Reseating 2009 Thread

[rugbydrummer]

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 . . .

[jkovachie]

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.

[4thAndState]

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?

[MU_Warrior44]

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?   

[Sir Lawrence]

   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? 

[mu_hilltopper]

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.

[PuertoRicanNightmare]

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.

[Sir Lawrence]

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....

[Brewtown Andy]

We have had the same seats for the last two years

You mean just like everyone else?

[deep vacuum]

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.

[mu_hilltopper]

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

[PuertoRicanNightmare]

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.

[Warriors4ever]

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.

[mu_hilltopper]

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.

[bma725]

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.

[mosarsour]

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.

[deep vacuum]

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.

[marquetteff03]

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

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

[mu_hilltopper]

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.

[marquetteff03]

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?

[pillardean]

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!"

[rugbydrummer]

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?

[Pepperoni_Cannoli]

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.

[PuertoRicanNightmare]

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!

[mosarsour]

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.