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Students Shorted NC Tix, claims ESPN

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ntd;674311; said:
They apparently got the same number as they did in 2002, so I don't see what the big deal is...most of the students that I know who got tickets are planning on selling them anyway
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It also sounds like that's typical, if USC is saying they'd only have about 1,000 for students, too.
 
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as a student and season ticket holder i personally think the ticketing dept went under the rug with the whole issue only to keep booster and alum happy more than anything else. i find it incredibly ironic that the ticket office, which sends out emails about everything and keeps all the students informed as to when tickets go on sale, for how much, and in what manner, sent out NO emails. i was curious how it was going to work so i emailed them monday and it turned out the lottery was 8-5 monday in which of those 6000 that knew only heard by word of mouth. thats already unfair right there if students dont even have an equal opportunity amongst each other to gain a ticket. and 6000 students showed up......please if people would have actually known about the tickets going on sale there would have been 15000+ waiting in line to get into the lottery. im broke but i can still manage a way to get to glendale and pay the small amount of 185 bucks for a ticket so thats not an issue. if they shorted out out the 02 students as well then thats shameful on them. the stadium holds 73,000 fans and they are only sending 1000 students from each school. what is the remaining 71,000 fans comprised of then?
 
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Jeffcat;674343; said:
the stadium holds 73,000 fans and they are only sending 1000 students from each school. what is the remaining 71,000 fans comprised of then?
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As the article states, OSU gets 16K total tickets, 5000 of which go to donors/sponsors and the rest "divided among various groups, including the athletic department, university administration, the alumni association and the marching band."

If our opponent gets the same amount, that's still only half the stadium filled, which means you can still get tickets through the various packages available to everyone. That's in the article too: "Students who didn't win the chance to buy the $185 tickets could also get into the game by purchasing a university-sponsored tour package, at a cost of around $2,000. About 500 students took advantage of the offer, according to the athletic department."
 
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BayBuck;674349; said:
As the article states, OSU gets 16K total tickets, 5000 of which go to donors/sponsors and the rest "divided among various groups, including the athletic department, university administration, the alumni association and the marching band."

If our opponent gets the same amount, that's still only half the stadium filled, which means you can still get tickets through the various packages available to everyone. That's in the article too: "Students who didn't win the chance to buy the $185 tickets could also get into the game by purchasing a university-sponsored tour package, at a cost of around $2,000. About 500 students took advantage of the offer, according to the athletic department."
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there were only 500 university packages and all of them were sold out last saturday.
 
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Jeffcat said:
as a student and season ticket holder i personally think the ticketing dept went under the rug with the whole issue only to keep booster and alum happy more than anything else. i find it incredibly ironic that the ticket office, which sends out emails about everything and keeps all the students informed as to when tickets go on sale, for how much, and in what manner, sent out NO emails. i was curious how it was going to work so i emailed them monday and it turned out the lottery was 8-5 monday in which of those 6000 that knew only heard by word of mouth. thats already unfair right there if students dont even have an equal opportunity amongst each other to gain a ticket. and 6000 students showed up......please if people would have actually known about the tickets going on sale there would have been 15000+ waiting in line to get into the lottery. im broke but i can still manage a way to get to glendale and pay the small amount of 185 bucks for a ticket so thats not an issue. if they shorted out out the 02 students as well then thats shameful on them. the stadium holds 73,000 fans and they are only sending 1000 students from each school. what is the remaining 71,000 fans comprised of then?
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I'd actually feel bad if 90% of the students weren't selling their tickets the second they got them.
 
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BuckeyeNation27;674358; said:
I'd actually feel bad if 90% of the students weren't selling their tickets the second they got them.
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im sure some are but for the NC game id be willing to bet no more than 10% actually are selling there tix. only 3 are on ebay right now and i dont know any students that are reselling their tix.
 
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Jeffcat;674384; said:
im sure some are but for the NC game id be willing to bet no more than 10% actually are selling there tix. only 3 are on ebay right now and i dont know any students that are reselling their tix.
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10%? Many students sold their UM tickets, and these NC tickets are selling for even more.
 
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That is correct...we must pick the tickets up in AZ. Very few will actually be able to scalp.

I am looking for one student winning lottery ticket after the redraw. If anyone would like to sell one please let me know. Thanks
 
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Oh8ch;674407; said:
My understanding is that it is like 2002. Students must pick up their tickets in Glendale.
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This is true...lots of people go to Arizona for a little ticket-funded vacation

Jeffcat: AFAIK, they handled the lottery the same way they have every year since '01 (when I started at OSU), though they do seem to kind of keep it on the DL so that they don't get 30000 applications for the 1000 tickets...
 
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Oh8ch;674407; said:
My understanding is that it is like 2002. Students must pick up their tickets in Glendale.
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He's right..the tickets are not given to the students until they get to Glendale.

The only thing that they could sell is the winning lottery ticket..which they would only be able to sell to another student because u have to be a student to use the lottery ticket.
 
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