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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: ticketgate
« on: December 23, 2016, 02:25:48 PM »
Folks, here's a positive way to spin this. When we're back in Frisco next season, can our Athletic Department not lie and screw up?!
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Here is how it works. 8k seats are held back for the allotments to the schools. The remainder were open up to the public back around August 25th. They sold out in a day. Mostly to Bison fans because they have been buying early since the second year of their run. For 2013-2015, they even sold 3 year packs. This year was less tickets because the end zone section is under construction.
I think it is on the Sunday or Monday conference call after the semis the AD has to indicate if the band is coming and how much of the allotment they want of the 4k. They probably should move that call to Tuesday and let the schools presell the allotment. The school could have opened up the online sales, pre-sold tickets, and if they went over 4k, base it on priority points and then request order. It isn't like this is rocket science. Refund those who didn't qualify. It isn't like schools haven't set a precedent with this since the last time YSU has gone to a championship game. NDSU learned after the first year and a lot of mistakes how to sell the allotment after the semis through Sunday then be in a position to know exactly how much to request during the NCAA call. Of course it has been all of them, but we are a little stir crazy to get out of Fargo for a few days come January. The bottom line is I am sure if YSU didn't have a plan, they could have reached out to a fellow Valley school for their plan and work from it.
That makes no sense at all... Why would we have to pay for 1000 tickets if we don't make it to the championship game? Does that mean the other 6 teams that were in the quarterfinals and put in their bid for tickets are paying for tickets? If that is the case then someone needs to investigate the NCAA because that is the biggest rip off I have ever heard of!
Trevor Parks from the YSU Athletic Department said after the Jacksonville State game, Youngstown State committed $75,000 to purchase 1,000 tickets.
The university was able to provide tickets to loge holders and others, but have since run out. YSU was hoping to have more tickets, but none were available. NB: what a lie!
“Despite not having any additional tickets available to provide to fans, we are optimistic that fans will be able to locate tickets in secondary markets. We are thrilled to have as much support in Frisco on January 7,” he said.
Tressel has done some great things for the university. He must....simply must....turn his attention to the dysfunctional athletic department and take out the garbage.
Ron Potesta saying that "someone" from the university told him that WE only asked for 1000 tix. WHAT?!?!?! Would love to know the truth. Either way...its absurd and highly disappointing.
YSU sold out!! Unreal!! Bonehead NCAA!!
The JMU ticket office sold out their ticket allotment in sections 100-107 and 128-133.
If you look at a stadium seating chart, I assume sections 128-133 were originally YSU's allotment and they returned them or just refused them. It doesn't any much sense but the fact is JMU has sold out 14 sections and YSU has 2.
Is it true you guys only took 2 of your 5 allotted sections? JMU ticket office reporting that we have 3 sections on your side of the field in our allotment.