I was just wondering how long this is going to take. Hopefully we get good seats out of this.
KU Arrowhead Tickets
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The stadium will be 40-50% empty. There will be good seats regardless what your ticket says.
Its a shame KU couldn't hold up their side of the bargain. Not going to be seeing a whole lot of Blue
This is why few get tix from the University for away games. They screw you over.
JP has complained in the past about away teams not buying tix here and our fans not buying tix for away locations. Specifically saying that is the reason he doesnt consider Farmageddon a rivalry. Because the opposing fans on either side dont buy tix. But he only looks at the tickets bought through the universities, in the away sections.
But the problem is people dont want to pay more for worse tickets, from the U for away games. I have never purchased tickets for away games through the University for donors, except for bowls. I have always gotten better seats for equal or less on the resale market or from the other University than as an away fan and donor, from the visiting U.
So to me its a terrible metric to look at as a AD on how away tickets are selling, if you only look at the tickets sold through the University as away fans. And the price thru the University should be a lot better or the seats should be better, considering those are for donors. In todays world with all the instant sales and multiple ticket sites, its no longer an issue of being easier to purchase through the away team ticket office as it was years ago, and unless something changes less and less will purchase that way.
Just got the email from the ISU ticket office. I am a Gold Cyclone club member and got section 307, Row 32 in the corner raftors. Thanks Jamie.
Well not much better, also gold, section 306 row 40. Guess my wife and I will be seat surfing to lower seats next Saturday.
One year I bought our bowl tickets through ISU and got stuck with lousy seats. I swore I'd never do that again.
I feel bad because I'd love to support the University, but not when they charge me a high price for crappy seats. I'd rather get the seats on the secondary market where I know the exact seat location before paying.
The ONE time I buy tickets for non home games is bowl games because it's important. I'm willing to give up my own desire for section, row and seat to keep our image of selling tickets and traveling well...
Except "they" is the home team, not ISU.
Who chooses where the visitor sections are? The home team.
Who chooses how much to charge for those seats? The home team.
Sounds like you want JP to subsidize your purchase for tickets where he has no control over the location or price.
Then you're a better person than I because I'm not gonna spend a few thousand dollars to travel across country and watch the game from a crappy seats that are assigned to me.
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If it was easy, everyone would be doing it...He should...have you seen his ISU parking pass prices?
The last time I bought through the University was for the Cheezit bowl. I selected the club section and had pretty good seats in the club. Which was nice.
But unless there is a specific club section available, so you know you are getting a specific area, I just cant see buying through the University.
To many times the sections you get are just plain bad, for the price especially.
Not saying ISU is they. Of course the home team sets the section and the price.
So that being said why would you purchase those, when you know you are going to get screwed over.
But I doubt we give others great deals in JTS either. I mean the away sections suck and im sure they pay high for those too.
A few years ago I went to the KS game and I got in on $25 ticket deal, from KSU. I got 40 yard line tickets from KSU, for $25 each. If I remember right the through ISU they were at least double that price and were endzone seats.
Of course my purchase went in the books as KSU fans, just like the dozens of ISU fans sitting around me, but Im not paying a lot more for worse seats, just so JP can count me.
I know JP has no control over the other venues, but he cant count how many tickets people buy through ISU for away games, and gauge how much interest in the rivalry is, which is what he did for farmageddon, and said no one cares.
don't bet on it. just got mine in sec 307 row 10. the good thing I was able to get them in my wallet with no cuss words involved.
Have you seen secondary parking pass prices everywhere? Its not just him. Once the public lots sell out you cant get a grass spot for less than $100, anywhere. Paved spots are usually $200+.He should...have you seen his ISU parking pass prices?
Some true, however pretty sure ISU sets the price for sales thru ISU. Like KU says 90 bucks a ticket ISU charged 100.
No shortage of people wanting to take advantage of my offer of the KU tickets in the donor section. Really glad I was able to put them in the hands of a good Cyclone fan.
