And then there are those of us who thought this was the first of the two 
years it's coming to Pennsylvania, . . . but I hitchhike well.

Pocono Bob Griebel



On 3/21/2012 12:41 PM, Hampton, Nathan E. wrote:
> I am not going this year for the first time since it was in Columbus,
> Ohio. What did me in this year was airline prices. I could not find a
> flight for less than $550 round trip, and doubling that two was more than
> I really wanted to pay for something I can watch on TV (with a cold beer
> in my hand). Heck, Albany, NY is easier to get to than Tampa. To me,
> Anaheim and Washington DC were both warm weather sites but also two of the
> best and most fun frozen fours in my memory. And fortunately getting to
> both places was fairly cheap flight-wise. Hopefully both Pittsburgh
> (former home of Mr. Rogers!) and Philadelphia will be the same as far as
> cheap places to get to. From the pictures during Lightening games, it
> looks like the arena is in a beautiful spot! It should be fun for all who
> go.
>
> Nathan
>
> On 3/21/12 11:15 AM, "Sara M. Fagan"<[log in to unmask]>  wrote:
>
>> I do think that the location has a lot to do with it.  I decided a few
>> years ago that I was going to be going every year but this one did give
>> me pause.  I don't really care to go to FL and it is a long way when my
>> team isn't in it.    I am sure that with the economy and out of the way
>> locations that the ticket purchasing is down.  I do think when it gets
>> back to the more northern part of the US (and most of the teams) it will
>> have better ticket sales.
>>
>> Sara
>> SLU '77
>> Let's go SAINTS!!!!  Thank you Joe Marsh!!!!
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: John Edwards<[log in to unmask]>
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Sent: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:05:35 -0000 (UTC)
>> Subject: Re: new frozen four ticket process
>>
>> 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  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  wrote:
>>>
>>> From: Sean Pickett
>>> 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
>>>
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> John Edwards
>> "You can insure against the weather, but you can't insure against
>> incompetence, can you?" - Phil Tufnell
>