Thousands and Thousands of Tickets Available in Storrs

[zls44]

@NHRJimFuller

To say that ticket sales are going slowly for subregional in Storrs is an understatement, about 3,500 tickets have been sold so far.




Oof.

 

[cabbie191]

The student newspaper at Idaho has an article stating that there would be 14,000 at their game. It would be nice if they are close to being accurate.

 

[pppggg]

There may be 14,000 people in Stores but they won't be at the game. Gampel holds a little more than half that number.

 

[UConnCat]

Sounds like a repeat of 2 years ago when fewer than 6000 showed up at Gampel for Maya Moore's last game. Geno accused UConn fans of being spoiled and threatened not to host the first 2 rounds for five years. So much for that threat. I guess many UConn fans are saving their money for what they anticipate will be 2 more competitive games in Bridgeport.

Meanwhile, UDel has sold out both its first and second round games.

 

[cabbie191]

I'm curious - does anyone know if the NCAA sets the price for tournament games, or is that under local control?

 

[Wally East]

I just checked. Ordering online, with all of the fees, comes to $96 for two tickets to three games. That's not a lot on a per-game basis but it's still a lot in total.

 

[Frodo]

if they've only sold 3,500 tickets as of today, how come the best seats I could get two days ago were in Section 207, row 11? Are they pulling a ticketmaster?

P.S. Gampel holds 10,167.

 

[Wally East]

if they've only sold 3,500 tickets as of today, how come the best seats I could get two days ago were in Section 207, row 11? Are they pulling a ticketmaster?

P.S. Gampel holds 10,167.

Yes, I found similarly situated tickets as the best available ones remaining.

 

[UConnChapette]

Don't look at me. I have my tickets bought and paid for and I will be there before tip-off of the first game.

Keep in mind, even if the best seats you can get are in a "bad" section, there may be empty seats in better sections. You can always sit there until the seat "owners" show up.

 

[kmwmson]

I also checked and there a single seats only in 1 lower section but the upper sections are pretty wde open.

 

[Frodo]

Don't look at me. I have my tickets bought and paid for and I will be there before tip-off of the first game.

Keep in mind, even if the best seats you can get are in a "bad" section, there may be empty seats in better sections. You can always sit there until the seat "owners" show up.

When was the last time you attended a game in person? I've been a season ticket holder for several years and the Gampel watchdog staff always ask to see my tickets before they let me into any section.

 

[CONNFAN23]

Honestly there is really not a bad seat in Gampel.

 

[UConnChapette]

When was the last time you attended a game in person? I've been a season ticket holder for several years and the Gampel watchdog staff always ask to see my tickets before they let me into any section.

Admittedly, it has been awhile. I knew they did this for the lower sections, but there may be empty seats lower than row 11 in the upper deck.

But...outside of the discomfort factor of the bleacher seats there really isn't a bad viewing spot in Gampel. I used to sit at the top of 216, last row. Never had a problem with the view - just the back spasms from the bleachers.

 

[Frodo]

I also checked and there a single seats only in 1 lower section but the upper sections are pretty wde open.

There a lots of seats in the upper level on the home team end and the upper level above the team benches, but those seats are all bench seats w/o seat backs. Sat on one of those about 15 years ago and didn't think I was going to make it through the whole game...excruciatingly uncomfortable. My point about the tickets was that when I went online two or three days ago the lower level was virtually sold out, and most of the upper level away from the team benches, but I know that those sections hold more than 3,500 seats. Either Fuller is wrong or Gampel is holding back some of the better seats. That's what always pisses me off about Ticketmaster. My wife and I have been to a several Big East tournaments and NCAA regionals at XL Center over the last 10 years and consistently find that the seats that Ticketmaster offers are not the best seats available. One case in point...a couple of years ago we decided, at the last minute, to go to the Big East championship game. The best seats Ticketmast had were in nosebleed heaven, so I called the XL Center and was told they had much better seats left, but couldn't sell them over the phone. I went down in person and got two tickets in the front row.

 

[Frodo]

Admittedly, it has been awhile. I knew they did this for the lower sections, but there may be empty seats lower than row 11 in the upper deck.

But...outside of the discomfort factor of the bleacher seats there really isn't a bad viewing spot in Gampel. I used to sit at the top of 216, last row. Never had a problem with the view - just the back spasms from the bleachers.

I don't disagree that there are no bad viewing seats. Just a sidenote...this year they moved us to presumably better seats, but we didn't like them as much. For a couple of years we had seats two rows in from the home basket at the end of the court and though we weren't sure at first, we eventually came to really like that angle. This year they moved us to 123 a few rows behind the visitors bench and, frankly, we liked the end seats better. I guess some people just can't be satisfied!

 

[ChicagoGG]

Did UConn have to hold back seats per the NCAA to sell to fans of the three visiting teams?? Just wondering if that is but one of the reasons for the low sales (not to mention the $96....). IIRC, we paid $15/game/per person for our pre-season sale season tix. So $33/game is a little steep.....may pay it, tho, if I can buy seats at the tix office tomorrow morning.

 

[terif831]

Did UConn have to hold back seats per the NCAA to sell to fans of the three visiting teams?? Just wondering if that is but one of the reasons for the low sales (not to mention the $96....). IIRC, we paid $15/game/per person for our pre-season sale season tix. So $33/game is a little steep.....may pay it, tho, if I can buy seats at the tix office tomorrow morning.

The poster said that the $96 was for 2 people - so, divide your figure in half. That should make you feel much better!

 

[katiecrum1992]

If only I didn't live on the other side of the country!

 

[katiecrum1992]

Honestly there is really not a bad seat in Gampel.

I went to the UConn-Stanford game this last year in Palo Alto, we were in the nosebleeds on the sides and the seats were great!

 

[Duncan Idaho]

Can you purchase tickets at the Box Office on gameday?

 

[FairView]

I'm going to be there and I'm taking my 80-year-old godparents to their first live game.

 

[msf22b]

Of course (if its not a sell-out).

 

[luckyhusky7]

someone asked Jim Fuller on twitter if only that amount was sold then why the tickets being sold on Ticketmaster are for nosebleeds. He said he's waiting for an answer from UConn

 

[HuskyNan]

I'm going and so are my brother JRRRJ and his wife. The're here from Arizona to see the games. Halftime meeting, everyone?

IIRC, some tickets are given to big shots, donors, etc which is why so few lower seats are available for sale. And sections have to be set aside for each school. Gampel seats just over 10,000 and I imagine its allocation is about 25% of that so if you're buying tix thru the Gampel box office, you may have trouble getting good seats. You would have been better off calling Idaho's ticket office.

 

[vtcwbuff]

Honestly there is really not a bad seat in Gampel.

Spoken like someone that's never sat between two fat guys on the ass deadening concrete.