Greenville, SC Roll Call

[Benny B]

Go to the hotel where the NCAA are headquartered for the POD.....

Got my 2003 final ticket there......$400 for Saturday Monday.....About half way up.....

Before the game.....There will be plenty for the first rounds......

Prices have skyrocketed in the last 15 years it appears......

When face is what they say.....

If not popular......Tickets may be going under face.....

You can always pick tickets up at the team hotel......

Look for the team that has to travel the farthest.....

Usually the most open "student" section tickets.....

I have sat with the "Southern" students back in the 90's

Yes .....We got several looks.....LOL......

Agreed.  There is always the chance that you'll be able to score a ticket or two from MU HQ day of game (whether extras, additional release or no-shows), especially if MU makes it to the second round and one of the popular teams lose their first (and the remaining team didn't use their full allocation) because there's only one session (one ticket gets you both games).  In this case, Duke and UNC's allocations for Sunday - presuming they advance - are gone, period... bank on it.  So if MU fills their allocation, any extra tix on Sunday are going to come from SHU or Arkansas... in which case, I'd feel pretty good about scoring some "Seton Hall" tickets if they beat the hogs as I'm sure SHU would be ecstatic to "reallocate" their leftovers to the MU fans who sure as hell ain't gonna be cheering for UNC.  Just grab some pirate gear from someone in Pewaukee and duct tape over the P-town part.

[GoldenDieners32]

How many MU fans do you all think will be there?

[jsglow]

Glow - what's the information on the official Marquette watch party?  We will likely be in Milwaukee to watch Minnesota (i.e. the 5 seed in the most popular 12/5 upset pick) and I'm looking for game watching options on Friday.

They're working on it mom. I'm told by the responsible Advancement folks within the last couple hours that plans will be finalized by the end of today.  Expect a few around MKE with probably a main one on campus.  I'm guessing the Annex but we'll see.  I'll pass along info as soon as I have it.  Be great to meet you there.

[MU82]

Other than the fact that it's a two-hour drive late at night, is there something else about going from G-Ville to CLT that those of not flying into GSP (i.e. driving from Charlotte) should know about?

Not that I can think of. I simply don't relish the drive home starting at midnight when I'll be dog-tired. But I'll take one for the team - which has an awesome record for games I've attended the last few years - as long as I can score an MU section ticket in advance.

[MU82]

wow. we have a bunch of whiners on this site... lots of petty excuse . FIND A WAY. the team deserves our support.

I'll be there +4. making the drive down from Chicago


JUST WIN BABY

You ripped Wojo and the lads every possible chance. Anytime we lost a tough one, you were there to say how horrible we were.

And now you're effen Superfan. Hilarious.

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

You ripped Wojo and the lads every possible chance. Anytime we lost a tough one, you were there to say how horrible we were.

And now you're effen Superfan. Hilarious.

No crap. Left them for dead multiple times. Not gonna lie, hate fans like that.

[GoldenDieners32]

Will we have a lot of fans at the game?

[wadesworld]

Go to the hotel where the NCAA are headquartered for the POD.....

Got my 2003 final ticket there......$400 for Saturday Monday.....About half way up.....

Before the game.....There will be plenty for the first rounds......

Prices have skyrocketed in the last 15 years it appears......

When face is what they say.....

If not popular......Tickets may be going under face.....

You can always pick tickets up at the team hotel......

Look for the team that has to travel the farthest.....

Usually the most open "student" section tickets.....

I have sat with the "Southern" students back in the 90's

Yes .....We got several looks.....LOL......

Duke will be in the same session as us both days, so I don't think anyone's going to be finding cheap tickets in Greenville.

[Benny B]

Will we have a lot of fans at the game?

More than Troy.

[wadesworld]

How many MU fans do you all think will be there?

Will we have a lot of fans at the game?

Breathe.

We will not have a ton of fans at the game.  But Duke will, and they will want Wojo in the MU vs. South Carolina game.

[San Diego Warrior]

Just bought my flights, now I need to find some tickets and a place for us to stay.

[Dr. Blackheart]

MU just confirmed my tickets. Game on!

[YoungMUFan4]

MU just confirmed my tickets. Game on!

Same..See ya there!

[DanceHallPlayer]

Just got my ticket confirmation. Have flight and hotel all set.  Don't expect to find anything really close to the venue --walking distance. Likely to be 3 miles away or more. There were a few rooms left at a place near the arena if you're happy paying $385 a night for a hotel that's probably $160 most of the time.  Price line had express fare deals MKE to GSU yesterday for $160-$170 less than regular fares. Don't know if they still do. If you don't mind flying out at 5:25 a.m.  like I am, its a good deal.

[Benny B]

Tickets and flights confirmed.  Only AAL flight from ORD to GSP includes a 71 minute layover in CLT so figured we're better flying into CLT and driving over.

Not sure where we're staying yet... have three reservations on the board right now so waiting to hear what the team hotel is then I'll cancel the other two.

[Norm]

Not a season ticket holder so was told to call back tomorrow (Tues). Glad you guys were able to score some.

[Dr. Blackheart]

Not a season ticket holder so was told to call back tomorrow (Tues). Glad you guys were able to score some.

A good sign they told you to call back. Other pods are sold out of their allotment like ISU and UM in MKE. A tough commute for the MU Faithful. Stay in the queue.

[real chili 83]

MU just confirmed my tickets. Game on!

Ok, you get the "live segment" in chat room.

[jsglow]

A good sign they told you to call back. Other pods are sold out of their allotment like ISU and UM in MKE. A tough commute for the MU Faithful. Stay in the queue.

Agreed. Ticket demand will be well off the pace from our 3 most recent appearances.  Once you get out of 'reasonable' driving distance it gets tough for many.

[Jay Bee]

My goodness, what a late start time. I'll likely just need to DVR the game & watch Saturday AM when I wake up.

We need Duke fans to stay & support after their game.

MU / Duke would be fun... Rowsey getting into Allen's head could be delicious (nh)

[brewcity77]

Allen would probably try to break Rowsey's legs.

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

Avoid the Waffle House....all 8000 of them you will see every 30 miles along the interstate.

You get the sense of an oncoming heart attack just driving by one.....

[ATL MU Warrior]

You get the sense of an oncoming heart attack just driving by one.....

Waffle House food is actually pretty good, this coming from someone who wouldn't set foot in one the first 8 years I lived in the South.

One critical piece of advice if you do go.  Don't look around a whole lot.  Keep your eyes on your phone or a newspaper or your plate or anything other than the kitchen area and the people who work there.  You are better off not knowing.

[warriorchick]

Waffle House food is actually pretty good, this coming from someone who wouldn't set foot in one the first 8 years I lived in the South.

One critical piece of advice if you do go.  Don't look around a whole lot.  Keep your eyes on your phone or a newspaper or your plate or anything other than the kitchen area and the people who work there.  You are better off not knowing.

I grew up in the South and had never eaten at Waffle House until a couple of years ago.  I was more of a Shoney's girl back in the day - even worked my way through school by waitressing there.

It's basically a southern version of George Webb.  The ones right off the highway have a lower ratio of scary-looking folks.

[MU82]

The one and only time my wife and I went to Waffle House, I had a hankering for pancakes. I didn't see any on the menu and asked the waitress about it. "This is WAFFLE House, darlin'. We don't cook no pancakes!"

About a month later, we went to IHOP ... and I told them to take waffles off their menu!