You are right.  Good seats can always be had from an outdoor box office.
I recall a situation back in the '94-'95 season when a buddy and I headed
for Mariucci for a UM-Denver game looking for tickets. However, instead
of going down an hour or so before, we went near game time. Ben Hankinson (I'm
almost positive it was Ben, might have been Pete), brother of current player
Casey and a former Gopher star, happened to walk near us, and asked
if we wanted tickets for the game for free. I don't know why he gave them
away, or where he got them, but he gave us these tickets for nothing. Of
course, the Gophers lost that game, but there's nothing like free tickets
for seats in the student section.
 
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On Mon, 11 Nov 1996, J. Michael Neal wrote:
 
> Carol White wrote:
>
> > I sure
> >  wish the police would put those scalpers out of business.
>
> I, on the other hand, hope the scalpers remain right where they are.  I am
> not able to go to more than a few games a year (typically, I get to as many
> games in Ann Arbor when I am visiting my parents as I do in Minneapolis).  It
> would be absurd for me to buy season tickets.  The situation up here being
> what it is, the corner of 5th & Oak is the only ticket office that will ever
> be able to meet my needs.  I am prepared to pay a premium over face value for
> the service that the scalpers provide for me.  It cost me $25 (vs. $19 face)
> to get into the first Colorado College game this year.  It was worth the
> price.
>
> J. Michael Neal
>
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