Kingbish01
Well-known member
- Messages
- 3,414
- Reaction score
- 2,375
Indiana could have that place packed with 99.7% of their fans....and it won't help them on the field. ND by 20+ lfg
Dec 20 | Indiana
- Thread starter GATTACA!
- Start date
rtrn2glory
Well-known member
- Messages
- 16,173
- Reaction score
- 6,456
Better not look like Georgia in 2017.
Absolutely embarrassing.
Absolutely embarrassing.
- Messages
- 37,545
- Reaction score
- 28,995
Lesson learned, should have limited it to 4 tickets max in the lottery.
stlnd01
Was away. Now returned.
- Messages
- 13,386
- Reaction score
- 10,247
Yeah. Very few people need eight tickets for a game like this. Eight tickets is for when you’re bringing the whole fan-dam-ily for a sunny day in September against some G5.
This will not be that.
- Messages
- 37,545
- Reaction score
- 28,995
Here’s the thing — this is a once-in-a-lifetime thing for IU *and* it’s drivable.
As Wizards correctly noted, traveling around Christmas time is not easy. It’s also weirdly on a Friday night. I expect there to be more IU fans there than I originally thought as evidenced by more and more inventory going up for sale + prices dropping.
The worst thing about ND getting Indiana and not some southern school is losing the home field advantage. I expect at least 25%-30% Indiana fans now.
IrishTusker
Well-known member
- Messages
- 1,706
- Reaction score
- 1,771
At the end of the day, the problem is ND fans. The athletic department can only do so much, here. Other major programs fans don't sell out.
stlnd01
Was away. Now returned.
- Messages
- 13,386
- Reaction score
- 10,247
Penn State didn’t even sell out its student allotment, I saw.
Like Lax and Wizard have been saying, this is not an easy game for a lot of ND alums to get to. And then since the lottery was probably undersubscribed, people got more tickets than they could really use. And then there’s a big market of Indiana fans who can drive. If you can make $2000 selling four tickets you bought for $450, that’s a relatively easy call for a lot of people.
The combo of timing and opponent is probably the worst-case scenario for opposing fans being at the game (unless we’d drawn Michigan or Ohio State maybe).
But it’ll be fine. I’ll be there. I’ll be loud. And more importantly we have the better football team.
FWIrish4
Well-known member
- Messages
- 1,408
- Reaction score
- 2,833
I completely disagree with this notion.
If you are an alum or season ticket holder and got tickets through the lottery and can’t attend because the logistics wont work:
1) you have a high likelihood of having above average personal cash flow and don’t need to sell it for market price to make ends meet or even fund your next vacation
2) you have plenty of connections to ND fans that you can sell to directly and still upcharge them some to make money.
There’s very, very few reasons to be offloading tickets online to the highest bidder unless there’s some greed involved and you really don’t care about the program as much as you say you do.
With that said, to get 30% of capacity, IU fans have to buy 20k tickets outside of their allotment and I literally don’t think that’s possible.
If you are an alum or season ticket holder and got tickets through the lottery and can’t attend because the logistics wont work:
1) you have a high likelihood of having above average personal cash flow and don’t need to sell it for market price to make ends meet or even fund your next vacation
2) you have plenty of connections to ND fans that you can sell to directly and still upcharge them some to make money.
There’s very, very few reasons to be offloading tickets online to the highest bidder unless there’s some greed involved and you really don’t care about the program as much as you say you do.
With that said, to get 30% of capacity, IU fans have to buy 20k tickets outside of their allotment and I literally don’t think that’s possible.
Some Irish Bloke
Five foot nothin', a hundred and nothin'
- Messages
- 6,346
- Reaction score
- 5,922
lmao watched Home Alone last night
IrishTusker
Well-known member
- Messages
- 1,706
- Reaction score
- 1,771
Bloomington is about 3.5 hours away, and Indianapolis is 2.5 hours away. How many ND fans live within a 2.5 hour radius? Are there really not enough ND fans in greater SB/Chicago/Ohio/Michigan to fill an 80k seat stadium?
I agree it shouldn't matter to the outcome of the game, but it's shameful and embarrassing that this is now expected in every major home game. ND needs to set up an internal market that only people who have already bought tickets to some ND sporting event can access. Selling outside of that market should lead to losing season tickets.
And why are fans requesting 8 tickets if they aren't going to use all 8? If you can't afford a flight then don't request the tickets.
I agree it shouldn't matter to the outcome of the game, but it's shameful and embarrassing that this is now expected in every major home game. ND needs to set up an internal market that only people who have already bought tickets to some ND sporting event can access. Selling outside of that market should lead to losing season tickets.
And why are fans requesting 8 tickets if they aren't going to use all 8? If you can't afford a flight then don't request the tickets.
wizards8507
Well-known member
- Messages
- 20,660
- Reaction score
- 2,661
Nah that was either a Ticketmaster glitch or a conspiracy depending on who you believe. Lots of students report putting in for the allotment and getting denied.
wizards8507
Well-known member
- Messages
- 20,660
- Reaction score
- 2,661
The problem is that South Bend (the city) can't support night games. There's not enough hotel inventory. ND fans and alumni in Chicago can easily attend afternoon games because they can get back home at a decent hour. When *literally everybody* attending the game is going to need a hotel room for at least one night, possibly two, the logistics are a lot harder.
Not to mention the fact that we got two weeks' notice meaning the hotels are sold out, meaning now you have to stay in Elkhart or Valparaiso, meaning now you also have to figure out a rental car and parking if you hadn't already, and on and on and on.
Answering only for myself, because they make you request the tickets BEFORE they tell you the date and time of the game. Saturday afternoon I would have needed 8. Saturday evening I would have needed 6 or 8. We got the Friday game and now all of a sudden I only need 2. But I had to commit to the lottery before the schedule was announced with no option to say "oh it's Friday? In that case I only need 2 and you can release the other 6."
Big dog, many flights are *sold out* as in, "there isn't a flight to be had no matter how rich you are."
wizards8507
Well-known member
- Messages
- 20,660
- Reaction score
- 2,661
So catch me up on this logic.
I'm allegedly so rich that I can afford to charter a private jet to South Bend, and book a $3,000 per night suite at the Morris Inn, and charter a private driver to shuttle me around town for three days, but I'm not so rich that I might want to take my kids and my parents to a playoff game if I'm able to get tickets at face value?
LifelongFan
Well-known member
- Messages
- 1,604
- Reaction score
- 1,917
I can't say because I've never been (you would probably know based on name), but Penn State is really not equipped for these last minute plans. Columbus is a bigger city, South Bend is near Indianapolis and Chicago, Austin is a big city. Penn State is deep in the heart of Pennsyltucky. I guess the other costs keep their ticket prices deflated compared to those two.
stlnd01
Was away. Now returned.
- Messages
- 13,386
- Reaction score
- 10,247
I'm not following you on the charter jet stuff. Very few ND alums I know have that kind of cash. But my point isn't even about the money.
It's going to be 25 degrees and the game won't be over til midnight. It's a high stakes game to boot. Rowdy shit, we hope. Standing the whole time, can't talk the next day kind of yelling. I'm not chaperoning my wife's 70-something parents or my six-year-old niece in her cheerleader outfit. That's what the Miami of Ohio game was for.
This one's for the boys, as they say. And I don't need eight tickets for them.
LifelongFan
Well-known member
- Messages
- 1,604
- Reaction score
- 1,917
I'm fine with season ticket holders getting more, because season tickets imply they live close. Alumni should have really been two tickets max, maybe 4. Giving these tickets to people spread around the country moreso than every other playoff team was asking for this. Of course, that spread will help fill more of the bowls.
FWIrish4
Well-known member
- Messages
- 1,408
- Reaction score
- 2,833
Great point by @stlnd01 about people not bringing their families for some nice bonding time, but I also agree with this because of proximity.
We are season ticket holders and got an additional 8 in the lottery. We have them easily accounted for between my whole family and 4 other die hard ND fans. For every 1 that’s selling out online, there are probably 5-10x that came through in the clutch for their die hard ND friends that couldn’t get tickets any other way.
I’m hoping they are tracking which season ticket holders/alums that immediately posted the tickets on the secondary market. If you can limit those individuals in the future, we really don’t have an issue because the vast majority kept them within the ND family.
Should be a great crowd with fans that absolutely want to be there and sit through the cold!
Last edited:
Blazers46
Adjectives: wise/brilliant/handsome.
- Messages
- 8,107
- Reaction score
- 5,459
I don’t think they know for the most part. Highest bidder I assume.
Pointman02
Active member
- Messages
- 99
- Reaction score
- 116
Yeah, I don’t think the ability for alumni/donors to get 8 is an issue. Season ticket count + 12 might be.
BleedBlueGold
Well-known member
- Messages
- 6,270
- Reaction score
- 2,493
Correct. Stubhub confirmation says by the 19th as well. At this point, I'm just crossing my fingers. I don't like buying third party.
I have 2 extra upper bowl endzone tickets I purchased off StubHub several weeks ago for $290/ea after fees I’m looking to sell.
They have already been transferrred so I can get them to you asap.
Just looking to recoup costs and make sure they go to Irish fans. PM if interested
They have already been transferrred so I can get them to you asap.
Just looking to recoup costs and make sure they go to Irish fans. PM if interested
Last edited:
IrishFanForever23
Well-known member
- Messages
- 1,216
- Reaction score
- 595
Mine were from stubhub, said the 19th as well, but I got them on the 12th.
BleedBlueGold
Well-known member
- Messages
- 6,270
- Reaction score
- 2,493
laughingirish90
Well-known member
- Messages
- 1,017
- Reaction score
- 450
i just googled south bend news stations to see what the weather is going to be this coming friday and one news online site channel 57 ABC has temps at 32 with snow showers
stlnd01
Was away. Now returned.
- Messages
- 13,386
- Reaction score
- 10,247
National Weather Service says 30 percent chance of snow showers Friday night. Low of 22.
forecast.weather.gov
National Weather Service
forecast.weather.gov
