[NU Sports] Why we're not basking in bowl glow

[John Labbe]

No, I don't think this is right.  The NU ticket application doesn't specify, but if you compare the prices on the NU application with the prices at the bowl's website, you'll see that the more expensive tickets that NU is selling are between the 30s and the less expensive tickets are between the endzone and the 30s.

Check out the price chart here:

https://chartreuse.site-secure.net/sunbowl/tickets01.php

Note that there's an $8 extra charge per ticket built into the prices on the NU application to cover overnight shipping etc.  (We had a whole discussion about this fee 2 years ago, I'm not trying to start that again, I'm just pointing it out.)

I don't see why the bowl would save tickets for direct sales.  Why would that get them any more money?  Plus, you'll notice that although you can purchase tickets directly from the bowl in the best section (50-yard line) there is very limited availability (upper few rows only).  My guess is that the university may have access to some of those seats but may not be making them available for general sale.

 
On Tuesday, December 06, 2005, at 04:48PM, Jonathan Hodges <jonathanwhodges at gmail.com> wrote:

>Probably, they usually allocate tickets far to one end or in the end
>zone.  The "good" seats are reserved for direct sales from the bowl so
>they can rake in the money for the more expensive seats.  As stated on
>that site as well as the NU sites, the only real way to help the
>university is to order tickets through the school.  The only real time
>to go elsewhere is if they allocation sells out, which is not that
>likely for us.
>
>Jonathan
>
>On 12/6/05, hakirsch at aol.com <hakirsch at aol.com> wrote:
>> Hail to Purple website says the allocation of tix to NU are on the 10 yard line--Is this accurate ?
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Dennis W. Brandt <tbng at suscom.net>
>> To: nwu-sports at romaine.tssi.com
>> Sent: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 15:17:02 -0500
>> Subject: [NU Sports] Why we're not basking in bowl glow
>>
>>
>> I think we're not talking bowl because we're all scared defication-less that we're going to get blown out worse than we did in San Antonio versus that other NU team that should be UN. Our defense doesn't have a prayer of stopping UCLA's offense. We'll have to win it 62 - 61, and I don't think we can score that many points.
>>
>> Dear Santa: Make me be wrong, and I'll never ask for another thing in my whole life - 'til next bowl game.
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