Wichita State vs Oklahoma Pre-Game Discussion

[WstateU]

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[WstateU]

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It gave me some trouble also...

[Bluzrover]

I'm bummed that I won't be in attendance this year. I have been coming home every year in December to visit family and once the Shocks started playing in IBA, I began timing my visit to coincide with the IBA game. Unfortunately, this year I am recovering from rotator cuff surgery and can't fly so I've put off my visit. Rest assured, otherwise my A$$ and those of my brother and sister would be in those expensive, uncomfortable IBA seats for this game.

I no longer assume a win in IBA for the Shocks but if the team plays like they did in Stillwater, OU will wish they could leave Sooner than later.

[C0|dB|00ded]

I'm bummed that I won't be in attendance this year. I have been coming home every year in December to visit family and once the Shocks started playing in IBA, I began timing my visit to coincide with the IBA game. Unfortunately, this year I am recovering from rotator cuff surgery and can't fly so I've put off my visit. Rest assured, otherwise my A$$ and those of my brother and sister would be in those expensive, uncomfortable IBA seats for this game.

I no longer assume a win in IBA for the Shocks but if the team plays like they did in Stillwater, OU will wish they could leave Sooner than later.

Uncomfortable IBA seats?


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[Aargh]

I wonder how many people went to purchase tickets, saw the insane service fees at checkout time and just closed their web browser.Buying a single on the Net results in something like $60-some for an upper bowl seat. That's not going to happen. Buying 4 would be $72 + $48, or around $120. That makes it $30 for the cheapest seat in the building. Not that many people know they can buy tickets at the box office without the service charge.

I also wonder how many people got an upper bowl seat in IBA, experienced the tight quarters and steep angle and aren't planning on going back.

There's a lot more than the product on the court and the opponent that affects selling tickets in IBA.

I know this idea is totally impoissible, but the best thing when Reaves is introduced as a starter would be the P.A. playing the sound of chirping crickets and NOT A SINGLE OTHER SOUND in the building.

[WheatShock]

Uncomfortable IBA seats?


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If you're sitting in the upper bowl the legroom sucks for us taller folks.

To be fair the same can be said for certain areas of CKA.

[Bluzrover]

If you're sitting in the upper bowl the legroom sucks for us taller folks.

Precisely. I’m not a tall man but those upper bowl seats are narrow and right on top of one another.

[ShockerExpress]

4,389 seats left in upper deck - as of 9:45 this morning.

Also I need more to do at work.

4,298 seats left as of this morning.

91 seats were filled since I checked yesterday morning.

If the capacity is indeed 15,000 - that would be 10,702 tickets sold about 33 hours until tip.

[pinstripers]

The cheap seats are simply not cheap enough

[Shockm]

The Athletic Department and the Sports Commission were planning to bid on the AAC tourney the next time it comes around because of our tremendous reputation as a sports community and supporter of Shocker athletics. This probably isn't a good idea.

A lot of negativity around a 7-1 top 35 Shocker team. We used to dream about having teams like this.

However many Shocker supporters and OU fans come to see a 7-1 Top 35 team who is about to be ranked (provided we defeat OU, I will be there having a good time and yelling my brains out.

[Kung Wu]

The Athletic Department and the Sports Commission were planning to bid on the AAC tourney the next time it comes around because of our tremendous reputation as a sports community and supporter of Shocker athletics. This probably isn't a good idea.

It's definitely a good idea.

[Shockm]

It's definitely a good idea.

Not if we can't even fill up (or close to fill up) IBA when we play teams like OU, and we used to fill it up when we played Tennessee, Utah, etc, all the time. Local OU fans will probably have most of the walk up crowd.

I'd doubt we have much of a case to have the AAC tourney there if we are no longer able to fill up the arena for these types of teams.

[ShockerFever]

Not if we can't even fill up (or close to fill up) IBA when we play teams like OU, and we used to fill it up when we played Tennessee, Utah, etc, all the time. Local OU fans will probably have most of the walk up crowd.

I'd doubt we have much of a case to have the AAC tourney there if we are no longer able to fill up the arena for these types of teams.

Part of it is the bandwagon fanbase. Part of it is the ticket pricing structure. You could get $12 seats in the upper bowl for Tennessee and many other opponents we have had in the past. When you start getting close to $20 for some terrible seating, it simply isn't worth it at that point.

Maybe they'll learn someday that 4,000 fans paying $10 is better than 1,000 fans paying $18.

[Stickboy46]

It's definitely a good idea.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_American_Athletic_Conference_Men%27s_Basketball_Tournament

10k plus would still be 2-3k more than what showed up in memphis ... And let's not even talk about the year before in Orlando ....

[WstateU]

Part of it is the bandwagon fanbase. Part of it is the ticket pricing structure. You could get $12 seats in the upper bowl for Tennessee and many other opponents we have had in the past. When you start getting close to $20 for some terrible seating, it simply isn't worth it at that point.

Maybe they'll learn someday that 4,000 fans paying $10 is better than 1,000 fans paying $18.

Yep, it's simple math and a shame the place won't be full... smh.