Sold their tickets to Wisconsin fans.
Way to show a national tv audience that Marquette has no pride.
Greg Anthony, "this pro-Badger crowd"... not happy with that call...
Yep. For what? A 200 price tag, embarrassing. Look like a bunch of Viking fans.
Quote from: duanewade on December 06, 2014, 11:55:33 AM
Sold their tickets to Wisconsin fans.
Way to show a national tv audience that Marquette has no pride.
On this we agree. Pretty sad.
Too much of this yes, but you miss that many ticket holders take their Badger friends to this game, and vice versa.
Quote from: connie on December 06, 2014, 03:37:15 PM
Too much of this yes, but you miss that many ticket holders take their Badger friends to this game, and vice versa.
There was a lot more than just that. Too much red near my seats.
Quote from: connie on December 06, 2014, 03:37:15 PM
Too much of this yes, but you miss that many ticket holders take their Badger friends to this game, and vice versa.
This. People always freak out at this game that "Ugh. I can't believe there's red in the student section. Disgraceful!" When...
UW-Madison Student Section in 2011.
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/380551_856307895154_492911605_n.jpg?oh=fc4a897ebc1f4d3f781ec55bd205700e&oe=54FF4C22&__gda__=1427344809_f98166ea9105a93e165a96a0c7379132)
Goes both ways. What a shocker. People, and even college students value their friendships more than a rivalry. Not like they're killing puppies.
I just got back from the game and I would say the crowd was 85% MU/15% Bucky. In no way was this a home game for Bucky. Not even close. Maybe Greg Anthony said that but he is flat out wrong.
Keep in mind that Bucky is almost 5 times larger than MU and its alumni base in Milwaukee is larger than MU.
This thread is a perfect example of how scoopers force things that do not exist just to have something to bitch about.
Quote from: Heisenberg on December 06, 2014, 04:22:55 PM
I just got back from the game and I would say the crowd was 85% MU/15% Bucky. In no way was this a home game for Bucky. Not even close. Maybe Greg Anthony said that but he is flat out wrong.
Keep in mind that Bucky is almost 5 times larger than MU and its alumni base in Milwaukee is larger than MU.
This thread is a perfect example of how scoopers force things that do not exist just to have something to bitch about.
I thought the same while watching it on TV - much in favor of MU
Quote from: Heisenberg on December 06, 2014, 04:22:55 PM
I just got back from the game and I would say the crowd was 85% MU/15% Bucky. In no way was this a home game for Bucky. Not even close. Maybe Greg Anthony said that but he is flat out wrong.
Keep in mind that Bucky is almost 5 times larger than MU and its alumni base in Milwaukee is larger than MU.
This thread is a perfect example of how scoopers force things that do not exist just to have something to bitch about.
Well, other than Derrick, sweater vests, the students and the band, what do we have to talk about?
Quote from: duanewade on December 06, 2014, 11:55:33 AM
Sold their tickets to Wisconsin fans.
Way to show a national tv audience that Marquette has no pride.
Almost as disgraceful as those who think Dick Strong should buy out WoJos contract.
Crowd was 70-30 MU... More red than two years ago, but with MU down and them coming off a FF it's not surprising.
Quote from: Heisenberg on December 06, 2014, 04:22:55 PM
I just got back from the game and I would say the crowd was 85% MU/15% Bucky. In no way was this a home game for Bucky. Not even close. Maybe Greg Anthony said that but he is flat out wrong.
Keep in mind that Bucky is almost 5 times larger than MU and its alumni base in Milwaukee is larger than MU.
This thread is a perfect example of how scoopers force things that do not exist just to have something to bitch about.
Lookek more like 20%+ from my vantage point. Way too much red in lower bowl and lots upstairs.
Keep in mind that the team plays in the state of Wisconsin. I hate the Badgers, and Bo Ryan in particular, but the fact that there was red in the lower bowl was not disgraceful, it was to be expected. It was also the same as it has been every single time they play.
Nothing to see here.
Quote from: Marquette_g on December 06, 2014, 04:37:26 PM
Keep in mind that the team plays in the state of Wisconsin. I hate the Badgers, and Bo Ryan in particular, but the fact that there was red in the lower bowl was not disgraceful, it was to be expected. It was also the same as it has been every single time they play.
Nothing to see here.
Uhh, there was way too much red in the lower bowl.
Quote from: Nukem2 on December 06, 2014, 04:47:46 PM
Uhh, there was way too much red in the lower bowl.
Actually there was not. I'm surprised their was not more. Bucky fans might not be as good as advertised.
I've seen as many MU fans in games at South bend and the last time I checked MU does not many thousands of alumni in the south bend area.
Quote from: Nukem2 on December 06, 2014, 04:36:54 PM
Lookek more like 20%+ from my vantage point. Way too much red in lower bowl and lots upstairs.
I said 15%, you come back with this. Are we really going to argue about made up numbers?
Quote from: Buzz Williams' Spillproof Chiclets Cup on December 06, 2014, 03:54:53 PM
This. People always freak out at this game that "Ugh. I can't believe there's red in the student section. Disgraceful!" When...
UW-Madison Student Section in 2011.
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/380551_856307895154_492911605_n.jpg?oh=fc4a897ebc1f4d3f781ec55bd205700e&oe=54FF4C22&__gda__=1427344809_f98166ea9105a93e165a96a0c7379132)
Goes both ways. What a shocker. People, and even college students value their friendships more than a rivalry. Not like they're killing puppies.
Holy crap even the Kohl Center security guy was wearing gold!
Actually I was impressed with the MU crowd. I thought the Badgers would gain 50% status. Not even close and mabe the best student showing ever. The poor taste chants were disappointing but didn't detract from a fun game. Defense was remarkable. This team is setting up for a bright future. Nice coaching Wojo.
Crowd was very MU.
I was surprised how many Badger fans I saw in the Courtside Club, because it's pretty tough to transfer those with your tickets on an electronic ticket exchange.
Then I realized that there are probably a lot of folks who use their tickets (and Courtside Club passes) to entertain clients, and if you have some that are Bucky fans, this is the game you are going to take them to.
My preference would be 0% red but unfortunately that isn't reality. I would guess 80/20 or 75/25, I thought it would be worse so I was pleasantly surprised. I will be giving the cold shoulder to my seat mates who sold to red, most were ok but as usual a few who were intolerable.
Quote from: Heisenberg on December 06, 2014, 04:22:55 PM
I just got back from the game and I would say the crowd was 85% MU/15% Bucky. In no way was this a home game for Bucky. Not even close. Maybe Greg Anthony said that but he is flat out wrong.
Keep in mind that Bucky is almost 5 times larger than MU and its alumni base in Milwaukee is larger than MU.
This thread is a perfect example of how scoopers force things that do not exist just to have something to bitch about.
That was my experience too
Quote from: warriorchick on December 06, 2014, 06:38:37 PM
I was surprised how many Badger fans I saw in the Courtside Club, because it's pretty tough to transfer those with your tickets on an electronic ticket exchange.
Then I realized that there are probably a lot of folks who use their tickets (and Courtside Club passes) to entertain clients, and if you have some that are Bucky fans, this is the game you are going to take them to.
+1
I talked to a friend in the courtside club wearing Red. He is a MU season ticket holder and Bucky Alum. He roots for MU in every game except against Bucky (again thinks enough of MU to buy season tickets).
Quote from: Heisenberg on December 06, 2014, 04:22:55 PM
I just got back from the game and I would say the crowd was 85% MU/15% Bucky. In no way was this a home game for Bucky. Not even close. Maybe Greg Anthony said that but he is flat out wrong.
Keep in mind that Bucky is almost 5 times larger than MU and its alumni base in Milwaukee is larger than MU.
This thread is a perfect example of how scoopers force things that do not exist just to have something to bitch about.
This. Great showing by MU fans. It was driving the Becky fans by me nuts.
Quote from: noblewarrior on December 06, 2014, 11:59:19 AM
Greg Anthony, "this pro-Badger crowd"... not happy with that call...
Not impress with Anthony & Albert, their comments seemed to be without much depth.
When MU made their run it was LOUD easilly pro MU.
I bought 10 tickets and made sure there were 10 Warrior fans in those seats .. but my expectations were that UW fans would make up 30-50% today .. that wasn't close. 15-20% is about right. They were pretty damn loud, though.
It was odd how many empty seats there were for a "sold out" game, rows here and there in the upper bowl, chunks here and there in the lower ..
I was surprised to have 7 empty seats in my row plus the row below me, row H in decent seats in the lower bowl. I mean, if you have season tickets, this is the game you bought them for.
Quote from: mu_hilltopper on December 06, 2014, 09:55:56 PM
I bought 10 tickets and made sure there were 10 Warrior fans in those seats .. but my expectations were that UW fans would make up 30-50% today .. that wasn't close. 15-20% is about right. They were pretty damn loud, though.
It was odd how many empty seats there were for a "sold out" game, rows here and there in the upper bowl, chunks here and there in the lower ..
I was surprised to have 7 empty seats in my row plus the row below me, row H in decent seats in the lower bowl. I mean, if you have season tickets, this is the game you bought them for.
Those were Badger fans that ate the tickets to go to Indy to watch the B1G Championship :)
I got sick so I put my seats for sale on this board, asking more than $25 less than any lowers I saw on StubHub...with the hope that an MU fan would buy them.
When nobody here bought them, I had no choice but to eat the loss, or send them off to StubHub. Maybe a Rodent fan ended up buying them...but that's's only because no MU fan on this board seemed to want them.
Don't blame the sellers...blame the (lack of) MU buyers.
Quote from: GooooMarquette on December 06, 2014, 10:16:00 PM
Don't blame the sellers...blame the (lack of) MU buyers.
Agreed. I bought some extras for today too and couldn't find any MU fans to go.
Look like duanewade is 0/2 in the thread-starting department today.
On the tube you could barely see any red. Looked like a sea of gold
I'd say it was about 75-25 in 401 yesterday.
We need to come up with a better system to get the lower bowl tickets from MU fans to MU fans IMHO. I had to wait until Thursday to buy because of a situation with my dad, knocking us down to 3 from 4 attending the game. I ended up with 3 in 401 at $50 per (face $46 I believe with the B and G donation). Cheapest I saw for anything in the lower bowl was $140 while looking Thursday and Friday, and those went pretty quickly, bumping the cheapest available I'd seen other than that set in the lower bowl back up to $200. I'd have happily paid somewhere in between those $50 and $140 for 3 in the lower bowl had they been available. Have been happy to pay that price for big games several times in the last 5 to 10 years (Senior Days, etc). I'm going to semi-violate a pet peeve of mine by not offering a great solution when bringing up a problem, but maybe something like "semi-negotiable for an MU fan" on the trading post?
Quote from: Eye on December 07, 2014, 07:34:11 AM
I'd say it was about 75-25 in 401 yesterday.
We need to come up with a better system to get the lower bowl tickets from MU fans to MU fans IMHO. I had to wait until Thursday to buy because of a situation with my dad, knocking us down to 3 from 4 attending the game. I ended up with 3 in 401 at $50 per (face $46 I believe with the B and G donation). Cheapest I saw for anything in the lower bowl was $140 while looking Thursday and Friday, and those went pretty quickly, bumping the cheapest available I'd seen other than that set in the lower bowl back up to $200. I'd have happily paid somewhere in between those $50 and $140 for 3 in the lower bowl had they been available. Have been happy to pay that price for big games several times in the last 5 to 10 years (Senior Days, etc). I'm going to semi-violate a pet peeve of mine by not offering a great solution when bringing up a problem, but maybe something like "semi-negotiable for an MU fan" on the trading post?
Ticket holders are entitled to the highest dollar amount they can get. As I said before, their are more Bucky alumni in the Milwaukee area than MU alumni. This game comes around once every two years. So they are always going to demand the tickets more than MU fans, that have 16 opportunities a year to see them play.
Add in that Bucky is number 2 and coming off a final four and yet they were only a small minority of the fans. They were nothing close to the 50% predicted on the board before the game.
You're trying to fix a problem that does not exist.
The situation this year was probably the worst case scenario for Badger fans having a high demand for this game and Warrior fans having a low demand, and the amount of red wasn't all that bad. Still don't want to see 15-25% red, but it could have been worse.
I LOVE selling tickets to UW fans.
As real chili 83 can attest, when he was bringing his UW loving in-law, I quoted him $10k each.
I buy 10 tickets, I bring 10 Warrior fans. The end.
Quote from: duanewade on December 06, 2014, 11:55:33 AM
Sold their tickets to Wisconsin fans.
Way to show a national tv audience that Marquette has no pride.
I am not sure of the impact for this game but a few years ago after sitting in row G of section 202 for about 12 years (I am currently a 48 year season ticket holder) I went in for re seating and the entire row was immediately gone the first day. I moved to the row ahead and experienced several games where the row was occupied by fans not cheering for Marquette. I asked many of them how they got their tickets and they said right through the Bradley Center. This included Badger fans from a few years ago. A few years earlier the four seats to my right were suddenly taken by a company and the folks I had gotten to know were pushed back to the top of our lower bowl section. I called Marquette on that and was told the University had to take care of their corporate friends. That means money. Frequently when those seats were occupied which was sporadic I saw some MU fans with fans cheering for the opposing team in those seats. Because of that small situation in just one spot of the Bradly Center you can see why there are folks in the bowl section not cheering for MU. I now sit in section 212 and was pushed two seats farther from center court this year. Those two seats were unoccupied until this game and were occupied by Badger fans. Not sure how they got their tickets. I think the three center court lower bowl sections are fairly secure as to seating each year except for the amount of tickets MU gives to the families of players or University friends but the other section folks have all been pushed around with this annual re seating which will I believe get worse as the years go by. We all give more than the demanded amount and still get pushed aside.
My prior post should have made it clear I am referring to the row G behind me which was cleared and given to the Bradley Center to sell.
A couple of years ago I was given front row center floor seats to an Marquette-DePaul game at the Allstate Arena. As part of the deal, the owner of the tickets made me agree that neither jsglow nor I could wear anything Marquette-related. He didn't want anyone to know that he gave his seats to MU fans.
It's too bad more MU ticketholders don't have invoke that rule.
Of course, our cover was blown pretty quickly (our enthusiasm even sparked a expletive-laced argument between an extremely drunk DePaul fan and Steve Kerr), but at least there was no gold on the front row.
Quote from: mu_hilltopper on December 07, 2014, 08:28:21 AM
I LOVE selling tickets to UW fans.
As real chili 83 can attest, when he was bringing his UW loving in-law, I quoted him $10k each.
I buy 10 tickets, I bring 10 Warrior fans. The end.
Topper, thanks. Wonderful experience yesterday. You are much taller in person. ;). Seriously, very nice meeting you.
Next year, pm me. I'll see if my bil can get you tickets in Madison.
Topper has properly outed me. I was planning on bringing my bil yesterday. He has been very gracious to me by hosting me in his private box for 20 years in the kohl center.
IF he were, an ND alum, he would be an outcast.