Student Tickets

[DJShocker10]

I have no clue if it's been mentioned already, but has anyone heard anything or know as to whether student tickets are sold out for tonight against WKU? Haven't gotten a chance to pick one up yet and wanted to see if I need to save the trip. Thanks in advance!

[newshock1234]

they are sold out

[WuDrWu]

The system isn't working at it's best when those tickets are gone and there are consistently 250+ empty seats. I hope they are allowed and able to make headway on this issue soon. But, we NEED 1200 students there, first and foremost.

[wsushox1]

The system isn't working at it's best when those tickets are gone and there are consistently 250+ empty seats. I hope they are allowed and able to make headway on this issue soon. But, we NEED 1200 students there, first and foremost.

Now, don't get too pissy that I bring up the way KU does it. But the way they do it is that they allow students to register for "groups of games". These groups have 4-5 games in them. If any students don't register their tickets those tickets are then sold back to the general public as GA.

I don't know if WSU does that with their student tickets but it's not a bad idea. Also, it helps student organizations make money, as they have paid for those tickets ahead of time, they "sell" them back to the Athletic Department to raise money for certain student improvement projects each year.

Win-Win all around.

[ccrunner101]

Student tickets are way more in demand this year than in year's past and the top 1/4th of the student section has been empty. What I would suggest is making students picket up each game ticket individually instead of 6 tickets at once or however many it is. Some students may have picked up every game available but only know for sure they will go to (insert game here, like Tenn) game. They could allow tickets to only be picked up within 7 days of the game and since they plan on unloading all of them, don't open GA sales to the public until 2 hours before the game. Just a thought.

[SHOCKvalue]

Student tickets are way more in demand this year than in year's past and the top 1/4th of the student section has been empty. What I would suggest is making students picket up each game ticket individually instead of 6 tickets at once or however many it is. Some students may have picked up every game available but only know for sure they will go to (insert game here, like Tenn) game. They could allow tickets to only be picked up within 7 days of the game and since they plan on unloading all of them, don't open GA sales to the public until 2 hours before the game. Just a thought.

You don't pick up student tickets individually any longer? That's a change since I was there.

[DJShocker10]

Last I remembered was student tickets became available 48 hours before the game

[WuDrWu]

Now, don't get too pissy that I bring up the way KU does it. But the way they do it is that they allow students to register for "groups of games". These groups have 4-5 games in them. If any students don't register their tickets those tickets are then sold back to the general public as GA.

I don't know if WSU does that with their student tickets but it's not a bad idea. Also, it helps student organizations make money, as they have paid for those tickets ahead of time, they "sell" them back to the Athletic Department to raise money for certain student improvement projects each year.

Win-Win all around.

What makes you think I'd get pissy about how KU does it? ;)

I actually think (and have said here before) that KU does a great job, even though they are different animals. Almost a third of the attendance are students at KU home games. I understand the desire to re-sell GA tickets, and I get that the students have already paid for the tickets with fees. I WANT students, and only students in student seating. BUT, that hasn't happened in like, forever. So until it starts happening, I'd like to see those tickets resold, even if it's at the last minute.

If all the 1200 or so tickets are picked up by students then I'd like to see some kind of cut off time invoked where if you haven't scanned your ticket say 15 minutes before game time, then that ticket can be resold to the general public. Now, I get that some people can't make it early, and we should try to accommodate those somehow, but that number would have to be small. Plus, it would encourage students to be there early (always a good thing) and getting worked up into a frenzy.

You could still use your student ticket to get in after the cutoff time, but it wouldn't be guaranteed unless you had a pass (maybe each student could get like a 3 game late waiver that allowed their ticket not to be cancelled if they asked for it in advance or something). I'm not saying it's perfect, but the goal is to get butts in seats, and we're falling a shade short in that endeavor lately.

[ShockerPhi]

You can pick up 3 to 4 tickets at a time. They all become available around 2 weeks before the first game of the lot. But you don't have to get all 3. I too wish people would only grab the ones you can make it too.

[ShockerEngr]

You can pick up 3 to 4 tickets at a time. They all become available around 2 weeks before the first game of the lot. But you don't have to get all 3. I too wish people would only grab the ones you can make it too.

I've seen that they tend to just give all the ones that are available, even if you just ask for specific ones.

[Shoxfan11]

The student line was handled in the worst fashion possible. What a joke.

[Downtown Shocker Brown]

Details?

[Shoxfan11]

Students bunched up by "Marshallville" instead of the door. At 1015 it was just a full on stampede to the doors. No line at all. I feel bad for some of the students who camped out, as they didn't get good seats.

[Rocky Mountain Shock]

Learning opportunity for the athletics department. Issue residents of Marshallville bracelets so they get first in line, kind of like concerts.

[SB Shock]

Props to the students tonight. Now do that every game.