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