I took it as an indication that the event was no longer the guaranteed
sellout it had been over the previous few years. I see that tickets are
still on sale for Tampa, and I think there were some limited sales even for
St. Paul last year.

If it's not selling out, there's no incentive to participate in the ticket
lottery and let the NCAA use your money for a year.

On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 5:59 AM, Clay Satow <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Though it didn't specify it in the email, I assume that this is also the
> end of single tier pricing.  Long time attendees will be able to get good
> seats, but I bet will pay a lot more for them.
>
> --- On Tue, 3/20/12, Sean Pickett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> From: Sean Pickett <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: new frozen four ticket process
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Tuesday, March 20, 2012, 11:30 PM
>
> I also received the email. I believe that this is in response to the
> survey the NCAA did last
> year. I recall making the comment that seat selection was very important
> to me, but I didn't
> think to mention that having to order tickets a year in advance was too
> far in advance. I can
> only hope that they also start offering discounts for those who order
> every year (it was one of
> the survey responses).
>
> Sean
>



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