the winter....

I totally agree with you regarding people with two seats. I'm talking strictly about people with one seat...there should be at least some guidance provided or something. And I understand about the widower type thing. I think it's great that somebody has a single seat. I'm just saying an unusual ticket holder should maybe expect that MU is going to point them in certain directions.

Boy, you guys are making me nervous about what will be available in the fall for us, we usually do the five-game package.  Oh, well.

Well .. "upper bowl filling up fast" is not exactly right.

Just took a look.  Beside the two center sections (400/422) that are full up to about the 15-20th row .. the worst upper deck section is full maybe to the 7th row, some have 3-4-5th row availability.   There are PLENTY of good upper deck seats available.

Keep in mind .. with students, we had something like 13,000 season ticket holders.  That number isn't going to increase dramatically, +100-500 would be my guess.  That's but a pebble in the upper deck.

Quote from: mu_hilltopper on June 17, 2009, 08:10:07 AM
Well .. "upper bowl filling up fast" is not exactly right.

Just took a look.  Beside the two center sections (400/422) that are full up to about the 15-20th row .. the worst upper deck section is full maybe to the 7th row, some have 3-4-5th row availability.   There are PLENTY of good upper deck seats available.

Keep in mind .. with students, we had something like 13,000 season ticket holders.  That number isn't going to increase dramatically, +100-500 would be my guess.  That's but a pebble in the upper deck.

Maybe not fast, but certain sections are filling up more quickly that last year.  The $99 are going much faster than those same seats did last year when they were $160.  Right now, the first two seats available in any of those sections is in row J.  Last year, you could still get row E as a new season ticket holder in August.  Conversely, the $275 seats still have a lot of good ones available.

Quote from: rugbydrummer on June 16, 2009, 01:01:48 PM

you were still ahead of our group! we are 7 strong, and although i have >14 points, the rest of us that aren't married only have 12 points even though we're all alumni (baby season ticket holders, i know) ;) so we had to pick late on monday night anyway; really wish we were wealthy enough to pick seats in the center uppers!  someday ;)

425 row H!  we'll be in yellow vests . . .

Looks like we'll be seeing each other at the games this year. My group of 4 is in 425 Row G.

Quote from: mu_hilltopper on June 16, 2009, 06:46:26 PM
Mental note for next time (2011), especially for you upperdeckers with low points.

The point distribution is a pyramid.  Wide base, pointy top.

There's a huge log jam at the 2, 4, 6, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 point levels.  Just $100 bucks would have jumped you in front of your fellow level-mates.

For every $100 you give at the lower levels, you jump lots of accounts.  Example:  if you had 12 points this year, $100 measly bucks would have gotten you to 13 and jumped you in front of 175 people (think 350 seats better.)

That's not always the case, though, as going from 25 to 26 points only jumps you 25 accounts.

Suffice it to say, when you are under 20-25 points, you get a huge bang for your buck (in terms of jumping the line) .. might not get you downstairs, but you will be in a better position.

The points/level breakdown has been on the MU website for months:

http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/marq/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/PriorityPointRank-1.pdf

Thanks for the link.  I had forgotten all about that information.  I talked to someone in ticket sales this morning to get an idea on when certain point levels had picked recently.  I was given this short  breakdown by the sales rep.  My account had 4 pts and I selected my seats just before 7PM Tuesday evening.  Someone with 18 pts selected their seats early Monday. Someone with 35 pts selected their seats on Saturday and someone with 51 pts selected their seats on Friday.  In my particular case I would have had to select my seats on Saturday to have guaranteed my exact same seating location.

They also have a pdf that gave the "average" priority points per section, which is interesting.

http://www.gomarquette.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/marq/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/PointBreakdown090429 (http://www.gomarquette.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/marq/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/PointBreakdown090429)

There doesn't seem to be a done of method to the madness in the under 30 pt category as people are all over the place from $9-$25

The "average" points per section is really screwy, though.   You could have an average of 80 in a row with people in the 100s, and people in the 20s.    Lots of folks just pick their seats and stick with them year after year, even though they could move down.   I've sat in sections where I'm -20 from the average, and that's a ton of points.

I think the 99$ recession buster is really throwing off the past averages as well.

Does anyone know the logic behind this?

Is it to "ease" the pain of paying full boat for the first 10 oppoenents or to try and extend the target market to young alumi?

Or is it my personal favorite, to help get the misses to say ok? I know in my case we were totally prepared to move up a tier or 2 and the $99 price tag sealed the deal for my wife and our student loans and mortgage. Jumping from $170 to $270 was a possibility but $99 to $270 was not negotiable.

Doesn't seem like any of the other ticket tiers received a big discount?

Quote from: Michaelindz on June 17, 2009, 01:23:33 PM
I think the 99$ recession buster is really throwing off the past averages as well.

Does anyone know the logic behind this?

Is it to "ease" the pain of paying full boat for the first 10 oppoenents or to try and extend the target market to young alumi?

Doesn't seem like any of the other ticket tiers received a big discount?

I just bought season tickets for the first time.
And the $99.00 were so good to pass up I called a fellow graduate of mine (2008) and told him about it.  He was in.  The price is extremely doable for young professionals who are trying to save up in tough economic times and may not have the careers they were expecting after graduation.  I think it is a dual factor, recession helping as well as allowing a younger market to start their Marquette season ticket experience.

If it were $170.00 for the year I do not know if my buddy would have joined with me. That being said I am extremely excited that a buddy of mine will be able to join me for a few beers at a game (getting some time away from the girl) in the middle of winter on a Monday.  I will actually be like, "why is the weekend taking so long, hurry up Monday!"

Quote from: mosarsour on June 17, 2009, 10:33:32 AM
Looks like we'll be seeing each other at the games this year. My group of 4 is in 425 Row G.

Awesome!
which end of the tunnel?  towards 426 or 424?

Quote from: pillardean on June 17, 2009, 04:01:39 PM

I just bought season tickets for the first time.
And the $99.00 were so good to pass up I called a fellow graduate of mine (2008) and told him about it.  He was in.  The price is extremely doable for young professionals who are trying to save up in tough economic times and may not have the careers they were expecting after graduation.  I think it is a dual factor, recession helping as well as allowing a younger market to start their Marquette season ticket experience.

If it were $170.00 for the year I do not know if my buddy would have joined with me. That being said I am extremely excited that a buddy of mine will be able to join me for a few beers at a game (getting some time away from the girl) in the middle of winter on a Monday.  I will actually be like, "why is the weekend taking so long, hurry up Monday!"

A few beers at the Bradley Center will raise your $99 commitment to $170.  Quickly.

Quote from: pillardean on June 17, 2009, 04:01:39 PM

I just bought season tickets for the first time.
And the $99.00 were so good to pass up I called a fellow graduate of mine (2008) and told him about it.  He was in.  The price is extremely doable for young professionals who are trying to save up in tough economic times and may not have the careers they were expecting after graduation.  I think it is a dual factor, recession helping as well as allowing a younger market to start their Marquette season ticket experience.

If it were $170.00 for the year I do not know if my buddy would have joined with me. That being said I am extremely excited that a buddy of mine will be able to join me for a few beers at a game (getting some time away from the girl) in the middle of winter on a Monday.  I will actually be like, "why is the weekend taking so long, hurry up Monday!"

I have never once regretted my season tickets. Welcome aboard!

Quote from: rugbydrummer on June 17, 2009, 04:18:15 PM
Awesome!
which end of the tunnel?  towards 426 or 424?

We've got the 4 seats on the 424 side of the tunnel. Pretty happy with the section 425, but hated moving from our spots last season in row B.

Quote from: mosarsour on June 17, 2009, 04:49:58 PM
We've got the 4 seats on the 424 side of the tunnel. Pretty happy with the section 425, but hated moving from our spots last season in row B.

yeah, that stinks! how many points do you have if don't mind my asking?  we improved our seats by 1 section (426 row G) but moved one row back.  Not being by the inside aisle?  Priceless!!  Here's to (hopefully) having an unobstructed view!

Could someone explain what the $99 plan is?  I can't find it on the MU website .. is it for a full season package or just BE?  Maybe in the $9 seat range?

Quote from: mu_hilltopper on June 17, 2009, 06:53:04 PM
Could someone explain what the $99 plan is?  I can't find it on the MU website .. is it for a full season package or just BE?  Maybe in the $9 seat range?

Can't remember where I saw it fist - probably an e-mail I deleted - I think they called it their "economic relief" package. Full season.  They even mention it in the Buzz BBQ e-mail...
http://www.muscoop.com/index.php?topic=14918.0

Edit - here's the BC diagram.  Just the upper endzone opposite the students
(http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/marq/graphics/auto/BradleyCntrSeasonTix0911.jpg)

dp

Thanks rock .. looks like that plan must be a hit, the first 7-10 rows of those end zones are packed.

.. off the upper deck, I was surfing around .. surprised to see 20-25 open seats in 207.  Yeah, they are right behind the basket in X,Y, and Z...  but that section is packed up to W.    Not like X is that much worse than W.

I realize some would rather be in the upper deck center before being in the endzone, but they ARE lower bowl seats.