Oregon Tickets

[MU gimp ONE]

Taking a break from reading 85% of scoop b*tching about everything to see of anyone has any idea when tickets will go on sale.

I wish they gave the people who were at this game first dibs, but I know that won't happen. So I hope they limit it to less than 8 so that I have a chance with 50 points, since I barely got one for tonight.

[Its DJOver]

I'd bet an email goes out tomorrow with the sale starting Friday morning. Most likely same format other than a possible lower cap on number of tickets per STH.

[Dr. Blackheart]

I'd bet an email goes out tomorrow with the sale starting Friday morning. Most likely same format other than a possible lower cap on number of tickets per STH.

It went out tonight.  Tickets on sale tomorrow with the same set up and timing.

[We R Final Four]

They did limit it to less than 8, but for some reason everyone continues to use the 8 ticket limit--even though NO ONE was able to purchase 8 tickets.  It was a 6 ticket max.


The ticket office is doing the exact same thing starting Thurs. at the exact same times and the exact same point priority system as the Harvard game.

I cannot believe that the ticket office did not listen to all of those who shouted from the mountaintop whom called the ticket office, and weren't gonna stand for this.  Message received loud and clear.

[Its DJOver]

It went out tonight.  Tickets on sale tomorrow with the same set up and timing.

Good call, I hadn't checked my email yet. Didn't think they'd make all the sweater vests stay up this late to find out when they can get tickets.

[Mr. Nielsen]

For some reason I don't get these emails. What is the cost?

[Daniel]

For some reason I don't get these emails. What is the cost?

I don't either.  Do you have a @comcast.net account?  I do and they have problems sending to me

[Mr. Nielsen]

I don't either.  Do you have a @comcast.net account?  I do and they have problems sending to me

No, I have roadrunner.

[mu_hilltopper]

Marquette men's basketball season ticket members will again have first opportuity to purchase tickets to the second round NIT game prior to the general public.  Tickets will be available beginning Thursday, Mar. 15.  The time tickets will be made available is determined by your priority point total (as of Feb. 28).  For a breakdown on purchasing NIT tickets by priority points please see the chart below:

Ticket Holders at this
point total or above:
   Can begin purchasing tickets on Thursday, March 15:

Preferred and 750+
   9 a.m. CT

200+
   11 a.m. CT

75+
   1 p.m. CT

All Season Ticket Holders
   3 p.m. CT

[brewcity77]

Be interesting to see if they reduce the ticket limit. If not this may sell out even faster for a weekend game.

[muguru]

3:30 on a Sunday afternoon? Not optimal. Saturday afternoon would have been much better..or an earlier start Sunday(which I know they have no say in).

[jsglow]

3:30 on a Sunday afternoon? Not optimal. Saturday afternoon would have been much better..or an earlier start Sunday(which I know they have no say in).

There's exactly 8 games in the second round, and fully 4 of them are Monday night.  The single game on Saturday features teams that played Tuesday.  And you're complaining that they got the middle slot on Sunday.  Smh.

[tower912]

MU needs the extra day off.

[TheGym]

I don't get the bitching about the process and calling the ticket office to complain.  Buy your tickets (if you have the points), go to the game and enjoy.

[Benny B]

What really bothers me in all of this is not how they're allocating the tickets or where they're drawing the cut-off's (75, 200, 750), but that MU is using a different system to allocate tickets than they normally use.  Maybe it's not a perfect system, but a wise person once said, "if you're going to be wrong, at least be consistent."

I can understand why they setup the system for yesterday's game... quick turnaround, unknown demand, planning efforts needing to be focused elsewhere, etc.; however, I got an email a few days before the BET to put in requests for NCAA tickets... if MU had squeaked into Dayton, they would have had about a week in total to set up the system and 48 hours to fulfill requests.  Just imagine the backlash if MU sent out a similar email with NIT ticket requests last week... ZOMG, that would have been Hiroshigasakiormandy all over again.  So, of course, trying to set up and fulfill NIT ticket requests on the usual system on what could have been as little as less than 46-47 hours' notice, I understand why they did yesterday's allocation the way they did.

But at 7:37pm on Sunday night, MU should have simultaneously launched both systems... the "75/200/750" for yesterday and the "request-based allocation" system for any potential games MU would play.  In fact, what better way to flush out demand that to give the people willing to commit in advance priority (based on their points/groups)?  As it stands.... MU has no idea what demand is going to be tomorrow, let alone next week (if ND poops the bed), until tickets go on sale, which in yesterday's case, meant a lot of willing and able fans got shut out. [Aside: By the way, tickets may have been sold out, but I assure you , even if you included the players, refs, media and the clueless security folks who couldn't tell the difference between GA and ADA seats, there was nowhere close to 3,700 people in the Al last night.]

Now I get that the NIT sites aren't always known the first few rounds, which can make it somewhat chaotic if you're a 4- or 5-seed, but MU is a 2-seed... there are only three possible sites they can play: Al, Joyce, and MSG.  That's fewer permutations than the NCAA tournament, and yet they seem to work the allocation around that just fine.  Everyone puts in their request(s), and tickets are allocated, in order, by priority groups/points.  After giving Harvard their allocation of, what, like 50 seats (let's call it an even 200), that's still 3,500 seats MU has to allocate, which still leaves plenty for the rest of us plebes after Clan Novak gets theirs.

Forcing people to sit at their computers and hit refresh every few seconds just to get tickets might work for U2 or Jimmy Buffett, but We Are Marquette, not Live Nation or C3 or whatever.  Whether you think MU is better than the NIT aside, the ticket operations staff (is quite capable and) should be trusted to be better than this.

Incidentally, MU covers their ass in doing it the way they are since the tournament ticket allocation language on the PP page clearly says "NCAA and Big East Tournament" without any mention of NIT (imagine the backlash if they did!)...
http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/marq/sports/blue-gold/auto_pdf/2017-18/misc_non_event/17-18_benefits_BG.pdf

Full disclosure: I got my six tickets for yesterday, and I'm moderately comfortable that I'll get my four for Sunday (not taking my youngest again, and my apologies to anyone else in the rows in front and behind of us that bore the brunt of her kicking and flailing pom-poms).

[IrwinFletcher]

What really bothers me in all of this is not how they're allocating the tickets or where they're drawing the cut-off's (75, 200, 750), but that MU is using a different system to allocate tickets than they normally use.  Maybe it's not a perfect system, but a wise person once said, "if you're going to be wrong, at least be consistent."

I can understand why they setup the system for yesterday's game... quick turnaround, unknown demand, planning efforts needing to be focused elsewhere, etc.; however, I got an email a few days before the BET to put in requests for NCAA tickets... if MU had squeaked into Dayton, they would have had about a week in total to set up the system and 48 hours to fulfill requests.  Just imagine the backlash if MU sent out a similar email with NIT ticket requests last week... ZOMG, that would have been Hiroshigasakiormandy all over again.  So, of course, trying to set up and fulfill NIT ticket requests on the usual system on what could have been as little as less than 46-47 hours' notice, I understand why they did yesterday's allocation the way they did.

But at 7:37pm on Sunday night, MU should have simultaneously launched both systems... the "75/200/750" for yesterday and the "request-based allocation" system for any potential games MU would play.  In fact, what better way to flush out demand that to give the people willing to commit in advance priority (based on their points/groups)?  As it stands.... MU has no idea what demand is going to be tomorrow, let alone next week (if ND poops the bed), until tickets go on sale, which in yesterday's case, meant a lot of willing and able fans got shut out. [Aside: By the way, tickets may have been sold out, but I assure you , even if you included the players, refs, media and the clueless security folks who couldn't tell the difference between GA and ADA seats, there was nowhere close to 3,700 people in the Al last night.]

Now I get that the NIT sites aren't always known the first few rounds, which can make it somewhat chaotic if you're a 4- or 5-seed, but MU is a 2-seed... there are only three possible sites they can play: Al, Joyce, and MSG.  That's fewer permutations than the NCAA tournament, and yet they seem to work the allocation around that just fine.  Everyone puts in their request(s), and tickets are allocated, in order, by priority groups/points.  After giving Harvard their allocation of, what, like 50 seats (let's call it an even 200), that's still 3,500 seats MU has to allocate, which still leaves plenty for the rest of us plebes after Clan Novak gets theirs.

Forcing people to sit at their computers and hit refresh every few seconds just to get tickets might work for U2 or Jimmy Buffett, but We Are Marquette, not Live Nation or C3 or whatever.  Whether you think MU is better than the NIT aside, the ticket operations staff (is quite capable and) should be trusted to be better than this.

Incidentally, MU covers their ass in doing it the way they are since the tournament ticket allocation language on the PP page clearly says "NCAA and Big East Tournament" without any mention of NIT (imagine the backlash if they did!)...
http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/marq/sports/blue-gold/auto_pdf/2017-18/misc_non_event/17-18_benefits_BG.pdf

Full disclosure: I got my six tickets for yesterday, and I'm moderately comfortable that I'll get my four for Sunday (not taking my youngest again, and my apologies to anyone else in the rows in front and behind of us that bore the brunt of her kicking and flailing pom-poms).

Everyone complains without knowing the totality of what happens in the ticket office.  And I have no idea, but maybe there isn't a good way to do it.  As we can see on this board, people will bitch about anything and everything.  The system is what it is and little ways to make it better.  If people don't like the day of the game, the venue, the price, the team, the coach, the AD, the future or whatever, DON'T GO THE THE FREAKIN' GAME!

[Loose Cannon]

Everyone complains without knowing the totality of what happens in the ticket office.  And I have no idea, but maybe there isn't a good way to do it.  As we can see on this board, people will bitch about anything and everything.  The system is what it is and little ways to make it better.  If people don't like the day of the game, the venue, the price, the team, the coach, the AD, the future or whatever, DON'T GO THE THE FREAKIN' GAME!

Simple Logic.

[Lighthouse 84]

So is it after 3 today that tickets will be available to other than season ticket holders (assuming some are still available), or is that just a stupid question?

[#UnleashSean]

So is it after 3 today that tickets will be available to other than season ticket holders (assuming some are still available), or is that just a stupid question?

4 I believe. It most likely won't last till then though 

[jsglow]

So is it after 3 today that tickets will be available to other than season ticket holders (assuming some are still available), or is that just a stupid question?

Nope.  4 pm.  STHs with minimal B&G points are slotted at 3p.

[Lighthouse 84]

What's anyone's best guess as to how to snag a couple of tickets?  Trading post?  Other?  Thanks.  I'll hang up and listen for my answer.

[Benny B]

Everyone complains without knowing the totality of what happens in the ticket office.  And I have no idea, but maybe there isn't a good way to do it.  As we can see on this board, people will bitch about anything and everything.  The system is what it is and little ways to make it better.  If people don't like the day of the game, the venue, the price, the team, the coach, the AD, the future or whatever, DON'T GO THE THE FREAKIN' GAME!

That was kind of my point... they already have a system that seems to have worked just fine for many years now, and yet, they've elected to go with a completely different system for the NIT games.

The secondary point is that people actually do want to go to the games.  If people didn't want to go (or leave at halftime), there probably wouldn't be much angst from those fans who aren't STH's, or even those who are who don't have enough points to get a window where it basically boils down to how mad your browser refresh skillz are.

[#UnleashSean]

What's anyone's best guess as to how to snag a couple of tickets?  Trading post?  Other?  Thanks.  I'll hang up and listen for my answer.

Trading post probably. Maybe a few scoopers who will give it to you for face value if they find they cannot attend. You'll get gouged like crazy on the 3rd party sites such as stubhub.

[Lighthouse 84]

Trading post probably. Maybe a few scoopers who will give it to you for face value if they find they cannot attend. You'll get gouged like crazy on the 3rd party sites such as stubhub.

Kind of what I figured.  Thanks Rows.

[TallTitan34]

Any word on how tickets are moving so far?